Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-11
state Politics.

Editor Rutland Herald The COM
munication under the head of Letters
from the People. and the editorial en-
titled Estate Politics, seem to me TO hit
the nail on the head and we believe ex-
presses the views of the republicans OF a
large portion of the State We think the
time is past when any person can make
claims for office In Vermont with sue
cess. The only question is who do the
people want Not that we think our
excellent chief magistrate makes any
such pretensions but the breathings from
the Register are unfortunate for him
quite as much so as was the nncalled for
speech of one of his friends at his nomin-
alton who dubbed him Honest John. -
Such things from friends are more dam
aging oftentimes than otherwise. The
people may or may not want Governor
Stewart for another term. When they
meet in convention they can so announce
to him and we presume he will not
complain, at least We think he or his
friends have no just cause to complain.
Vermont has changed from annual to
biennial sessions Of her Legislature. We
were decidedly opposed to the change
but the people thought otherwise, and
now as it is changed and the machinery
of government adapted TO that change
we are satisfied to let the experiment be
carried out. In view of that change
now is a good time to break up some
other old customs. It has been conceded
that a person elected TO Office in Yer
mont for one term must have a
second term or be disgraced The quick
or We are rid of that idea the better
think we, and the present is 8 good time
for a starting point, as it can now be
done without rejecting on any one, 1t
seems a poor policy and not economy TO
feel under any obligation to give an Off
Ger a second term. No good business
man feels under any obligations to I'm
plov a clerk. workman or servant the
second year because he has employed
him the first The only question he asks
Is do I want him ? Is he the person for
me to employ to enhance my interests !:
He decides that by his own Judgment,
and acts accordingly, We are not dis
posed to confne it to one term or any
number of terms, but simply elect men
as it NAV he in the interests Of the
people.
There are plenty OF cases that towns
may elect the same representative from
year to year for five or even ten years to
their advantage and to the advantage Of
the State, and We are disposed to think
good men are not kept In our legislature
long enough. but if a town is unfoTtu-
nate in their selection let him slide"
and put better man IN his place, But
let US break up this old two term rule
and feel that we are untrammeled ny
courtesy.
Again YOUR correspondent seems to be
lust in time respecting our representa-
tive in Congress We do not know how
We are to be re-districted if at all and
a. he truly SAYS Rutland and Bennington
counties have able men to ill any station
The pe1DJe in those counties may desire
TO have their claims investigated. Other
counties have good men to he considered
and W can hardly concede the right TO
the Regiytcr man to lay back in his easy
chair and say Gentlemen 1ndeH 5oe get the
programme out are 1riU send you 0fe.
BEEEfSeTgH CoCETy.
Anvil 6.h. 1872.