Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-02-26

Next Tals.ay me ffeemen o. Lamoill,
Coassy viii elect TO the ofkee Of Count,
CSuHissi0aoE siibsr the regular candidate
nominated BY a convcniign held BY ID,
friru4s o. temperance reform, or el.oi ih'
mn that has pa, ia nomination a, som,
lrmel. grocery. drugstore. OF 10 the cfie,
s4sscue retained liwyer. snl kuOEu a
the opposition or ram caudiiaic.
sAshi.'n6i r,aimsd 81 either party
aA what the respective eabdiiiiss have
tse Hsesssiry ability 70 discharge the du,
IN. sF such Office IS tcqalre By law. the
issues are narrowed down TO Whe,Aer tem'
renhse hvs and principles shall Se de.
fsa,c9 or sustained, and every verdict o.
ihearecmeh Of LanIoille county rendered
upea fhis subject viii serve Is encourage.
meat or the reverse to that elias who have
iSilsl Ieug aud laborcd urselfshly 10 bring
a5sat a Temperance reform.
Tho rum or opposition party is for.
midable power'to contend with. In the
commencement of their campaign they
show by their tactics that they are no
novices ia the siuess,-ihey canvass the
cOaniy and select the most available man
that vii, consent TO have his name used to
detat5the regular temperance candidate,
aud when uehconsentis obtained il means
bssiness; aud he may be held up to one
class otvotcrs as model temperance man.
be veil understands what viii be expected
ofhim BY the party to whom he is indebi.
ed for his nomination, and equally well
Understands that he better be in den OF
lions than come "back" on his supporters.
TIE opposition often appear to have an ir-
issiStahle advantage; on the one hand the
amount Of profits that have gown out
Of the hriauful traffic in intoxicating
drinks IN their county have amounted to q
much frger SUN Than IFS eutirc paupcr
tax whi.h profits ccr:aiuly renders il an
Object for some parties to spend their time
and money freely to defeat tho object Of
laws relating to temperance reform and
20 the other hand there are large mum.
her Ofmen in this county who at heart dc.
'ire tie election of temperance cundi.
date. but for a combination Of causes that
they will be very, reluctant to ackaowl
edge, they neglect TO vote at all fer COM
missioner. Then again our temperance
organizations have no hope Of pecuniar,
gain to induce or enable them to spend
their money TO tee lawyers, and oth
crs for the purpose Of success, and Q
large number OF the NEST ardent aud act
i've members of the temperance Organiza,
tons are mothers aud sisters who scek moi
70 render available political iutrigues, and
they are wholly P0werlrss at the ballot
oeS' .s1.-sH ...r seslz E-.a 90. .. '
Tie old worn-out argument that oul
laws to. suppress drunkenness have proved
atallure, is quite as greuadless as woult
be aqrassertlcn that the whole mediea
faeqlty, had been failure, for physicians
d9 not cure all patients they prescribe for
The failure isu9: in our laws. but inthei
execution In towns where it is under
stood that the liRlOr Law will be faithful
" enforced they are not often violated
f9gto DO. 70 .geuld be a luxury thai evci
dealers can hardly afford to indulge in
Wher onrdiquOr laws prove failure, i
IN, ioyps where the officers twhose duty !
isto have SUCH Jaws faithfully execute,
desire are election and perhaps prem
ton eanrst safely succeed xithcut the ia
fusnce oil the run party nor perhaps with
out rum, besidess sueh Office seekers wei
nderstapd that a gallon Of tears from tn
syns of sisters, wives and mothers. and /
mary places will-hayc much. less force i
Gpoliticai contest than the same q ulu,ii
sfnss rum maaaged by artful and III
E1uPulsas politicians. We elaim no rigr
h6ysct Or instruct any man how to vot,
5aiidos ehjmaas a citizen and tax, paycl
right to ask freemeH to look ever the sit,
alton OF our SCUM ygearefulN where anon
3,O00Iegal- voters less than 200 can !
found that viii l7ote 20 defeat the ten
perance candidate, and then decide in.;hc
oxn aaihds Whist their duty is and upo
whom the responsibility will rest, and n,
treaifhezsabieet .withindiffereuce; but {
tnihs.haIiobbox and there maintain fea
lessly and Inaniully their sacred rights.
HOS. HESRY WILRUR the candida
put 10 termination by the convention ye
terlay is . gentleman about As years oil
resident Of wa,erville, and well know
70 many as an active member Of the r
publican Co, Committee during the Car
paigu Of 10 and 12; an upright citi.
who, has gained % competency by honl
toillop his farm, and is man We can q
ajaly.leeceRena TO the SURFACES of /