The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-06-23
Rutland, June L., 1874.
States Attorney.

An eastern monarch was rich and
powerful. BY his wisdom and good
ness he attracted to his court the wise
and the good from all parts of the world.
His beneficent reign brought peace and
prosperity to the whole realm. AT
length the intirmities of age came upon
him. His immense revenues exciting
the cupidity of some of his retainers,
they plotted to take advantage of his
weakness TO secure for themselves the
wealth that belonged to the royal ex-
chequer. But tho loyalty and integri-
ty of the prime minister prevented the
accomplishment Of their purposes. He
had no price and his watchful vigilance
prevented tile success of all their plans.
So they said among themselves, "he
must be crushed.n The confidence of
his sovereign was not easily shaken,
though they piled him with reports and
suspicious of disloyalty, dishonesty,
and want of character. At length how
ever, by treachery, they caused the
defeat of the armies of the realm, and
then with one accord began to clamor
about the 'inc0mpetency" ofthe prime
minister, "And didn't the king have
the evidence right before him." His
armies had been defeated" proper
management would have saved the
victory" Poor, weak, unfortunate
monarch He yielded to their clamor,
dismissed his faithful minister in dis
grace, was plundered, ruined and de-
thronel.
This is representative case. SINH
lar management has been attempted,
sometimes successfully and sometimes
unsuccessfully, the world over, from
time immerorial to the present. Fl
deity stands in the way of success in
the pursuance ofsome nefarious scheme
for the accomplishment of selfish ends
and the faithful one must be sacrificed
We have case in point. The fidelity
of states attorney in enforcing the law
against the sale Of intoxicating liquors,
of the nefariOus trallc in rum. The
barter for gold Of the peace of families
the morals of society, the character and
souls Of men, has, by his vigilance, be-
come unsafe. So combination is made
10 compass his defeat. Every possible
obstacle is placed in his way. Witness
rs falsify or evade the truth, lawyers
interpose legal bubbles, jurors dsre-
gard law and evidence under the spe-
cions plea Of giving the respondent the
benefit of every doubt. And, 10! and
behold somebody escapes conviction
who ought to have been convicted and
punished. And great clamor at once
arises 1.-The States Attorney is in
competent" ale shall not be re-elect
ed" 1--WE want somebody who is able
TO secure the conviction of these rum
Sellers The cream of the joke is, that
it is the class who are in sympathy
with rumselling and rum drinking,
that now demand change for the pur-
pose Of getting some one able to secure
tiesrSmseilef eonxintion.. Are we TO-
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the famseller's conviction Are we to
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hardly find it, Bessie es lawyers Away
have to commence their cases with
knowledge of only ono side. Whel
he defense is heard II may appear yer
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