The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-08
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We had intended to refrain from all alrl-
sion to the recent contest for the Rutland
postoffice and from all comments on the
result The proper authorities having de-
cided the matter, it was not for us to find
fault with their action or cavl at their de-
clsion. The president having nominated
upon the recommendation of Nermont's
delegation in congress, and the senate adj
vised and consented thereto, there was an
end of the matter, and no appeal if any
one had desired so to appeal. We readily
accepted of their action, as we had no per-
sonal, or other, feeling or interest in the
matter save that the duties of the Office
should be properly administered. Whether
any man can so discharge the duties of any
office, we opne, can only be determined on
trial. For that we were willing to wait
We doubt very much whether we should
have commented on failure. But the
documents which we, this morning, pub
fish seem TO us to demand comment. If
they simply attacked the private character
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ing in our midst they could be hardly pass
I'd by in silence. So far rs that statement
or inuendo is concerned, it needs no refuta-
ton in Rutland or Rutland county. We
do not believe that there breathes that man
who would dare attack the private charac-
ter or the habits of John B. Kilburn Even
these documents dare not make the attempt
except by cowardly subterfuge and yelled
insinuation. We need not tell our fellow
citizens who and what John B. Kiburn is
and has been. With such a character as he
has sustained for temperance, sobriety, in
tegrlty and attention to business, it is not
perhaps matter of surprise, that envy
should seek to detract from his well-earned
reputation. 1t is, however, a wonder that
women should seek by insinuation, avoid
ing direct charges, to undermine such
reputation
BIT what shall we say in reference to the
attack upon the good name and fame of
Rutland This charge at least, is made
directly and positively. We wish it dis
tinctly understood that il the few words
that we have to say thereon, we have no
reference TO the paper purporting to have
been signed by women. We remcmbH
that we have mother, wife, sisters and
daughters, and we have too much reverence
for the sacred name Of woman, too much
love for some noble specimens thereof and
too much chivalry tor the sex to say any
thing that might seem TO SAVIOR of disre-
spect to any female and as we cannot
comment freely thereon without using
seemingly harsh language, we will speak
only of the other. AS to that, it is filled
with the most surprising and grave mis-
takes from the beginning to the end. We
do not like to charge the gentlemen with
Misrepresentation, but we can hardly see
how they could have fell into the errors
therein contained. If such facts existed
as are there charged some of these same
gentlemen, with full knowledge thereof,
recommended Mr.. Kilburn for postmaster.
1t is for them, not us, to reconcile this
disqualification. But to the facts There
has been no riot in Rutland The So
called riot was crowd of good
natured men and boys, who were
following up the officers and some
of these same men, not officers, were in
the crowd, having no fear marked on their