The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-27

NOT IS AROyEv STICKING.

The atmosphere, surroundings and asso-
Citations of Washington are, as we have al
ways known, peculiar, but we have never
had reason to believe that they we're ennobl-
ing One thing is certain, it has all the
adhesive power of glue, and once give a
man the right to stay there few months
of the year, at the countrys expense, and
it is almost as impossible to get him away
as it is to pull apart piece of crockery
mended by quack vendors patent what
do-you-call-it, that is taking the quack
vendors recommendation for it. Another
thing is reasonably certain. Members of
Congress, very soon after their arrival
there, learn that certain things can be the
easier and speeder accomplished by per-
sonal solicitation than by making long
speeches They ascertain, too, that etc
klc me and I'll tickle YOU is good worldly
policy in that sphere, and they bring that
policy home with them when they have an
ambition to stay in Congress for ever, as is
generally the case. Their home organs
in articles probably written by themselves
may cry out that they are 'above such
things, but their actions give the lie TO the
words. Is there bat one man fit to repre-
sent the first congressional district of Yer
mont in the forty-fourlh Congress If this
unfortunately should happen to be the
case. as poor off as we should be in ma
tcrial there is intelligence enough
Of another sort in the district
to find it out. 1t needs not that
man who claims life tenure to the
office, who is above. such things as the
| FreemaH says, should descend from that
| lofty plane among the stars and come
down 10 Us poor ignorant moltals and in
form us that he, he alone knows enough to
| be or representative. II he is the only fit
and proper person for member of congress-
why does he go from postmaster TO post
master, whining and whimpering, with the
assertion that they could not handle the
mails or pocket the fees but for him; that
/ at his fiat off comes their head and some
one else takes the money.
If he stands solitary and alone in the
affections OF the people of these four coun-
ties, why need he visit every village and
hamlet therein with the information
'rAich is nat true IN pint IF ,tdct-that he
alone secured three congressional districts
for Vermont and thus made pleasant little
berth for himself, which place, on that ac
count, he seems to think he ought to hold
for ever II he is ''the great wanted" the
people will discover it, without the man
who is above such things coming down
and telling us of it. Mr. Willard has
perfect right to visit every town,
village hamlet, postoilice and post
master in the counties of Rut-
| land, Bennington Addison and Wash
ington, if it pleases him SO to do; but he
has 10 moral right to do ii under false pre-
lenses. 1t is not decent or manly to pre-
tend that he is "above' Office seeking, and
then to inaugurate and carry on the most
determined system of wire-puling, button
holing, personal solicitation and sclf-seek-
ing that ever disgraced the annals Of Yer
| mont pOlltlcs. ears ago, tnele was IN tA-
cited contest for the states attorneyship in
a nameless county. On certain Sunday,
one of the candidates was seen on his way
to church while the other was driving out
of town-both, it may be said, having
about the same regard for religion. Both
had the same object in view, but the one
who was not " above such things and
drove ont of town to see his men won the
contest. Mr.. Willard has, doubtless, heard
of this case and is trying both ways at the
same time. Let us tell him, however, that
the secret of success in the case mentioned
was that the candidate who received the
most votes did not pretend to be - above
such things, but went to work like man.
We do not approve Of his course, but we
do think that it was more manly and more
honest than it would have been To have
said :" AM above such things and then
commenced the practice thereof. Mr.. Will
lards Washington experience is now show
ing itself-stick, work for yourself, per
sonal solicitation for votes. Oh he is
"above such things" Yea, verify.