Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-05-18
THE STATE CONVENTION.

THE STATE CONVENTION.
Our republican state convention is to
be held at Burlington on the 18th OF
June We hope the people chose dear
ones the political stump orators love so
much, and yet treat so I'D will see to it
that the proper men are selected to rep
resent them in this convention, and not
allow the matter TO 90 by default. and
then if the state ticket shall prove un-
satisfactory, use that diligence in fault
finding which they should have display
ed In getting themselves to the primary
caucuses. The real place to fight this
governor battle IS at the town caucuses,
and not at the state conyention.-Would
men turn out and attend these little pre-
paratory party meetings, delegates could
be selected which would be satisfactory
to the majority, and if the rule were OBJ
served ali over the state, the ticket
could not prove otherwise than acceptance
to the great mass Of voters of both par
ties. Unfortunately, however. the-eau-
cuses are In nineteen cases out of twenty
given the gO-by by all save the few who
may be personally interested in the sue
cess Of this or that candidate and these
are the very ones. also. whom many of
their fellow citizens most ardently de-
sire to see march in the rear of party
movements. They have the unquestion-
ed right, however, of attending them,
Of voting and managing matters as they
please; and if they can control enough
OF their dupes to mould things to their
liking, this is their right, and no one
should blame them for so doing. They
at least deserve respect for protecting
themselves, which the too virtuous stay
at-homes do not Had what We here
recommend always been done; had the
common people, the farmers. the day la
borers and small mechanics, made poll
tics part of their duty, given one hour
to the caucus and half day at the polls
-shazfng the same earnestness they
haze to make money, we should to-day
know nothing of oranges, grangers, or
any other society for promoting the in
terests Of the laboring classes of Yer
mont. against those nightmare ''monop-
olles which now seem to haunt the sleep
OF many Of our sons and daughters of
toll. Why? Had they attended to these
matters themselves and not given them
over to lmpecumous politicians and
briehess barristers, our past legislators
might all have been men instead of too
many Of them being the cheap utensils
OF any gigantic corporation who might
stand IN need of their ready services,
even though its track marked a pathway
OF crime twice the length of our state.
But no, these men-these grangers-
these gentlemen who are now pouring
their eloquent complaints into the ears
OF the public, talking Of extortion and
persecution and raseally monoplies, these
gentlemen choose to stay at home and lei
the elections either 60 by default or let
them be managed by party fuglers
10 save the sure sixpence they lost &
probable dollar. So much for huggins
the chimney corner and keeping The
back log from going up its fue. Wher
the devil goes abroad and the saints re
main at home, how can We expect a bet
ter crop than thistles and cockle-burr
and tares? And if farmers take no 9th
er part in politics than to vote the tick
ct made for them by lawyers, and mer
chants, and doctors and editors. wha
: night have they to complain; If ma
has not enough interest in himself t
I take care of himself, it is at least fai
E to infer that he Is not worth saving
> The place to break down monopolies
at the, pOlls-after first having selecte
0 the proper men at the caucus. Here
where the working people have commit
t ted their fatal error, in not doing i
We hope they now see their error.
so now Is the best time to rectify it; tn
aoay Is by putting the right men in tn
right place; and the best place to do
IS at the primary NorrlsriG
Citizen.