The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-03

all who read the daily newspapers that as
the time approaches to nominate a candi-
date for member of Congress in this dis
trlct the friends of both Mr.. Willard and
Col. Joyce are more active to secure the
nomination of their favorie. All this is
well If carried on in manner that becomes
men, but where canvasscrs so far lose their
self-rc; pect as to resort to packing calcuses
FOR the appointment of delegates to vote
against n large majority of the voters of a
town, and attack the character of an hon
orable gentleman, who, by the suffrages OF
his fellow citizens, has been elected n del
cgatc TO the convection, the party in
dulglDg in such course are undoubtedly
conscious of their weakness, and spit out
their venom 10 relieve their troubled
minds
As an instance of this kind may he cited
the article in the New \ ork Times of July
81, dated at Montpelier, under the title of
vermont Politics. evidently written to
Influence the people Of the First congress
slona district in favor of Mr. Willard.
From the tenor of the article we should
Judge it fresh from the pen OF Mr.. viii
lard himself, or under his immediate
dictation. Let us examine it, The writer
after mentioning the beauties of Vermont
scenery goes on TO say Mr.. Willard is very
popular and there is no doubt of his nom
nation, and that Col. Joyce is "A vounp
man and can afford to wait. lie says. Mr..
Wizards own county is solid, Bennington
county is solid for him, but comedies Rut-
land county To Col. Joyce, and Addison
would he right but for "onc Woodbridge
who is delegate and means mischief. &"
The writer then goes on To cnlighten the
people who this Woodbridge is IAN cx-
member OF Congress, living without any
visible means Of support
Now this allncl on Mr.. WonAhridgc il
simply disgusting and contemplate. The
name of Frederick Il. WOODBRIDGE is cunal
to that of Mr.. Willard as 4 member Of
Congress from this district, and he served
the people as well. And it Dies not re-
quirc the aid Of Montpelier correspond
ent to tell the frccmen OF the first conrrcs-
sional district who Mr. Woodbridge IL. lie
is known throughout the district as a rep-
rcscntativc in the national legislature who
has had few supcriOrs in taking care Of the
interests of his constituents whom he
faithfully served with credit to himself for
six years. 1t is unnecessary to say more
and Mr.. Woodbridge is the last man Mr.
Willard or his Bohemian paragraphist
should attack in this canvass.
mo visible means of living" Is Mr..
Woodbridge yagrant? No, he Is a resi-
dent of Nergennes. a citizen of Vermont.
lie is Il large land owner in Addison county
and amply adequate to support himself
and family. He vagrant? That is des-
cending too low in an unht norablc canvass.
Mr.. Woodbridge by profession is lawyer,
and in his profession earns his money hon
orably, uprightly, as does A. l.. Miner,
Judge Prout, Gov. Stewart, Senator Ed
munds, or any other lawyer of high stand
ing
Now about Bennington county being
solid for Mr.. Willard. 1t may possibly
happen that the majority of delegates from
Bennington county may vote for Mr.. Will
lard in convention. "Willard has been
down there to talk over matters" Proba-
bly, that is true. He has been TO Man
chester, the great market place for the
county, where the middle men live, who
are willing to dispose Of their county for
gain. They have II candidate in the
market, and if Mr.. Willard can be kept in
congress one term longer then Manchester
will prefer its claims and secure Mr. Will
lard's help. Then where will Rutland
county be? This laying out work is too
far ahead for the people to understand.
We have reason to know that if the
voters Of Bennington county could go di-
rectly to the polls and make their choice
of Col. Joyce or Mr.. Willard without the
intervention of nominating convention,
Col. Joyce would receive three-ffths of
the votes. But there may have been that
manipulating process" applied in Ben
nington county to defeat the wishes of Il
great majority of the republicans of this
county.
The republicans of Bennington county
rejoice to see Rutland county solidly
united for Col. Joyce, and we send them
greeting, saying Stdnd .frm first, last and
every time, and with all the manipulating
process, Bennington county will come
to her aid with firm step and consistent
course. We now have every confidence in
the nomination of Col. Charles II. Joyce
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