Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-31
Editor Vermont Farmer -
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Editor Vermont Farmer -
go, wad some power the gitic gle US,
To SEQ Oursels as others see us!'
Yes, sir, "SLylc is the manm But the most |
singular thing is, that stamford" canno. |
discern his oiOn style when adopted by anoth-
or. "Veritus" only copied "Stanfor,l's' style,
quoting his own language, verbatim, vary
ing only sufficient 10 negate the fiction.
This was not done on account of admira-
tion-for tho style was what is popularity
known rs "hifalutin." "rho confession
Of 'Vertas' that he had hitherto been pref
udiced against the present representative"
is of precisely the same consequence rs the
previous confession of Stamford" that he
had hitherto been preiudiced in favor of
our venerable representative" And we will
leave the readers of the FARMER to judge,
whether the alleged "ill temper and sore
headedness" of "Vcritas" equals the servilc
obedience and silly adulation of Stamford"
for his beau ideal of all human greatness
and erfection-Luke =. Poland.
But, Mr.. Editor, why is 1t that so many
words are used 10 endeavor to make the
community belicUc that Poland is all right
rs TO Credit Mobilier? An eminent man
once said that, "a bad cause needs much
argument, good one, none" 'StanfOrd's"
whole communication relates to this subject,
and the "CdicdonidR" has twO-column ar
ticlc on the same subject. There must bo
lurking consciousness OF shortcomings
somewhere. Why not divorge little, and
talk Of salary-grabs, and tho gag-awP How
Delightfully."- he evades these topics!
Stamford" asks where "Veritas" received
his historical Information. l will answer
the question. l received 1t from tho "lead-
ing journals of the country" published ut
the time the Credit Mobiher investigation
was progressing. Most OF the voters of the
second district arc "ntelligent thinking
men," and are posted. Perhaps Stamford"
Is an exception--in this way only can we ac-
count for his inaccuracies and mis- statements
OF the facts Of history. | will inform Inn
that the Ne,0 York Tribune, NefO York Her.
aid. New York World, Hdrper's Weekly, tho
Christian Union. Boston Journal, Boston
Post, and Springfield Republican are among
the pleading journals OF the country" (thc
CdielomdH is NOT, and all these. rs the files
will show, published articles condemning in
ono way or another the manner in which the
Credit Mobiler investigation WAS begun and
conducted, rs being q sham, and condemn
ing the finding Of tho Poland committee,
ms being "whitc-washed." In the first place
the committee commenced its investigation
in secret session,-which the press and the
people condemned, and which congress sub
sequently corrected.
The Christian Union said: "Itwas grca
mistake to make the investigation secret
ono. The people are not in the
mood To tolerate sham inquiry. or TO be
satisfied with u embarrassing report The
same Journal. (rlnd quote from this be-
cause well known ms an able and widely-cir-
cuatlng journaD, after publishing tho report
of the committee, says: "rhis is the sum to-
tai of the committees recommendations, and
it has brought upon itself the denuncations
of all democrats and Of good many repub-
licans, for haritg done only fraction Of It's
duty. This summing up has n
very whitewashing look" And in the next
issue, the same paper says: "The end OF
the Credit Mobilicr investigation in the
House is n sore disappointment to the mass
of right-thiking people. II the Poland
committee erred, it was not IN recommend
ing the expulsion Of Ames and Brooks, but
in not including some others in the same con-
domination" And these are only tho mild.
est specimens of the comm ents of the press
upon the action of tho Poland committee
Other journals. more bitter, and dissatisfied
with the ma nncr in which the investigation
was being conducted, and observing the APP
parent effort of tho chairman of the com
miltte not to elicit damaging testimony
against certain members, used more severe
language. and applied opprobrious epithets t.
lash him up to do his whole duty. And thes'
epilhets, such rs tho Great White-washer.
"ConfessOr Luke" &C.. were applied because
these journals did not consider that thu
chairman of the committee WINS doing hi
duty. and not to prevent Its being done, a
ihtmated In the article in the CdledOHiGil
The opposition journals had tho same object
to have thorough investigation made int
the alleged corruptions Of republican mem
beers, rs stamford" says S. S. Cox and tn
two democrats and the ono liberal. on tn
committee had; and although these jour
nails may have had reason for objecting h
the selection Of the committee, it is not tru
that they opposed a thorough investigation
they urged II most vehemently.
And "rtgM here" allow me to inform
stamford" that it was generally claimed b
the press and people that the Poland com
mittee white-washed nearly every member
whose corruptions they were inquring into
except Ames and Brooks, and one or tw
others, in not eliciting all the tostimon
against them, ard that they white-washe
some of them In not finding them guilt
equally with Ames and Brooks. John A
Bingham, for instance, who, according I
his own showing, took $4,000 in Credit Nc
biller stock, and pocketed about $4,000 il
dividends. o mol Amos and Brooks wer
not whitewashed- were made the soap,
goats for others just as guilty,--only in n les
degree. OF course there was no whtewasf
ing in "fnding" that congressman were s
simple minded that they took stock and pock
eted immense dividends, without KNOWN
that there was anything wrong in III Thu
"fnding" only places Poland's brother col
gressmen in point of ability where his receI
letter on the Press Gag Law" place hin
self
stamford" rather discOWrdges me whe
} he says that, might write an excollel
. | INT mould hardly t,aLa N nradihIa hi,