Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-10
MIR. Willard and the Press.

Imported the denomination OF Mr.. Will
ard from this Congressional District, and
rave brief extracts from other papers to
show the drift of sentiment upon the situa
ion in a quarter which is presumed to
lave as favorable opportunities for Judging
md measuring public men as any class of
citizens Since then several other papers |
have spoken out upon the same topic, and
the unanimity with which they COM
mend Mr.. Wizards course and states
in Congress, and deprecate any
attempt to displace him by the intrigues
and electionerring lodges of self-seeking
aspirants, must be as gratifying to Mr..
Wizards friends as it is honorable to him
and his Congressional record. The Yer
gennes Vernonter copies approvingly
favorable notices of our Congressman's
ability and purity of record and then edi-
torially endorses and adopts the item from
the Free Press copied by us last week.
The Manchester Journal simply remarks
that there are signs of a lively fight be-
tween C. w. Willard and Col. Joyce"
and thinks there is a growing sentiment
in favor of the latter. Below we give COM
ments that come to our hands at this read
ing from papers outside the First District
ment to the ABILITY and worth Of WiIiard
saying that he has been faithful able successful
congressman-a credit to his constituents and to the
State More than this: He has shown himself gen,
and has attraeed thereby Of the
country Every word Of this is true and we hope the
BY Colonel CHARLES H joyce Viii not be realized mean
Of the serious ioss that vermont Would Sustain # 50
energetic, upright able and cultivated Congressman
valuable service by one who has large legislative
to- make to him maxi axe na d M
Mr.; Willard is a man of enlightened understanding
except the cheap political demagoguery that seems
necessary to keep it in these beautiful when fluent
clap trap conquers more suffrages than capaclty-St
Adams Advertiser.
There some indications of strife i'll the First
bs bet IN e # er ep ro pr that an
considerable number of the more nelligent czens OF
one OF the most promising among the younger mem
RSEs as S M SeM
while in honesty OF purpose and purity OF motive,
many Of public men, he stands with hardly peer
the 0 ne entered s me mas 2
mont cannot afford to lose at this time We hope, in
in times before the rebellion that the North used to be
compared with the South as to her public men to the
her best men in Congress when she once put them
there that they became educated in all those quail
tiles that make statesmen, the North continually
changing her representations that when she elected
that she Kept him in the Pubic coHncis The S9rth
those qualities that are indispensable in statesman
is far likely to be retained than formerly Our
ators. Thenames of Coamer and Foote who were kept
in the public service until death called them hence are
a
Washington reflected honor upon their native
Citizens Of the irst district cannot do better than to
keep M Willard in public le 1t would be an unwar-
great deal. Our reputation state is likely to suffer
when his name is fast becoming synonym for probty
and who is really of the hardest workers in Con
ss.-LNewport Express.
There are indications Of new candidate for conEres
sona honors in the First District bat il is not known
whether there is to be contest Mr. Wizards inten
tons undecared. We do not suppose he Is par
ticularly anxious for denomination, and may
would be ee c dsfastefu to him The district
the state and the 3uutrE are more IN need Of his
stands today with national reputation for honesty
powerful champion Of right and justice and conssten
cy, and the uncompromsing foe of shams and fraud;
and IN the repnblican PARTY recognlzed leader II
his colleagues. The country can i'll afford lose hi
services We understand there is precedent or rule
that allows to the member from the district three term
only but in this case tue people Of the state Will say tina
the observance If his constituents allowed I,
vote today, without canyassing and without beinl
Influenced, III accordance with their convictions, NJ
Willard would receive an overwhelming majority
Rutland Who is likely to be the leading and perhay
only new candidate Tor the place, good fellow au'
POSITION @ he'd Mr. Willard S 1e 10 attain % tn
h'MeVer, they VIII say inns Is none OF our funeral
to accept the result )phicaly as we ccrta
the idea that shall make point Tor him exert til
least influence 60 change the purpose OF Col Joyce
the matter except citizens generally interested
the hope That Mr. Willard viii be given one h term NOR
now that he Is IN the hight OF his usefulness II Ner
ard
We would very much resret % see this moyeIneu
AN be urged aEains lin is that he has held the iic
long enough" and somebody else wants and sci
alone even for the sake rewariiue old and vlial
lsoldier-IBrattleboro Pn9nix
Mr. Charles W. Willard has represented the first vel
aud earnest legislator. But there a rule
than thrae terms sA Anothe i c5atry 6 Claims
honor of sendins member L is a question, howeve
for this requirement. of the party manasers.-lN. \
Evening Post
The Republicans of the First Congressional Distri
back the Hon " Willard for fourth term Th'
tati1 We is anqusstoned.N [BSston Journal
Many of the papers of the State cop
approvingly these complimentary notices
and 80 far as the people have spoken it hi
been in warm commentator of Mr.. WI
lard's course, as Representative from thi
District. The only Danger to his emphati
denomination and triumphant recollection
Is, that the people may rely too implicit,
upon the merits of having Il worthy MAJ
rs candidate, and the cool sense of tn
people ut large, and by not turning out a
the primaries, allow the dema@ooues IN,
wire pullers to control those meeting
and elect delegates not fairly representa-:
the wishes of the people. 1t would be
burning shame and reproach upon Repab
lican government to permit this to be done
and we believe the people will he full
represented at these primaries. Will
Mr.. Willard has lahOred so faithfully fo
us it seems simply a duty that we give Il
hour, or a day if need be- to secure the re
turn of Il man to Congress, against WHOM
no breath of suspicion, or distrust, or We
nalty has ever dared be breathed, and 70
whose ability as n statesman nearly til
entire press of the country voluntaril
bears testimony. Another thing ought t
be considered 1t will be remembers
that Mr.. Willard fought the 8 back-pa
swindle," both by voice and vote to til
bitter end. He was among the very fir:
to cover his share of the grab into til
United States Treasury, where it belonged
The back-pay men, those who fought an
voted for plumber then, and do SO at ever
opportunity now. would be glad to sc
every man who returned his back pa
retired from Congress. The people a
most unanimously approved Mr.. Willard
course in that back pay contest. L.
them not at this juncture, by an
inadvertence or inattention, 90 bac