Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-10-30

The Governor has issued his proclama-
tiuu for the election of Representative to
Congress from this district on Tuesday
next; and since in this case a plurality
elects, one or the other of the men whose
names head this article will undoubtedly
be chosen 10 till that important office. The
chances we regard as IN favor of Denisun,
bat Judge Poland has many strong:and in
huential friends who, notwithstanding his
declnation, are determined TO elect him if
possible, and may succeed. We publish
elsewhere several communications written
Puland's interest, which our readers will
take for what they are worth.
At the September election Wndham
County supported Judge Poland but in
few towns considerable vote was cast for
Deni9on, and the same thing, it is believed,
would have happened throughout the
county, but for the fact that in many towns
no Denison ballots had been distributed
Certain it is, there is wide spread feeling
Of dissatisfaction with Judge Poland,
among our best Republicans, and we re-
gard our County as quite as likely to go
AGAINST as for him in the coming election.
Our own position has all the while been
in FAVOR OF Judge Poland. we nave re-
eardcd him, and do regard him, as a man
Of more than ordinary ability and strength
Of character. We have also declared our
conviction that his long and honorable
career in our national halls of legislation
render nh" The htle9t man TO SEND as KEEP
resehlatlvo I" the next congress- IN thls
..-t.t
opinion we may nave heeh riSh'-Dut we
NOW nave our donnlS ABOUT H. we h"u
our doubts ap'"t II before pu' lhey were
not :" strong ll'h as now N'heW OF START
ing developments nave peeh hi'ue since
the previous erection To strengthen THESE
douh's' Judge f"iah" : character mas p'eh
shown l" US III no new or worse i'Sht 'hah
heretofore. only we nave gained clearer
Views Of our duty, and that duty we shall
discharge Whatever consequences result
We sill have confidence IN Judge PN-
lands ability ana disposition TO represent
ms STATE ana dlNtrl't III congress 10 inc
General welfare OF MS constituents ana "'
me ha'loh nj large We Jay hotnlhS 10 MS
charge on account oi MS actlou III tue SAL
airy gran buSlhoSS' inc creuit ih"pII'er lh-
N"silgatI"h, or III framing the so-caiied
'Hag-law' inc prlhclp"l onJec'loh We
nave TO fo'ahu ls-"eil II Is one "hlch we
don't like TO mention. ii Is trivial, per-
hapS, and we shall probably he laughed at
for naming 1t. And yet, in our mex
perience ana possible greehness, IL does
seem an oiJeclio'' we refer 10 the hu-
mer"nS charges touching the private char
hrler OF Judge Poland we holu that the
private character OIL Puollc men are OIL pup
lie concern ana ueco'le' Ill measure
pubic properly 1hey are the lrue INDEX
"i ana ahufd Inc pes' insight mo theil
public characters. The charges against
Judge Poland may not all he true-Very
likely they are not wholly so. We cannot
belieVe' however, mat they are entirely
gioundless-hlere inventions OF Inc "ehe
my circulated Tor elect Men OF hlSi
and spotless character are not apt to have
such stories told about them' Oi Judge
Polihhd's wlre-working procllvities a wore
needs to be said. lie Is, we presume, ut
more guilty IN this regard than are many
OF our most noted public men-our "popu
lar IDOLS" as we sometimes call them
And yet, we should have much bettel
opinion OF Judge Poland If he were entire
ly above these things. We are told tina
political management so called,-i. e
the pulling OF wires and the working o
secret machlhery-s o"eh essoAtial Il
party surceSS'-that NOBODY can succeed
or ever does succeed 10 political prefer
mehl without resort 10 II, elmer by hl'nsel
OF MS friends, we nope lhal TINS Is no
true universally, out lhal II Is near ap
Proach 10 me run, as regards nomination.
anu e'e'.'onS 10 lh Porl"nI oliiees III 'hi
country Is most iikeiy the case Ana her
~ Que VI Inc srea'ost lhiperleclohs ah'
u'a" paoNS !" our l'o'l'ic"l SYSTEM Noihl