Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-11-06
INDEPENDENT VOTING.

The Bradford Opinion and several other
papers tell us that Poland wrote that letter
of withdrawal in the hope that Mr.. Denisou
would do the same, and, "alter waiting more
than six weeks the friends of Judge Poland
being unable to get any concessions from the
friends of Mr.. d. determined to again sup
port Judge p" The Bellows Falls
Times notices that Denson addressed his
letter ito the freemen Of the district" and
made no allusion to the republican party be-
yond stating that he "received large ma
jority of the republican vote of the district !;
and to this Judge Poand's friends respond
by saying they do not feel under Obliga-
tions for nomination made by the dem
ocratic Hessians of Orange county"
We are inclined to think that it will not
take more than half dozen years to devel-
op the fact that it is possible even in YER
mont to elect man to office without his
having sworn allegiance to any party. We
even believe the independent voters of the
second Vermont district are strong enough
to-day to carry an election in the face Of
both the parties, If they but marshal their
forces under one banner, as they will do, be-
fore many years. The farmers aud work.
ingmcn are in the majority, and they are
beginning to know their power. Many oil
them have voted for Mr.. Denison, though a
lawyer, because under the circumstances the
choice lay between him and Poland whom
they were determined to defeat il possible
and he may prove true representative o
popular feeling and honestly serve the bes
interests of his constituents, but we have
practiced sending lawyers to Congress abou
long enough, and it is time to begin re
form which shall lead to the recognition o
farmers and mechanics as eligible to ofic
as well as lawyers. Had the caucuse
fairly represented the feeling Of the people
Col. Mead would have received the nomina
ton. Then after the nomination, supposn
that to have gone as it did, Mead woul
have been the choice of the boiling conven
ton. Had he received that nomination W
believe he would have written a letter az
cepting it, and would have been elected o
the first ballot. But having failed Of
nomination in either place, he could not
induced to enter the field again. The altel
native left to those representing the reforl
element was to vote for one of two lawyer
and they chose Denison. The Poland p'
pers have all the time claimed that whoev,
voted for boiling republican disconnecte
l. himself from the party. We think Il
event has shown pretty formidable ARA
G Of these excommunicants from the part
: and who knows but they may hereafter vo
in such way as to leave both parties Of
in the cold ? Verify, this is au appropria
n time for those who think the country will
"gone up" if their party is defeated to
preparing their ascension robes. They a
r liable to be called for Whenever an electiC
D occurs.
Had Mr.. McLane been placed in the fie
r at an "a rler day he would have stood ia
chance of beating both Poland and Der iso
as he had the advantage Of not being la
6 yer, which would count for good deal
6 these times, while the crime of having
o lOnged to party which is in the minori
9 is losing good share of its heino usness
c the popular eye.