Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-03
The First District.

Colonel Charles ii. joyce, of Rutland
will be a candidate for the republican
nomination for member of Congress in this
district, and we understand will make a
lively canvass in that behalf. The Rutland
Globe presents his name ut some length
and the Bennington BaIulcr supports him.
We have but few words to say upon
this matter The many admirable quail
ties of Colonel Joyce set forth by the
GLOBE. give him no right to the election
The faithful services of Mr.. Willard give
him no right to Il reelection. The right
to be clectcl to office is always a condi-
tional one: it Is dependent on the absolute
right of the people to elect whom they
will. The people fail in their duty if they
allow sclf-scekin to prevail, and do moi
themselves ut every new election seek tho
man who can and will best serve them
and tie principles which they have al
heart.
The last few wears have developed new
dangers that threaten to mire a government
that has shown it cannot be broken
NIoncy-ge-ting by means Of high position
the insidious sophistry that steals from the
treasury, and so from the people, on pre-
texts most plausible; these things are
what rot the country now. Sleepiness anC
complaisanee, and good-fellowship tha
hate. to deuounce the evil that may be eX
cuscd: these things have aided the worse
ones The Gift Of Office for party service
pure and simple, has not hindered the baC
work. Charles w. Willard has Tough
these things s1uarely. Honesty and econ
omv in public affairs are live issues. Mr.
Willar,llI has fought for them. They are
issues throughout the country as well Il.
here. No man in Congress stands more
squarely upon them than Mr.. Willard.
We hold that he can do better service tC
the people than new man; that from the
stand he has taken in Congress for pure
government. his re election will better
serve that cause. one in which we all hay,
the greatest stake. than will the return o
slIlA new iIl1U. 7 OF iItSt ICd>OiiS We tt'lN -
cate the reelection of Mr.. Willard. W,
believe that three fourths of the people 0
the district are for him today, and tina
only by . eIectioneering and the use o
arts known to politicians, can he be de
feated The people whom he represents
AMI whose choice he is, owe it to them
Il int md f., tl fI1l
ness need no rotten props of political up
pliances, which Charles w. Willard wit
his clean record AMI upright manhood vii
not stoop to use.
Weappend extracts from several papers
HIS six years' service has been motel for prudence
corruption has ever been mad raiust him: not
If suspicion rests on his Garments and his abilities
capacity position fully and the qUes
tio1is submitted t. the District whether the
are sone ar-unelts in favor Of retaining him an
%,9fFs eT1nf eIaly stT2n NJ IN f1voT of cham
didate that his experience with rules and business wi
members of the Lower House of CONGRESS ought
public wants and sentiments AMI free from the asst
cia about the Capt. d that all men must form. nor
from Washington standpoint instead of one ths
eoInprehenls the best good Of the whole country
There IS no necessity for US or any Other person
career lawyer soldier, LEGISLATOR and citize
the successor Of su n Meacham, Walton, Wood
bridge and Willard
The choice between Mr.. Willard and Col. joyce
not free from dim .uty. and d. not know of an
WelShty one possesses oyer Inc other
year term in the case Of Mr. willard aud tn;
the decision Of that question viii Sate the diticqt
men We have suffered enough from discords anon
ourselves aud indications now seem to declare that
chance Is mede this year. Col Joyce Is the comm
man--Lliutand Herald
fo4 re TGt f zi n ne t Tr. 5E ma
the Be9njnTton Banner nonina;in[ Col Charles
given the voters Of the First District credit for know
ing when they Were well represented; and if they
Iohnsbury Calcdonianl
The Rutland Globe and the Bennington Banne
each possibly having little personal feeling to grati
trust that the ePnIea4s of the First District w
not make the mistake OF changing their representati'
strong man He is an industrious. careful and alb
legislator. He il respected and influential at Washn
should he not be kept where he is? The proposition
drop him calls for some plain speakn; and it is spea
Joyce cannot begin to make good Mr.. Wizards place
burlington Free Press-l
The first Vermont district has had the good fortune
Willard. There IS no pretense that he has not been
faithful able. successful Congressnan-a credit to
shown himself genuine reformer has displayed
forgotten BY the pe0ple-ccrtainly it has not at t
White HOusa-that he was the first republican co
gresham who sad out loud - what scores of the
were ready enough to in private conversation abo
custom north OF rotating their congressman ont
the end OF SIX years at tarthes aud we see that 4
Col Charles II. Joyce. VINO originally poor DO
hne advantage on the stump Springfield Republican