St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-09-04
The Result.

We have not vet full returns from
this District, hut enough to show there
has been no choice of IL Representative
IN Congress. We will not disguise the
fact that we are both surprised and
gricVcd ut this result. Judge Poland,
who has served the District for the last
four terms, was again nominated 10y
the Republicans for another term. No
He had handsome majority over all
his competitors III the convention.
In order to destroy the force of his
nomination, most absurd stories have
been circulated about the Use of money
10y Judge Poland and his friends to
secure his nomination. At the last mo
mcnt before the election, flaming hand
bills and circulars were circulated and
posted all over the District. protesting
to give details and circumstances of
such Use OF money, and that they had
the proof OF it. We have good means
of knowing that all such stories were
simply fnbrications, and known to he
:" by the parties rcsorting to such
desperate means to defeat the regular
nominee of the party.
Judge Poland has lived among this
people fol twenty-five Years, and i'll all
the relations of life and business has
even borne himself uprightly and hon
Tahly; and no one acquainted with
Tim believes for Il moment the base sto
rirS circulated to his discrcdit.
Il is hardly time now to speak of the
influences which have been made To
operate against him. 1t l. "loosC"
,rar in politics, and political DETECTION
H. the order of the day. Nominations,
however regular, Z" for but little OF
nutIing. There is kind OF disposition
m many people t" break up things p"-
Iiiically, and have something new.
Judge Poland has been long time i'll
public life, and Il popular clamor WAS
raised that he had received his share.
and somebody else should have ii
chance.
If this were the real question, there
would he something in it. But when
we consider that the true question is,
who can best serve the state, and the
nation, the argument l. all the other
way. These men would throw away
all the advantages which his ability. |
industry and experience have secured
in the time nc has been in Congress, I
aud by which he HOW confcsscdly stands
II the very front rank of leading men /
ia Congress.
Again, Judge Poland is not malIeablc
enough to court and secure political IA
vor. Naturally Il man of independent
character and Judgment, he has carried
into political life the habits acquired on
the bench, of determining all questions
upon which ne is called to act, accord
ing ia his conscience and Judgment.
without looking to see whether the
popular current runs that way or not.
Hence he has encountered many oppo-
ncntS that flexible time server would .
have avoided.
Behind all these were party of men.
who were maddcncd and desperate on
account of their failure two ycals ago
They Scizc'l upon all these points of |
advantage, and played them most as
Sldu"uSly against him.
The public measures upon which he
has been asS'iilcd, (and to sustain them |
selves his opponents have drawn from
the lowest character of the opposition
prcSS) will all stand the closest criticism
and will all rebound to his credit But |.
81 those who wanted an excuse, any
thing WAS good enough; the did not
ear" whether it was true or false.
His opponents have been untiring i'll
efforts to defeat him. His friends
knowing him to he fairly nominated,
and that no good reason could he given
against him, allowed things to take
their course. without Labor or effort
hence the result. We have nothing
NOW to say of the future. When the
noise aud smoke have cleared away we
may have something more to say.
The Figures.