St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-17
Asking Questions.

y correspondent of the last Fur-mc,
/ asks that paper quite Il number of uIIrS-
ti"nS respecting its advocacy of Il new
candidate in this district t"I Congress
which are 81 pertinent that We copy tn,
letter almost entire:
| confess that hitherto have been
pIcIu,lic"d in favor of our present ven
cradle representative. who has 81 much
advanced the influence of the state and
Won 81 many houoIS for himself and
his constituents.
confess that hitherto have read
with pride the testimonials passed upon
him 10y the l,adin" journals of the conn
try, which have 81 strongly testified Ia
the efficient character of his public ser
vices. his active lIhoIS in the cause ot
reform. and his commanding influence
III the capital. | confess that the.
father of the house sounded pleasantly
in my ears when knew it had been
conferred. 10y the common consent of
The liI>t Legislative body IN the Land.
upon Il fellow citizen ct mine. | own Il
feeling of pleasure and satisfaction
when the Journals told It's of his SlIr-
CCS>tul efforts to cquitahlN distribute
the Geneva award. of the faithful IlholS
and judicial insight which he exhibited
as chairman of the Credit MohiIicr com
mittcc. "f his official usefulness in the
Utah difficulty, of his honorable con
ncctiom with the committee Which is To
investigate the Arkansas troubles. and
more than all things else. of his diStin-
%ui>hcd public service in bringing to Il
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which has reduced the body of the laws
oi the United States from seventeen
volumes To onl one, and which. ar-
Cnr'ling To distinguished aut IIoIitN. gives
the United States Il better cnd, than
any other nation of the civilized world
NOW possesses. had thought this last
work alone which has required 50 many
Years of Labor and Such eminent ability
to bring II into its present complete
form, WAS Il sufficient guarantee of Mr..
l'nland'S ability and willingness to do
faithful work. Indeed. Washington re-
p"rtrrS SAY it is the best senatorial work
done in the last decade but do Won
not think the reporters must have been
mistaken i'll regard to this
Then, too, when call to mind thr
lessons which history teaches concern
in" the supreme advantage of chonSiu"
experienced men {" fill the highest posi-
tons IN Legislative affairs. considered
that perhaps Mr.. Poland ought to re-
ccINc our votes on this account. Per
hapS | mistake; but the cX:mpl,. of
sister states. which have kept their best
minds III Congress during the whole
period OF their greatest usefulness. as
Law. Sumner Webster and n.,u,
others of no mean fame and have there
10y procured for themselves the mcritcd
honor of having produced the wiscSt
statesmen America has known, seems
t" advise uS To make Use of sound abil-
TtN while We possess il. But yer,
likely history and its teachings are all
wrong. 1t may hr that the time has
come when brains are ut :: discount.
and honorable ability and faithful ser
vice shall bow To youthful ambition and
ineNpcIiencc.
by the way, who is Col Mead In
what way has he distinguished himself ,
W hat public services has he performed /,
What evidence of ability and strength
has he ever shown? What public rec
ord can he show 10y which ne can in
amy way he entitled To the peoples
gift
As have said, | have been preju
diced i'll favor of his opponent, vet if
these questions can he fairly answered
although his reputation ut present bears
no more resemblance to the illustrious
fame which Mr.. Poland possesses than
the translation of Greek sentence
does to the translation of Elijah, it NAV