Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-20

all this. If a man spends five or SIX
years of the best of his life to the
study of jurisprudence, and expends
$4,000 in the time, we think he ought,
after all this, to be able to "cut his
own fodder" in selling advice on law
questions, etc, the same as the famer
ought in raising and selling a bushel Of
beans. They tried to make out the
farmer an angel he may be all they
Represented, but to our obtuse mind,
he is mortal yet. Your middleman
may be a sinner, but for all his short
comings, he is q necessary ''institu-
ton" When farmer find his home
market better for him than the foreign,
he ought to support and foster it, in
stead of tearing it down, as he is now
attempting to do. The home market
has always been the farmers "best
hold" This chat about the 'bloated
middleman" is all "pure bosh. -
What was said about the Admins
tration was all true We need a
change in every department Of the
Government, State and NATIONAL
Then vote the Democratic ticket
vote for honest men-be they Demo-
Gratis or Republicans name is
nothing. Turn out the primary
meetings-turn out to the polls, and
you will soon have an honest govern
ment, but for goodness sake, stop this
idiotic war on middlemen, endmen,
etc. Thieves are confined to no partic-
ular class in society. We are digress-
ing from our report.
The rules of the convention, limit
ing speakers, was suspended, and the
'honest farmer sailed in. AS we
said before, Poland was the scape-
goat, until a youth, one Of that much
abused class known as runners" took
up the cudgel tor "Uncle Luke" but
as the convention was strongly anti
Poland, he was choaked off in the
middle of his speech, with the uproar
of ''throw him out" ego on" &c, &c.
After order was restored, the com
mittee on nominations reported as
follows SENATORS, Alvin Wood of
Barnard, Joseph c. Parker of Hart
ford, M. c. Edmunds of Weston
States Attorney, VIM. II. Walker Of
Ludlow; Asst Judges, Calvin French
of Cavendish, Crosby Miller of Pom
fret Sheriff, VIM. r. Hewitt Of
Woodstock High Bailiff, Zenas
Sanders of West Windsor Judges
of Probate, John Porter of Hartford,
VIM Rounds of Chester. The report
was accepted. Mr.. Stearns of Reading
moved that the name Of E. D. Sabine
of Windsor be substituted for that Of
DR.. Edmunds ofWeston. Mr.. Park
er of Royalton, one Of the committee.
supported Edmunds, and Decatur
Randall said-"While I was going
up stairs to the committee room, my
gun was loaded and pinted at the DR.
(meaning Edmunds) but that infde
(meaning ParkeD knocked it all out
of me. / never said a word, yor
sdon't believe meg bit Inerer said {
vord" Somebody claimed that Mr.
Sabine was on the Democratic ticket
(here is ignorance for you). Another
gentleman said that he did not care
whether he was Democrat or q Re
publican, if he was honest and capable
(that chaps head was ''level). An
other claimed that Mr.. Sabine was q
farmer, and had belonged to the Demo
cratic party seventeen years !! The
motion was lost, and Edmunds was
elected. Mr.. G. w. Winslow Of
Pomfret, moved that the report be
adopted. Voted, and the convention
adjobrned sine die.
1t was q second edition of the con
vention held here in June there is
no difference in the nominations-it
is simply ''skunk" Or ''polecat" you
can take your choice. A large body o.
honest, well-meaning men have fooled
away their time and money on this
sold fraud" "a Mass Convention o.
the people of Windsor County" Ii
you really desire 'reform" be at the
polls next September, and vote for the
Democratic candidates-you know
them to be capable and honest
What more do you want ? The Pos
man may well exclaim-
Oh mighty Liberals dost thou lie 30 low?
Are all thy elbows" "reforhs" and dreams
of ''spoils"
Shrunk to this little measure.
West Point CadetShiD.