Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-08-14
DIR. T. n. HosKlNs.

that, iu the hope Of injuring some one else at
our expense, he gave counsel which he would
have been 10th 10 have real friend follow,
and which, on account Of that suspicion, we
did not take. Yet our suspicious were so |
slight and the feeling of friendship SO strong
that incident would probably have been for
gotten, but for mean attack on Mr.. Cum |
miugs which he lately made in the Spring.
field Republican. We copy portion Of the
article:
Poland has all the money and " in
fuenco" on his side, while among his oppo'
nents there is neither organization nor conf
denoe. So far rs any organization may be
said to exist against tho Judge in Caledonia
county, the management of 1t would seem to
DO in the hands Of poland men. At least,
the recent farmers meeting" ut st. Johns
bury had for its principal speakers and in
ytod guests Judge Poland himself and
Franklin Fairbanks, while neither the osten-
sible candidate of the farmers movement,
Col. Mead, nor any of those who have labor
cd to awaken the people 10 the necessity Of
change, had any part or lot IN the matter.
The only papers that oppose Poland's renom-
ination are the Standard of Woodstock, and
the st. Johnsbury Farmer. The former is
earnest enough. but has only small circu-
lation and no influence. The latter has no
heart in the contest, and is only pursuing an
hereditary policy because II sees no immodi-
alto means of getting out OF 1t without II fatal
loss of character aud circulation. The lat
ter, though large for so young n paper, does
not compensate for the want OF advertising
patronage withheld from 1t by the st. Johns
bury merchants on account of its support of
the grangers. The publisher hoped in get
ting rid of its former editor to gradually drop
the grangers and work up his advertising
business, but circumstances have so far been
too strong for him, and though he berates
the farmers movement privately, he fears
TO abandon it, lest his subscription list should
go with his advertisements where the
woodbine twineth." Thus, with what little
organization 1t has in the hands of its enc
mics and such feeble support from the press,
there does not seem to be chance to Dust
the dignified gentleman in brass coat and
blue buttons"
For an example Of fairness and truth
we would not commend the above para
graph to our readers. The proverblal
ignorance of passing events which made it
impossible for the Dr., as an editor, to make
n newspaper shows itself in the entire COM
munication. He says: " Politics are rather
dull just now in Vermont, except, perhaps
in Judge Polands district" With one Of
the most lively Of fights in progress in the
first district, and bolts from the regular re-
publican nomination in at least four coun-
ties, that is an interesting item to Vermont
ers. The statement that none " of those
who have labored to awaken the people to
the necessity of change had any part or
lot in" the meeting on the Fourth Of Ju-
ly probably sounds queerly to the large
numbers of that class who did have charge
Of and control that affair. The gathering
was in no sense political one, and the can
dor and fairness of Judge Polands opponents
was manifested 10 their inviting him to ad
dress them on that occasion.
The IDEA that the FARMER " has no hear
in the contest " perhaps is warranted by thu
course we have taken. Our readers cal
judge But we do claim that there ha
been less warfare Of low, blackguardini
kind carried on in the paper than Their
was in the contest two years ago with til
DR.. at the helm.
"The publisher hoped in getting rid o
its former editor to gradually drop tn
grangers. He berates the farm
ers' movement privately" Here is richnes
for you. DR.. loskins told the present ed
itor of the FARMER, more than year befor
the dissolution, that he could not and woul
not remain in the partnership. He said h
would leave the FARMER without pecuniar
sacrifice, if he could so sell to Mr. Gun
mings, but that at whatever the cost Nigh
be, leave it he would. Last spring the frs
proposition of the kind made was made b
him, and the terms were named by him an
accepted by Mr.. Cumming; these facts d
not look very much as though the latter ha
made any very serious efforts towards " &c
ting rid of its former editor" The statemeI
that the publisher "berates the farmer
movement privately" and the one that III
Standard and the FARMER are the only p'
pers opposing Poland's denomination, a
what are called in the English langual
lies, though the latter we presume is an il
nocent oue as the discussion in the pape
had been going on only two or three month
and in that brief space it would not be
all strange if the Dr. had not yet found
out. The only wonder in the matter is tn
he knew anything about there being co
test unless the idea was beaten into his he
with a sledge hammer.
Then he says; The publisher hoped
gradually drop the grangers" That is
wicked, malicious falsehood, manufactur
out of whole cloth for the express purpC
of injuring the VERMONT FARMER in the
timatiOn of the graugers. Perhaps it "
succeed We will simply say that Meth
at the time we engaged to edit this pap
nor at any other time, has Mr.. CummiI
said word to influence US in that respe
but he has repeatedly spoken favorably
the farmers movement. We are free
express our honest convictions upon this
any other subject, and when that freed
ceases our connection as editor shall do
same.
1t requires remarkably clear intellt
we confess, TO see wherein the FARMER
manifested a special desire to 4" work up
advertising business" 1t has been condU
cd on tho principle Of telling the truth,
it strike where it will and such course
variably causes the loss Of much advertise
We are informed that the DIR. has IN
the statement that The FARMER is play
out" If that is SO we hope it will "p
out" some more. 1t subscription lis