The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-10
The FaIsehoods OF Col. joyce Op
pOnCnts.


The opponents to the nomination of Col.
Charles II. Joyce for member of congress,
as they find the public expression and
popular voice is rapidly Increasing in
most vindictive of falschoods Happily
the friends of Col. Joyce know from what
"cliquc of men" they originate, and could
give their names if necessary, who are fill
ing the democratic journals with their base
falschoods. Some of them claim to be re-
publcans, yet seek TO give utterance TO
their "cowardly attacks" through the
democratic papers, such as the Gdsettc and
Burlington Sentinel. They have not the
manlincss to make an open fight, and yet
some of these men who are sending their
messages of vituperation through demo-
cratic sewers are standing ready to ask
office frem the republicans of Rutland
county. Come out gentlemen and make
square fight-and show your hand openly,
aud skulk no longer behind sncers fearing
if Col Joyce is nominated somebody will
be left out in the cold.
A letter dated Rutland, August /, cnti-
tied "Our Next NJ. c. appears in the
Vermont gazette, democratic newspaper
printed at Bennington, which seeks by
what it calls candid and truthful state
ments TO convince the people that there are
divisions in Rutland and the county, and
that the heart of the people is not with'i
Col. Joyce. The letter sounds very much
as if written or dictated by certain gentle
men who have been standing upon the
street corners for the past few weeks utter
ing the Macedonian cry, "Comc over and
help us - But fortunately they are com
other side, each one carrying the Joyce
banner To be explicit IN their false
hoods they take the pains TO number them:
LTE NUMBER ONE.
lst. If the people of this congressional |
district were to vote direct tor member of
Congress, Willard would, as against
Joyce, get thrccfourths of all the votes
hence Joyce Is not the peoples choice, |
though he may be the politicians.
This is falsehood of the most patent |
character. The author of the falsehood |
knows that Mr.. Willard has never been the |
choice of the people, and that he himself
has heretofore as bitterly opposed Mr.. |
Willard as any man in the district. |
lie knows, too, that Mr.. Willard is the |
politicians, postmasters', and ring choice, |
and that If the vote were TO be taken that |
a vast majority of the republicans of the
district would cast their ballot for Charles |
ii. Joyce, as the peoples candidate. The |
ring has been broken, and certain gentle
men 90 whining about the streets like
whipped ours, because the people have |
taken the thing into their own hands.
LIE NUMBER TWO.
ID. Willard, on the popular vote, would
carry Rutland against Joyce. Hence there
is not the least significance in the fact that
Joyce carried the Rutland caucus.
There has never been an hour since Mr..
Wizards first nomination that he could
have carried Rutland as against any rcpub-
lican put in nomination against him on the
popular vote. The Rutland writer knows
that fact-that he has never voted himself
for Mr.. Willard but once, and that ut his
last election. He asserts that there is not
the least significance that Joyce carried
Rutland. This is simply a ridiculous false
hood. Had the nearly one thousand repub-
lican voters in Rutland been present at the
caucus, the gentleman and his clique could
not have obtained fifty votes against him
for Mr.. Willard or "Rutland candidate
if they had thought best to bring one cut.
LIE NUMBER THREE.
Gov. Page has not yet expressed his pre-
ference for Joyce, while many of the
towns in Rutland equity have already
elected Willard delegates. The Rutland
Herald is neutral in the congressional
fight, inclining rather to the stronger, or
Willard side, though saying nothing to veX
Joyce, possible nominee
Gov. Page has expressed his preference
for Col. Joyce and if the writer will be
at Middlcbury on Wednesday next, he will
find Gov. Page in the front rank standing
by the choice Of Rutland and Rutland
county-Co. Charles II. Joyce. The edi-
tor of the Rutland H5raM has distinctly
advocated the nomination of Col. Joyce
and Is a delegate to the convention.
LIE NUMBER FOUR.
We do not learn Of single prominent
man i'll Rutland who heartily supports
Joyce for the position SO long honored by
Willard, the next NJ. &. for tins district.
This is base falsehood. We assert
without fear of contradiction from any
quarter that there is not single man of
prominence IN Rutland but what does most
heartily support Col. Joyce. Not single
prominent man who heartily support Joyce
Let us look moment. Who are Gen. H.
ii. Baxter, John Prout, John b. Page,
Seneca NJ. Dorr, Col A. T. Walker, VIM
NJ. Field, A. A. Nicholson, L. G.. Kings
ley, William Gilmore, H. ii. Smith, Frcde-
rick Chaifee, II. II. Dyer, II. Hayward,
j. w. Cramton, G. ii. Beaman, N. p. ST.
mons, j. n. Baxter, Joel NJ. Haven, War
rem ii. Smith, John A. Salisbury, Walter
G. Landon, A. c. Bates, Ben K Chase,
Jacob Edgcrton, Henry Il. Field, j. NJ.
Putnam and five hundred more citizens of
Rutland. If these are not prominent men
of Rutland who are they?
We can assert from what is known to he
| rcliahle authority that Rutland comfy IL