Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-31
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

Editor Farmer -
Stanford" inquiries for the record Of Col.
Mead. Ills record needs not to he wiped
out, nor apologized for by shrewd and astnto
politicians to make it appear respectable.
His life has been perfect success; never n
failure in anything he has undertaken, nor
has an imputation been cast against his hon.
or or character. A farmer from boyhood,
working daily with his hands, unanlbiiious
OF political prefcrment, he commenced life
penniless. nm orphan, among strangers. In
childhood without friends, he has made
friends of all who know him, friends who
love and honor him. lie has accumulated
n fair property, wholly by his own excrtions,
and is considered model farmer. His tenn
pernnce lectures are OF n high order and
have been the means of the salvation Of
many tippler. His addresses before ag-
ricultural societies have shown that he well
understands the wants of the farmers.
When in the state legislature he made n
worthy record, and compelled and won re-
spect even when ptted against those who
believed they were born legislators land
that farmers should be silent and showed
himself to be good debatcr, sound rea-
soner and thinker, aud well skilled in par
linmentary rules.
Col. Mead has public record well known
to every schoolboy in his district. by the
tone Of his letter no man has public reg
ord with Stanford" unless he has con.
gressional record. "Poland's political in
tegrity, coupled with his wisdom and sagac-
itym Bah! A greater burlesque never was
written.
Said POLAND editor" TO mo Mt the Bur-
lington convention: A few Of us, good
many less than hundred active politicians,
who rule this district, will kill off Mead be-
fore tho convention meets.n
That little ring of "active politicians" are
certain just now, and will be this week,
while tho farmers work and sleep, and I'M
less wo are wide awake Saturday, August 8
1t will be the same old story acted over
again. A little ring in each town viii
manage the caucus, and then the ring pa
pers will cry out "behold the will Of thu
people!"
temperance men and Good Templars
'Our cause is just" and worthy Of our I'm
divided support. Let us to the primaries
Saturday, and see that temperance men M,
elected who will help nominate temper
ance man for Congress. Soldiers OF the re
public, Grand Army boys, let us remembe
Mead, not our beloved general, but on
equally rs brave and noble. While Polan'
stayed ut home seeking political honors
Mead was on the battle field in Louisiana
marching through the dismal bayous AM
swamps, risking his life for his country, AM
II part Of the time PROSTATE and helpless il
that burning climate with tho terrible fever
which slew thousands of our brave soldiers
Farmers, mechanics, laborers of all classes
do you wish your interest represented i
Congress? What has Poland done for you
To the Grnngers rs body | cannot up
peal. for they are not political order, bu
to tho members we may say, Your aim is I
put down corruption wherever IL may
found, to elevate the farmer, and TO aid hon
esty and justice in all honorable way;
Farming has been and is the chosen occupa
ton of Col. Mead. lie is not an oiIice-seek
or. For some months his friends were ear
ncstly working for him rs u candidate fol
Congress before he would allow his name L
be used in that connection. Col Mead ha
for long time been carrying out grang
principles. and organized one OF the most SUI
cesslil farmers clubs at Randolph Center ths
has ever existed In Vermont. Let us hav
few farmers in Congress to look after OF
interests, and let Col. Mead be found anon
them. Remember the eighth of August
see your neighbOr also and have him at tn
caucus. ID. +. B.