Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-09-14

the state ticket. and two in Caledonia.
You are aware that every democratic
Journal IN the state, rejoieed in the split
Of the republican party IN your district.
and they saw what you would not see
that they were to gather the spolls when
the battle was over. Hear Chase Of the
Union, counsel his brethren:
Meantime let democrats keep silent
and observe the motion Of the wind.
They have helped to defeat Poland with
out charge, and if they do anything
more 1t may seem proper to claim re
ward Let Us stop right here to take
breath, spit on cur hands and prepare
for what. under the approaching strug-
gle. may seem best.
There Is no law against boiling. ;"
nor Is there any against suicide. One IS
about as fatal as the other.
There is no man in Judge Poland's
district so well qualified by experience
as he Is, and there Is no man so eminent
in ability, that he has been pointed cut
as the equal of Poland. Had this been
the case, you had been securing about
the district for candidate. for the last
three months.
Now, our correspondent runs off in a
pathetic strain and says. ..Ah IS it pos
sible &c." We ask him and our read
ers to look at the roll. when the speaker
makes up his committees for the next
House of Representatives, and see if he
can find the name Of the member from
the second district of Vermont, as chair
man Of any committee. We ask him
and our readers to watch the papers or
the Congressional Globe, that they NAV
ascertain whether that member takes
any prominent place In congress or not.
BY way Of contrast, let them turn back
to the records Of the last congress, and
see where Poland and Willard stood.
No, sir, your member viii not need or
deserve any salary grab (note, this writ
er uses the words salary grab" only
twice IN this letter. or any increase of
pay, for the first term, at least
Fortunate would it be for some of the
politicians Of your district. if the mis-
fortunes Of d pos representation, were
all they would suffer for the deception,
falsity and unfairness" they have prae-
tieed in this campaign
If the correspondent would know why
certain men were accused of doing dir
ty work, and of resorting to deception,
falsity and unfairness, in our former ar
tlele, VIC may state that the means used
to prejudice the minds of the people,
were unfair, because ali Of Poland
faults were nagnlfed and heralded
through the district, while his good
deeds were not mentioned or aeknowI-
edged False statements, without mum
Der, were made against him, and his
whole private and public life was raked
over, after something that should be a
stain on his character. In regard to the
dirty work 1t has been said that
the Poland party hired voters to attend
eaueuses- This might have been 50.
Did not the ants do Just the same thing?
Was it not just as bad to pay for the
nrIntinC and circulation of false state
WenLs IN the IOru Or u1uu-UIIIs. Is 10
pay voters for going to eaueuses We
don't see the difference. 1t was a game
Of politics, in which each party did the
most possible to defeat the other. The
friends Of Meade, benson and Poland.
were active and the man who wrote the
communication above, knows as well as
most men, the tricks of politics.
In conclusion, we viii say that we be-
lleTed it would be q misfortune if Po-
land and Willard were not returned to
eongress-not that we had any peculiar
love Tor the men, more than for other
men who deserve well of their country
men but because We thought them able
to do more for the state and the eonntrv
than any new men that should be chosen
to their places If they are not returned.
our mlsfortunes Will be no greater than
those Of the men who refuse to vote for
them. and We submit with grace.