The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-13

There is, besides, sharp hostility between
him aud bis former friend of the Vermont
Central railroad, which will be apt to prove
an obstacle to bis nomination
Then at the other end Of the state 4,
7rcnor ". Park of Bennington. Mr.
Park was trained to the law In Vermont,
and practised his profession with large Pc
cuniary success in California lie 10 q man
of very uncommon ability and Of capabili-
ty in affairs, Of wonderful Quickness of ap.
prchension and of decision, and is apt to
succeed in what he undertakes, There arc
two quito positive opinions about him, "a a
man, ono In The highest degree favorable
as TO his honor and integrity, the other ns
decidedly adverse. lie has mala two inn
mcnse foriunca, one in the Mariposa gold
mine In California, and another In tho
Emma silver niue in Utah But these on.
cralions, whether or not justly, have serious.
ly offended the moral sense OF not a few.
Perhaps they arc not rightly understood.
II must be said Of him, that he has made use
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and chief owner Of II national bank, and
the chief man in the new Central Vermont
railroad company, which controls tho rail-
roads of The state Apparently hia nomi.
nation would he subject to objections of
the same character, but intensified, as
would be urged against Mr. Bar,ow.
fEhpp Thorn I ,
Governor, Ruashl :. TAFT, Of the city of
Burlington. 1t mus. lee confessed Of him
that he hns marked and telling points for
candidacy. lie is by profession lawyer,
and ia both skilled AMI sliilful in the man
ascmcn, Of party politics, and is apt to
succeed In what he undertakes in that line.
and without its being known Just how he
does it; for he keeps his own counsel. He
is well known and prominent Free aud
Accepted Mason. aad Of large acquaint-
ancc and influence in the order, and rs far
as such affiliations go, he may count
on them for all lie has also lately
joined the Changers, although he Is wholly
private griefs he had. cannot tell, which
made him do IT," Il might he thought that
certain ways of his would be an objection
to bis candidacy with the temperance people.
But this-is not So certain; for | am told
that he secured his nomination rs lieu.cn-
ant governor through the active aid Of
Colonel Mead, who Is the leader Of the
Good Templar organization of the state
and experience has shown that danger from
that source lies in the bari; and no. in the
bite. If ha should unite the suifrages Of
the Alasons. the grangers. the Good Temp
lars, and the half-and-half COOL people, it
would give him good start.
Next in the list Is Nathan +. cpyagus,
Jr., of Brandon. he is president of ma
tional bank. owner of the Howe scale
works, has farms and fancy sheep, has an
for money getting improved by
practice, aud is rich and has such lnflu-
cncc as sharp business qualities, wealth. as
surancc. and q disposition to push things.
give. rs pronounced effort, ut courtesy,
pol,oness and liberal way doing things.
deserve much credit, and would be quite eff.
fcctivc, were it not for the suspicion inyol-
unfairly conveyed by them, that he is acting
n part 1t seems to many within as we'll MS
without Rutland and Addison counties, that
Mr. Spraguc does not commend himself 10 the
place by any marked qualifications for it,
such rs education, breadth of views, moral
elevation OF aim, unsupported purity of life,
and truthfnlncss of nature. From what
was observed Of his rather promiscu Gus
gallantries while Senator, there Is IN appre.
hcnsion with some that he might bring IA
scandal upon the executive chamber
This much Tor the candidates suggested
and now again, "Who shall be Governor 2"
Permit me to suggest name, (for it is
certain he will never suggest his own,)
Harmon Can.feM of Arlington. Mr.. Cam
field is n native of the town where he has
always lived, and is about Ga years of age.
He was for many years lawyer of good
reputation and practice, and abandoned the
practice for the business of actual farming
| hardly think he has joined the Changers,
but the blis,crs on his hands were made by
holding his own plough, and he has not
been obliged 10 borrow hay seed to powder
his Lair wiIlal. He has had large expert
encc in legislation, and in the practical af-
fairs OF public and private business His
perfect purity Of life, and integrity are
known wherever he is known; a man of
transparent honesty; of sound and enlight-
ened Judgment; of intiexible firmness of
purpose in the right, aud capable of high
moral indignation againt the wrong; frank
and outspoken, without artiilce or conceal
which have made him
largely tine trusted counsellor and arbitcr in
matters Of dispute and difficulty. He
would be the tool or servant of no mono
poly OF ring, 10 party to any scheme of
lie Is a man Of cid fashioned
honesty and economy and other like pri-
meval and homely yirtues-a man OF that
order whom the State do occasionally seek
out to honor, at the same time honoring
but whom they have to invite
to their service, for they are not wont to
Obtrude themselves. | therefore suggest,
for consideration, the name of Harmon
Garfield as the next Governor of Vermont.
ROCHESTER,.
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Addison.