The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-06


ing the fayorite candidate. In fact, IL it
have not been for the circumstance of
former usage Mr. Willard could not have
been renominated, and we doubt IL he
could have carried twenty votes.
Having been in congress one term and
the practice in Vermont having been to
return her representatives for second
term, at least, 1t was but carrying out her
former usage to return Mr. Willard, and
ordinarily it would have been a matter of
surprise II he had not been renominated,
and yet, with all these in his favor, 1t was
with the utmost difficulty that he secured
denomination, and, as we have already
said, he would not have secured it, but for
a tumble in Bennington county, which
gained him the vote that made his majority
over Mr.. Clark, barely one.
Up to the time, then, of his second NOM
nation 1T must be confessed that he was
anything but popular as a representative.
This is significant fact, but il would be
scarcely worth stating at this time, were it
not true that few men and few news
papers are pratlng about his popularity,
and the wonderful hold he has on the
esteem and favor of the voters in this dis
| trict
AT the time of his third nomination the
circumstances were somewhat peculiar,
and, as looked upon by many, very favor
able to Mr.. Willard
The new apportionment of representa-
| tives for the several states had been made,
! and Nj Willard, 1t was claimed, had
secured, or help to secure, to Vermont one
more member than it was at one time prob
able She would have. In view of this fact
! il was thought by the convention no more
than a proper compliment to Mr.. willard
To return him for a third term. On this
ground and for this reason he was nomi-
mated for third term but it was express
ly stated and distinctly understood that that
was to be his last term, and that after its
expiration others, equally deserving and
capable, were to be considered
These are the simple facts, and they are
well known, not only to the delegates who
nominated Mr.. Willard, but to the people
at large.
In fact. the reason which many of the
delegates gave TO their constituents for
nominating him To Il third term was that
it was simply a compliment in considera-
ton of what he had done toward securing
TO Vermont three representatives intead of
two.
1t was at the time the only argument in
favor Of sending him for third term, or
rather it was an excuse for it.
We have been reminded of these facts
within week past by two Of the delegates
to that convention, and judging from their
comments on the subject we inferred that
if they are delegates to the next conven-
ton MIR. Willard will not receive their
votes.
Granting that Mr.. Wizards third nomi-
nation was justiliable on account of his
having secured to Vermont another repre-
sentative, it cannot be contended that his
recompcnsc has not been ample. And if,
after having secured another representa-
tive, it should appear that it was tor Mr..
Willard and not for Vermont, it is barely
possible that the debt which the state
owed hlm was not, after all, SO great as
was at first supposed. There is certainly
chance of honest mems taking
this view of the case, and of coupling his
efforts in that matter with his recent visits
to the several postmasters in, this district.
When, therefore, Mr.. Willard and his
friends, in total disregard of the above
facts, come forward and ask for more-ask
for his nomination to fourth term. it is
by no means surprising that many good
men ask what has become of the
agreement that he should retire at the ex-
piralion of his third term?
And we simply ask what has Mr. Willard
done during the three terms that he has
been in congress to merit especial fayors
and rewards? Can any man lay his finger
on a single act of Mr.. Wizards during all
the years he has been in congress, of nota-
bic character or that does him or his con-
stituents any especial credit If SO, why
has it not been done during the present con-
test between Mr.. Willard and Col. Joyce.
for the nomination on the 10th instant
Why has not some newspaper held up to
public gaze the notable deeds he has accom-
plished? Mr.. Willard has been in congress
nearly six years. Col. Joyce has never
been there; and yet we doubt if the people
of Vermont can tell to-day what Mr.. Will
lard has done for them that Col. Joyce has
not. We think it about time that his
friends speak out on this point We trust,
however, that the postmasters may not all
speak at once.
We do not wish to be understood as say
ing that Mr.. Willard has not been good
representative, fair average. for we
cheerfully admit that, bat he is now trying
to crowd himself into place which moth
ing short of extraordinary services entitle
him to, and before he succeeds we desire to
know what these services have been, and
by what right he now attempts to secure to
himself favors and hOnors which this dis
trict has awarded to but very few of its
representatives-to none, save Mallory,
Hall and Slade.
Already he has been in Congress as long
as Walton and Woodbridge were ; two
years longer than any others, and four
years longer than Miner. And what is no.
table in this connection is the fact that,
Notwithstanding his three terms in Con-
gress, he has not, after all, so impressed |
the minds of his constituents of his useful |
ness there, or of the Importance of his re-
tention, as to secure for him general favor, |
or to make electioneering unnecessary. Ac-
cordingly we find him or his henchmen