Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-10-31

Mr.. Editor: "Mix," In his arti-
Gle in your last issue, mourns be
cause the Congressional campaign
"seems to grow personal in form"
and very innocently asks, "ls that
right 7" l suppose he would insin'
uate that poland's friends are to
blame for this lack of harmony.
But will "NIix' stop u moment and
consider who it is that has been
calling hard names in this contest.
Was it POland's friends or Deni.
sons supporters that flooded the
District with libellouS circulars pre-
vious to the last election Did not
the whole stock in trade of the so
called DenisOn managers consist in
personal epithets and abusive re.
marks concerning Poland and his
friends =? 1t even went so far that
the independence of the press was
impugned, and those newspapers
that supported Poland were ac-
cuscd of being bought, when there
was no shadow of a foundatiun for
the accusation. After Poland had
withdrawn one would suppose that
there would be no further need of
Republicans calling each other hard
names but the abuse is still kept
up. The Vermont Farmer, which, l
suppose, is the chief Denis0n organ,
| in it's last issue calls Poland "That
political corpse" and terms those
who voted for him "The dear, de.
voted Poland crew. And this is IA
fair specimen of the epithets run.
ming through several articles in that
issue. Does "NIiX" think that right ?
"Does it tend to harmony" Do
Denison's friends hope to gain votes
by such a course Would it not be
better for them and their organs to
cease calling hard names before at
tempting to criticise any remarks
concerning Denison =!
The DenisOn organs and his talk
ing men are seeking to sunder all ties
it seems to me, between them and
those Republicans who from prefer.
ence, or from II sense of duty, voted
for Poland at the last election. ]
have yet to learn that because some
of us worked and voted for Poland,
we have committed an objectionable
sin. If we are "dear, devoted
crew." then let us devote ourselves
to a proper condemnation of such Il
spirit as is manifested by the Deni-
sonites, 10y voting solidly against
Denison next Tuesday. If this is
done we may yet administer fit
ting rebukc to those politicians who
deem it necessary to arrogate to
themselves and their candidate all
virtue, honesty and uprightness.
1t is true that we have no candi-
date in the field. Neither have
they-cxcept one whom the Demo
Gratis largely assisted i'll placing
there. Denison claimed not to be
in the field before the last election,
and his friends, when spoken to
about that point, replied that they
could not be prevented from voting
for him on that account; and if
that argument, used by Denison's
friends, is sound one, suppose
that "dear, devoted Poland crew"
have perfect right TO vote for Po-
land next Tuesday, although the
Judge is out of the field. Is not
that the only consistent course for
them to take under the circnmstan-
ces (? Other men have been sug.
gested as candidates since Poland's
withdrawal, but it is understood
that the majority of Poland's friends
in Caledonia and Windham counties
refuse to accept of any other man,
preferring to vindicate the man
who was fairly nominated at the
District Convention, and who re-
ceived majority of the Republican
votes in the last election. Every
vote cast for Poland next Tuesday
will be cast against the interests of
the Democrats. Democratic lead
ers in this county say they wonld
prefer to vote for MeLane, but I'M
less Democrats support Denison,
Poland Is sure to be elected.
ONE OF THAT "CREw."