The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-13
THE RUTLAND DAILY GLOBE, SATURDAY
A Letter From whitehall.

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Editor Rutland Globe My attention
has been called to a communication in the
Herald of this date, purporting to haye
been sent from this place, by "B. II. B., p"
in which 1t is asserted that the board of
excise commissioners elect of this town
could not qualify by reason of their in
ability to take the ron-clad oath, as the
oath Of office is called, prescribed in the
amendment to the constitution adopted
last fall.
The new oath of Office requires the afii-
ant to swear, in addition to other things,
that he has not contributed money or other
valuable consideration, directly or Indirect
ly, for the purpose of influencing the CIV
ing or Withholding of vote IN obtaining
his election.
The communication alleges that one
commissioner had declared since the cleo
ton that he had used both rum and money
to influence votes IN his favor, and that
another commissioner was conspicuous In
declaring on the afternoon of the election
that both rum and money would be used If
necessary.
The communication is totally false, so
far as its statements in regard to the or
ganization OF the board is concerned. The
commissioners have all and singular sworn
in, and have taken the "iron-clad" oath of
office with much less liability to prosecu-
ton for perjury than the writer of the
Herald communication is under to pros
ecution for libel.
The commissioners elect are men of
character and standing in this town. One
of them, Mr.. Jacob p. Clark, is q pros
porous farmer in the east part of the town,
and has heretofore filled town offices it'll
credit. He has drawn the short term of
one year. Another is Mr. George II. Buel,
son of one of our oldest and most respect
able citizens and gentleman of means and
character himself. He has drawn the two
years term. The third is Mr.. Benjamin
Holcomb, who has been for q number of
years in the employ of the Delaware and
Hudson canal company, and was IN the
employ of the Rensselaer, and Saratoga
railroad company before the road was
leased to the Delaware and Hudson canal
company. He has drawn the long term of
three years. SO the board is fully organ
lied and will be ready to transact business
at the time designated by law, So much
for that part of the charge.
The other part relating to the use of cor
rupt means by them to secure their cleo
ton is equally without foundation. The
office itself is not sufficiently remuner-
alive to justify great outlay in secur-
ing it. Nor was there any need of I'M
due influences to secure their election.
From the opening of the polls to the close
there was no doubt OF the election of the
commissioners understood to be IN favor of
license by an overwhelming majority
Eleven hundred and nnety-five votes were
cast for commissioners of which the no.
license candidates received only 1856 votes
or nearly fifty less than one-thrd of the
whole number while the license candi-
dates received $3.50 votes. or considerably
many more than two-thirds 1t was fair
stand-up fight between license and no
license, and the former was overwhelm-
ingly sustained.
The communication is only an impotent
effort to accomplish by SANDER what was
unable to be accomplished by the ballot.
1t is an exhibition of temper, and not an
effort for the promotion of temperance.
And it is only another illustration of the
impracticabe characteristics of the leaders
of the political temperance party, charac-
teristics which bring into public contempt
what of itself is pure and holy cause.
CITIZEN