Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-11-03

Letter from Ludlow.

FRIEND McMAsTER - Will you
permit an old reader and patron Of
the journal Which you have the honor
to edit and publish, to congratulate
you and its readers on the successively
instituted and very marked improve
ments to which that journal has been
subjected since it came under your
management! !
In my Judgment it has always been
a deserving paper, and true to its
name it has always successfully sriven
to keep Epace with the spirit Of the.
age" which it correctly represents,
and the suggestion that | have made
should by no manner Of means be rem
dered as implying detraction from its
former merits; for, as a brilliant, re-
sponsibe, outspoken and ncwsy local
newspaper, it has, from its birth, been
noticeable, and in those respects it
probably has today few equals and no
superiors in the state.
1t is cminently and IN the full sense
of the term "the peoples paper" de-
voted, as it is, to the interests, and
respecting, as it does, the rights of all
respectable classes and ranks Of socie-
ty, and not seryilely flwning upon or
pandering TO the favored few. 1t
strikes with terrible vengeance
against wrong and vice and crime,
against corruption, knavcry and fraud,
irrespective OF persons or parties, or
whether its blows may fall in the
ranks Of the high or low, the rich or
poor; making no distinction among
men, save that of goodness, virtue and
intrinsic worth.
But do the people of the state and
county fully appreciate the facts that
| have touched upon? Because that
the greater portion Of the people
therein may happen to differ from you
with regard to the political views that
your Journal holds, should certainly be
no reason for their rejecting the AGE.
For, while it always gives its readers
much matter which cannot fail to in
terest and profit them all, it at the
same time correctly presents its side
Of the political field, 50 that any one
from the ranks of either party may
readily, clearly and intelligently com
prehend and understand the position
and movements in the political field.
presume no one will endeavor to
gainsay the fact that today in order to
be intelligent and to hold sound views
politically-as well as in other re
spects must study both sides,
that we may thoroughly understand
and critically compare and satistactor
lily test the principles underlying both
parties, as well us to keep posted IN
the developments and progress of
each
Because, then, being a republican
we take a republican Journal, IS no
Just excuse for not subscribing for a
good democratic Journal.
These remarks, Mr.. Editor, hastily
written and loosely thrown together,
should not be regarded as an attempt
at fulsome fattery They are the
honest views Of one who believes in
speaking the truth without regard to
conventionalties. To your readers |
will make suggestion to close with
1t is, that if they believe with me that
the AGE is meritorious, they should
endeavor to render it more so, and at
the same time attest their apprecia-
t:on by inducing their friends to sub
scribe. Let each of its present pat
rons get at least one new subscriber
and by little effort they can hardly
fail to do so-before the next issue of
the AGE. | will begin the work with
two subscribers, the pay for which l
herewith enclose. j. II. G.