The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-08-12
sLAxDKR AGAINST GOV. PAGE ne
FIrED.
Ia he Argus and P5triof 81 jane 2lih,
the foilowinR letter was Published

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TAmnAyrS, VI, Jane 70, 1875
Nix. ATgSs II perceive that cor.
respondent Of the ST. Albans Messenger
says that "ihe English Vocabulary does
not furnish language Sufficient 10 express
the contempt 10 which such man a. ex-
GOV. Page should BE- held b. al lovers Of
the insiipnabe rlgbts guaranteed 10
Americans one hundred years ago, be-
Cause Of hi. eowsrily dismissal oi dem.
oersi. who thought proper 20 vote for
whom be thought best, and ia accordance
with his oath sud conscience
Such language IN the columns OF r.
publican p4per relative To republican
ex-governor, Is certainly "a singing re-
buke," especially when there is not a
word Of comment OF dissent ffom the
editor.
Such remarks, from such source has
set the people TO thinking aud many
who are Of the opinion that GOV. Page
was not worth more than ten thousand
dollars when he was elected treasurer,
are suspicious that he has got wealthy
somewhat faster than the rules OF Chris
tian honesty would justify. BE this as il
may, where there is so much smoke
there is good reason to believe there Is
fire; aud the undertone talk, among
,na,... :, q ,ha iaad;,,n, ,,,au nj tho otata hos
made II appear something more than an
idle rumor that Treasurer John a. Page
has fonnd that bis predecessor Ia Office
has never accounted for some two hun
bred aud fiity thousand dollars Of inter-
est money when John Is. Page was state
treasurer, during the years OF the war,
when large sums Of money came iuto his
hands.
Although republican, | never voted
for Mr.. Page, for the reason that doubt
ed his fitness, and as il may be useless
for me to ask my own party papers TO
publish this letter, ask You to be kind
enough to do so, as the present state
treasurer is a resident of your place, aud
you can easily ascertain whether the ru-
mors are true or false. must give credit
| to Gov. Tilden and other honest demo-
Gratis for exposing the rascality of Tweed
and bis ring, aud | for one shall not
hesitate to expose aud bring to justice
any Tweeds we may have in our own
party.
Soon thereafter the editor OF that paper
being addressed by Messrs Prout, Sim
mons & Walker in regard TO the author
ship Of the letter, under date Of July 10Th
/ replies: "Men who write such things
ought not TO do it, except they know
what they write Of. They must not ex-
pect me to stand in the gap for them. =
That article was sent me by John, who
has since written me be was the author,
and says he based ii on the information
derived from Poland of the Wdtchmda,
aud Rev. Dir, Lord. /"
In other letters 10 an endeayor TO JUS
lify the publication of the Fairhaven
letter, Mr.. Atkins charges that "llev
DR.. Lord has talked it freely" aud also
that ~ NJ Poland told a Rutland gen
temau that the doctor (Lord), was writ
ipg an article on the subject which be
would soon publish" Aud agaiu further
that John A. Page bad also talked quite
freely abonl hat intert 81 matler.'
Ia regard 10 the above communication
etter. have been received asa published
ltom 10, persons iueiein mentioned
completely * neratinx GOV. Psge from
thc iou ct,argr.
la nu ariic.e ga stale hnauces, ia b,
Watchmaa and State J0wHai, Of Aog
ith, Mr. Poland speaks OF the item o
interest received irou balances IN bank'
returned by state Treasurer John a
Page, al tue close OF the fiscal year end
iug july 81, 1875, and desires wholly 1,
re,ract an iatnation made on,
year ago, that large amounts might hBv'
been realized 10 the stalc il former treas
arers Lad been as honest ID reporting
sums received from THE source as p esen
incumbent. Mr. Poland says; "Upol
thorough and caIciul examination o
John u Pages bopks while in cfllee, W.
dnd the Items OF Interest properly credit
cd TO the state ia every case. His book
are correct, aud all mOnirs received bl
J him Tor interest on balances are properly
accounted tor. Justice TO Mr. Page aut
TO ourselves requires ns to say this macl
and We LAY IL with great pleasure.