The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-20
JUSTICE TO THE PRESIDENT

JUSTICE TO THE PRESIDENT!
The proceedings at the adjourned annu-
al or Especial" village meeting, Wednesday,
May 10, was "a matter of profound surprise
and formed a subject for wondering CON-
ment to our fellow citizens. AT the opening of
the meeting they were surprised with the
announcement that municipal judge was
to be clected-this Notwithstanding the
latest incumbent had resigned his office
some hour or two before the expiration of
his term of Office, and had been reappoint-
ed to fill the "vacancy," so created, with
the intent and expectation that he would
hold the office for another term. This was
genuine surprise to the mass of voters, but
not 80 great an one as to be told, two or three
days after, by the very men who had print
ed ballots already: prepared and were en-
gagged in their distribution, that they were
unaware Of, and taken by surprise at, the
declination of the supposed incumbent or
the announcement by him Of the existence
of vacancy. Then was simultaneously
disclosed the most strange combination or
coalition ever known to the politics of Yer
mont, or anywhere else, for that mattcr-a
coalition which demonstrated that men
still thought they couM serve two masters,
could serve God and mammon. The count
ing of the votes, however, showed that
there was q still greater surprise in store
Cor t1acn (tOJ and ynaf ynreltnprs
and Rutland was content.
The same evening, we received COM
mu. ication from respectable citizen OF
Rutland, republican who twice voted for
Gen. Grant and still, so far as we know or
believe, sustains the general policy of the
administration. That communication we
published in our next issue. We have no
regrets for its publication, and should again
take the same course with similar COM
municaton from an equally respectable
source. We may further say that il we
supposed ourself hit by similar letter, if
we thought the coat fitted us, we should
not follow the example of a certain other
| individual and ''interview" gentlemen who
| had an IS" in their name, and inquire
",ohy they ,crote that letter about u.s." or
make other inquiries to that effect. The
writer of that communication, among
other things, asked "Why temperance
" and rum made such close coalition ?"
Why General Grant ordered his officials
| "here to interfere in our local elections p
| "Why the coalition between temperance
"and rum-one wing of the coalition led
"by federal office holder on the temper
lance side and liquor dealer on the
&c other ?" We frankly:informed our cores
pondent that we was entirely Ignorant of
the proceedings, and was not present at
the village meeting when the transactions
referred to were transporting. Having con-
| fessed our ignorance, what more could we
say?
To be sure we might have said that it
was notorious fact that the president had
lnterfered, through his office holders, in
elections elsewhere, and it would not be q
very violent presumption to assume that
| hC hhN hSiSs w hat SOuiu navy bSSh ihoie
natural than an actual order from the pres
ident to interfere here The coalition had
candidate for Judge who had a natural
claim on the presidents gratitude. He had
taken the stump for Greeley. but, later
transferred his allegiance to Grant, and
powerfully aided, with voice and pen, in Sc.
curing the vote of Vermont for him. The
president has the reputation Of sticking
to his friends, and here was the opportu
nifty to show his gratitude. The "federa
office holder on the temperance side" too
was serving under a chief who will moi
brook "sloshing" postmasters, nor allow
his subordinates to take active part in loca
politics. Was it TO be supposed, for mo
ment, that this ''official' would act upoI
his own responsibility ? Could any one be
lieve that he had dared to run the risk o
Jewell without the superior backing of tn,
president But, by implication, thes
questions are, in part, now answered b,
the "federal Office holder" himself, by tn
postmaster of Rutland implicitly, the co
altion and its leadership are admitted, bu
why it was formed is still left to conject
ure. General Grant is not to have tn
credit of rewarding his friend in kind. Ii
aided the president into office, but the pres
} ident didn't lift finger to help him. Tn
Rutland postmaster was not "ordered," h
'interfered in our local elections" on hi
, own hook. The responsibility is hs-wha
, will Jewell say If the president must b
: convicted OF lngratitude, he must have tn
credit Of not making use of a "right SINAI
/ chance" for interference. The respons
3 bilty being shifted from the president I
} the postmaster, will the 'leader on tn
: temperance side" tell us, before Jewell il
r terferes, "why the coalition between ten
e "perance and rum 2" and what he think
about the resolutions of the Massachuseli
republican state convention