The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-26

canvasses. We need refer to the matter
but briefly. Our fellow citizens have seen
Jacob Estey, through himself, his family
connections, and his employees, seeking to
become the governor of Vermont. They
know, as well as we know, that there is
not particle of spontaneity in his candida
cy. They know that he would not even
have been thought of, much less named, In
connection with the office, had not the sug-
gestion come from himself and his family,
been fostered by what are understood to be
hired retainers, by appeals to denomina-
tonal pride and prejudice, and aided, to
certain degree, by the desire to avenge fan
cied grievances They have witnessed
men perambulatng the state, chanting the
praises of Jacob Estey, and lavishly using,
as it is alleged and believed, his money
they have seen men of different characters
engaged to visit different localities and
appeal to different prejudices it has
been, as they have seen, an attempt
to form one of those combinations of
which John Randolph spoke, and which
we may call coalition between the saint
and sinner, and the missionary has been
of the class with that to be Influenced, and
the argument, whether verbal or material,
has been of the kind MOI suited TO effect
that purpose. They have seen men offer
ing to pay the expenses of delegates to the
state convention, ii SO be they would vote,
when there, for Jacob Estey. They have
seen the results of caucuses falstied, and
telegraphed as "solid for Estey," when in
fact, the reverse was the truth. They have
seen the workmen in factories marched in
body to caucus to vote for their employ
or. They have, in fact and in a word, seen
he worst phases of Tammany tactics in
;roduced into Vermont republican politics
by one who had most excellent oppor-
tunlty to become familiar therewith-and
sli ia the interest of Jacob Estey. These
are matters of public notoriety, of common
observation, and it is for the republicans
of Vermont 10 determine whether success,
this year, shall make for all time to come
sclf-seeking, no matter how openly and
grossly it may show itself, winning card
in Vermont politics. We believe that the
state convention will rebuke this kind of
tactics, and save the people the necessity
of so-doing at the polls.
For the first time, too. the qualifications
of gnbernatorial aspirant have become a
matter of public discussion and enquiry
For this, too the advocates of Jacob Es-
tey are mainly responsible. Not that they
desired its ntroduction-they would have
been only too well suited with silence on
this point. Their persistent urging of a
man so unfit for the office, their appeals
to religious pride and prejudice, their os-
entatious parade of gifts of, or discounts
on, organs, and the claims made for sup
port therefor, their endeavors to pack eau
cuses, and force tie candidacy of Jacob
Estey, has, in our judgment, rendered it
necessary, in order to save the state and
the republican party from impending dis
grace, to show his illiteracy, his gross un-
fitness for so high an office We do not
propose. here and now, to say anything
more than we have heretofore said on this
subject. 1t is proper, however, to remark
that everything we have heretofore said in
reference to the illiteracy of Jacob Estey
has been strictly and literally true, without
the least attempt at cXaggeration-in fact,
exaggeration would have been impossible
and that the extracts we have made from
his writings have been made literally, spell
ling, punctuation, capitalization and all.
We feel that for such man to be governor
would be disgrace to the state. We know,
in the unfortunate event of his nomination,
1t would cost the party thousands of votes.
These considerations should, and we be-
lieve will, determine the question of his
candidacy. State pride alone ought, and
we believe will, render his nomination i'm
possible. There is, however, another con-
sideration that should not be without
its weight. We are entering upon ma
tiona campaign of momentous Importance.
| 1t is conceded that the contest will be close.
| We have no votes in the nation to throw
away. Vermont is among the first OF
states to vote in the opening of this con.
test. The result of our election will have
great weight in determining the final ISSUE
An old fashioned overwhelming republican
majority will give the republicans of other
states confidence, and insure success. A
falling off of three thousand or five thou
sand votes in our majority will have q
correspondngly depressing effect, and
endanger, if not render impossible, success.
The nomination of Jacob Estey, Tuesday
will cost the republican party at least five
thousand of its maj ority, if not more. Al
least twenty-five hundred Vermont repub
licans will be found whose freeman's oath
will not allow them to vote for Jacob Estey
on account of his gross illiteracy; anc
nearly as many more. on account of thu
means resorted to to promote his cand
dacy. Many, hundreds if not thousands
of these will give emphasis to their oppo
sition by voting for William Ii. H. Bing
ham-and every vote SO cast counts two il
the reduction of the republican majority
viii the republican state convention ruI
this risk We have too much faith il
their intelligence and patriotism to believe
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