Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-07-07
ANTI. MASONIC CONVENTION.

The Windham County Antimasonic Con-
vention, which was held at Fayetteville, W.,
on the 9th of June, 1876, made the follow
ing nominations for county officers for the
ensuing year:
For Assistant judges, E. C. Baker of
Putney, A. ]. Dexter Of Wardsboro.
For Senators, E. L. Waterman of Jamal.
ca, Leonard Brown Of Whitingbam.
For Sheriff, Alonzo Starkey of Brattle-
boro.
For States Attorney, Edgar w. Stoddard
OF Brattleboro.
For High BailiH, Elijah d. Rugg of Lon
donderry.
For Judges of Probate, Abshai Stoddard
of Townshend, Royal Tyler of Brattleboro.
The following resolutions were adopted.
Resolved, That events of the last year
have served to render more evident than
ever the necessity of organized opposition
to the Masonic party, under whose ''silent-
tongue" policy our men in office have re-
mained silent while our national and state
politics have become corrupted to an ex-
tent beyond anything heretofore known in
the history of the country, the treasury be-
ing plundered, and the community demor-
alized by back-pay grabs, credit-mobiler
swindles, sale OF Office, land grant specula-
tions, trading-post jobs, whiskey rings,
masonic rings, and all other ingenious de-
vices that craft can devise, or sworn secre-
cy cover up and shelter from detection.
Resolved, That the most practical way, If
not the only way, of dealing with these
evils, is to wrest the power from that stand
ing secret caucus, the Masonic Lodge, and
restore it TO the free, open action fthe peo-
pie, by voting persistently, on all occasions
for antimasonic candidates for Office.
RESOLVED, That we present our antina-
sonic ticket with confidence and satisfac-
tion for the support of the voters of Wind
ham county, fearlessly declaring that we
are opposed to all sworn secrecy, and to all
sly, secret practices in the management of
the affairs of society or the state; that we
are in favor OF just and equal taxation on
all real estate of every description and
our aim is to restore the politics of the state,
as far as possible, to what they were when
distinguished for openness, manliness, per-
sonal independence and honesty in the
years before the war.
Resolved, That we are opposed to the
making national or state holiday out of
pretended respect for the dead, or keeping
alive the memories of civil war, or hiding
from public scrutiny by floral demonstra-
tions and other Masonic devices the faults
OF the war administration, by which, not
only was an immense debt and neglected
duties imposed upon future generations
that ought to have been met in this, but
false currency has become established,
which is standing violation of tho consti-
tuition, corrupting our morals, our man
ners, our politics, and our business.
Resolved, That We again appeal to the
people of Windham county and of the state,
TO arouse for the defense OF one of the chief
laws for the protection of their Liberties.
viz, that ofprohibiting extra judicial oathe,
which law has been, and still is, trampled
upon with arrogance and contempt by the
Masonic party.
ResolVed, That the tendency OF our re-
publican politics, as administered OF late
years hy the Masonic Lodge, is TO run the
state into Democracy, that party which Oc-
casioned the war, which obstructed The
war when brought on, and which will
make the war of no effect if it again comes
into power and we urge upon the people
the necessity of arresting this tendency by
securing the proper kind ormen for candi-
dates for office at the approaching fall cleo
ton.