The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-16

down an inofensive clergyman who hap
pened to be walking along. This settled
not only pettit's "bash" but that of his
colleagues, and the democratic state COM
mlttee assembled in extraordinary session,
and demanded of the judges their imme-
date withdrawal from the ticket.
The result Of this demand was about as
follows; Judge Petit, as the Indianapolis
journal puts it, in -" language more fore
" ble than polite or classical, repudiated
" the committee, the platform, the entire
state ticket, the democracy and mankind
" in general y and told them that he had
received a regular nomination and propos-
ed to stick for oil the committee and as
for tho rest of the ticket, 1t might resign or
20 to h III for all he cared. Judges Bus
kirk and Warden told the committee that
they didn't know what they were talking
about; that they could fill vacancies but
not make them and that in spite of the
committee they, the judges, were and
should remain the Irregular ticket" unless
llt CbulilllltIC EbOuii lOItON lDC CANillBlC
OF the Rutland county republicans and call
the convention together anew to reform
the tlckot-and the state committee meet
again, to-day, to decide whether to call the
state convention together again, or whether,
all things considered, these judges fifty
represent the judicial crmine Of Indiana as
viewed from democratic standpoint, and
so will do for The party to vote for.
In the meanwhile, and awaiting the ac-
ton Of the state committee, Judge Petit
has written the following card TO the editor
of the Indianapolis J0urnaL:
To tile E'ditor Of tile Journal '-"It is an
| i'll wind that blows no good to any one"
| The action of the democratic central COM
mitlec on last Friday night, in believing
| the wind aud storm of sander of the re-
publican papers against the judges of the
| supreme court strange as 1t may seem, has
added to your party and taken from their
| party at least, one vote, that is mine; and
| | appeal to all my friends in the ttste to
avenge this gross wrong by voting against
| the democratic ticket. | have never had a
wrong done to me without seeking and
getting a revenge, nor will |. j have all
my life tried to protect, improve and sus-
tain the democratic party, but it now,
| through its central committee, without no.
tce or hearing, seeks to degrade me.
| This it shall not do without my returning
full and complete reward. AS
we'll might the FREELY by one
flash expect TO illuminate the whole
earth, as the democratic ticket to be elect
ed this fan. If Judge Downey's declinatior
or withdrawal from the ticket admits his
| guilt, be ought to resign the residue of his
present term. l would rather be in the
midst of bold and determined enemies thar
be surrounded by cowaTdly and fallacious
friends. In card published few days
ago, said in reference TO my action with
the luaatic preacher, II did only what wal
my right and duty;' and now add tina
he who says that | used irreverent word:
about Christ or his mother, is liar and I
sooundrel. pledge myself to vote agains
the democratic party this fall.
June ~. JONI PETIT.
Such, then, is the situation in which tn
democracy of Indiana find, itself, by dis
regarding the popular demand for reform
for an improved personnel in official sta
ton. 1t has moral which even the re
publicans of Vermont will do well to heed
and which We believe it will heed. TIL
state may be made to suffer from othe
causes than dishonesty aud extravaganza
Incompetency and gross ignorance ar
more fatal, for they, also, open the door t
corruption, fraud, and eXtravagance. LIE
the people of Vermont remember it, ere
, is too late.