The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-28

We regret to say-and we make the an
nouncement by authority-tha Frederick
Billings will, under no conceivable circum-
stances, allow his name to go before the
republican state convention as a candidate
for the office of governor of Vermont.
While we are bound to respect what are
understood to be Mr.. Billings wishes in
this regard, and can very well understand
why he should prefer the independence of
private life to tie cares of Office or the re-
sponsibilitics inseparable from candi-
dacy, we regret this determination on ac-
count of the people.
We believe that in his first published let
ter, he struck key note which found a
responsive chord in the breast of every true
Vermont republican. We believe that the
people Of Vermont are, and for como timo
have been, heartily sick of class of So
called leaders who would whisper one
thing, but were afraid to openly and pub
licly express their honest convictions be-
cause they might, by so doing, be unable
to float with the tide. We believe that the
people of Vermont have had enough of
self seekers and professional politicians
and were ready, this centennial year, to
nominate and elect governor whose hands
are unstained with the vulgarity and trick
cry of current politics, who has no ncli-
nation for public office, and who has the
manlness and courage to avow his honest
convictions without stopping to inquire, or
seeking to know, whether the masses coin
cided with his views, or their expression
would make or mar his political fortunes
Such man was and is Frederick Billings.
AS such we heartily advocated his nomina-
ton.
George William Curtis told the republi-
cans of New York that in the election, this
year, ''our candidate will be our plat
" form; it is mot what we say in our con-
ventions, but what we do, that will
:" be regarded" 1.-THE country will not
=" look TO see what we resolved, but will
" look to see who are nominated" Fred
erlck Billings nomination would have been
sufficient platform for the republicans of
Vermont to stand upon. 1t would have
meant " honest civil service. honest money,
"and clean departure from Grantism"-
and that is the platform the honest repub-
lican masses of Vermont desire to stand
upon. They will be satisfied only with a
candidate representing such Il demand,
md lpliava hot -, ho Il
of making Frederick Billings governor,
this year, in spite of the whole army of
professional politicians, self seekers, and
g the officers and agents of the admnistra-
ton" with their low tone of political
honor, and of political morality"
While we regret this apparently unaller-
able determination of Mr.. Billings, we have
no regrets for our instrumentaity in plac-
ing him before the people. He has, to be
sure, had considerable mud thrown at him,
but this throwing of mud has served to
show the people where certain portion
OF the public press, claiming to represent,
but wrongly as we believe, the republican
party of Vermont, stands. 1t has shown
them the slow tone of political honor, and
of political morality" that pervades it.
AS might have been expected that portion
of the press of Vermont that is owned or
controlled by the ''oflicers and agents of
the administration" as well as that
other portion which is, all the time, ode
" Tending, and excusng, and extenuatlng,
" and CLOSING over those offenses which
the feeling of the country is ready to
" rise up in judgment against were un.
alierably opposed to the candidacy of
Frederick Billings and to the principles he
represents-an the honest patriotic, in
telligent republicans OF Vermont have
marked the fact and will govern themselves
accordingly. 1t is time the line was drawn,
and the suggestion of Mr.. Billings name
has enabled the republicans of Vermont to
draw the line Understandings.