St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-08-04

So. then they have the power to renom-
mate MIR. Dcui>nn. and will have no
occasion To bolt again. But the Free
Press argument proceeds purely upon
the theory that this is not true, and it
is not true and never WAS.
Two NcalS az" ten times as much ei-
effort was made 10y the opponents of
Judge Poland a> 10y his friends, and
still the Judge WAS rrnomiIIatcd 10y IL
handsome majority over both Den>nn
and Col. Meade. There WAS never ii
iaircr nomination made, or less excuse
for boiling it, \ certain set of men had
Income hostile To Judge Poland out of
the great steele fight of two Years be
fore. and the organization of Changes,
then powerful in the District, had been
carefully trained and dIillcdto goagain>t
him But even these things had not
taken the majority of Republicans away
from his support. Mr.. DcnI>on WAS
never elected 10y Republican votes, but
10y the votes al the Democrats. But
even with his Democratic allies, Deui-
for the most outrageous system of sian
der and NituprIition that was ever set
on foot against amy public man. Who
does not remember the hue and cIN
about the infamous ''polaud Ga" Law >"
That j. now conceded Ia have been Il
perfectly Just and righteous act, and not
tempted ills repeal But this and u
hundred other equally untoundcd lies
Mere told. and in the general tcNeIiSh
ness and hullabnlln of two Years ago.
had their effect But Notwithstanding
all This Mr.. D,ni>nn never received a
majority of the Republican votes of the
District. He did not receive IL many
/ Republican votes ~ did Judge Poland
At the September election when the
Judge WAS II candidate. More than
double the number of Drmocrat> voted
for Mr.. Drmi>"n than his plurality over
Judge Poland.
Now if Nh. Dru>"m had been u"mi
mated two Years ago. | should have Not-
,l i"I him. and :" would all Republic
cans who supported Judge Poland. |
man of the experience and ability of
.Ird.r Poland should hc SET aside fnr :"
feeble and inefficient Il man ~ Drui~on.
hnt if such had been the choice at 4
mainIitN Ne should have patiently sub
initicd. Hul the conduct al Nh. DEM
son IN" NrIl> ago. was such that II"
hnnoIahlr m:in can consistently support
him now. He, submitted his claims I"
4 Convention ~ fairly constituted and
conducted - Il Convention even could
lr and ul> beaten. He did not receive
on, fourth part ot the VOTES. liz, Wa>
bound - an hnunrahlr man Ia abide the.
d,ri~iuu Of the Convention. Instead al
candidate, of u combination OF mir"m-
tents GIln"rI~ and Democrats who
were c.lIrN iug on Il TERMINUS WaI hN all
vile means against ~ hou"IIhlr and
WoIthN II man ~ Vermont even had in
public lite. More than this. Judge Pc
land nearly tv" NrlI> ~" publicly
chaI "rd him with trrIrhrr"u~ i:,l>ch""d
which neither he "r his friends ever
dared I" deny.
But the Free Press SAYS that Nr.
D,ni>nu hl~ proved himself Il GOOD liz,
publican M Congress. | have heard "t
but "m, thing h, has done. which wn~
to vote IN favor at Il third term. which
! am sure Wa> not the sentiment al amy
considerable, numhrI of Republicans in
the District al STATE. 50 far ~ | have
hcad ANY c\pIr~~l"u on the subject.
There j. II deep trrliu" "t Shame AND
humiliation IN the District that has al
WAYS hrIrt"i"Ic been 81 ahlN represent
rd. that We NOW have a m,rr cipher il
tongIr>>. md the great majority OF til,
Republicans desire IN some way I" bet
. Ten it, have no doubt Il great majority
SEN ices OF judge Poland
The ISLANDERS and scandals 81 pIrnti
tul Nv" N"aI> ~" have vanished int,
: thin air. But | am told hr ah>nlutrl,
Ictu>r> I" have his name used at all
Now What shall We 1t" ! pr"p">, ",
nominate and elect Judge Barrett %
4 - l.. /,
the inst order. and his Rcpuhlicani>m
i sound to the core. liz, has work il
/ him. aud will and resolution to max,
= himself hcaId and felt l. not this TIA,
best way t" get rid of the >hittlc>> in
r anitN VIII" now PASSES t"I our Repre-
sentative!
; But the Free Press says Mr.. Druis"I
e j. t" hr elected aS before. think not
, The Democrats are satisfied Ia help pu
ont of Congress an able ami Influential
Republican,. and put in his place
, blank, Ia thus weaken the enemy. Blu
this year they will 90 for their owl
. man. for they have neither love. tca
or respect for Mr.. Denison. The glra
, ma>s of the Changers have already scrl
how they were caioled aud fooled tw,
: Years ago. and wont take another dos,
if they can help it.
But still more. there are Il large mum
:, her of honest and sensible Republican
= VIII" were actually deceived and de
A. 4 a
two Years ago into voting for Denisnn