Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-06-30
Windham County Anti-Masonic
Convention.

The Windham County Anti-Masoni,
Conyention, which was held at Fayette
vile, VT, on the 9th of June, 1876
made the following nominations for coun
ty officers, for the ensuing year;
For Assistant Judges = +. G. Baker
of Putney, A. ]. Dexter, of Wardsboro
For Senators --E. l.. Waterman of Ja
maica, Leonard Brown, of Nottingham
For Sheriff -Alonzo Starkey, Of Brat
tleboro.
For States Attorney Edgar w. stod'
dard, of Brattleboro.
For High Baliff-Elijah d. Rugg, OF
Londonderry.
For Judges of Probate-Abishai, Stod-
dard, of Townshend, Royal Tyler, OF
Brattleboro.
The following resolutions we're adopt
ed
REsoLvED.-That events of the last year have
served 70 render more evident than ever the nee
essity of organized opposition to the Masonic party
under whose silent tongue" policy our men in
office ayeremained silent while our national and
state politics have become corrupted to an extent
beyond any thing heretofore known in the history
Of the country; the treasury being plundered and
the community demtralized by back pay grabs,
credit swindles. sale of office. land grant
speculations. trading post jobs, whiskey rings Ma
sonic rings and all other ingenious devices that
craft can devise or sworn secrecy and shell
ter 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 standing secret caucus. the Ma
sonic lodge and restore it to the free open action of
the people. by voting persistently, all occasions
for anti masonic candidates for Office
hEsoLyED.-That we present our anti masonic
port Of the voters Of Windhsm County. fearlessiy
declaring that we opposed to all sworn secrecy,
and to all sly. secret practices in the management
OF the affairs Of society the state; that in
favor OF just and equal taxation all real estate of
every description and our aim is to restore the
politics of the state far possible what they
were when distinguished for openness. manlipess
personal Independence and honesty in the years
before the
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 de-
monstrations 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 Dug ht to have been met in
this, but false currency has become established
which Is standing violation of the constitution,
eorfuptng our morals, our manners. 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 of the chief laws for the protection of
their Liberties, viz that of prohibiting extra judi
pied upon with arrogance and contempt by the ma
RESOLVED That the tendency of our republican
politics. as administered Of late years by the
&c lodge, is to the State into democracy. that
party which occasioned the war, which INSTRUCTED
the war when brought on, and which will make the
war of no effect if it again comes into power and
we urge the people the necessity of arresting
tnls teh9ency oy securing the proper KING OF men
for candidates for office, at the approaching tall
election.