The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-12
Letter From George D Spencer.

It0ttOT ituttuHu bOOe - 40 not ask you
to publish this letter as reluctantly as ]
write it. write it not because of the die
tates of my own judgment, but am con.
tinually beset to do it by candid business
men of both political parties, and write t.
THE GLOBE because you have ever evinced
d desire to treat political opponent hon
orably and fairly. Though we may now
offer as to the merits of different men ano
measures, and of causes that have pro-
duced certain results, we can do 40 hon.
estly, without being personal enemies, and
punching each other with sharp sticks.
wish to say few words to your read
ers about several personal attacks mad,
upon me by paper in Rutland that ac-
quired good reputation under the manage
ment Of W. Fay, II. I. White, G. Ii. b Ia
man and G. II. Hayden. Under the man
agement of these men it took high position
as u faithful recorder of the current events
of the day in the minds of the people OF
the county, which it has lost under the
vacila,ng "dough faced" policy of its pres
ent manager.
Four years ago happened to be in Rut.
land the day of the democratic county con-
venii,n. l went to the room and seated
mystlf by the side of Deacon
Forbes, of Brandon. After the ap-
pointment and retirement of thu
committee On nominations, the presidenl
of the convention, Hon. David E. Nichol
son saw me and invited me to addres thu
convention, he not knowing what
would say. / accep. ed the invitation and
spoke of something that happened to tb,
WING party at convention held at Castle
ton over twenty years before. The mex
day the Herald reported me (and its manag
ing editor was the reporter as saying wha
did not say. l wrote the Herald correct
ing Tie report. My letter was not pub
ished, but received long copfdehtia
letter from the managing editor. l appealed
The second time for simple justice. A
second confidential letter. had nothin,
20 do but to pocket the insult. A few week
ago the fish peddlsr of the Herald though
he had found mares nest" that ther,
Was an opportunity of abusing some on,
who would not swear by the Herald clique
80 Of goes his coat. boots and hat, and h
goes for me with nut any mercy. AT tn
last democratic convention at Rutland
attended as "A private Individual, and agail
seated myself by the side Of the same dea
con FORBES of Brandon. After the retire
mint Of The committee on nominations, a
the request OF Judge II II. Dyer,
vet to the s aud, and proceeded to address
he convention upon What thought then
and have tor twenty years thought WA
wrong Mr.. Dyer had right 10 make III,
request and | had right to accept, th,
HerdM had right to report me
and then burlesqur me all !
wished, but it had no right to pu
IN my mouth words never u tered, in or
der t. ndlcule me. The Herald. says
"He placed his manuscript upon the laDl,
and lhen threw himself" Replying t,
this, know Of nothing better 10 use thar
the language OF Horace Greely-"You lie
villain, you l,e!' had some statistics O
Rutland county on small piece of paper
from which / read, then put in my poke
and spoke wilt olt any manuscript. Tnei
report of my remarks was simple mi-
represen ion, AS the PRESIDENT, j. j. II
Randall. IN the house, will attest. So ia
as THE GLoEE reported me, the report il
almost literal Y correct.
| I H. HerdM should know that if | wisl
to get out from under this load it is ny
,i!ht, and f they think they are benetitinJ
the repu1l can party any by abusing ever,
man who will not marcn when the Uerdh
gives the word of command, they are mis-
taken.
Remembering well the day In lS4S. whel
Hon. John Smith and ex Gov. j. G Smitl
refused to accept Gen Cass and adopted
Martin Van Buren, rs their standard bearer
AS the message was handed me TO send b,
telegraph, thought they were noble men
being 'nvinced Of the error of their way
they were right In charging positions.
know there is not game enough in tina
vacilaling abusive sheet to spend nue.
powder upon II, but they never, since tn
advent Of The GLOBE, have omitted an op
poriunity to abuse me. The reason is Tn
GLOBE has over 100 subscribers in thi
place
can say of the Herald what In 1856
heard said in the Broadway tabernacle o
n New ork paper II. is as long as tn
Missssippi as dirty as the Missouri, an,
rs full OF lies as both streams are iull &
drops of water from their source to tn
mouth" Very respectfully,
G. D. SPENCER.