Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-08-23

we OelleVe 1t mas been thoroughly
known by all men in the third district,
slime the hyde Park convention, that
a large part Of the Republican voters
of this district, and almost all IN
Franklin county have been seriously
dissatisfied and indignant at the re-
suit of that convention, and determin-
ed not to abide thereby. Consequent
ly, on the 9th, appeared call for q
Republican Ma Convention to as
semble at St. Adams OH the 18th.
This call was signed by some Of the
most prominent and respected men,
bers ofthe party and met instant and
hearty recognition and approval at
the hands Of a great majority here
abouts. But so far as these facts go,
and judging merely from the outside
indications, one might say that there
was nothing novel about all this that
"this is q good year for bolting," that
NEARLY every county in the State has
"a bolt organized, etc, and might con-
clude therefrom, that no special rea-
son could be assigned for the willing
ness on the part OF the signers to go
.ontside the usual course Of partisans
and rcfGse to he bound by the action
of the Hyde Park Convention. Now
let us look at the matter calmly
and without prejudice and see what
are the facts of the case. It is hardly
necessary to go back to the heated
canvass preceding that convention,
and to refer TO the flood of vilifcation,
misrepresentation and abuse, with
which one Of the principal candidates
and the one commanding the united
support of the delegates from Frank
lin County was deluged nor is it
necessary to recall the events of the
convention and the means by which
"a result, obnoxious, as we believe, to
q majority of the voters of the District
was reached. 1t is sufficient at this
1Gme, that the prominent friends Of the
candidate mentioned, moved by a
spirit Of generosity and good-fellow-
ship, and naturally, but mistakenly
expecting reciprocation Of the same
sentiments acquiesced in the result,
and gave it their implied approval.
Had the same spirit Of Cancellation and
desire for harmony in the party an
mated the friends of the successful
. competitor, very likely the matter
might have rested here and the dissat-
isfact;on of the voters of this section
might have been only passively eX-
tpressed. The HERALD as represent
alive of the Republican party Of the
whole district and as one of tile origi-
nal supporters of Mr.. Barlow, hoisted
General Grout's name to the head oil
its editorial column, recognizing him
candidate Of the party in the absence
of one more acceptable. Now it would
seem, a wise forethought would have
impelled General CIRCUITS friends to
smooth away the asperities of the
campaign, to heal the breach-at that
time breach of feeling merely-be-
tween themselves and The supporters
"0f Mr.. Barlow; to unite the party oil
the district for the most efficient pros.
,ccution of the campaign against the
common enemy. But they chose ,tc
take u different course; to treat the
delegates and their constituencies
who had sustained Mr.. Barlow, as con
equered foes to taunt them with theil
defeat and to insinuate that disgrace
attached to it and that General Grout.
victory was triumph for purer an(
higher school Of politics than tina
(which they represented. The resul
might have been anticipated. Stuns
by these reproaches SO undeserved anC
so ungenerously applied enraged a
the mean and dshonorable metho(
employed to defeat Mr.. Barlow anC
disappointed at seeing the will of thu
majority about to be tranpled undei
foot by the minority, the great mae
of the voters of this part of the distlic
resolved to submit no longer to th,
<lragooning process, but TO test tn
question whether part of the lpcopl
is greater than the whole OF not, an(
whether the rights and wishes of tn
majority are to be ignored or not.
AS lit q popular government there il
mo going behind the voice of the PEG
Yple, this mass gathering of the Repub
llcans Of the Third District ha
gproved the right Of the people to Sc