Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-21
OUR CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.

10 Warranty anu successfully HSnG the
battle out. We have not learned of any
move on the part of either Of the three
parties in the contest to withdraw their
candidates from the field, or to do 9TH
erwise than vote for the two properly
nominated candidates, and for Mr.. Bar
low, the bolter and the candidate of the
so called greenback party.
Mr.. Barlow, of course, will not with
draw; Mr.. Waterman, though cruelty
abused and abandoned by his own party,
is still the nominee of his party, and is
the man that party democrats will sup
port while he is in the field. Gen. circuit
is the nominee of the regular republi-
can convention and inasmuch as he re-
ceived a majority of the republican votes,
the people have ratified his nomination,
signifed their approval of his character
and desire to have him represent this
republican district in congress. While
there may have been some talk of new
candidate, on account of the result of
the late vote, there has been no name
suggested. all things considered, that
has the elements of strength of the reg
ular candidate. 1t is well known by
all, that Gen. Grout has constantly sig
nifed, not only a willingness, but de.
sire, to quit the field, if better or a
more available candidate can be found
to occupy it. No such candidate ap-
pears, and the fight will be over the
old candidates.
The question then is: whether the
district shall be represented by man
whose character is above reproach, whose
ability is not questioned, and whose re-
publican principles are in accord with
Edmunds, Morrill,, Joyce, Denison and
every leading, patriotic republican or
whether the important place is to be
filled by man who. to say no more,
most wantonly broke his pledges made
after the nomination of his rival, whose
record is so unsavory that nearly every
republican within and without the State,
is looking upon the possibility of his
election with alarm, whose training,
inclinations, principles and practices
are not republican, and whose fitness
f for the important position is not conced-
, ed.
Republicans will bear in mind this
| fact: nearly every democratic politician
3 within and without the State desires
: Mr.. Barlow's election. Of the number
who have been willing to sacrifice theil
party for Barlow, we mention Atkins
. Dickey, P. S. Benjamin, B. B. Smalley
, John Currier, 10. Bliss. Many Others
, might be named. Republicans should
, also remember that Mr.. Barlow's prin
! ciples are such that he called to his sup
port very nearly one-half of the demo
Gratis at the last election. Of course W,
o do not wish to say that a particula
q quality in man which makes him con
genial to democrats necessarially make
3 him distasteful to republicans; Blu
f republicans will believe that democrati
q politicians, next to a democrat. prefe
!. that man who is able to bring most dis
n reputc upon the republican party. 1t i
O fact that cannot be gain-sayed tina
!, Mr.. Barlow has been and now is on in
| innate relations with the leading demo
! cratic wire pullers in the district. w
e are glad to say that such men as Ed
ic wards, Brigham and Phelps stand aloot
like the clean democrats in Massaehus
etts who abhor Butler.
Upon the now paramount question {
finance, Mr.. Barlow's views are th
i farthest possible from those of the part
he pretends to follow. His fnanci;
! doctrines are most decidedly unsount
! if those of Edmunds, Morrill,, Conklin,
!. Blaine, Sherman. President Hayes an
~ all great republicans are sound. Ina
~ much as the question of finance is Il
great question of the day, man who
wrong on that, is most unfit man
!, represent Vermont.
But what is to be done? Conscientiol
men are expected to do their duty
- this crisis; they are to rally as they d
>. in the time of national peril, and do a
~ they are able to swell the vote for Il
- right; theirs is not to be canvass
u' money, where that element is to be us
~ to swell votes, but each man will feel
-, =, his duty to vote and to urge others
vote for principle. Many men who we
y not at the polls in September, should
"' there in November. Others, who in t
bewilderment of the greenback era
: were carried away with the. infatuati
- that single man of that opinion col
' bring prosperity to the nation, if he We
"a elected to congress, are coming ba
into the fold. Democrats who are nei
be er bought or sold, are coming up to
my help of the right, and will help to So
ey- the reputation and the honor of Vermo
in 1t is believed that Senators Edmur
ole and Morrill,, Mr.. Joyce and other lie;
me. ing Republicans will come into the
ant trict and assist in reversing the opinic