Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-09-02
GEN. WILLIAM w. CIRCUIT COM
PARED WITH BRADLEY
BARLOW.

William w. Circuit Is AZ years OF age;
Bradley Barlow is II. Gen. circuit is
in the very prime of life. He has al
ready reached high standing by perse-
vering labor and uncommon energy, and.
there lies before him career of useful
ness and greatness that few men reach.
Mr.. Barlow has reached that age in life
when failing energies and grati6ed am
billions have neither the power or the
inclination to accomplish more. Gen.
Circuit began life as poor boy, and
though ordinarily successful in business
enterprises, he has devoted his energies
to the study and practice of law; Mr..
Barlow has devoted his long life to the
requirement of fortune. and is one of
the wealthiest men in western Vermont.
Gen. Grout is and always has been a
staunch Republican; Mr.. Barlow came
out of the democratic ranks in 1861,
and since that time has been active in
the distribution of the loaves and fishes
in the other party. Gen. Circuit believes
in the honest payment of every national
obligation, according to the letter and
spirit of the promise, and while he does
not object to the greenback as the cur
rency of the country, would have it re-
deemable in specie at the option of the
holder; Mr.. Barlow is an original
greenbacker, whose money theories are
as far from those of the Republican party,
as those of Ben. Butler and the western
infationist.
Gen. Circuit entered the war at time
when his business and family matters
made it an uncommon sacrifice on his
part; his army record is patriotic and
honorable; Mr.. Barlow at that time,
was among the ignoble army of contract
ors who grew rich in government con-
tracts. Gen. Grout stood at the front
beating back the foe, while Mr.. Barlow
preyed upon the rear like the yulture
and the buzzard. Gen. Circuit has only
accumulated small competence in le-
ultimate business, while Mr.. Barlow has
made large fortune in his government
mail contracts, that have been obtained,
many of them, by straw bids. Gen.
Grout has marked ability as a lawyer
and as forensic debater, which would
give him standing and power at once
Mr.. Barlow has no speaking talent
whatever, and in congress, were he
there, would only be conspicuous for his
silence. Gen. Circuit has laudablt
ambition and patriotic love- of state
and country that would lead him to give
time, energy and talent to the accom-
plishment of good.
Gen. Circuit has reputation at home
that few public men obtain; he has no
been allied with ''rings" within or with
out the state Mr.. Barlow while re
spectacle citizen at home has been tn,
leader and author Of "rings" in his owl
state, and notorious lobbyist at Wash
ington. Gen. Circuit has CONC through
this heated campaign, thus far, with n
injury to his reputation by his polite
al enemies; the course of Mr.. Barloy
and his friends has been such that ever,
Republican paper, far and near has spok
en- in condemnation. Gen. Grout is tn
regular nominee of the Republic conven
ton; Notwithstanding the unusual ant
remarkable effort of Mr.. Barlow t.
capture the convention, Gen. Grou
received seven more votes than MI
Barlow and was nominated Mr.. Barloy
is the candidate of boilers convention
which he fathered and mothered; he i
candidate of broken pledges, and of
greenback element which he inspire,
and which he now fosters by the use o
vagabond speakers and greenback litera
ture. Gen. Grout has been declared t
be the choice of the district by prop
erly constituted convention and is tn
candidate of the people; Mr.. Barlow i
self-constituted candidate, who is at
tempting to force himself on the distric
by means heretofore unknown to Vernon
politics. Gen. Circuit is the natura
choice of every sound Republican, an
of every patriot who remembers tn
defenders of the nation; he is the car
didate of the young and progressiv
element of the party and of all VIII
desire to have this district Representa-
by an honest, able man who will d
honor to the state and credit to th
nation. Those who carefully weigh til
merits of the two men. will not find
difficult to decide which to support.
McGINNIS AND HIS GREEN