Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-13
THE THIRD DISTRICT.


We cannot think that he bradley
Barlow of St. Albans) is the man to rep
resent Vermont, or any part of it. in the
National Legislature. On the financial
question, now SO prominent and import
ant, he is all wrong. He is, if we un-
derstand his position, greenback man
and an infationist-and such a position
is the natural consequence of the I'M
sound views on the currency question
which he elaborated in series of arti-
cles in the st. Adams Messenger, sever
al years ago. Mr.. Barlow was bred
Democrat, at a time when the Vermont
Democracy was one of the worst of
schools-and it never was a good one.
He was an active and managing Demo-
crat up to the time when he left that for
the more successful party, and his modes
of political action and working are more
in consonance with the ways of that par
ty than with those of the Republican
party of Vermont. We may do him in
justice, thong we would not do so will
lingly but we cannot resist the convic-
ton that full return of the Democrat
ic party to power in the nation, would
be followed by return of Mr.. Barlow
to his ancient fold. He sometimes does
liberal thing; but he is not wont to
subordinate his personal interests to high
principle. He has made good deal of
money in mail contracts in the South
west. He lives half of the year at Wash
ington and he has always irons in the
fire in the Departments and in Congress.
1t would undoubtedly be very convenient
for him to have seat in the House.
But these considerations do not make
very weighty reasons why the Republi-
cans of the Third District should accept
him as their representative. They can
do better.-Burlimgton Free Press.
The argus thus sarcastically "goes
for" Mr. Hendee, who is said to be qui-
city waiting to have circumstances ad-
just themselves so that he can get anoth-
er two years at Washington:
1t is now stated "by authority" from
Washington that Gov. Hendee, who is
''too modest man to press his own
claims" must be his own successor. He
has recently completed work of i'm
mense labor, bill for permanent form
of government for the District of Colum-
bia, which he has Just reported to the
House, and which nobody but himself is
capable of putting through. He has
been at work upon this bill all the leis-
ure time he could spare from the Fifth
Avenue Hotel" for the past two years,
and it is now ready to 60 upon the bill
calendar of the next two years. Oh
course, no new man could take his place
on this important committee. Besides
he is in favor of the Caug hnawaga Can.
, al, and having spent much valuable
time in investigating that important wa
ter communication for his Burlington
constituents, it is highly necessary tina
he should succeed himself in continuing
, that investigation. His plans for tina
: important enterprise are so far maturec
e that he will be able to present bill au
e thorizing its construction in about tw
D years from this present fall, when tn
q question Of his successor shall again b
considered. Besides all this, he Is uni
versally esteemed at Washington as
genial, good fellow. For these reasons
. and others, we suppose, the Free Pres
= and Clipper, both earnest advocates {
the canal aforesaid, are unanimously i
favor of returning Gov. Hendee to hi
seat in Congress and to his place on th
District of Columbia Committee.