Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-11-01

small clique with the Free Press at its
head agd rs platform is a personal
one, having i.oVer recaived the Gu
dOrsemeutor any c0Nenlion held in
the district. On nc other hand, Mr
Barlow stands upon platform that
was endored hy 5000 voters in August,
and by over 5000 voters in Septem-
Der!
Let Us look al the platform set
forth in Gen. CIRCUITS letter. Ofcourse
lac endorses the whole financial policy
Of the gold bugs without qualification,
aud in doing 50 he takes decision to
misIepresent the purposes and motives
OF those who favor financial reform.
aiuting in covert way that the latter
are rerudiatonists, Inhatiomsts. So
ciaiists, etc. Ihis method of attacl,
is fayorite one with tie anti-Barlow
faction, who represent by word aud
mouth, if not in their papers, that the
views held by Mr.' Barlow cmbo6v
commuuistic doctrines. 1t is a sotIi-
Gent answer to this to say, that Mr..
Barlo@'s financial views have been
largely printed aud circulated. and re-
celved the endorsement Of a large Dor
ton Of the intelligent voters Of the
district "without distinction Of partv.p
Another large edition will be circa-
lated, so that every voter in the dis
trict car see roy himself how atroci-
ously false is The charge OF his enc
mics. When Gen. Grout or any of
has organ-grinding papers intimate
that any portion of Mr.. BaFlow's sup
/ porters are. repudiqtionists and COM
munists, they deliberately and Ipalici-
ously insult the people of the district,
and it becomes matter to DE relnem-
boredhy the voters when they 90 to
the polls in November. The remainder
of Grouts platform is well enough, bu
who viii say that he is a better repre-
sentative Of civil service reform, pub
lie economy, and free schools than is
Mr.. Barlow? Taking the manifesto
as a whole, and ii is weak produc-
ton not merely because it breathes
the spirit of Il demagogue, but also
that it is wretched specimen Of spe-
cial pleading Of an ambitious, disap.
pointed man, who is foolishly hoping
to reverse the righteous verdict of the
people, by Ilisrepresenting the pTin
ciplcs and attitude Of his opponents.
TIE 9 DEFINITION GRIND" OF THE FREI
PRESS.
In the same paper, Mr.. Bencdic
who has been ncs ing" most Of thC
time since the September election
trying to incubate some new plan tC
defeat Mr.. Barlow, makes Que of hi.
characteristic attacks upon Mr.. Bar.
low and his supporters. 1t is mainl,
rehash Of the exploded SANDERS
viliianOus insinuations and malicious
, assertions that filled the Free Press il
tie late campaign. For instance, HI
speaks Of the : far, square, unani
nous nomination" Of Circuit. All vii
wonder what jndnccmcnt the Free
Press has for persisting in n course o
falsohood, unless it may be that some
body has oliegcd prize for the big
2e8t Lar. Again, the Free Pres
= says, TO reject him (Grout) now, i
to strike q blow at the republican OF
ganizaton from which it will not re
cover in this generation" Indeed
what u calamity that would be 70
Grout, Benedict, ct Gls! / ventul
the prediction that the republical
Organization will he all right two year
hence, if it then deserves to exist a
al, but | hardly think that Grout an,
Benedict will have much infuenc
e within its pale; and this is the sol
cause Of their pretended anxiety 70
y the future of the party. Again, tn
= Free Press seems Mortified at the pros
= pcct Of so many democrats voting 70
! Mr.. Barlow. Gen. Grout, in hi
= manifesto, strongly hints that Ii
> would like democrat support, for h
q =, says that under this banner (mean
! ! ing his platform) honest men from al
: parties can rally" Mr.. CIRCUITS organ
had mnch to say q few weeks ag
y about MIR. Barlow receiving demo
cratic votes, as if they thought sue
, J, support was odious in the extreme
), Now they are apparently willing +
sacrifice all party DISTINCTION to secur
= votes for their candidate.
>, The Free Press further says tina
" Mr.. Barlow must GO to Washington
if he goes there to represent Vermont
with tainted reputation" Con
# sistent talk this, for man who ha
v the stock-gamber, Jay Gould, for a
J. ally in his former crusade against NJ,
J.. Barlow /; and who has no scruple
/ about supporting a man Of Genera
!. Grout's reputation These men di
their utmost to break down Mr.. Ban
!. low IN the former canvass; but thei
Y every charge was reiuted, and thei
/ efforts were most signally condenine
d at the polls, They still persist i
t trying to smut MI. Barlow, and in re
presenting that Grout is nan who's
s personal reputation and public caree
d is above reproach. Let them not b
c too sure Of their position. The or
0 ponents of Gen. Grout have Mthelt
! RETAINED from attacking him, to an
: great extent, because it was thei
Y policy to make the canvass as fire.
{! from personal bitterness as possible
G But the time may speedily come whe
= the eXigences Of the situation will dc
o mand that further forbearance shal
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