Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-08-26
QUESTIONS TO VOTERS.


QUESTIONS TO VOTERS.
Editor Of the Monitor II am votr
in this county and have watched the pc
litlcal canvass in the county and distric
with considerable interest, and with you
permission desire to put few questions
to Republicans and also to Democrats
Do you want to vote for an honest mai
for member of congress ? Not to mentionl
any other names and not to go back of
this canvass, is 1t not proved to your en-
tire satisfaction that Bradley Barlow is
not an honest man? Is it not true that
previous to the holding of the Newport
caucus, men at work in the interests of
Barlow, paid out large sum of money,
from one to five dollars to each person
to attend the caucus and vote for Barlow
delegates? Is it not true that these
same parties were taken over to the
Bridge and furnished supper without ex-
pense to themselves Z? Did not these
same men vote for Barlow? After the
caucuses was there not an attempt made
by Dorman, Human and others to pur-
chase the votes of certain delegates elect
ed by Grout caucuses ? Has not B. F.
d. Carpenter of Charleston, citizen
much esteemed wherever known, made
affidavit to the fact that Human offered
him 500 to vote for Barlow? Did not
the same Human pay Mr.. Kingsley of
Salem $50, and promise him twenty more
if he would vote for Barlow in the con-
vention I? 1t is not we'll known that Mr..
Kingsley has made affidavit to the latter
fact, and is ready to state it any day.
Is it not known all over this county that
Luther Baker of Franklin county has
been here trying, before and since the
convention, to work up Barlow senti-
mcnt? Is it not conceded by all parties
that the Barlow side voted to make Gen.
CIRCUITS nomination unanimous at Hyde
park, and that Barlow promised Gen.
Grout that he would make him no more
trouble Within very few days were
there not large number of Messengers
sent into this county, in which Barlow's
greenback letters appeared, aud were
there not greenback clubs started at once
in various parts of the district? Did
not parties from Franklin county come
into Orleans and assist in forming such
clubs here? Did not Barlow at later
date send agents into this county to work
up an interest in his boilers convention,
and were there not large number of
free tickets given in order to get good
attendance from this county? Is not
Barlow president Of the South Eastern
Railroad, and was not the fare put at a
lower rate than was ever made for any
political convention in this vicinity
Was it not fact that Barlow's greenback
notions were concealed until after ths
Hydepark convention, and was he MT
called sound by his papers in Republican
financial principles previous to that time
Since the bolter's convention have not
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Barlow and his behring's been into this
county talking greenback doctrine and
soliciting support from both parties ?
Does not Barlow stand as perfdious
example of deception in bis concealment
of his money theories previous to the
convention Has he not shown himself
liar in going back suddenly and square
ly on his agreement to Gen. Circuit? Did
he not in his attempt to buy votes IN
this vicinity commit crime before the
law, and do that which should make his
name odious in the mind of every honest
voter?
/ would ask Democrats, if they desire
to support man who left their party, a
few years ago, because it was in the mi.
nority. and after becoming SO disesteemed
that he could not get an Office by love
or money in his own, comes back to them
asking for their support in the emergen
cy? Do they wish to vote for renegade
and a cast off from the other party
Finally, is there single voter in thi,
county that desires to vote for maj
who has become immensely rich since b,
began doing business with the United
States government, and who has Ions
been noted for gaining his ends by th,
most INSCRIPTIONS means /? do no
know how others look at this matter, Blu
| would sooner this district go unrepre
scented forever, than send such man a
Bradley Barlow into congress.
dug. %. - HENDERSON.