Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-03-17
WHAT OF BARLOW 2

ne call lot an extra SESSION OI Con-
gress, about nine months earlier than
the time fixed for the assembling of the
46th congress, brings the newly elected
members into harness at once. Vermont
has two new members, Mr.. Tyler of the
Cd district and Mr.. Barlow of the Sd.
Mr.. Tyler is an out and out republican,
and there is no uncertainty as to the
position he will take. Mr.. Barlow's
politics is of very uncertain kind.
Formerly he was democrat, then for
several years republican, and latterly
a greenbacker. Until after the Hyde
park convention, which failed to nomin-
ate Mr.. Barlow, nothing was said of his
greenback notions, and no one suspected
that he was unsound on the money ques-
ton. But as soon as his defeat was de.
clared at Hydepark, himself and his
friends caused his old greenback letters
to be unearthed, that there might be
some sire for the greenback baby that
was about to be born into the political
kingdom. In due time the doctors and
the wet nurses assembled, and the child
made his appearance. He was christen-
ed Bradley B. and was tenderly and Wig
orously nursed until after the November
election. Since that time little or moth
ing has been heard of the bastard, until
it was reported that the father had gone
to Washington to meet few friends of
the waning greenback cause, and consult
with them in regard to bringing it again
to life and prominence. So far as this
congressional district is concerned, it is
probable that there were never one hun
dred men who believed in the greenback
doctrines, as promulgated by any intelli-
gent greenback convention, or by Barlow
himself The whole movement, as all
know who witnessed the deviltry of last
autumn, was unnatural and illegitmate.
1t served its purpose, however, and re-
suited in Mr.. Barlow's election.
When he first sought nomination, it
was as republican the suggestion by
a paper that his financial views were not
in accord with the republicans of his
district, was denied by his supporters.
Afterwards when the Edmunds and Ben.
Butler letters were produced, his fnan-
cial theories were showed to the front,
and had some weight among few who
were gangrened by the financial nonsense
of the times. Since election, nobody in
this section has heard anything about
greenbackers and it is doubtful whether
one could be found, if he was wanted as
political relic. Possibly DR.. Hoskins
of Newport has one in his museum.)
But the word comes from Washington,
that the representative of the Sd district
is hob-nobbing with few hybrid men,
bers of the new Congress, with view Of
doing some great thing in the organiza-
ton of the new House. They hope to
be enough in number, some ten or a
dozen of them, to make the election of a
speaker difficult without their aid, thus
bringing themselves into notoricty. Mr..
Barlow writes friend in st. Adams
that he still sticks to his financial theo-
ries as advanced during the canvass,
and intimates that he shall fight it out
on that line. He may feel under no OBJ
legations to this part of the district for
his election, and may not have any spec
ial regard for the politics of this region,
but he has an opportunity to do some.
thing for the reputation of his district
and his State, if he chooses to stand up
squarely and manfully for the honor Of
the nation, by voting for honest men and
honest measures. So evenly divided is
the House that one vote may oftentimes
turn the scale the other way, and if Mr.
Barlow chooses so to do, he can so rep
resent the great majority of his constit
uents as to bring credit to Vermont, anG
honor and esteem to himself. Will ht
do it ? We wait anxiously to see hin
set himself right at the first opportunity