Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-04-16
As the time draws near for the meet

ana although We WSIe iiCiihCN W Viz
cuss a variety of topics, still this one
great issue, under some new phase,
each week forces itself upon us. The
interest taken in this subject in Yer
mont is intensified by the novelty of
her situation. 1t is quite new TO her
TO have SO distinct and positively a
man of national reputation, and OF
such n acknowledged force and influence
in the government of the whole couh-
try, as that men everywhere, outside
of the personal following of aspirants
for the Presidency, turn instinctlVely
to him as being almost invincible.
And to meet this natural inclination
of the people, the followers of no other
man state any objection to the Yer
mont man. They only discuss bin as
little as possible and turn from him to
hurry on other currents. 1t has al
wavs hitherto, been thought a thing
inpossible that any map from Yer
mont should be President, not because
nature had been SO unkind to her that
she could not raise q man as capable
rs any other state, nor that the NOR
ais and education of her people were
so low that she could not furnish q
man as pure and patriotic as even
New York city but simply because
that the great political influences did
not centerin Vermont, and because her
representatives were scarcely ever
heard of in convention. Now it would
be singular and wonderfully grand
specimen of the workings Of the great
law Of compensation if it should turn
out that the controlling power of that
convention, simply by reason of the
conflicting workings of the political
IpacAipes, should centre in Senator
Edmunds, and that hitherto unknown
results should follow, and come out OF
the operation of political combina
tions, namely: that which would re-
suit in the nomination of man OF un
questioned ability as u lawyer and
statesman, of undoubted honor, of I'M
questioned purity of character, tram.
elled by no intrigue, personal antaSon
isms, previous designs for promotion
speculation or gain in any official pc
sition, and untarRished by corruption
in any of its forms. Yet, wonderful a
this may seem, it does look a little as
was said by a leading organizer of a
personal campaign as though "tht
shadows murmur, but the depths are
dumb" and that what he termed the
depths, may be the murmurs, and tha
the great under current of honest pub
lic sentiment may be moving in g di
rection he does not anticipate. To
wards whoever the great deep current
of public opinion in this country may
set, it will certainly not be very AYERS
to his being honest, capable, and 81
far above the reach ofpersonnl attack
as that if political opponents under
take to sling mud, they will only b
able to throw empty hands into tn
air. And we believe stranger thing
have happened than that the sagacit
of our party will successfully advis
that man be put in nomination VIII
will not have to be put so far on tn
defensive as to give no opportunity t
advance on the enemy, but only tim
to take care of internal dissension
aIear what the leading New York pa
per says in speaking of the situation
its own state -
.Where, then, and who is the ma
it'lat will harmonic the Republican
of this state, and at the same time ca
~ the other Republican states of tn
Union as certainly as General Graz
or Senator Blaaae? We expressed oil
opinion on this point last week, in
editorial note; and we now repet
that Senator Edmunds, OF Vernon
is, in our Judgment, the man. Son
paper 1--WE think it was the Springfield
Republican said, when the Vernon
Convention geterb,Iped to present h
name at Chicago, that no state had
better right to present q name, and I
state could present better on
Nobody doubts the pre-eminent #
ness OF Senator ESmupis to fill I'll
Office of President. Ills record as
private citizen and as @ public man
clear and clean one. lie has n
been an aspirant for this Office al
has no utilization with what are Gale
machine" politics. In every positic
he has shown great strength al
purity Of eharactes, AS a Republics
he is sound to the core. lie isa gent
man of large legal learning. and
recognized by all as the strongest mi
in the Senate. He would carry eve
state that either Senator Blaine
General Grant could carry, and won
in this state stand a better chan
than either; and, If elected, would
our Judgment, make wiser and b
ter President than either. There |
been no engineering on his part
back conventions and get up an !
munds "boom." The attention of
public to his name, since the acti
of the Vermont Convention, has be
entirely spontaneous. Not VIZ
adverse to his character or ability
come from any quarter, and, were
nominated, his record would be
own defense. There would be no oil
third term arguments to confront
no scandal to brush away or explain
TIE ENGLISH ELECTIONS.