Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-01-19
VERMONT FOR GRANT---PER-
HAPS.

The new Vermont news agent of the
Boston Journat-Mr. Forbes-has in
terviewed 10 D. Hatch and ex-Lieut.
Gov. Russell Taft of Burlington. Jed.
P. Ladd of Alburg. and E. H. Powell of
Richford, and finds these gentlemen all
for Grant, and instantly jumps to the
following conclusion eff the sentiment
of this section is indicative of the feeling
elsewhere, then it may safely be set
down that the Grant boom in Vermont
is quite formidable" Regarding this
somewhat sweeping and hasty decision.
the st. Albans Messenger very pertinent
lY remarks:
NOW IL may De UnaG VermunU is Ior
Grant, but this is not to be taken for
granted-at least, not until we hear
from more of the Tafts and mayors.
Vermonters like him, regard him as a
strong man, feel that he is ''safe to tie
to" and all that, but there are many
and we are not certain but that they are
IN the majority-who think that it is
neither necessary In a partisan sense nor
wise in public sense to nominate or
elect any man for the third term to the
Office that neither Washington, Adams,
Jefferson nor Jackson sat fit to aspire
to hold more than twice. The people
of Vermont felt and thought and spoke
earnest condemnation of the spirit the
democracy manifested in congress at the
special session. and some of them said
1--WE must have Grant again." but since
thinking the matter over more coolly and
asking themselves who could possibly
have written better veto messages than
President Hayes, they have concluded
that the time has not come, and they
pray that it may be forever averted
when any one man is absolutely essen.
tial to the safety of the republic. aye
and of the republican party. AS yeI
there has been no general expression o.
Vermont sentiment either through The
press of the state usually the best me
dium,) or through any political conven
ton, and unless majority of the politi
clans are for Grant, and unless the,
combine as they are doing in Pennsyl
vania to give the state over to him ear
ly, there is no reason to think that pub
lie opinion here is definite or that Yer
mont is going handicapped into the race
Yesterday morning while seven o
eight old and reliable citizens were hold
ing down chairs and boxes in dow
town grocery. and unanimously agreeing
that this was the greatest country ol
earth, stranger entered and said.
"Gentlemen, suppose you are familia
with politics ?''
"We are, !" they replied in chorus.
"And you know all about the funda
mental principles of liberty?"
"We do"
well, | am glad on it, for I've mad
bet with fellow back here as how tn
reading of the Constitution begins. On
e of you just write me down the first te
words.'
: While he felt for stub pencil. ever
e man began scratching his head and cat
!. tiously cycling his neighbor. One bega
:, muttering, Now | lay me, and SCI
d ond said something about Resolved, an
q third wrote on the top of a cracker boz
d On motion, it was voted that-that- Thel
d was good deal of coughing and sneez,
;, ing and noseblowing. when boy cam
and said the strangers horse had ru
It away. He rushed out, and seven face
+. frightened up and smiled, and seve
n men took fresh chews of tobacco and trie
. not to look too important, when the gr'
Ger said
: 1.-The Constitution /? Why, every or
3. of you can repeat it by heart with yol
ewes shut-of course Won can