Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-08-28
JUDGED BY THEIR FRUITS.

JUDGED BY THEIR FRUITS.
d. NJ. Camp, editor of the cypress d
Standard, is never so much at home as
when using his paper to assall those
against whom he harbors some petty spite
or animosity. Always in pursuit of office
and ready to truckle for it himself, he i'm
AGNES that every body else is possessed
Of the same mania. His attack upon
Judge Thompson in the last issue OF his
paper, is in perfect keeping with his char
acter as an editor and man. Ever since
Mr.. Camp failed of a nomination at the
recent county convention, he and his
friend and supporter, Geo. Fl. Blake, the
editor of the Monitor, have been attempt
ing to brand the supporters Of the ticket
nominated by the regular republican con-
vention, as anti-temperance men. Mr..
Blake has even gone so far as to circulate
the charge that so staunch a temperance
man as Elisha Lane, one Of the nominal
| ing committee from Derby, had been
drinking hard on the day of convention.
| Judge Thompson's record, as fearless
and faithful friend and supporter, in deed,
as well as word, of our prohibitory laws
| is so well known that he needs no vindi-
cation on this point. And certainly he
needs no defence when attacked by men,
who, like Messrs. Camp and Blake, not
| withstanding their vociferous shouting
for temperance, have both of them always
neglected and refused to engage person
ally in the prosecution of the rumsellers
in Barton and Newport who so openly
and defiantly violate our liquor laws, for
reason, we suppose, that their business
might be injured were they to become
openly identified with rum prosecution.
"BY their fruits We shall know them"
The letter signed ssOrleans" is evidently
the joint production of Mr.. Camp, his
lackey at Newport, and his heavy voiced,
sepulchral toned man Friday who lives at
Coventry, and who for several days prior
to its publication, no doubt under Camps
inspiration, had been vaporing the sub
| vi 1tS COIGCutS uUOuG Tile COuuGl.
No production could more fairly illustrate
the petty meanness of Camp towards
those whom he does not class among his
own personal admirers and followers, as
well as the straits to which the political
sore-heads who failed of securing a nomi-
nation for themselves or friends, fine
themselves driven for a justification OF
their course since the convention. But 8
little history will disclose Camps animus
in this matter. In 1876 Judge Thompson
was elected to succeed Judge Stewart
Camps partner in publishing the Erpres'
d Standard, as judge of probate. Camp
supported the democratic candidate fol
judge Of probate, Judge Stewart, and un
dertook to beat Judge Thompson by spill
tickets. That was a season for Camp
He had advocated another democrat, J. L
Edwards, for member of congress. IL
ran himself for election as clerk of tn,
house Of representatives that fall Hi
county bolt and democratic member o
congress were too heavy load to carry
and he was beaten. Probably the blov
, he felt most keenly was the loss Of contro
of probate advertising, the profits o
which he and Stewart had SO long enjoy
: ed. Since then he has lost no opportuni
t ty to attack Judge Thompson in one wa,
= or another, openly or covertly, wheneve
, an opportunity so to do has occurred.
l o<S---p o>orr lI0ItInaueu Ill pace O
Mr.. Crane, no one believes that he woul
have been dissatisfied with the nomination
of DIR. Templeton, for shortly before th
= convention, he distinctly informed frien,
Of the doctor, that he chad no objection
whatever to DR.. Templeton as senate
from the south end of the county" MI
Camp was then well acquainted with Dl
L Templeton, and had served in the legis
n lature with him. 1t is apparent that MI
t Camps present attitude in county polite
4 is the result of his own inordinate desir
to be senator. We do not believe tia
this campaign Of villifcation begun b
Il Camp and Blake, will succeed. 1t ma
; give Mr.. Blake chance to ventilate hi
S personal hostility and old grudge agains
+ DR.. Templeton, which it is well known b
q has nursed for years, and which is no
believed to be the real cause of his oppt
> sition to him, instead of any well grount
> ed anxiety or love for the cause of ten
d perance. We submit that these facts al
Re worthy the consideration of fair minde
h men. FAIR PLAY REPUBLICAN.
h
That the friends of DR.. Templeto