Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-13
Press Comments.

BELLOWS FALLS TIMES. "The election OF Hon.
J. L. Martin TO the house from Londonderry at
once suggests his name FOR speaker"
BURLINGTON CLrrPER; "About q dozen tax
dodgers have been elected to the legislature. They
should constitute the Joint committee on the
house OF correction
HERALD AND News: "The lesson the republi-
cans OF this county can draw from the election OF
1882 Is too plain to need explanation Let the best
men, and only the best, be nominated for office,
and they will be elected"
HERALD AND NEws; There are always two
sides to q story. The State Equalizing Board
only took pay under the same law that pays
members Of the legislature, witnesses, etc, dur
ing APPOINTMENTS. Then, too many OF the
county lists were in such condition that the mem
bers had to work all the time during the adjourn
ment. The result is they discovered and put into
the grand list thousands Of dollars that would not
otherwise have been In. We are glad to say this,
rs we were 10th to believe that such intelli-
gent and representative men as composed tnat
board shonld be guilty OF doing anything that
was not right and according to law"
NEWS AND CITIZEN: Zone Of the most notable
things with reference to the state and county
ticket Is the almost entire disappearance OF the
greenback vote In Cambridge, one OF the strong
holds OF that party In lamoille county. In 1873
they elected their town representative and gave
their candidate for governor ninety votes. In
1880 they gave the greenback candidate for gov.
trnor fortv-one votes. This year II dwindled
down to thirteen, Notwithstanding the candidate
OF their party for senator, II n Mellendy lives
In that town In Johnson the greenback vote Of
seventy-eight In 1878 and forty four In 1880 now
sinks to thirty-three, notwithstanding the power
full impetus supposed to grow out Of Its being the
home OF its eminent disciple and the late standard
bearer Of its party Governor Heath. And yet we
are told that the greenback party y moving on
slowly but certainly to conquest and victory.
CALIFORNIAN; 1.-THE opposition to Judge Poland
was begotten by personal prejudice and other
equally unworthy motives and by mistaken and
misdirected zeal for General Grout That the lat
ter has acted unwisely in allowing his name to be
used rs candidate-as he must have been aware
| OF Its use-very many who kindly regard General
| GrOut firmly believe Certain II is that General
| Grout would have done himself great credit and
evinced that loyalty and devotion to those repub-
can principles Of which he is a representative II
| he had publicly announced that any such use OF
his name as had been proposed was entirely with
| out his sanction. Judge Poland will enter the
next house with unusual prestige. OF vast and
| varied experience In congress and on the bench,
he will do honor to the district and state he rep
resents. Questions OF great importance will come
| before the next congress- and in his election the
interests OF the republican party and OF the ma
| ton are subserved."
RUTLAND HERALD: Judge Poland, we are glad
| to announce, has been elected by decisive ma
| iOrity. Judge Poland was nominated In cow EN-
| tion by fifty majority, and there was not the
slightest excuse outside Of personal hostility for
| boiling his nomination. He obtained his nom
nation fairly; his public services and experience
made it certain that he would make an excellent
| member Of congress, and altogether more stupid
| or uniustifable bolt than that against Judge Po-
| land we have no knowledge Of in recent times.
The cry against the judge, concerning his credit
mobier report, ought to elect him with any man
who ever read that report, for the cold, judicial
| judgment of that report spared neither republic
can democrat. It crucifed Ames and Brooks
with equal impartiality, and even Garfield was
so sharply treated that the democrats in 1880 cited
| Judge Poland's report against him. Judge Poland
has been basely treated by certain class Of men
| in his district who have hated the Judge because
| he had sufficient sef-respect to refuse to chew
their ears and titillate their noses with pea
| cocks feather These men have denounced him
as 'impeious,' aristocratc,' 'egotistical and
selfish simply because he would not kiss their
| dust, and we honor Judge Poland for his pride in
| this respect The curse of Vermont il a race OF
| cheap politicians who aspire to positions OF decent
public consequence and expect to obtain them by
taking its hat off durnally to the mob and offer
ing to chew its ears as matter of personal hom-
age. This pride OF Luke Poland that would not
stoop TO vulgar manners in order to 60 to congress
| is what we like and respect in the man lie will
not kiss the ground at the rabbles feet, and we
| respect him for his sef-respect."