Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-10-11
Secretary FOlger Accepts.

Secretary Folger's letter accepting the re-
publican nomination for governor is made
public. 1t is dispassionate expression of
sentiments which must appeal with con-
vincing force to the republicans of New
York. Its tone is serious, and if its words
of wisdom are needed the republicans of
that great state will speedily be found
shoulder to shoulder arrayed against their
now united and confident foe. Unless men
are bent on ruin, reflection such as must be
induced by the republican candidates letter
will lead them to bury out of sight all petty
considerations of personal and factional poll
tics and enmities and cordially unite for the
common welfare. Pursuing such a course,
all the malcontents would prove themselves
highly patriotic. Still maintaining hostile
attitude toward their party and perpetuating
by angry chickering's the feuds of bygone
days, their motives, even were they the best
and their purpose the highest, might be mis-
construed and they might be held RESPONSE
BILE for whatever disaster might befall re-
publicanism, not only in New York but in
the national contest which looms up in the
distance. Concerning some of the proceed
ings at the convention the secretary says;
1t would be idle to affect not to know that the
public mind is stirred by reports OF dongs in
which the convention as body had no part,
doings of quality which honest and high minded
men cannot approve, aud will not tolerate Nc
one claims, no one believes, that had lot or part
therein, or previous hint or suspicion thereof.
scorn an end to be got by such means will not
undertake to measure the truth of all these re-
ports; that of one is beyond dispute. Nor will
| argue whether or not the results reached by
the convention or any OF the processes toward
them, were shaped or affected thereby. The facts
are public, and every one may form his own
judgment. But there is growing thereout prac
tical question, and it IL brought to me for answer
Persons, some holding official relations with the
republican party and all OF good standing in the
community have asked me to decline the nomi
nation made at Saratoga. They express conf
dence in me, and fully acquit me of participation
in or knowledge of that which they hold will
justify the action that they desire. The act.
conceded, or allowed to have been done upor
which they base their request they also con
cede were wholly the acts of others thar
me- ! have deliberately and anxiously con
sidered the matter, have weighed the reason,
which they present and have forecast the CON
sequences. The matter has two aspects, per
sonal and public. AS sought not the nomina
ton, as was not glad when it came to me, as
could always have seen, and could now see 1t &C
to another without one twinge of regret, | have
no personal reason why ! should not refuse Il
with alacrity. But the matter is not solely Oh
chiefly personal. 1t has wider and vastly mor'
important scope. In my judgment for any one
placed as | am this time, to decline the nomina
ton would produce the utter collapse of the re
publican party. 1t would be TO leave the party
on the late eve of highly important election
without candidate for the chief position in thu
state 1t is so far an impractcability to be al
most an mpossibility to name another person fol
acceptation 1t is physically impracticablo t
put up another candidate. | say to the men who
propose this thing to me, Come, let us reason