Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-07-17

P. Dillingham; of Waterbury are float
ing in the papers. Essex county pre-
sents no candidate. Orleans county
naturally and cheerfully supports Gen.
Grout. The above fairly represents
the condition of affairs as we now
understand the matter. SO far
only Judge Poland is having a
canvass made in his behalf, and
the question lies mostly with the
people-where it belongs.
We infer from what the various
papers of the state have published
in regard to the matter that there has
been a tacit understanding and ac-
acknowledgements that, Mr.. Tyler out
of the field, the place fairly belongs
to General Grout. He is at present
serving his first term, and unless eX-
traordinary reasons can be given for
abandoning him, few fair-minded
men would consider it just treatment
to select another candidate. General
Grout represents only two of the
counties of the new district, but it is
the almost unanimous wish of these
counties that he be returned. In
speaking of General CIRCUITS qualif-
cations for the place, we will not
claim that he is a Webster, or Gar
field, but we give it as our opinion
that he is the peer of any Vermonter,
except Senator Edmunds, who has
represented Vermont in congress for
some years. He combines a set of
qualities which fit him for a high
rank, even in congress. He is a
man possessed in an unusual degree
of that foundation qualification, so
necessary in anything-common
sense. He weighs matters candidly
and then acts with the best of judge
ment. Few men are more diligent in
business, and none are more courage
Gus to battle for the right. General
Circuit has laudable ambition, both
in regard to his own standing and
the reputation of the small but hon
orable state he represents. His rec
ord so far shows close attention to
business, and his career in congress,
whether it be brief or not, will be
one of diligence and hard labor for
his constituents, his state and his
country. Those who have watched
his life, whether in business, at the
bar, on the stump, on the lecture
platform, in the legislature OF in con-
gress, have learned that in all these
places he has honorably and nobly
sustained himself. He is made up
of just the kind of stuff that always
succeeds: good sense, ambition, tire
less energy and unfinching courage.
1t is needless to say that so far as
personal respect goes, his reputation
at home is all that he can desire, and
whatever other sections of the dis
trict may do, necessarily having less
knowledge of his ability and charac.
ter, there would be no doubt of then
support if it had been their priv
lege to know more of his ability and
character. None of the candidates
except one, have the conceded talent
of General Grout, and great as is
Judge Poland's wisdom and congress
sional experience, no one would eX.
pect that he could devote that time
and energy to his work that young
and active man like General Grou
would give to it. The two years ex
perience which General Grout vii
have are of great value to any repre-
sentative, and we shall expect tina
he will win a brilliant record in tn,
four years which courtesy anC
good policy should allow him t.
serve. 1t is unfortunate, and embar
raising to him, to have lost some tim
in this session by a severe attack o
- sickness but the end of the session
. is at hand and he will doubtless re
cuperate before another session
When the matter is fairly weighed
we have no doubt that candid me-
will see that no one can better repre-
sent the district than General Circuit