The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-05-23
Men and Measures, al
Discussed by the
Press--State and
National.
BARKIS is WILLIN.

Ben Butler is willing, SO he said some
time ago, to have any good men vote
for him for President. In his latest ut
terance he leaves out the qualifications
will deeply appreciate the action of
anybody i'll his favor. No doubt of it.
Like Abraham Lincoln's story Of the
boy who liked ginger cake-"no other
boy likes it better--or gets less of it,"
Cen Butler has been an office-seeker
and demagogue all his life, and he
will never be anything else. If he had
not wan,ed office so much, he could
have had it more. But he has always
proceeded on the theory that the ignor-
ant and vicious made up the majority,
and catered to their prejudices.
lie is dying to be elected to some Of
flee this year-President, Governor,
member Of the Legislature, hog-reeve
anything rather than nothing. What
ever it is, he will try to make something
out of it. Boston Herald.
DR.. Nichols having failed in his at
tempt on the governorship is now will
ling to remain Secretary of State. If
he cannot get reelection to this office
he will take anything the people see fit
to give him. In other words he is a
political beggar.-[ Richford Gazette.
Ii is growing unpleasantly evident
that the fight in this congressional dis
trict is to be a lively one. There seems
to be an expectation that Judge Poland
will fall out, realizing the difficulty of
an election, even if he secures the NOM
nation. But there is no certainty of
this. The Judge has done some extra
ordinarily able service this session, and
he may have hopes that the fact will
mollify some of the old personal bitter
ness against him. Col. Hooker intends
10 be the Judges political legatee, in
case he has to go, and all along express
sed determination not to run if Poland
does. The fact that he is still keeping
quiet, although there is no question of
his ambition, also lends probability to
the theory that Poland is undecided.
Gen. Circuit has been tilling and sowing
the field as carefully as any man could
all the spring. His strikers are conf
dent that he will have everything his
own way, but Hooker, when he finally
finds out how he is situated, will rush
in with whoop and we have no doubt
will have Grout completely ambuscaded.
But there are significant movements"
in other directions. w. c. French is
perenially in the field; Win Dillingham;
of Waterbury, though he protests that
he can't be candidate, will be pushed;
and B. T. Fifield, the able Montpelier
lawyer, is suspected of congressional
intentions. Then there are John B.
Mead, Belden and Ide, and half doz-
en- Windham county fellows, who are
liable to hear their country's call at any
time. The Vermont Republican politi-
clan understands pretty well that it is
only ''hard work" that wins success,
and the present situation enforces the
adage most emphatically-[Refor
STAND UP AND BE COUNTED.
There is no lack of material for can
didates for congress in this district and
| if half of those talked about continue
in the field until the convention is held
all shades of opinion among the voters
will have ample room for choice. Be-
ginning at the Massachusetts, line and
going north, we have first tho aggres-
sive Col. Hooker, who has strong fol-
lowing of friends and dash that tells
heavily in political as well as military
campaign. 1t is said he is in the fight
to win. His neighbor, ex-congressman
Tyler, whose honorable service in the
house is remembered by many, though
not candidate of his own motion, is
not without friends, and some say that
if new man is to be taken up he is the
one. Windsor county, as becomes the
largest political division in the district.
may not be without representative in
the field, there being talk of again pre-
senting the name of Hon Warren G..
French. Then Orange has her Farm
ham, who is looking intently and wish
fully towards Washington. Next is