The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-01-02
Personal.

The Washington correspondent of the
Christian Union writes a long article
about Senator Edmunds, saying: with
the thinking men of the country no two
men stand higher than Senators Edmunds
and Bayard. Yet they are ardent parti-
sans. No one ever knew them on politi-
cal questions to vote any other way than
with their party. Edmunds is one of the
old stalwarts. He always stood with
Zach Chandler and Conkling. In 1880
he favored General Grants denomination
year later he sympathized with Conk-
ling in his quarrel with President Gar
field. This year. though hostile to Mr.
Blaine, he slipped up to Bennington and
voted for him. On their sides these two
men are uncomprOmising partisans. but
in the Senate they generally move to-
gether on all general legislation. Thet
respect given them is because of the gen,s
eral believe in their honesty. They are
perfectly incorrupt, and in the Senate
they kill every wear numbers of jobs
which have somehow nearly gone
through. This winter Mr.. Edmunds is
the great bulwark against the plan of the
Central and Union Pacific railroads to
put of the payment of their debts to the
government in order that they may re-
sumo payment of dividends. 4 number
of the best lawyers in the Senate have
been secured to dvocate the plan of the
railroads. but their attorneys do not dare
to approach Edmunds and Bayard. So
they resort, as usual, through a cloud of
lobbyists, stockholders, and men who
own stock in these roads, to denounco the
two as cold-hearted, cruel men, who are
trying to wreck these companies. Even
in Washington this clamor is as great as
all the eX-CongresSmen and LOBBYISTS of
lower degrees who infest the Capitol can
make it. They are sending into all the
papers which corporation interests CON
troll assaults upon the motives of Ed
munds; but he pays no attention.
and goes his way" Speaking of
the opposition to Mr.. Edmunds in
Vermont, the writer continues "Up in
Vermont the Republicans are yerv
loyal in Presidential years, and they do
not easily forgive lukewarmuess. but the
movement against Mr.. Edmunds really
has an altogether different meaning. il
is engineered and promoted by a few
rich men, who are themselves anxious TO
take his place. This continued barking
at his heels has rather reused the old
Roman, and he says with great distinct
ness that II there is any opposition to
nun lie VIII not De q candidate again, He
feels that he can afford to 90 out of pub
lie life. where he works harder for S50OO
year than he would at law to make the
same amount in month. Lately he
bought lot in the West End. and will
build house there, larger than the one
on Thomas Circle he has lived in for
years. Out of the Senate he could earn
100000 year in the Supreme court. 90
To Europe every summer aud be very
much at his ease. His only remaining
daughter is in poor health, Mrs. Ed
munds is not well, and the Senator him
self has aged within year or two. 10
him the law and his library look very
fascinating, and the drudgery of the Sen
ate is getting to be an old story. He is
little more than ready to retire. Who
is to take his place: No one now in the
Senate can do it. The country has an
interest in seeing that Vermont stands
firmly for Edmunds. As Senator said
the other day, We should need Ed
munds, no matter what his politics were
Not one question in one hundred before
US Is political, and even if he had no pol
ltics It would be public misfortune to
have him leave the Senate,'m