Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-09-10

One of the ourosites Of the literature Of
the anti Edmunds campaign Is a letter which
a correspondent sent to the New York Herald,
dated at Montpelier on the 9th inst. The
Herald digni6ed it with an editorial mention,
and the letter had the appearance Of having
been written by staff correspondent Of the
paper. It also had the appearance Of having
been written by man who came to Vermont
on purpose to see none but anti Edmunds
men aud to get filed up from that source.
He succeeded admirably, both In this and in
making an asa OF himself and his paper in
the predictions" which his letter contained.
lie found hostility to Mr.. Edmunds wide
spread" former opponents Of Blaine, even,
had turned against him, and Tuesdays cleo
ton was to bury him so deep that no future
politician will attempt his resurrection, while
''all eyes were turned on OK. Gov. Smith of
st. Adams" as the coming deliverer. All the
lies which the ST. Adams Messenger, Montpe
ler Waterman and Rutland Telegram have
been rehearsing and rehashng about the SEN
ator all summer we're gathered up and retold
in paragraph. Mr.. Edmunds had ceased
to represent Vermont" be was "dsloyal to
his party" "unfaithfu to his constituents"
he had been false to the great interests of
the country, and so on to the end Of the
chapter.
The correspondent says he called on Gov.
Smith at st. Adams, and the governor told
him that he was not candidate for Mr. Ed
munds's place, though interruptions editors
had intimated that he was intriguing with
/ 10 H., N,u - a., n,,I, he
evening before he had snatched a moment
from his pressing cares to write letter to "a
warm political friend" declining to allow his
name to be brought into the canvass-and 80
on. The significant part OF the interview
| lies in the fact that Gov. Smith then let his
hostility to Mr.. Edmunds be known by his
own expression for the first time. He could
not justify Mr.. Edmunds's course in deserving
his party in its extremity" but for his sps-
thy he believed Blaine would have been elect
ed. He was willing any good man" should
be elected in his place-Judge Powers, Gov.
Proctor, Judge Royce, Judge Veszey, eI-
Chief Justice Poland and many other good
men,"
Following are the predictions" which this
fellow INDUCED in two days before the cleo
ton, and some day, when the law against bet
ting is off, we will wager shilling that they
we're furnished by Hiram Atkins:
"The hardest work of the canvass will be done dur
ing the month interval between the election next weel
and the meeting of the legislature early u October
ON the morning after election we shall know just what
remains to be done. What is the situation tonight
| you ask Well, here are the approximate figures a,
we see them: The legislature is composed Of 80 sen
ators and $40 assemblymen making the total member
ship of both branches 270 The number necessary Ia
choice in vote for United States senatorshp is 100
Now, then, the Democrats will elect ~ members or n
more thsn last year At the lowest calculation ther,
will be 80 i-Edmunds Republican members. Ter
towns will not be represented, judging by the expert
Of former years. That will take OF ten from thu
list of members, making total Of 100 against l.
munds., Seven senators will go unpledged. GRANT
Isle will elect Democratic senator Rutland will sent
a Democrat or anti Edmunds to the legisa
ture sure and 1t Ia foregnne conclusion that Bur
lington, Ne Edmunds's own town, will elect Demo
cratic assemblyman. st. Adams will go anti-Edmuud
aud Swanton Democratic. OF the Republican mem
bers Of the House apart from the anti-Edmunds Re
! puplicans), 40 Of them will probably be unpledged
on them the proper missionary work will undoubted
be directed.
The positively dreadful conclusion will
which the letter winds up is this
1--WE shall never never forget it, forgive him
It is bitter war to the end We accept the issue.
Edmunds goes back to the Senate, Vermont will be
come democratic state and the next presidential
election may prove a Waterloo for the Republca
party. II such calamity should follow, the sin wi
be at Edmuuds's door"
The election figures elsewhere given sho'
for themselves on what basis OF fact or prot
ability these alleged predictions were found
ed. Beyond the lesson which a compsriso
will teach, comment is unnecessary and i
view of the eminently satisfactory result c
= Tuesdays election, we shall wait, with sue
composure as we can command, the comm
3 of the day when the Republican party find
e its Waterloo and Vermont becomes a Demt
cratic state-snd all because Vermont fire.,
men insisted on running their own affairs an
returning Mr.. Edmunds to the Senate in spit
l. of the attempted interference of idiots, lai
and ringsters imported from New York e,
pressly to compass his defeat.