Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-09-03

Not Pleasant Picture 60 hooL UPOn.
1t affords one, who has the good name Of
bis state and the best interests OF the nation
sincerely at heart, very great satisfaction to
know that nowhere in Wndham county is
there shown a disposition to make fight
against Mr. Edmunds. II here and there an
individual feels disafiecton toward the Sena-
tor, he finds no encouragement to air II in
public. Az the beginning Of this year The
Phmnix stood alone in the press Of the state
in foretelling the bitter contest that was to be
waged against Mr.. Edmunds. People who
had not an inside view Of the influences at
work could not believe It possible that seri-
Gus effort would be made to defeat his re.
election. We were told that we were fighting
a man of straw, that we we're imagining
danger that did not exist, that there was no
evidence that fight was really contemplated,
that by the time electon-day came ana the
legislature met every breath Of opposition
would have subsidized and not voice would be
lifted against the Senator. But the spring
and summer have brought their several devel-
opments. Maddened by their failure to Sc
cure even a single Republican candidate to
the Senate who could be counted an anti
Edmunds man, the opposition are now work
ing with the energy of desperation to secure
representatives who will do their work in the
House, and money is being freely used to &C
complsh their purposes.
The original and sole excuse for the attack
on Mr.. Edmunds was that he did not warmly
and actively uupport Mr.. Blaine in 1884. 1t
was soon found that no Roadway could be
gained against him on this hollow pretext
and then the work of manufacturing false
charges began, and has been carried on until
to-day the original charge is almost lost sight
Of in the food of vituperation and defamation
which Mr.. Edmunds's enemies are pouring
out against him. Every evil, real or imagin-
airy, under which the country suffers is laid
at Mr.. Edmunds's door bis record in Con-
gress, steadfsst and Incorporating as he
has always been for the interests of the peo-
pie, is assaled he is accused of being the
foe of the farmers and the friend Of monopo-
lies and corporate robbers of the people his
personal habits are shamelessly attacked and
lied about hired asssiants are imported from
| Nav York TO manufacture broadsides of lying
| httu hlIlhbEb htb beub " lIhNtl
from town to town, to try by liberal use Of
money to create opposition where none ex.
lists. Never before in the history of our pol
itics has the spectacle been witnessed of such
a shameful attempt to blacken and break dowI
a man of the spotless record and upright
character of George f. Edmunds.
The picture is not pleasant one, but vi
have not in any wise overdrswn it. We hav,
simply stated few salient facts without go
ing into details, to remind our readers il
Windhsm county of a state of things will
which they are not brought into direct HON,
contact, but which actually exists in the coun
ties in the central and northern part of tn
state. After next Tuesday the matter will
have passed out of the hands of the peopl
in the mass they will then have delegated
their control of it to their representative
chosen to speak for them when the day OF th
senatorial election comes. Let WindhRr
county Republicans see to il that no man
sent to the legislature from their midst
through carelessness or over confidence, who's
voice will give any uncertain sound in th
preliminary contest, or whose vote will cas-
reprosch on Vermont because thrown again,
her foremost son and her most distinguish
and useful citizen.