The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-08
In reference to the above the Middle.
bury Register APPLY says:
=. From tho Caledonian,l
WHO ARE FIGHTING AGAINST ED
MUNDSo

The New York Tribune, said to be owned
by Jay Gould, and Biaine's most devoted per-
sonal organ, has nov opened its batteries on
Senator Edmunas, (for not making stump
speeches during the last presidential campaign),
according to pre-arranged programme which
has been well understood for sometime by
those who have had a chance to peep behind
the scenes 1t is thus publicly proclaimed
that Mr.. lanes G. Blaine is to honor the
little state of Vermont by taking an active
hand in the management of her local affairs,
and that his revenges are to play an important
part in our senatorial campaign. Thus one af-
position to Mr.. Edmunds matcralize to pub
lie view. Eyeu now the combination arrayed
against him is very pretty one as it stands,
though the straightforward republicans and
substantial people of Vermont seem to occupy
very smal! space in the notified procession.
First, we have as commander chief our
great railroad king and political ''boss,' John
Gregory Smith, the millionaire, ''the richest
man in Vermont his friends boast. who has
in some way piled up his millions while devot-
ing his life mainly to the management of
bankrupt railroads surrounded by his trained
ring spies and scouts, and attended by his
body.guard, the ever faithful Free Pass
Brigade every man of which will follow his
personal fortunes wherever his pass will carry
him.
Next and in full sympathy with him, with
money bags in hand, come the great law-dc-
flying manopoes of the country, such as the
Pacific railroads, and the telegraph and tele-
phone combinations, with Jay Gould at their
head, that are striving TO defy and override
the power of the nation, and crush out the life
blood of the people. All these monopolies
hate and dread Mr.. Edmunds both for
the Surrey blows he has already given them
and for tic still sturdier blows which they
know they will get from him hereafter
Give him chance, and they know he will find
a way to throttle them in their lawlcss pro-
cecdings aud designs as he, and he alone, has
found away to gIapple with the filthy Mormon
monstrosity that has so long disgraced the ma
ton. They naturally want to kill him off, as
the one great obstacle TO their nefarious pur-
poses. and so they join hands with Smith and
his followers to drive into retirement not only
the ablest, but the most incoruptibIe and use
full man in the national councils. and the man
who has fought, and will continue to fight
with marked skill and power, the great battle
for the rights of the people against the mons
ter monopoiies and the case.hardencd money
kings that control them. And Mr. Blaine's
revenges are used skiliully to stir up and COM
bine all these opposing forces.
Last, with Chinese gongs ard Examinations,
making more noise than all the rest, comes the
great democratic war-chief, Hiram Atkins,
with his painted warriors behind him, swearing
swift destruction to the doomed senator In
spite of his bombast and sieve-like leakiness,
he is Smiths most trusted and most relied
on lieutenant Without him and his forces,
Smith could have no possible hopes of beat
ing Edmunds; so the democratic element in
this anti-Edmunds combination is the princi.
pal and controlling one, ard is chiefly relied
on to win the fight
Now how do the old-iashioncd republicans
Of Vermont ike the looks of this combina-
ton? We have Gov. Smith, the railroad and
political boss, with his trained rctaners and
mercenaries, backed by Hiram Atkins and
his democratic cohorts, here in Vermont, aid
ed and abetted from abroad with abundant
"sinews of war" by the great monopolies of
the country. and all inspired and egged-on by
rereRge! We are free to say that. 50 far as
cur observation extends, the s.aunch republic.
ans of Vermont, almost 10 q man. are Of the
opinion that we can manage our local affairs
right here at home, without the all or ad-
vice or directions Of any Of these outside par
ties. whose interferenceis supremacy ofSn-
sive; and they especially resent the idea that
Hiram Atkins is mixing himself up and med
ding in the matter in any way. They have