The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-10

Just as we expected, and according
to the usual practice of the ''ring, run
ncrs have been sent out in all directions
to stir up the faithful and deceive the
unwary, and to plan and assist in pack
ing caucuses and otherwise supprcsslnS
the honest voice of the people. And
among the first to take to the road and
aid in this congenial business is our old
friend and co-worker, do" Martin,
who is said to have fairly raided the
whole state in behalf of his other self,
jim Batcheldcr, for Governor, and for
Levi Fuller for Lieut.. Governor; not
forgetting to blow hot, exceeding hot,
for his master, Gov. Smith, and cold
for Senator Edmunds, as opportunity
offered. 90 is just the man for this
kind of business. He is as slippery as
a creased eel, and isn't hampcred by
any scruples about telling the truth.
Besides he can do the work economical-
ly, and perhaps turn an honest penny OF
two into his own pockets OIL the sly.
He rides everywhere on Smiths free
pass, and when he can't "cheek" his no.
tel expenses, Batch and Levi pay the
bills-especially the latter, who has
plenty of money and wouldn't mind
tapping good sized barrel of it to Sc
cure the object of his ardent ambition.
1t is the same old thing and the same
old tactics right over again. The ring
managers always go upon the theory
that the common people are too dull to
discover the imposition that is being
practiced upon them, and that the few
who do understand what is up, can be
bought up with money or free pass,
or the promise of an office, and so be-
come their tools. And they can hardly
be blamed for holding such opinions, so
long as the people remain indifferent
and allow their underground plots to
succeed, as they have too often done in
the past They believe, and always act
on this belief, that the people can be
managed and fooled out of their con-
victions and their rights and their great
boss always keeps his hundreds of
faithful and expert fuglemen who are
sent out from time to time to "sct 'em
up for this or that favoritc ringster, as
his turn to be doomed comes round.
And these hundreds of fuglemen are
out now just as "Lo" Martin is, obedi-
emily doing the work the boss has given
them to do. They know from past cx-
perience just who will become their
tools in each town, and their work will
be seen and felt in the caucuscs unless
the people wake up and decide to take
the management of their own business
into their own hands. Whenever this
happens, these wire-pullers and caucus
packers will stink out of sight. They
get their work in, successfully, only
when the people sleep over their polit-
ical duties.
Now this whole thing is wrong and is
direct insult to the people, and is bas-
ed on the theory that they are too stu,
pid and too Indifferent to resent il. And
the man who will employ these fugle-
men to run around and pack caucuscs
in his behalf is not fit to hold any high
Office whatever, and ought to be defeat.
ed. Any man who is fit to be govern
or OF lieutenant governor will not con
descend to seek these offices in this way
If the people want him he knows they
will find way to notify him of the
fact without any prompting from him
When a man sends out his runners tc
pack caucuses, it is always safe to 81
down on the man and the runner too
p. S. Since writing the above, wore
comes up from Brattleboro that Batch
Fuller fuglemen are out in all direc
tons "fixing" things for these ambi
tious ringsters. They have even gone
so far as to import strikers from a
broad, having sent to Northampton
Mass, for one II. S. Chase, who form
erly lived in Brattleboro, and he is now
trying to elk things" for them in Gull
ford and Halifax, and in the southern
part of the county generally. We rath
er think that Guilford and Halifax re-
publicans will show him that they cal
run their own caucuses without his aid
The only way to put down such dis
graceful electioneering is for the peo
pie to turn out to the caucuses and dc
their own business. As Hiram said
"wake up.