Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-08-30

contrary. The Burlington Free Press
in speaking of the caucus which NOM
mated the candidate, says:
The nomination was then made
Mr.. Taft is lawyer in
good standing. He is a staunch and
working republican. He is pledged
and unqualified Edmunds man. He
has had experience in public affairs
in the School Board and Board of AL
dermen. If elected, he can be trusted
to attend to his business as a legis-
lator, to look after the interests of the
public and the interests of our city at
Montpelier. and to represent the re-
publicans of Burlington by voting for
the reelection of Senator Edmunds.
In regard to the charge that he
did not give his hearty approval to
the Oleo. bill, We leave that to be an
swered by Senator Justin S. Morrill's
letter found in another column.
Those who know Mr.. Morrill, will
consider his testimony, at least, as
equal to the random allusion of Mr..
Baker.
Mr.. Baker says he is informed that
the editor "was not fully satisfied
with the course of Senator Ed
munds," etc. The MONITOR worked
for Blaine and was sadly disappoint-
ed at his defeat, but we have never
been disposed to let that feeling of
disappointment ALLEVIATE US from hon.
est men, whether they be mugwumps,
prohibitionists, democrats, anti-Ed-
munds men, or anybody else, who
acted up to conscience in that or
other campaigns. When we under
take to weed out of party, or out of
friendship, all men and all friends
who do not at all times agree with us
or vote with US, we have great job
on our hands, and to use the COM
mon but significant phrase of the
day, we are very liable to ''get left,"
ourselves. Vermonters in a party
sense cannot afford to bite off their
own noses to punish Senator Ed
munds for supposed dereliction Of
duty.
Mr.. Baker complains that we OBJ
ject to having himself and other par
ties from Franklin county riding
about this county trying to manipu-
late political affairs. The people of
this county are ordinarily intelligent,
they are naturally honest, and they
are thoroughly loyal to both party
and state. They have equal facill-
ties for information in regard to the
course of their delegation in congress
with Mr.. Baker or anybody else
They have come to their conclusions
without any prejudices against Mr.
Edmunds or any other man who
might aspire to be senator. They
naturally feel, and have right tt
feel, that the attempt to stir up al
anti Edmunds feeling by outside par
ties is begotten by personal interests
in other candidates. Mr.. Baker
while he may be true and intens,
republican, is no more loyal to tn
interests of the state, or of thi
county, than thousands of republic
ans who always cast an honest vote
1t is pretty hard to conceive, more
over, how few men can be so terri
bly, loyal to party and patriotic to pc
litical blessedness as to spend time AM
money in going about state work
ing against a man, unless somebod
is footing the bills. If that fact
true, somebody is, in so far, tryin
to buy his way into the senate. Oh
f leans Co. people have not got dow
to that state of political depravit
where they think that sort of bus
ness is legitimate, and hence the
do not look upon the attempt
"evangelize" this county with favor
r The rehearsal of the old story abol
the lawyer is we'll enough where
: applies, but we have made and al
prepared to make arguments in fave
of Mr.. Edmunds, whenever th
: shall be necessary. Whatever ms
d be the result of the contest in I'll
S legislature, we state without fear
Il any contradiction, that so far as tt
- natural, spontaneous sentiment HI
been and now is, in all this sectio
it has been in Mr.. Edmunds' favor.