The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-12
The Summing UP.

The nominating conventions and eau
cuscs of the republican party, except
for nominating town representatives,
are now over, and we have arrived at a
point where it is proper to take an ac-
count Of stock, as good business men
are in the habit of doing at proper in
tervals, and sum up the results in order
to get our bearings and see where we
stand. The different conventions have
selected candidates for the various Off
ccs to be filled at the coming election,
aud have commended them to the con-
tidcnce and suffrages of the people. 1t
now remains for the people to do their
duty; which is not, i'll our opinion, to
accept these nominations as conclusive
evidences of the fitness of the nominees
for the offices they aspire to, but to sub
iect efseh nominee to rigid eXamina-
ton, and to accept or reject him as he
may stand the test of such scrutiny.
The day has gone by when a conscien-
tious voter can excuse himself for vo-
ting for an incompetent or unfit man
for office simply because his party con-
vention or caucus has nominated him.
Each freeman is responsible for his own
acts, and, i'll the exercise of the elective
franchise, he should be guided by his
own judgement and conscience. His
allegiance to party may properly lead
him, as matter of expediency, to vote
sometimes for candidates of moderate
capacity and qualification, but never
for an absolutely incompetent or a NOR
ally unfit man, even though he be ell
dorsed by forty party caueuses and con-
ventions, and never for man who has
procured his nomination by unworthy
and dishonorable means. How then
do the books foot up at this date?
Our nominee for Governor is Ebe-
nezer j. Ormsbee of Brandon, at pres
ent Lieut.. Governor. While no one
will claim that he is a first class man
either in ability or requirements, such
as were formerly, and as ought always
to be made Governors, it is conceded
that he is man Of good ability and at
tainments, thoroughly honest and relia-
BILE, and possessing sound judgement
with considerable experience in public
affairs. He is independent, belongs to
no rings and owes allegiance to no par
ty bosses, and can be depended upon to
deal honestly and conscientiously with
all official matters demanding his action.
In short, he is man for whom any
honest man may cheerfully and consci-
entiously vote.
Levi X. Fuller of Brattleboro is the
republican nominee for Lieut.. Govern
or. We have already expressed our o.
pinion of him pretty freely. The con-
vcntion made monumental blunder in
nominating him, and we shall neither
vote for him ourselves nor advise others
to do it. Such man as we believe him
to be shall never have our support for
any office whatever.
For secretary of State, treasurer and
auditor of accounts, the nominees are,
respectively, Chas. w. Porter, W. II.
Du Bots and E. Henry Powell, all the
present incumbents, all excellent men,
and all Thoroughly well qualified by abil-
ity, character and experience to dis
charge the duties of the affairs for
which they are named. They deserve,
and will get, the hearty support of all
republicans.
For member of Congress the cenven-
ton at Montpelier on Wednesday of
last week unanimously nominated Gen.
VIM. w. Grout, the present member,
for reelection, and they acted wisely
in so doing. Gen. Grout, while not
ranking with the ablest men in Con-
gress, has been faithful, pains-taking,
useful member, and has fairly earned
his reelection, which he will get by an
overwhelming majority.
Coming to this county, the two men
nominated for senators-A. n. Swain
ard L. w. Stoddard- considerably
above the average in ability and equip
ment for useful service. They are
both men of high character, honestpur-
poses, and are thoroughly embued with
the reform shirt that IL now abroad a.