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

Editor of Monitor My attention was
called to an article in your paper in which
you are pleased to credit me with spread
ing the anti Edmunds contagion in this
section. You also allude to, me as the"noto-
rious fugleman," who was known as long
ago as the Barlow campaign. Any allu-
sion from you Of this kind comes from a
wrong source, inasmuch as you were as
notorious as a fugleman in a certain
county bolt not long since, as was in
the matter alluded to. You speak of the
spread Of the anti-Edmunds disease in the
county, and seem to be apprehensive that
it may spread throughout the state. You
are justified in these apprehensions, as is
evidenced by recent developments. To
illustrate the condemnation of Geo. F.
Edmunds by his own townsmen, who
last Tuesday, as reported in the Boston
Journal, in square, open contest, NOM
tive, who is opposed to the election of
Senator Edmunds. When majority of
his own townspeople, those who know
him best, thus put on record their opin-
ion Of the disloyalty of Mr.. Edmunds,
what right have you to condemn the &C
ton Of aiding republicans who see in the
course of Senator Edmunds good cause
why he should not be returned to the SEN
ate, to miSrepresent the people. His
course in the last presidential election,
his comparative silence on the Oleo. bill,
| a matter vital to the interests of Yer
| mont, deserves to, and does, meet with
the condemnation of large majority of
the republicans of this state, and it will
require something in addition to scuril-
Gus attacks like that made regarding my
self iu your issue of the 23d to convince
Vermonters that he, who, by his silence,
brought about the defeat of the republi-
can ticket of 1884, and the virtual defeat
Of the bill taxing oleo is deserving re-
election to the U. S. senate. If am cor
rectly informed, you were not fully salts
fed with the course of Mr.. Edmunds two
years ago, and SO expressed yourself.
Now let me inquire what has he done fol
Vermont, for our party, for anybody, that
your feelings have undergone such rad
ical change. You seem to think this 9
school district question, and do not re-
cognize the fact that great party was
allowed to 60 to defeat because Of the
perfdy Of Senator Edmunds, and yor
would muzzle the republicans, who, re
Numbering Edmunds' disloYalty, have thu
courage to denounce him, as you and ev
cry other republican two years ago be
lieved should be done. l have no low
for traitors, and claim the right on thi
question: matter in which nation is in
, terested, to put on record my opinion o
a man who for two years has been silen
or hostile upon the questions we have
right to demand he should give hearty
manly support. 1 learn that you are
nominee for county senator, and that yo
= will doubtless be elected. Let me pre-
: dict that on assuming the duties of you
q office you will find a majority of your as
sociates as badly afflicted with this ant
Edmunds disease as myself. From
. careful pernsal of your article 1 find n
argument or reason assigned why EC
munds should be reelected, and | am IT
e minded of the lawyer who was inquire
: of as to the reason of his unusual success
i, at the bar. His reply was, "When l a.
right give the jury argument; when
am not, just smut the witnesses and sa
s the air. Very truly yours,
Il LUTHER BAKER.