Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-07-28
FOR CONGRESS,
WILLIAM w. CIRCUIT,
OF BARTON.
Alb out Political Candidates.

The time is close at hand when the
freemen of Vermont will choose conn-
tv and State officers, members of
legislature and justices of the peace.
The governor and Legislature will |
have the appointment and the creation
of other officers. All of which con-
stitute the law-making and the law
executing powers of the state. In |
our Judgment there have been few
neriods since the time of the rebel
lion when there has been so great
need of the selection of clean,
wise and faithful, honorable men to fill
the offices as there is to day. The
state is assailed with dangers from
without and evils within. While our
agricultural interests are suffering
severely from the depression of prl-
ces, the scarcity and expense of farm
labor, and the extortion Of the rail-
roads, if freight prices with the
West are considered, this same class
is feeling the burden of heavy tax
alton partly imposed by the etxrava-
gance of legislatures and expenses
that need curtailment; and the far
mers are rightfully crying for redress.
They will demand, if they are not
woefully unmindful of their own pock-
cts. such men in all offices and all
places of trust as will legislate and adj
minister in the direction of economy.
While the average man, be he never
so industrious or frugal, is striving
hard to make the ends meet, many
already rich, and corporations pow
erful in money and influence are
seeking to obtain in the state and IN
business unjust rights, regardless OF
the public welfare; while the church
es, temperance societies and all
good men and women are standing up
against immortality and intemperance,
foreign corporations are degrading
the Sabbath by the transaction OF
business along the lines of railroads
and by compelling a large number OF
our citizens to engage in ungodly and
illegal occupation on the Sabbath.
Others from without are striving to
break down the temperance laws of
state; while the rum influence within
is rampant and aggressive. Just at
present, perhaps from that uneasl-
ness and unrest begotten of unpropi-
tious times, many are seeking to
radically change or to repeal some of
the most important laws of the state,
throwing affairs into the danger al
WAYS found when there is a disposi-
tion to destroy or to break down the
existing order of things. Hence the
coming Legislature is to be dreaded
more than to be hoped for. There
is more danger that it will do harm
than hope that it may do good. Con-
sidered from any standpoint there is
greatest need that every man from
Justice of the Peace to Supreme
Court Judge, from Representative to
Governor be that true, wise and re-
liable man who can be trusted to dc
his duties most faithfully and we'll.
The state tickets are in the field
and we believe that they are such
that democrat and republican can
vote his ticket without shame or dan
ger. The county tickets are not al
made up yet, but every man from
bailiff to senator should be respecta
Bile. We want no sheriff, state at
torney or judges who will not d.
their full duties as between man an,
man, and in the execution of all tn
laws on the statute books. w
want men who are willing to enforc
the prohibitory laws of the state
Speaking of the minor office of th
Justice of Peace, it should be fillet
with man of sound sense, square
toed convictions and rigid back bone
In the selection of state senator
there ought to be unusual care Rea
iy there are not many men in a Vel
mont county who by experience "wi:
dom and virtue are fully equiv
ped for this important office. tt
one term rule is working disadvant:
geously in this office by putting small
inexperienced and unfit men in th
place. Other things being equal,
least one senator from a county shou
be an experienced lawyer who know
not only what the laws of Il
state are, but how they should
changed not to do violence 10 the sta