The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-04-09

Editor Of the Banner:-Of course |
know that it is energy wasted to attempt
to induce the RetOrHer to get its facts
before making statements. NV excuse
is to show your contemporary that it is
greatly mistaken in surprising that had
more turned out at the School meeting
or had the ballOting taken little more
time, the result would have been favora-
bic to Mr.. Livingston's cause. | believe,
on the contrary, that had the circum-
stances been thus changed, his burial
would have been overwhelming, instead
of under good majority.
For instance, it said that the Knitting
Company with which | am connected
turned out its full force to defeat him.
The truth is, only three out of twenty
employees were present to vote at all. To
be sure five more were on the way to
vote for Abbott and Cole, but the boxes
were turned before they arrived
Five voter from the lower end of the
village, on the same errand, were Just
too late (Postmaster-elect Pierce among
them)
l admit that it is not to our or their
credit that our employees did not turn
out in force, but we and they felt sure
of the result, so they did not leave their
work to attend the meeting
We feel proud of our employees, as be-
ing men and women who are Intelligent
and vote and do about right without
coaching They do their own thinking,
and consequently are not likely to believe
all they read in the Retormer, if they
read it.
No, Mr.. Editor, believe the majority
against Mr.. Livingston might have
reached one hundred easily, had we made
the effort and taken the pains to expose
his mis-statements.
understand that from Mr.. Holden's
mill very few attended the School meet
ing, and yet Mr.. Livingston says that
A. - t..r''od o-t -, fnrnn
It's facts. | have reason to know that
Prof. Davis did not write or know of the
statement made by the teachers before il |
was in the hands of the printer.
The reasons given by the RefOrner for |
the teachers signing the paper referred |
to, are nearly or quite all untrue. as can |
be proved; but the young ladies have
shown their ability to defend themselves
and whatever may be thought of the ex-
pedlency of printing their protest, there
is no doubt about its truth; and the
spirit which defends co-worker against
charges known to be false, is to be com
nended.
Did the Reformer ever think that il is
uSt as bad to make mis-statements when
t might know the truth, as to make
hem knowing their untruth?
But the funniest part of the Reformer's
yailings is found in its account of the
o-called caucus As the gushing young
Jrl would say, ut was too funny for
A more sad and surprised countenance {
annot be imagined than that of Mr.. II
livingston when he saw the men who !
at his call. Assuming, no r
oubt, that, as but little attention is = =
sually given to suggestions of the Re Z
)rmer, he thought but few would be Y
resent, and that those few would be his {
Importers. But the best men of our :,
illage had no notion of its going out n
hat general caucus should misrepre- T.
ent our village, and indorse Mr.. Livings- 4
III and his outrageous personal attacks n
pom School Superintendent Davis: q
lerefore they were there. 8
Mr. Livingston was called upon to n
ate the object of the meeting. lie was ri
lent. Some were in haste to get away, n
nd 1t was nearly eight o'clock. Liv- n
lgston was goaded into saying that LIST, 4
here was no meeting called; I'd, 1t was n,
llled at eight o'clock; so proceedings i,
ere delayed until it was fully eight n
clock. +
1t must be admitted that Livingston's n
his squirming and contra N
Glory statements, and, withal, his sOr-
'wful face, were amusing, and smile fo
as seen which the RefOrmer character NJ
es rs roaring farce 81
Then 1t goes on to say that he Hiv- n
gston) reminded Mr.. Hartman, DIR. Rog- NJ
S, and Others, of the "unmanliness and A
of their course; i..e., Oh
g attending of n general caucus in Nv
rec sufficient to put an end to his hopes nj
ID ambition. w
Think of it, citizens of Bennington! II
r. Livingston rebuking Judge Hartman, m
:. Rogers, and other like characters for a.,
and dishonorableness." th
| needs the pencil of Mast to do the
bject justice. If Livingston could not Of
the fun of that meeting, | fear he al,
lst be classed among the people who, do
a noted wit once observed, needed a tio
rgical operation to enable them 10 M,
mprehend joke. co
Now, as Mr. Livingston has some good ca
rts, and sometimes says good thing, a l
he really wants some village office, tn,
ere are many who can tell him lust plf
" to get it, and 1 venture to say that :
ne will suggest that he continue. he
'ough the RJormer, TO personally an,
all our citizens, calling men of good civ
'utation liars and knaves, especially rel
'se who are responsible for our of
ools, thereby injuring the reputation col
we think, the best public hool in
State, reducing the number of non
ident scholars, decreasing our income, =
increasing our taxes. Yours truly, We
A. B. VALENTINE. En-