Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-06-03
A CAMPAIGN OF DISCOVERY.

The last national campaign was called
campaign now on may fairly be denom-
mated one of discovery. Many interest
ing things have come to light. 1t has
been learned that Col. Fuller is not a
poet of the first water, that he has "sil-
ly side" and that he is not an "intellec-
tual Goliath" But the end is not vet.
There are certain stanzas of the Justly
celebrated poem indited by the doughty
colonel in memory of the battle of
keyes's farm the meaning of which is a
trifle obscure; they are Browningesque,
as it were, requiring special knowledge
for their right Interpretation. One of
the most shadowy of the lot, perhaps
at any rate it has sadly warped, twisted
and strained the intellectuals of several
esteemed cOntempOraries--is this:
Dared an enemy brave,
Brave guards from Brandon,
From Newport and from Estey's,
Brave Knsman, with his hand ON.
What brave kinsman'' was handling
is not at all apparent, nor does the con-
text tend to elucdate the point. Whether
it was some of the eatabes or drnkables
the poet says in preceding line "they
ate and drank in many ways" does not
appear: possibly ii was these, for we are
told later on that when they reached the
camp again, the warfare over, they were
lawful dry and a little damp" How
ever, the solution of the matter i not
impossible; indeed, the indications are
that Col, Fuller and his friends intend to
tell the convention all about it, Col.
kinsman, the man who had his 'hand
on" was chosen one of the delegates to
the convention from Rutland, obviously
for that very purpose. The esteemed
Herald of that town, which aver, that
the caucus that elected the Fuller dele
CATION was loaded for him by unfair and
underhanded means. evidently misinter-
prets the whole affair. 1t fails to grasp
the situation and consequently unmerci-
fully wallops the 3rattleboro candidate
and his followers, when, as matter of
fact, they are seeking only to dispel the
doubts which hang about this main issue
of the campaign Suppose the idea should
go out that a man whom Fuller, the poet.
called "brave" had his "hand on the
handle of lusty and chuckling demi-
John or around the stem of a champagne
glass, how could Fuller, the governor
hurl Philippics against rum-selers and
rum-drinking in his messages: But the
subject is too painful for further contem-
plation at this time: let Us patiently
await the convention and the interpreta,
ton of the passage it is sure to bring out
And vet there are still more discoverie,
that should be noted. The talk about
lieutenant governor led to them. One
of these i, that 'chiyalry" is qualilica.
ton for that office. "Chivalrv." what
eyer it may be, is an attribute of Col. F
5. Stranahan of st. Adams, whose name
Franklin county will present. Burling.
ton, too, has, or had, a candidate in the
person of Hon. Elihu b. Taft, whom the
ST. Johnsbury Republican vouches for as
"a strong man, who 'will fill the office
with dignity and ability" The Gale
donian adds that she possesses culture
acquired by extensive travels" that "he
has no ambitions for the governorship'
and that he "is eminently qualified for
the position" The Burlington Free
Press solemnly reprinted the Caledon-
ian's article, but on Monday last sat on
him with a dull thud, thusly;
Four lieutenant-govcrnors having been
chosen from Chittenden county since the
Republican party was organized, and two
of them within the last twelve years, it
has not seemed reasonable to expect that
one would again be taken so soon from
this county; and the feeling has been
quite general among the Republicans of
Chittenden comfy that it would be UNI
wise to present candidate for this office
this year. Having only kindly feeling
toward Mr.. Taft, we are obliged to say