The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-06-03

LIZ CdHVdSs 1OI GHe SONcIHOIolllI
goes merrily on and every week shows
large accessions to the Fuller ranks.
The Rutland delegation composed of
fifteen of its most respected and emf.
nent ciLizens, has been instructed for
Col. Fuller, and thus the violent raw
ings of the Herald have proved a
boomerang and resulted in the COM
plete rout and discontinue of the
opposition to the Brattleboro candi
date in Rutland county. The pop-gun
policy of ridicule that the Hardwick
Gazette, whose bright and witty editor
(although democrat) has INDUCED IN
has lamentably miscarried. We know
and respect Mr.. Spear, and have no
objection to him in the world, but we
think if there had been popular de-
mand for him in Orange county we
should have been quite as apt to have
discovered it as our friend of the Ca
zette, The fact is that Orange county
had Governor in 1892 and would
not feel like opposing its sister county
of Windham, who has not had a COVER
nor for thirty years, in the present
contest. Mr.. Spear is young and will
no doubt be recognized in the political
arena in due course of time, and we
think he is entirely willing to wait. 1t
is his impetuous and misguided parti-
zans who are forcing his candidature,
which it seems to us, will result to his
future detriment if persisted IN.
The great anxiety for farmer can
didate originated in the minds of such
horny-handed CD sons of toll as edit
ors Perkins of Rutland, Beard and
Childs of st. Adams, johnson of St.
Johnsbury. Harris of Hardwick and
Thayer of West Randolph. The gen.
uine farmer, however, has not de-
manded such candidate to any ex-
tent. That class are content to trust
their interests in the hands of Hon. L. |
*. Fuller who has always stood by
them both by voice and vote. The
newspaper opposition to Col. Fuller is
caused by the chronic action of few
editors whose stock in trade is to dis
parage and denounce any candidate
however able, clean or available who |
they did not have the sense or foresight
to bring out. Look at the consistency |
of the st. Johnsbury Republican
That journal howled early and late for
Franklin Fairbanks for governor, I'M
til that gentleman saw the tendency of |
the people towards Fuller and hasten
ed to get in before the shower by get
ting out of the race several weeks ago,
yet the irrepressible and irascible edit
or of that sheet, in long editorial ar
ticle asks what Fuller has to commend
him as a candidate except his money,
and then proceeds to argue against
rich gubernatorial candidate.
Allow us to ask if you looked at this
matter through the same spectacles
when you were for Fairbanks? We
offer this in proof simply of what we
have said earlier in this article. In
few instances, years ago, this violent
vituperation and aggressive personal
assault on the part of cranks in the
newspaper line has driven timerous
candidates out of the field, but all evil
dence, thus far this year, goes to show
that Mr.. Fuller or his supporters are
not easily frightened by any such in
significant barking.
Elsewhere we give what other pa
pars in different parts of the state have
to say on the goyernorshIp question,
that our readers may know how the
drift is at this time less than two
weeks from the convention. There is
not reasonable doubt but that Col.
Fuller will be nominated by an over
whelming majority.