Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-06-14
A FEW WORDS IN CLOSING.

Our pugnacious brother of the Ver-
to call us down on our recent remarks in
regard to the farmer movement in
state politics; accuses US of "bluffing"
our readers when we spoke of practical
unanimity in regard to gubernatorial
candidates; says we have been 'finger-
ing that same string for several weeks,
and constructs from disjointed extracts
from our article numerous "straW"
theories which he proceeds to demolish
with great display of rhetorical fire.
works.
Nevertheless, we see no occasion to
take back anything we have said on
the subject. We submit, that at ANY
period In the history of Vermont politics
when only one candidate is mentioned
for the FIRST place on the Republican
ticket and only TWO are yxtiogiasssg cson-
sidered for the second place that the
situation may be referred to as one of
practical unanimity," without subject
ing ourselves to the charge of "bluff-
ingo or giving anyone occasion to in
dulge in Mysteries. The fact that the
article in question was the second one
we had published on the subject is
sufficient answer to the broad asser-
ton that the question had been dis
cussed for "several weeks" If,
as the Standard man says, our
confession that we had heard no COM
plants that the farmers interests had
ever been neglected is RECKLESS state
ment," SO be it. How he figures it we
cannot see unless it is from the stand
point of the schoolmaster who fogged
the whole school because none of them
had ever seen an elephant. But before we
take our medicine will our brother who
processes to have such an intimate ac-
quaintance with the elephant, please
name one instance where the farmers
of the state failed to secure legislation
which they united in demanding?
Furthermore will any one of the papers
who are SO loudly advocating the cause
of the farmer tell us what particular
advantage would result from the posses
sion of the lieutenant governorship sup
posing such legislation were demanded?
If the interests of the farmers have been
neglected the Legislature is clearly the
proper field in which to cultivate ire
form booms.W
| AS to the choice of a governor OF
lieutenant governor THE TIMES is en-
gagged in blooming" nobody, is carry
ing no chip on its shoulder, and has no
desire for any controversy over the
question. %. We have expressed our pref
erence. and have given reasons for ou1
choice which we consider good. That
many agree with us we know and that
the number includes large percentage
of intelligent, industrious and genuine
farmers we are equally confident. That
Others should differ is only due to the
disparity of mental vision common to
mankind, as is clearly their right.
What THE TIMES has deplored, and
would if possible more emphaticalIy
object to now, is the cheap talk about
class representation, the silly appeals to
class prejucice, and the wicked at
tempts to array one class against an
other on political lines. Such method.
thrive in the hot-beds of anarchy anC
popullsm, but any attempt to trans
plaDt them info the free air of tn.
Green Mountain state should be regard
|, ed as worse calamity than visit by
the small poX OF cholera.
In week from now the choice vii
! be made and whether our choice is rat
flied or not our efforts will be exertet
for rousing Republican vote in Sep
tember.