Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-11-08
"vermont Young Republicans. !"
To az Editor ofthe HeraId :


title of Vermont Young Republican,"
Appears a remarkable aggregation OF
newspaper articles which with what l
believe to be praiseworthy Judgment on
the part of the HERALD, not to mention
the journalistic ethics involved, are cred
ited to the sources from WHENCE they
originally emanated, which sources are
neither authorized nor qualified TO speak
for any considerable numberof Vermont
Young Republicans, who have been and
yet remain in the full possession OF their
mental and physical faculties, which in-
cludes sufficient backbone to make their
wants and wishes known, though per-
chance political Calling gun or a small
section of Vesuvius i'll disguise may
accompany "a supercilious peek - hurled
with dynamic force ''over the rim OF
gold bowed spectacles" mounted en- bar
bette on the proboscis of a ''mossback'
of the paleozoic age.
We are informed that the war is
ended, though left in doubt as to whether
the WAR of the Roses" the Thirty
Years War;" or the war between the
States of the American Uuion was up
permost in the writer's thoughts, Cpre-
sumably the latter and because certain
eminent Vermonters," meaning I'M
doubtedly those who escaped death upon
the battle field, have been advanced to
positions of honor and usefulness the
editorial pen is deeply grieved' These
"Vermonters" are they of whom men
with patriotic instincts land this class
are in the majority in. the old Green
Nlountain StateD are justly proud, for it
is remembered that when very young
men there was a distribution, not Of
offices, but of missiles of war and "lo!
after these many years" the republican
party in Vermont will not set up gull
Iotine designed to ensure the political
death of the tried and true within its
ranks, forappreciation yet remains woven
jim the convictions of men. and when a
man has proved faithful in the things
which are least the fruits of such serv-
ice" are legitimate objects of ambition,
whether such service has been rendered
to the State in a martial capacity: in the
more quiet arena of civil life, or in both
and this ambition when joined with the
requisite ability will be recognized in the
future as ip the past. for the methods OF
political management are practically the
same as quarter of a century ago. viz
brains, plus experience, count.
To quote further from one of the arti
Giles referred to: Young men have beer
shamefully neglected, been ignored unit
they keep away from political meeting
and prefer obscurity without the insul
of a public turn down" at has been ;
fruitful cause of the exodus of young mel
to distant states" at has prevente,
progress" etc, etc.. and thus is appar
emily disclosed state of affairs demand
ing instant and heroic treatment eithe
by firing booGack at the office cat, o
by the appointment of commission
with Baron Munchausen as chairman
with authority to charter palace car i
which all Vermonters, exiled for any 0
the foregoing reasons, may return.
There is no room in the political cour
ellis of the republican party in Vernon
for an Imperial Cesar dominating til
mind and consciences of men, and ther
is no evidence to show that Col. Forbe:
the Free Press, nor any of the SC
called "bosses" seek such dn exalted pos
ton. There must and there will /
organization within which there is OF
portunity for such independence as
party policy intended to afford 'tt
greatest good to the greatest number
will admit, though such policy may ia
to menti9n the distribution OF publ
Offices as one of its cardinal principals.
In concluding this article quote frot
the HERALD which expresses the stuatio
in nutshell: This idea that youn
men should be advanced simply becaus
because they are older is simply illogica
The enterprise and enthusiasm of yout
fits men for some work, and some pos
tions, and the experience of age bett
fits for other positions and work. tt
simple question ought to be, what maj
taking everything into consideration
tNa afAo f,l
the record of Foot, Collamer, Morril
Edmunds, and Poland indelibly impresse
on the statutes of the nationi wit
Proctor, Pingree, Dillingham;, Page an
Fuller filling with honor the hiehes
office in the gift of the state; Porter an
Brownell secretaries of state; Dubo
and Field treasurersi Powell and Ha
state auditors; Merrill and Bell railroa
commissioners not to mention hosts
Others is proof positive that "evcrythin
has been taken into consideration, ar
that the republican party is not a divide
constituency, with a middle wall of pa
tition separating the upholders of il
principles; but on the contrary belev
that "the enterprise and enthusiasm
youth" and the wisdom and experien
Qfmen ofmaturer years are urgently I
quired each to supplement and suppo
the work of the other each to recei,
proper recognition according as Il
work shall be-"
ONE OF THE YOUNG MEN.
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