Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-12-23

SmokelesS powder VIII De USED. soon
skirmishers will be advanced. The
occasional discharge of a heavy gun
will grow into loud roar. Then will
come the command, Charger BY
battalion and brigade the lines will
move forward amid the rattle of small
arms, the shrieks of the wounded and
the groans of the dying. The final
clash and crash will come, and while
one side goes down in dismal, disas-
trous defeat the other will march
proudly on with banners waving and
place its leader in the gubematorial
seat. Which side2
As yet, however. the state preserves
its tranquility. The biyouac fire does
not disturb it. Men come and 90 rs
though in ignorance OF the conflict
ahead. The "cattle upon Il hundred
hills" are there no longer, but safely
housed for the winter. At this mo-
ment teamstcr is driving a load Of
wood by our Office, whistling merrily,
And yet the gaunt spectre stalks
abroad Some day the state will awake
to find itself submerged in political
gore-and that it will be surprised is
putting it mildly.
Col. Smiths efforts have thus far
been mostly employed i'm demonstrat-
inc that Gen. Mccullough is by birth
and environment a wicked foreigner
and that it is presmptuous in him to
aspire to So high and noble a place rs
the goyernorship, which is reserved
for those only who can show an Illus
trious Vermont pedigree reaching back
to The days Of "beech seal or there
abouts, Gen. Mccullough replies BY
conjuring up the shades OF our past
chief executives and demonstrating
that more of them have been born out
side than inside the state and showing
that other states do not place ban on
immigrants when it comes TO dispens-
ing Offices We are told that Gen. Nc
Culloueh has lived ana voted and paid
taxes in Bennington p years, or long
cr than Col. Smith has yoted-a thrust
ut the latter on account of his youth
fulness Mccullough has represented
his county and town in divers and
sundry political conventions and twice
even went rs delegate to national con-
ycntions. These duties he has dis
charged with such credit that the party
wondered how it cot along So many
years without him, lie has never held
Office in Vermont because he has been
too busy in making the various rail-
roads with which he is connected pros
porous, especially the Bennington 4
Rutland This latter is by inference a
savage poke at his rival railroad candi-
date at st. Adams. of course. lie also
Gowns and runs and lives on large
farm" at North Bennington, so that he
has good claim on the granger vote, |
which will doubtless be strengthened 1
later when he is photographed in over
alls and jumper doing the chores.
Gen. Mccullough is the largest tax
payer in Bennington county 1t is
admitted that he spends a portion of
the time outside the state, but il is
business, pure business that takes him
away and just as quick as he can he al
ways returns to his beloved Vermont.
From the Smith side it is pointed
out that Gen. Mccullough has already
once or twice responded to the toast,
Vermont, dignity coming strictly
within the prerogativeo Of the governor,
which Mccullough is not Yet. Such
presumptuous presumption in a can
lidate for the place merits rcbuke. say
he host OF Smithites. Gen. McCul-
ough's 'pernicious activity" in seek
NC the Office is also criticised.
Bennington county is claimed as
solid" for Mccullough, and Franklin
5 generally conceded unit for Smith.
With these as rallying points, the hosts
will march forth to conquer, giving and
lsking no quarter, II will be the duty
md pleasure Of this paper to gain a
rood vantage ground, hide behind a
rec or rock, and faithfully report the
Progress OF the fray.