The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-06
WESTON REPLIES
TO ROLLIN CHILDS
Political Recruits Usually Welcomed
Thinks Compliment Was Paid Him
in Mr.. Childs's Letter.
Editor of The RefCrmer:

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Editor Of The Reformer:
have lust read with much emuse-
mont lint vi+hout any feelings of
animoaitv whatever towards the
writor .hc ariel, n this svering's
Roform4r over the sigacture of Roliin
s. CbiIds. F.om such = gush of
words and lack of thought and truth,
as a constant die. Good Lord de-
live us,''
| am vcrv thankful .hot I en- not
compelled otter to listen to the 'toft
told tale (as | I'm informed by
those who know him bost). which Nj
Childs 30 delights 10 reel off upon
each and every occasion and to see it
in print. Yea, verify. - have served
NV party for more than 30 wears zap
plause). and for the past Is years
most activelv' great applause), etc,
etc
Let Mr.. Childs 60 down from tho
great high plain tnat he imagines he
stands upon (purc imagination, lamcu-
table as the fact ISL. and work in the
ranks for peace. for harmony and the
best interests Of the party. and not
keen looking for trouble. ard unless
/ am very much misinformed he wiz
DO something that he has not done IN
the past long Is years.
have sought no political or other
quarrel with this ancient relic of De
mocracv. neither do | desire any. I
| feel towards him as ! would towards
/ man who might exhibit evidence of
| senile dementia and egotism. such as
| that member of Congress. who after
being in Washington short time and
receiving what he thought was very
| great consideration in the various de
| partments. wrote hCme to some of his
| people: u IN a bigger man than old
| Grant
/ The story goes that q marter of =
century after the close Of the war of
90 an old Confederate general who
had made fortune WIS WALKING alono
i Rroadwav in New York ri+v for +he
first time in more than 80 wears. and
while so doing came upon an old
i Union soldier sitting on the curbipo
PLAYING a hand organ. Both his leg,
and his rioht arm were gone. and he
had to turn the crank with his left
hand. The old general STONED am
t gazed long and with q satisfied lool
mon the old soldier. Finally he drew
/ out ms long, Oiu faSnlbnpu pocket boot
q from his inside vest nocl5et and tooI
: out twenty-dollar "vellow back =
and dropped if into the cun an,
} started off The old soldier called him
5 back and asked for an exclamation an,
- got it thuslv: g You are the best trim
med Yankee that ever saw and
f want to show my appreciation. " Sc.
the point. Mr.. Childs2 Some kind
, I II
/, | pathv for YOU in your recent politica
disappointments. You can not Sian
back at me with the remark If wa
u Union soldier and Confederat
! general Those davs have gone bv
/ the war is over.
: PRAY for peace in. and prosnerit
for, the Democratic party, Mr. Child
and stop your snarling.
: You remind me of the farmers Oh
t bull that fought everything and fnaII
Z smashed down the railroad fence an
l. met the engine head-on. Result-bu-
in the ditch and pulled out for re
pairs. The soliloquv of the old fan
mer was as follows: - admire YOU
courage, but d-n your Judgment.
, In relation to the matter of my al
u tending the Democratic county cor
! vention at Newfane last Thursday q
/ a delegate from Rockingham as II
. spokesman, as YOU cay. Won paw m
an undeserved commitment wer
: over as an alternate for one of tn
II elected delegates. and | went hecaus
II I knew that there was sincere d,
II sire on the part of the DELEGATES frol
II this section for fusion, which | Wa
II heartily in favor of. otherwise