Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-08-04
A CHAPTER ON LOCO Foco TACTICS

| A CHAPTER ON LOCO FOCO TACTICS.
The unwritten history Of men, and political par
ties s often more singular than the histories tina
are written. Many things transpre which woulC
well be worth putting upon paper, but no ready
writer is at hand 10 perform the task. OF course
such secret events, glorious though they may be
must remain "unhonored and uusung" Gould
they see the lght-coud they be brought forth from
their concealment, what delight would tue lovers o.
the marvellous experience in the perusal. But il il
impossible 10 find out and record all the stirring
events of individuals lives-or to give correct his
tory of all the transactions Of political parties The
history Of some modern politicians and political par
ties, that is, a complete history, can never see the
light, for the reasons we have just stated. The
party manGuvering-the various bold summersets
turned, &c. by the loco iocos, would nuke vol.
ume stranger than fiction, and we wish such a
work could come out just now, II would doubtless
prove quite e0Oior for these warm dog days, and
make a resort to the Springs wholly unnecessary.
The recent doings Of the Vermont locos would form
very prominent chapter OF The work. But no one
OF their number will ever condescend TO give us
'the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth therefore, in the absence of any such anu
sing and official record. We must judge what has
taken place by the outward manifestations which
we S'.iness We often in this way come 10
pretty correct conclusions to the secret opera
tons, and motives of me and Parties. There must
be for all these wild freaks, and eccentric
movements, but we 8 III not attempt TO write all
we suspect 10 be truth, reierring TO let the reader
Judge in part Tor himself-to fill out the picture 10
his own liking. There is not much danger OF its
being too highly colorcd.
We had recently, what is somewhat rare for us,
leisure hour and being naturally inclined TO look
into the history Of things, we specuated as TO the
probable causes that induced the loco ocos OF YER
mont TO change their mode Of warfare, and come
out under uore arlstocratic banner than they had
formerly pretended TO sail under They are the
same aristocrats that they have been for years
past-the countersign is only changed, but why
this change Our readers very well know, that
heretofore they have made a great show Of 'hnge
paIcS, bonstng that they the only true friends
at the working man and that their candidates for
office were selected with particular reference TO
these pToiessed principles. Every one knows that
there has been much inconsistency manifested by
them IN past years, but they have gone the en-
tire figure for the arstocracy aud placed upon their
ticket smooth fingered lawyers sik stocking aris-
toerais Of the first water. This course proves
clusively that they never honest IN their pro-
LESSONS, IT, indeed further proof of their dishonesty
were wanting after the many exhibitions Of il we
have had. t
been extremely amusing We opne that certain
lawyers, and moned afistocrats, well known to the
public, devised the plan of sailing under different
coors threatning, It ay be, to iofsake the party,
or set up their hook, If they were To be CALI
ed working men, and hard listed yeomanry IL
this was their object, we shall be inclined 10 give
them credit for honesty-aye, honesty in this par.
tcular for even the spirits of darkness can trans
form themselves into angels Of light upon occasion.
They doubtless have had some computations Of
conscience, and thought probably 1t would some.
what ease their burden 10 take this course. How
ii will operate in that respect is more than we can
tell.
portion of the party suppose contend that
there would be more chance Of success, by taking
an entirely new set of candidates. genuine aris
tocrais were selected, new mode of electoneering
would have TO be adopted or should be- TO be ap-
propriate, and the change might therefore prove
beneficial We doubt not the real working men
those not so well skilled in political manGuvcring,
raised many objections as 10 the proprIcty of Turn
ing over new leaf, but they always obey the
dictates Of their leaders, they must submit. These
leaders believed upon all matters of State and
National policy, and the working could not
well bolt outright, when the word was given To lay
aside the old cant phrases and adopt NEW system
Of eectioneerng After all the drilling they mus,
have received, they find il hard leave of the old
course. Now and then loco will call his caDdi-
dates the friends of ic0rking men. most awk-
ward appearance such an one makes when sudden
ly he remembers schO are his candidates, and has
refreshing recollection of the secret party instrnc-
tons. What, shout for "huee pasns, when tying
u elect the greatest aris0crats, and the smo0hes
fingered geNtiemea in the whole Stale ; Ridiculous
in the extreme. The candidates the locos have put
IN nomination, doubtless expected no such course
was tn be pursued They had used the same weap-
ons when trying 10 elect others, and found them
useess-and certainly n different course should
prevail now.
In our spcculations we arrived at one important
conclusion that is, those who at times make the
most noisy professions Of love for the people are
not always in reality such. The Wings have ever
pursued course calculated TO benefit the people
the whole people. The locos have clustered much,
but their acts have belied their professions.