Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-08-30
Our state Election.


On Tuesday of next week, the State of
Vermont is to express her opinion at the
ballot box OF (" my policy" any poll
CIV has fortunately become so well de-
fined that there will be no difficulty in
express ug that opinion. Every vote
for q d, mocratic candidate will be for
supporte of "my policy" and rice versa.
What W! be the voice of Vermont, then,
there Is no room to doubt.
But the election In this State will be
the first of the Fall elections. 1t will be
the first State election since the copper
Johnson Philadelphia Convention. 1t Is
of great importance, therefore, because
OF its effect on the succeeding elections
in other States, that the voice of YER
mont shall lose none Of its emphasis, by
reduction of the States accustomed ma
jority in favor of freedom and equal
rights to all men.
The Democrats can hope to do nothing
for " my policy" in Vermont, except to
lessen the Union Republican majority.
But this they are striving by all means
in their power to do. Such reduction,
if effected, they will claim as victory.
The Fall campaign must start with no
such victory in this State. 1t will not,
if the Republican voters turn out on
election day and do their duty at the
polls, If every voter will deposit his
ballot in the ballot box on that day, that
is all that is needed and the victory is
won for the right. 1t is Of the utmost
Importance to the country and to every
individual in it, that the elections of
this Fall result in no Endorsement of
Johnsonism and no further encourage
ment to the already exultant rebels.
There is no hope else for the country.
1t is for US to see that Vermont does her
duty as first in the field, and that our
friends in other States have no defeat
here to embarrass them in their closer
work. Let no one voter, then, who wish
es to rest easy under the consciousness
of having discharged his duty, stay
away from the polls on Tuesday next.
To the Republican voters of Rutland
few words should be specially said.
They should remember that their Repre-
sentative in the Legislature OF last Fall
was elected by only thirty-eight MAORI
ty; they should remember that the
smallness of this majority was due
solely TO the fact that many Of them
were too Indifferent or neglectful of their
duty to go to the polls; they should re-
member that the so.called Democrats are
now Boosting of having added largely
to the number Of their voters during the
past year by naturalizing foreigners, and
that therefore unless they-the Republ-
can voters-turn out on election day
with full ranks, they will be defeated this
year. 1t would seem as if nothing fur
Their need be said to bring out every Re-
publican voter from every part of the
town, to vote next Tuesday. There is
nothing now pending to disturb the har-
mony of the party in this town or in this
part of the State. The Senatorial ques-
ton is settled and ended. The victory
over copper.J ohnsonism in this town
then, is easy. if the Republican voters
will do their duty. One single addition
al vote on the right side would have
turned the scale at our last annual March
meeting, would have saved us the neces-
sity of second meeting to do the nee
essary town business, and would have
saved us from proceedings which have
disgraced the town in the eyes Of the
people OF the whole State. Let every
Republican voter in the town remember
this, next Tuesday, and do his duty.