Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-08-26
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The election is near at hand and this
is the last opportunity we shall have to
hold q chat with our readers through
the weekly TRANSCRIPT, previous to the
verdict which is TO be given for or
against the regular tickek. We have
endeavoured for the past few weeks to
convince every Republican Of the i'm
portancc of going solid for the nominal
lions. in union there isstrongthn and
pride also, and our only hope of success,
in this county and throughout the Uni
ted States, is in pulling as one man, all
together. One thing is certain, we can
not carry dcad-weights if we would
win we cannot fritter away our strength
in personal quarrels and local discussions
if we would succeed. Our ticket is
completed for The contest and we cannot
add to or take from it single name.
For self constituted and independent
candidates we have no abiding place, and
Mr.. SOulc must bolster himself uD with
different stories in different localities as
best he can. We don't intend to aid his
election any moro than the election of
any other opponent of the Republican
party, because he associates himself
with them now, if he has NOT always at
heart been there.
Through these divisions last wear, re-
suited the defeat of Hon Bradley Bar
low, thoroueh-going Republican, and
the election of Victor Atwood, a straight
Democrat to the Senate. Republican
votes elected him; he could not have
been elected without them. Was the
last years boiling profitable which result
ted in the name of one man, and that
one from this county, being placed upon
the records of the Senate against the acts
of loyal Congress, in restoring The
rights of loyal people under The gov
eminent, and to stand forever recorded
there? The children OF dead patriots
may well'cry out, shame!
We have the charity to believe, that
the great number of Republicans who
voted for such man, did not expect his
voice and vote would be so recorded, in
the face of the loyal republicans of this
county Yet we are not surprised, in
view of the evidences which he has
given for years of the opposition that is
in him, that he could checrfully vote for
such measure. If the votes which
were given him by Republicans were
intended to have been complimentary,
please excuse the county from such
compliments hereafter. 1t is to be pre-
sumed that in many cases the votes were
cast for him thoughtlessly, while in
others, fraudulent votes were imposed
upon Republicans by political tricks
ters While we do not deny the indi-
vidual right of any man to vote rs he
chooses, We would beg ofyou to continue
no longer voting in thismanner, or claim
to be Republicans no more.
With personal quarrels we have moth
ing to do; for local banking questions
we nothing care that Hon. Bradley
Barlow is n firm and steadfast friend of
the Republican party we do know. AS
n man Of intelligence and as a business
man, this County should be proud ofhis
residence among us; as man true to
the principles OF The Republican party,
and with decision of character, he is
qualified to receive our votes. While
he was a Democrat, as thousands of
others have been who are now with us,
he was true to that party. When the
Southern wing OF that party, aided by
thousands of their allies North, fired
upon the " stars and stripes" he could
go with them no more, but he could
come out from the rottenness Of Demo-
crazy and fall into line in the Republi-
can ranks cheerfully, with our excellent