Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-09-11

ocrntfc party Nr the slatchtuis VIC saN
ct to make At that time concerning the
action Of thai party in our recent town
election. No denial Of the truth Of what
" sa,d was made, but they say Que party
was as bad as the other. aud that it Is our
duty, as a publisher, to "hush the matter
up and save the town from disgrace" Ia
our opinion one party was not as bad rs
the other, and that We should have been
neglectful of ouf duty did it pass unnO-
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1t has been the war cry oithe democrats
and liberals since the campaign common
ced that the republican party had become
so corrupt that they were going to reform
the political atmosphere, so as soon as
they had nominated Mr. Waterman, the
chairman Of the republican town commit
tee and Mr.. Cinnamon wen. to him and
made the proposal of conducting the cam
paign without the use Of money or other
unlawful means to secure votes. Mr.
Waterman, land we give him credit for
that) favored the proposition aud express
ed desire to have it so conducted, but
would not agree to enter into any arrange
mant of the kind without consultation
with his friends aud promised an answer
the next evening. When the answer came
it was fat refusal, alleging that they had
been cheated once and would not be again,
referring to the campaign Of $780,
which allegation is untrue. We believe
the reason was that they knew if no mon
ey was used by either party MIR. CHINA
mon would be sure of an election, for il
they we're satisfied they had a majority,
why not agree to conduct the election in
legal and honorable manner?
1t is lamentable fact that there are
probably fifty voters in town who will take
money for their suffrage, and the man or
party who buys them, gets the election.
The last election was. an exception and we
hoped that example would be followed in
the future, tut the action Of this election
makes that doubtful. The reform party
have shattered our hopes; yet we hope
the time will come when all voters will
90 to the polls uninfuenced by The brides
in their pockets; to this end we shall ev-
err strive. GGE
BY way of illustration of. the reforma-
tory character of those who have said so
much about ''Greeloy and reform, we
will mention few instances Perhaps
the most conspicuous and first to 90 into
the movement, was the efficient Overseer
of the Poor, Fred Bliss, who made it his
especial dutyto control the pauper vote,
and even went SO far as TO take a man bg
force from wagon, in which was his grand
son, while on the way to. the village The
poor old maniwas then put into room
over one OF the stores of this village by
this great reiormcr, the Overseer, with
the injunction, anpt to let him out if Hill
called for him. This case makes the
languagewe used last week altogether too
mild We are glad Fred has at last ia
ken stand IN party where he can be
counted. 1he republicans have had
enough Of HIM, having as often found him
working secretly against while pretending
to be,with them. We are willing to con.
sign him to his proper place,--Greeley's
bosom.
Anotherva valuable acquisition from the
republican ranks, claimed by the reform
ers, is the good carriage and coffin maker
Henry Lillcy. He was hopored with the
position that Nasty would, most delight,
in--thpt Of chief bottle holder
from deniijOhniu his barn, two hundred
voters drank what the lamented Horace
Greeley would 0hce call pure democracy
but nov Is simply whiskey. Z
Aharlus Robbins Of the north part of
the town, though not ,professedlya Gree
leyite, used the greatest effort to defeat
the Republican nominee ~ Before the
election he often stated that he would
put $4,000, into the canvass to defeat
Mr.. Cinnamon, land he had only per.
sonal spite for a reason So Judas Iscar-
let Robbins, take your place in the con-
demnation Of all good men and receive
your reward.
There many other incidents that we
might mention going to prove what We
said last week but think that enough. has
been said for that purpose. We do not de-
ny that there has been corruption in both
parties, but we do say that the election
might have been an honorable one if the
retormers had so willed it. From the
time when they refused TO agree not to use
any illegal measures in the campaign.
they became responsible. .5e
II the few persons in this town who
have always borne an honorable record in
the Republican party, and have now left
it to get into reform party, are delight
ed with their bed fellows, and are salts.
fled with the results they have achieved,
we are glad but we fail to see the re.
hottest chance for the fulilment Of their
hopes.
Mr.. Converse majority is 25,72S. In
making our estimate at 30, 900 last week,
we t0nk thu vntn of This aountuoe :, l.a;a