Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-10-14
THE LATE ELECTIONS.

lieved by the result of the important |
state elections which took place on Tues
day. That result settles beyond the
shadow of doubt the fate of the Presi.
Dental contest, and dissipates all cause
for anxiety as to the welfare and pros
perity of the country, so far as depend
ent upon the administration of the ma
tional government. The capitalist and
the merchant. the artisan, the farmer
and the laboring man can now rest con-
tent in the prospect that they may pur-
sue their avocations undisturbed by the
fear of Greeley's wild financial vagaries,
and that peace, harmony, equality and
justice will continue to be the law for
every section of the Union. Never from
the day when the coalition ticket was
first placed before the country has. there
been any rational belief in the popular
mind that its candidates could succeed
but the partisans Of the ticket have made
such a deafening clamor as to the
strength of their forces, the number of
converts to their cause, and the power
fnl influence at their command, that
natural anxiety was felt by prudent and
thoughtful men, to know whether there
was any just grounds for all this noisy
boasting The October elections have
been made the test, and by them it is
demonstrated that the Greeley campaign
has been from the beginning and is now,
nothing but shameless game of brag.
From first to last, they have boasted
that every state was sure for their
party and as an Offset for the anticipa-
ted failure of their brag have put forth
in advance the charge Of fraud against
their opponents.
This was the case in reference to North
Carolina, to Vermont and to Maine in
every one of those state elections Mr.
Greeley himself, as we'll as his support.
ers, has rccklessly charged that his par
ty was defeated by fraud, after boastful-
ly claiming these states in ADVANCE
The same idle brag, with set-off of fraud,
was INDUCED in up to the day of cleo
ton as to Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indi-
ana. The bubble has now been pricked,
the Greeley electioneering scheme ex-
posed, and the frauds proved upon them
selves, all to the great content of the
people. The latest returns from Penn
sylvania indicate that the full Republi-
can majority in that state will be at least
thirty thousand !; that their whole state
ticket has been carriad by about that
majority that they have gained ten
members of Congress, and carried both
branches of the Legislature, thus secur-
ing the election of Uuited States Sen
ator In Ohio the indications are that
the Republican majority will be about
fifteen thousand, and that there is q
gain of three Republican Congressman
The Congressional gain is, however, par
TALLY set off by the loss of the two mem
bers in the Cincinnati districts, the re
suit of the Greeley mob violence, by
which the negroes were prevented from
voting. The indications are also very
strong that Indiana has pronounced il
favor of the policy and record of the ma
tional administration by a majority o
about twenty-five hundred, which is
substantial triumph, considering tn,
great personal popularity of Hendricks
the Democratic candidate for Governor
and the fact that the state went Demo
cratic at the last election by over TWEEN
ty-fve hundred majority. There is ais
net gain of three Republican Congress
men, and probably Republican major
ity in the Legislature, securing an Uni
ted States Senator.
Thus has the imposture of pretendc
reform and reconciliation been expose
and defeated in these three great states
These precious reformers. who charge
fraud upon their opponents, have bee
detected in the attempt to practice frau
upon the ballot by importin
cheats and repeaters into Pennsylvani
from New York city, and by manufat
turing fraudulent naturalization paper
and tax receipts. Reddy, the New Yor
BLACKSMITH, was arrested in Philade
phia after voting three times, and wa
found with pocket full of tax bills VI
on which he proposed to vote in othe
precincts. Two of his rowdy confedel
ates from New York, Rip Taylor an
Mike Haggerty, engaged in the sam
F work of reform" were arrested at tn
same time In Ohio and Indiana, 6
, we'll as in Pennsylvania, the Greeleyitt
initiated the Georgia fashion of "recol
, citation by rufianly assault upon I'll
| blacks, and driving them from the poll
t And yet, with all these appliances
, Dragging, charging fraud cheating ;
the polls, and prosecuting the colore
: voters, the coalitionists have been owe
whelmed by the honest, conservative v
tiers of these states. ard their tick
stamped with the seal of reprobation.
Where now is the tidal wave tn
= was to sweep over the land and carr
everything before ito Who has SET