Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-25
ADDRESS TO TETB DE.uOCR.sTEC
U'OTBRS OF u.RR.uO.yT.

T'OTRRS OF u'BR.UO.vT.
You will soon be called upon to exercise
the right and duty of casting your ballot
for electors. Three tickets are before you.
Your choice must be O'Conor, Grant or
Greeley.
We ask your votes for OConor and Adj
ans. 1t is simple justice to say that they
are among the best, the purost and the
ablest men of the times. No man ever
doubted their honesty or capacity. Our
candidate for President was the man to
whom the good men of all parties turned
to rescue the city of his residence from the
thieves and plunderers who had obtained
control of its government, and were enrich
ing themselves by robbery under the forms
of law. AT this time, when corruption in
every form is sapping the foundations OF
private virtue and public morality, it be-
hooves every good citizen TO see to it that
he who asks his suffrage is honest, capable
and untainted.
The political integrity of our candidates
is as unsullied as their personal characters.
They have over been inhexible in their de-
votion TO the principles of constitutional
liberty. They have steadiastly supported
the measures and men of the Democratic
party, Noteworthy of the support of hon
est voters. They have refused to consent
that the Democratic masses shall be sold
like sheep in the shambles, at the behest of
politicians to Horace Greeley, the lifelong
enemy of the Democratic party its meas
ures and men. These considerations en-
title them to the support of every demo-
crat who loves his country and his princi-
pies better than temporary success, gain
ed by the sacrifice of principle and honor.
Brother Democrats, why should you vote
for Greeley? Is ii because he is the nom
inee of the Baltimore Convention? When
that convention nominated man who new
err cast n democratic vote, or advocated n
democratic measure, it absolved you from
any allegiance as party man. You are at
liberty to vote as you please. As free
man You are bound by no party tie so
strong as your duty to your country. How
can you vote for Greeley without seli-stul-
tifcation? BY voting for him you admit
that you have all along been wrong in OPP
posing those measures and doctrines OF
which he has been the champion and advo-
cate. Do you say that the issues of the past
are settled? They are if settled right, il
| not they will eventually become issues O
moment. But if finally settled i0rong
why vote for him who had most to do II
accomplishing the wrongP
Do you say that there is no hope of elect
ing our candidates? But ia that reasol
for emitting to vote as your conscience die
tales? Is success so much duty that yo,
would obtain it by sacrifice of princi
pie or of self respect? TO us it seems plaii
that ii is better in the interest of politica
morality that Grant should be elected b
republican votes, than that Greeley shoulC
by the votes of democrats.
We have not supposed that any democra
could seriously contemplate voting 10
Grant. As Il candidate for president he Ina,
been fully tried and found wanting. The
better part of the Republican party woulC
have preferred some other candidate. Til,
Buffers, Camerons, Mortons, and other pc
litical soldiers of fortune, captured its or
ganization, compelled the denomination o
| Grant, and are now leading it on to newt
able disaster and ruin. We do not deem /
necessary 10 ask you not to vote for Grant
but with a firm conviction that we ar,
right, and with the hope that the right ma,
sometime triumph, we again ask you t,
vote for O'Conor and Adams.
White River Junction, Oct. -, 1872
CHAs. \. DAVENPORT,
| GILES IIARRINGToN,
| JOHN II. GATES,
| i. 5. PARTRIDGE,
| RUFUS LYMAN,
| SAMUEL KEYEs,
| BENZ. II. SEARS,
| AMOS ALDRICH,
| $. II. DAVENPORT,
| 5. Il. MoSIER,
| FRANK MOORE.
Any citizen who wishes to vote for o. Con
or and Adams can obtain tickets by adj
dressing either John X. Gates, Bennington
Giles Harrington, Alburgh,L l.. S. Partridge
Norwich, Chas. n. Davenport, Brattleboro