Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-02-26


shire are after the republicans
with sharp sticks, and the re-
publicans are after the dem
ocrats with hot pokers. The
election in this state comes on
the 18th of next month, and
the campaign has commenced
in good earnest. The first po-
litical war-whoop has been Civ
en-; the long-roll sounded and
all the great guns called out,
The artillery, infantry and cav
airy "change fronts forward on
first company" in a manner that
makes things seem interesting
and lively, This is one of the
most evenly divided states in
the Union, where the parties
fight at short range and come
together like pair of cymbals,
making a great noise. Almost
every man here is as much in
terested in politics as a hungry
tiger is in piece Of raw beef.
The man who does not take an
active part, on one side or the
other, is considered as a sort of
mud-puddle man, neither very
good nor very bad. But as we
said before almost every man
does take a deep interest, and
wades in clear up to his fore
head goes to all the political
meetings and listens with eyes
and ears wide open to the great
congressional orators sent on
by the committee. The elo-
quence of these stump speakers,
and the lies they 'prove to be
true by figures" (and they are
always sure to say Figures
won't lie so kindles the pat
riotic fire in the manly bosom
of the listener, that after the
meeting is over and he is on
his way home, if he happens tc
meet a friend who belongs tc
the opposite party he feels just
as though he wanted to waylay
him at once, for the good O
the country. We have LIVED
in New Hampshire and know
something how it is. In thu
large places thew don't pretenC
to give political entertain
ment without a brass band t
help applause" any more thai
the terpsichorean expects t.
dance without afddle, and the,
often burn barrel of tar, an
have torchlight procession OF
their way home. Grand. A
the Frenchman says, "Suparb.
We should like very well to b
in that state now for a fey
weeks-not that we think W
could help either party ION t
victory but just to see ''Greel
meet Greek with muscula
gestures and words emphatic
AS the Granite State has tn
honor of firing the first gun i
the coming Presidential can
paign, the whole country
watching her movements wit
as much anxiety as an excite
crowd watches a horse race,
see which party comes in aheac
There are no sleepy heads Their
They are all "wide awakes" 0
both sides. The whole state
as live as an ant hill before
storm. Neither party loos'
a good opportunity to throw
big tub at every whale TIL
comes within harpoon distanc
We think the republicans a
bound to conquer. We may
mistaken. Time will tell. v
would not want to risk mu,
now. In square fight the +
publicans can whip every tim
The third party Labor Refor
Temperance bolt is what max
the load heavy. We take t
following from the New Ham
shire Telegraph, one of t
most reliable republican new
papers in the state:
1--WE are in possession of facts relat
to the present canvass of the most
couraging character. 1t is enough
say that all indications point to an
fashioned Republican victory n
month. The tide is setting deep
strong in the right direction. Not o
are hitherto indifferent Republic
awake to the Importance of the pres
campaign, but we know of some De-
Gratis aoho haze deliberately made up ii
minds to cote for Mr. .StraaO and the
err Republican candidates. We do
allude to this in any spirit of exultat
but simply to prove to our friends /
the enemy's Dragging is simply EN-
Boosting We by no means wish to
understood that the victory is to be
easy one. 1t can only be won at al