Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-07-05
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the formation OF State organizations. The
delegations from Vermont having failed to
act during the session of the convention
under that authority, II devolves upon the
undersigned as member OF the Liberal Re-
publican National Committee for Vermont
to appoint all necessary Committees
throughout the State. ] deem 1t proper in
view Of the present political condition of
the country, and in connection with the
announcement of State Central Commit
tee for the State, to call the attention of the
freemen of the State, briefly to the political
situation. The Republican Party, organ
lied more than sixteen years ago and hold
ing unbroken power for the last twelve
years, is now in danger of being broken in
pieces, and its mission ended. No violence
from outside foes could have wrought this
result but the executive of the nation, sur
rounded by aatterers, parasites and cor
ruptionists, who have blinded his eyes to
the real situation, and who see in his re-
election the only hope of continuance of
their hold upon the public Treasury, has
shown that he is equal to the task. II is
his blind determination, aided by the whole
power of an army of Office holders, with
the regular machinery of party action in
! their hands TO force himself upon an IN
willing people for second term, which
bids fair to disintegrate the party TO which
he owes his present election.
Under his administration the public NOR
ais have become debased. Nepotism and
| gift-taking, which were odious TO Washing
| ton and Jefferson, now find favor in the
| eyes of his followers, and are publicly APP
proved and defended by his mouth pieces
in the United States Senate. Declarations
have occurred with startling frequency
among his chosen agents. Military rule is
substituted for the reign of law, not to Sc
cure protection to the lives, liberties and
property of American citizens, but the bet
ter TO enable him TO prolong his power
which does not rest in the hearts of the
people. The President of the United States
has lately assumed the role of civil service
reformer while his apologists in Congress,
many of them at least, do not hesitate to
avow their contempt for every measure
looking TO the withdrawal of the vast engi-
merry of public employment from the de-
basing influences of partisan politics. I'm
| der the influences which surround him,
and which have enabled him to secure a
denomination, while tried and trusted
leader for the second place on the ticket
was supplanted TO make way for another,
has come 10 pass that promotion does not
depend upon merit, but upon the ability
and disposition of the applicant to advance
the personal interests of the President, so
that at last public positions, which were
once posts of honor, are now regarded as
marks of servilty. 1t is supposed that
| Federal Office holding and honest indie
| pendence are incompatible.
The ignorant and contemptuous disre-
| gard of the Chief Magistrate for the funda-
mental laws of the land, and the tendency
to centfalize all the powers of Government
into the hands of the President and his adj
visers, celebrating the line between a Ma
tional Government and the power of local
self-government by the people of the States
cause grave and well founded apprehen-
sion, whether in escaping from the heresy
of new Coniederacy of separate and indie
pendent States, bound together by league
which any one of them might dissolve at
| We nave nOt Idllcn lutO oppO-
site extreme of centralized Government
and whether the distinction between the
powers granted to the National Govern.
ment and those reserved to the people Of
the States, is not being wholly lost sight o.
and destroyed.
The liberal Republican movement is
reform movements it has its origin in III,
widespread, deep-seated dissatisfaction
now existing with the present administra
ton, and resulted in the Cincinnati Con
vention. This Convention, notwithstand
ing the assertions of the administration
press to the contrary, was made up exclu
sively of Republicans No Democrats wer,
among them. The same men were ther,
who helped to nominate and elect Abraham
Lincoln in lsG0-the same men who helped
to re-nominate and re-elect Abraham Lin
coin in lsGi-the same men who devoted
all their energies 10 putting down the re
bellion-the same men who nominated an,
elected Gen. Grant in 1868. Among tn
foremost in favor of this cause were man,
of Abraham Lincoln's bosom friends.
The Convention gave expression to thi
dissatisfaction, and planting itself on tn
platform Of the preservation, protection
and defence of The rights secured to al
without regard TO race, nationality or color
by the 18th, 18th and 10Th amendments t.
the constitution
The publication of the public service;
The return to the early theory and prac
, tice of the true constitutional Limitation
f between National authority and power 70
national purposes, and the right of loca
self government by the people of the States
, Universal amnesty, thereby removing
the last traces Of the recent conflict between
, the sections, and the restoration of tru
fraternal feeling between the people of tn
North and South;
A system of Federal taxation, which shall
not bear heavily upon the industry of til
people, but which shall provide sufiicien
means to defray the expenses of a well or
, dered Government, including pensions
the interest on the National debt and
moderate yearly reduction of the principe
thereof;
The reference of the rreconcilabe differ
ences of opinions with regard to Ere
Trade and Protection, to the people, throug
f their Representatives in Congress, their dc
cson to be wholly free from executive In
reference
The sacred maintenance of the publ
. credit;
/ The announcement of reputation in an
4 form;
= speedy return To specie payment;
IL. Gratitude to the heroism and sacrifices ,
= the soldiers and sailors of the country;
s Opposition to any further land grants
4 railroads or other corporations;
The duty of the Government In treatin
, with foreign nations to demand what
= right and submit TO nothing wrong:-
i And selecting for its standard bearel
!, a man whose name and pen have bee