National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-08-30
BRADFORD FRIDAY. August 80, 1877
address If the Republican Stale
(OnuINi tfcc.
To the Republican Voters Of Vernon


The Presidential election, so far
as Vermont is concerned, Will be
ON the first Tues day of September.
The most sanguine member ct the
lew party does not expect that the
ELECTORAL vote OF this State Will be
given to Horace Greeley, in NOV EN-.
her. What is hoped, however, 10y
the managers of that party, is that
the new movement, set Oh foot ut
Cincinnati and approved at Baltl-
more, will so far capture Republl-
can voters in Vermont as to reduce
our old fashioned majorities III Sep
tcmher. IL this hope should he an
swcred by the result of the election
next Tuesf V, it will I've tInmpcted
from one Il, Of the country TO the
other, as an indication of the
strength and popularity Of this part
ncrship between Democrats and
those recently Republicans.
70 prevent this is easy. a full
vote will certainly do it. Vermont
has not east her full vote by at least
10000 for many years. Seventy
Thousand votes ought to he east this
wear. II the Democrats and Liber
ais together cast 10000 of these,
they will do better than any fair
canvass promises them. This will
leave 81 900 to the Republicans. CT
$4,000 majority. This is nearly D.
600 more than the majority for Gov.
Page four years ago. If every voter
goes to the polls and votes, next
Tuesday, that majority will he
reached. If it is rot reached, il
will be the fault OF Republicans
who support General Grant, and
not of those who support Horace
Greeley.
Such is the simple statement OF
what the Republicans Of Vermont
can do. TO do less is not only to
come short of our dnty it is to fail
to answer the expectation of Repub-
licans everywhere, who are looking
to this staunch Republican State
for the keynote to the grand music
OF victory winch VIII swell from
Maine to California IN November
We are in the front of the line
We open the battle. Every man
should be in his place; and our,vic
tory then will DC decisive aud in
spring.
And Republicans Of Nermont
never had more fe;,son to be proud
of their position or jealous of there
fair fame. They have always been
jI the van of the army Of ii ee,l0m.
In its victories, whether in war OF
in peace, their place in front has
never been questioned. No MAJ
doubted our loyalty: no man qnes
toned our devotion to the rights o!
man. Mr.. Greeley has borne testi
mony to it hundred times. Lct
him be obliged reluctantly to be 4
witness to it once more.
The single and commanding isSrR
OF the campaign is a simple one.
1t is not reconciliation; it is not re
union; it is not reform. These art
only the gIittering generalitics o
the orators of the new party. The
Republican party is the true party
of reconciliation, of reunion, of ne
form: a reconciliation which es,ab
fishes justice and equal rights, ant
maintains them, and is at peace viii
all who obey the laws; le'uniol
which has kept every State ia Tho
mi. IL 70, 1
place in Congress a reform Whicl
has Disguised corrupt Republicans
and Tammany Democrats alike, ant
united them IN opposition TO Grner
al Grant. The single lSeile is
Shall the new Cons!llutlon,-th,
Constitution of freedom and cgua
rights,-be enforced by applopilat,
Congressional legislation, or Onl,
10y State ard local laws! Shall Tia,
Democratic party, which opposed
the three great amendments, he rn
trusted with their enforcement, ol
Snail that work remain Ia the hand'
OF the Republican party, through
whose pcrtlStaut efforts alone ia,
amendments Lecanie Il part of til,
ConStitntiuA.
lf The Government Is now Smrcn
derrd 20 the Democratic party an,
their new but mo- EdincIouS allies
these great amendments becon
only wOlds Slavery may not b,
restored. Int equal nights and i'm
partial suffrage will he denied
These amendments have no sell
enforcing power. IL the men III pos
session of the Government WI! 40
enforce them, they are but dead let
tcrs in the Constitutional impo
tent AT the South as the old claus,
respecting the I,Hdltlon of the fu9i
live slaves was nj the Moth. Gan
any Republican fan! 20 see this OF
seeing it. can he fail to vote, as h,
always has voted. in faNo: of max
ing these Guarantees of the Consli
tuition the protection and the de
fence OF The Union men of the Soui 1t
white and black alike!
We need not recall the bril.iln
record of the Republican party
What the Republic has saved, "a
well as what it has gained in tin
last twelve years. IS tn achievement