Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-11-20
0Be frttman.
MONTPELIER, VT,
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 90, 1872
The Result.

tDaD MS party dDO Oreeley weaker tudu us
The fact, too, that such State as Delaware
should cast its electoral vote for the Re
publican candidate, while Tennessee ard
Kentucky vote for Greeley by only sma !
maj rites, is looked upon as significant
evidence that the D .mocratc p4rty-indecd
the opposition 10 Republicanism is finally
crushed as a political power in the country
Pennsylvania gives about 40 600 majorit
for Republican President, and New York
over $4,000, aud we hastily conclude tina
Democracy in thUse States Is a quantity to,
insignificant to prove hereafter disturbir 2
element. Perhaps, in view Of those appar-
emily great changes in public opinion, II vii
not be Improbable to look at the fgures.
In Verm mt, as we ali know, the Repu5Ii-
can vote was less both in September and IL
November than it was four years ago New
York in 1868 voted tor Seymour, and nov
the Republican majority is about 10000 ye.
tile RI publican vote is not much larger than
it was IN the last presidential election.
Grants vote in Pennsylvania is only 1000
larger than it was when he was first elected,
and it is 1000 less than Hartranlt vote ID
Octoter, but the vote for Greeley Is lOj 900
less than the vote or Bdck4!ew in October
IL New Hampshire, Illinois, and other 5 aJe-
Grants vote is less now than it was four
years ago.
THIS look at the vote instead Of the ma
iorities shows not 50 much the strength %
the r pubIicins as the weakness oil the
Coalition and it also shows. " hat was before
toerably apparent, that the Republican
party can sill count upon viz ,r5us ami
strong opposition, with pJss biuty at any
tune that this opposition can take a1gauti5s
Of favorable opportunity T. cjnsJtiia7e
tsef into political or5aniz t-i11, not by
any m ans TO ne despIsed \ Il we ask r.
publicatn-, in congrAtuIatIns the u-c!vs- over
the recent great political victory to cons d,f
that in 1852 Gen. Winfield Scott. VINO wa
the Wing candidate f,r President, carrie
these fur States onIy-Mass,c u,etfs. V.
IN 'ut, Kentucky, Tennessee. q "a. Fr'nNiln
Pierce, the Democratic ctnd da,e. carried a..
the rest from Ma ne % texts iuc.ls 81 o.
the moment 0, our triumph il may be prof.
able to ref ct tnat ito value I, th5 e1uu-r.
will dep nd upon hoS we use It. and t.....
the iu,ure SUCCESS ol the party IS L ensured
by the magnitude of it present MAJ critics
RepuLlicanIsm was esp eciaIiy strorg agaiue
Gre, leyIsm, hut 20 p cree was strong ayaiu-r
Scott. The Democratic party drunk - nth Dc
victory in 1852. made IT'S defeat possible 10
1856, aud sure in 1860. If tie better eIe-
meuts of the Republican party control il.
future, a similar tate need not oycrtske il.
But if the Camerons and Chambers are
allowed 70 shape Its policy, it wall ds-erv
Condemnation whether 1t receives It OF not.
CIVIL SERv CE REF,KM There are hope /
full reports from Washington respecting IL,
pu1p sc Of tie President to Insist on a., /
regulations already adopr,d by hIm req ect-
irg al / ointmtDts to, and removals from t.
civil Re Tvice
IL seems that the postmaster at Phladel- /
pbia has tor dored his resignation as post
master. tt ereupon Senator Cameron. G ~ |
ernor elect Hartrarft, and other emIneu
hepu biican politicians Of Pennsylvania nu-
merOus enough to call for a special car and
solid and fluid 1elresI ments as they jour
neyed, moved in force uIon the hito
House. Gen. Dent announced their arrival,
the Jolly Rob, son. Secretary of the Navy
introduced them to the President, and Mayor
Stokely Of Philadelphia made known TIC
object Of their Wis {. He intimat,d to the
President that the Cameron branch OF tic
Republican party Of Pen sylvania were too
much in love with the spoils 10 think mucI
of Mr. Curtis civil service rules He also
observe that p nnsy lvana had done a good
deal for the President. and that IN this work
OF carrying that State for Hartranlt q o..
in October, Mr- Truman had done valiant
service Ii was also suggested that this
vacancy in the Philadelphia post-o flee might
be looked upon as a provdenUial hint t. cue
executive, as well as an excellent opportunl-
ty, to pay of, at the public expense, eonsid-
cradle Of political debt At the CONCLUSION
of this address the President took his cigal
from bis mouth and replied substantially as
follows:
GENTLEMEN 81 do not well see how Ii
would be proper for me to set aside the rule
and regulations of the Civil Service Com
mission. L. some time ago. determined 10
enforce those regulations on every proper
orc 'sson. What have we here There are
two candidates presented b tn Republicans;
one Of them, Mr. Fdirman has been an en-
ployee of the Philadelphia p1st-ofH .e
some time, aDd | am SATISFIED he Is fully
Competent To discharge the duties oil pos
master. Ii | was disposed To set aside TIE
civil service rules and 90 outside, | nigh
appoint Nr. Truman, but L cannot cUnscten-
tiOusly do this.
After this speech, which was rezarde
as quite TO the point, tie Delegation taok
their hats and sorIowiully departed, az
newspaper correspond ut says. with Il e
impression that MIR. Farman would Dc
appointed >
But, alter all why shouldnt the Pre-iden
do precisely what he is reported as doing ..
this case? 1t has bern neatly a year sue
the civil service rules were first pronU gated. |
IL has been SIX mon his since the Pr,si,.cr.r
ann unc~d that he should be We ned b,
them. The National Refu bllcan Convention
at Phllade phia cmphaticaly endorsed tire
ref,rn. What else can he President d.
than etand by them? 1t will certainly b.
one of the chief values of our national
victory that it has given us a President who.
in matter " here there IS no doubt Of bis
power, insists on constituting a platform a.
meaning reform WREN it says reform ) n
at0r Cameron doubtless thought civil service
reform good card to play until ter
election but If he understands now that
President Grant has the same persistence o.
this subject that ne has shown On others tn