Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-10-30
Democratic Address.

BaAr1LEBoRo, Oct 25, Is72.
Ediios Of Waiciman anil Journal
GNTs-Wiil you confer favor upon the few
O'Conor and Adams men in Vermont, hy giving
the enclosed address an Insertion in your weekly
issue? We lave no means of getting at our
friends, save the courtesy Of political opponents
am very truly, de-.
CIAs. \. DAyENroRr.
ADDRESS TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS or VERMONT.
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 mast
be o 'CQnor, Grant or Greeley
We ask your votes for O'Con1r aud Adams
Il il simple justice 10 say that they are among
the best, the purest and 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 10 res
cue the city Of his residence from the thieves and
plundcrers who had obtained control Of it, gov
eminent, and were enrlching themselves by rob
berry under the forms Of law At this time, when
corruption in every form is sapping the iounda-
tions Of private virtue and public morality, it be-
ho0yes every good citizen to see 10 it that be who
asks his suffrage is honest capable and untainted
The political integrity Of our candidates is as
unsulled as their personal characters. They
have ever been nhexible in their devotion 70 the
.
steadlastly supported the measures and men OF
the Democratic party, when worthy Of the sup
port of honest voters. They have refused 70 con-
sent that the Dcmocntic masses shall he sold
like sheep in the shameless at the behest Of poll
ticians 10 Horace Greeley, the lifelong enemy Of
the Dcmocrntic party, its measures and men.
These considerations cntlte them TO the support
Of every democrat who loves his country and his
principles better than a temporary success, gain
ed by the sacrifice of principle and honor.
Brother Democrats, why should you vote for
Greeley Is it because be is the nominee Of the
Baltimore Convention When that convention
nominated man who never cast a democratic
solved you from any allegiance a party man.
You are at liberty to vote es You please. As q
freeman you are bound by no party tie so strong
a. your duty to your country How can you vote
for Greeley without Standardization BY voting
for him You admit that You have all along been
wrong in opposing those measures and doctrines
of which he has been the champion and advocate
DO YOU say that the issues of the past are settled
They are if settled right, If not they will eventu-
ally become issues OF moment But if finally
settled rrong, why vote for him who had most to
do in accomplishing the wrong
DO you say that there is no hope of clcUting
our candidates But is that reason for omit
ting 10 vote as your conscience dictates? Is sue
cess 50 much duty that you would obtain it by
a sacrifice of principle or of Seli-respect2 To US
it seems plain that it is better in the interest Of
political morality that Grant should be elected
/ by Republican votes than that Greeley should be
| by the votes of Democrats.
| We have not supposed that any Democrat
could seriously contemplate voting for Grant.
| Asa candidate for President, he has been fully
tried aud found wanting. The better part of the
| Republican party would have preferred some
. other candidate. The Buffers, CameronS, Nor
tons and other political soldiers Of fortune, cap
! tured its organization, compelled the renOmina-
ton of Grant, and are now leading it on to iney-
table disaster and ruin We do not deem it ne
cessary TO ask You not to vote for Grant but with
a firm conviction that we are right, and with the
hope that the right may sometime triumph, we
again ask YOU to vote for O'Conor and Adams.
CAHAs. n. DAyENPoRT,
GuEs HARRINGr0N,
ions X. GATES
| l.. ;, PARTRIDGE,
| RUFus LYMAN,
SAMUEL kWEs,
BESJ. X. SEARS
AMOS ALDRICH
5. 4. DAVENPORT,
$. h. MoNiER,
I FRANK Moore.
White River Junction, Oct. %, 1872,
Any citizen who wishes to vote for O'Conol
and Adams can obtain tickets by addressing
either John r. Gates, Bennington, Giles llar
rngton, Alburgh, l.. ). Partridge, Norwich
Chas n, Davenport, Bratteboro.