Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-03-18
GOOD NEWS FROM NEW HAMP-
SHIRE.

The election in New Hampshire last
Tuesday, resulted in complete victory
for the wary republicans of that State.
Feeling, as they did, the great import
ance of success, they put down a firm
foot from the beginning of the campaign,
and fought with vigilance which only
New Hampshire politicians know how to
do. They slept with one eye wide open
and watched every circumstance and
guarded against every danger and made
every provision for safety. They have
shown to the country-which has watch
ed with much eagerness her every move
ment-that the fires of division in their
ranks which was so much dreaded, have
not consumed patriotism and good sense.
They had only to look to the result of
last year to be stirred and awakened to
the Importance of rebuilding their ener-
gies and striking with all their might
at the heart of the enemy, that they
might redeem once more their granite
hills. Redeemed them they have and
that gracefully too. Notwithstanding
they had to contend not only with the
Democratic party, but with the labor re-
form and temperance men, they rolled
up a majority of about 1900 for their
candidate, Mr.. Ezekiel A. Straw of Man
chester, and the legislature is overwhelm-
ingly Republican. This is good. Repub-
licans have a right to rejoice now and
be glad. Do it. Be thankful for what
you have got and you will be likely to
get more. Get up on the fence if you
like, and crow long, loud crow turn
double-somersault backwards into the
snow drifts, and then get up and crow
again. Get up in the middle of the
night,-no matter how cold it is let
mercury go down to 80 and freeze up,
and the winds blow accordingly-go
out to your hen roost and wake up your
old cock-a-doodle-do and make linn crow.
Wish we had a rooster to place at the
head of this column. but we have not :;
didn't think of it in season. Will have
one ready to use after the Connecticut
election. But what if New Hampshire
has gone Republican" remarked one man
to us, 'its small state and don't amount
to shucks any way" All, ha, my fine
fellow, the shucks that it amounts to are
hard things to step upon with bare feet.
If it is small state it tells big story.
New Hampshire is to the country what
Newcastle is to New Hampshire. New
castle, as everybody in New Hampshire
knows, always elects her town officers
on the first Monday in March, -one
week before the state election-and il
being closely balanced town, the result
has always been considered an index Of
the vote of thestate. Hence the saving
Gas goes Newcastle so goes New Hamp
shire; :" and as New Hampshire is also
closely balanced state the result there
is considered an index to the vote thro'
out the whole country, and hence the
saying, Gas goes New Hampshire 81
goes the country" Another Democra
said to US, Pm glad New Hampshir,
has gone as it has, for if it had not
Grant would never have been renominat
ed, and now he is sure of the nomination
and sure to be defeated. | would a
lief have the devil for president as t
have Grant another four years" Tha
Grant is sure Of the nomination we hay
no doubt; that he is sure Of being de
feated we have very serious doubts
That the whole Democratic party woul
as lief have the devil for president W
have not much doubt, for this reason.-
They know Grant is a true Republican
as firm as the rock of Gibraltar, and thu
he is no Johnson-like chameleon an
will not change his color; who cam,
be bought for penny whistle, and Their
fore if elected would serve the party tn;
elected him, and would not be likely
do the Democratic cause much good :
They would much prefer some man n
quite so stubborn