The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-10
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Editorial Troy Times Nov. g.
Result Of the EIcct,ou

?, lherc appears to be no doubt that the
| democratic State ticket is elected by ma
| Jorlty OF some twenty thousand RotL
houses of the legislature are Republican
Here arc facts that thoughtful. observing
minds have not failed to discern in the re,
cent indications Of public sentiment A
condition OF unrest in the popular mind
disregard OF mere party obligations a
disposition to push experiments into poljti-
cal action with view Of testing methods
for reform purpose to rebuke mistakes
or individual case of corruption within the
party by striking down the party itself
the organization Of ''grangers" to fight rail
way corporations of temperance men to
enforce sunday laws, and Of prohbitonists
10 cure people of the habit of iniuring or
or destroying themselves by strong drink.
Indeed, wherever there has been a strong
idea OF any sort with respect to commerce.
trade or morals, the tendency has been to
FORM an organization with view of strik-
ing down the party in power. Again, un-
der the engineering of the able but unscru-
pulous Gen. Butler the last congress passed
an act that shocked the moral sense of the
whole country, and justly excited the in
uignatlon OF the people, namely, the back
pay measure, which put some $4,000 into
lhe pockets OF each member of CONGRESS
over ana above what he was entitled to by
the law under which he had accented the
Office and served his full term. The "rrab"
or grand larceny it is true had the support
Of larger proportion of Democrats than
Republicans in congress but there was the
fact that the Republican party had the
power in that body, and the steal was en-
acted into law. And the party has had to
suffer on account of the nfdelity and
wrong-doing OF Il portion of its unfaithful
representatives.
In this condition OF affairs. it is not sur
prising that in this ''off year the Republi-
can party has suffered considerable disas
ter. The lesson ought to prove an admon-
ton for the future. 1t is not desirable that
any party should become too strong in this
COZ try An effective opposition check
needs to be interposcd to remind the party
in power that it cannot do wrong, cannot
stray into the by and forbidden paths
Of corruption without bringing upon
itself popular rebuke and disaster. The
conscience, the inspiration, the principles
of the Republican party are just and pure
and yet we know by observation and all mis-.
tory that where great and overwhelming
power is, there the insiduous influences of
evil are brought to bear by bad men to ac-
complish their corrupt purposes. The Re
publican party has not escaped these
malign Influences though for the most
part IL Has nODlN ltpcllcu tHclH. w ncIcln
it has erred and sinned, the offence has
been with its trusted and unfaithful repre-
sentatives. For their offending the party
suffers. And with the opposition thus
strengthened, we may hope for Ultimate
good That is to say, Republican repre-
sentatives will be admonished that fidelity
to principles and integrity in official service
can only secure ascendancy for their party
or popular approval for themselves. Thus.
what seems to be calamitous in present and
results may prove in the end to
be blessing. What is punishment now is
necessary warning for the future.
We regret the defeat of our state ticket.
because it embraced for the most part good
and true men far better men for the po-
sitiOns they were nominated to fill, as we
sincerely believe, than those who have been
chosen by the people. The state will be the
loser in the choice made. but with faith in
nonnnr INTEGRITY we believe the error will
III good time be seen and at the earliest on
corrected.
And now what Of the future The Re
publican party is warned Its representa-
Ilves in congress and in the state legisla-
iurc are warned. They must serve the peo-
pie faithfully ms Il condition of IA Republ-
an success in the future. They must
rush out the iniquitous lobby element.
lhey must rive expression to the popular
conscience. In other words, they must do
lght or suffer the penalty of wrOng-donr.
}ut doing right. boldly meeting the de-
hands of the time ana the emergencies of
he crisis by acts of true statesmanship in.
tead of policies for petty tinkcrinr or dis.
equitable iobbing, the Republican party
will be all the more strengthened for future
chievemcns by the lesson of present de-
eat.