Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-29
The Ohio Election.

of change from last year, and
gives the New York World and
other Democratic papers that have insisted
upon the resurrection of the Democratic par
~ much joy. They see in it evidence that
many Republicans are becoming Indifferent
to party success, as we'll as indications that
the Democratic party is not as dead as it has
bet represented to be by che Chicago Tunes
and other late Democratic newspapers. A
letter from Virginia shows how the Bourbons
of that state heard the news: Day is break
ing at last. at last, said an old Virginian, as
he turned his eyes upon the bulletin. ''That's
the first good news I've heard 10 many and
many day. Ohio gone democratic Oh,
that's most too good. 1t carries me back to
old times - and the Virginian wiped his spec
tacles on his coat-tail and too k another look
to be sure his eyes had not deceived him. 1t
may not be kind to dispel the Elusive hope
which gives delight to such newspapers as
the World and such ancient politicians as
this I" old Virginian," but they are greatly
mistaken if they interpret this election as
Democratic revival. A much nearer esti-
mate of its significance is found in the fol-
lowing from the Cincinnati Gazette, strong
Republican paper:
{" For the silent vote that secured the sue
cess of minority party there is of course
cause Republ ,can voters do a powerful
amount of thinking, and they have a way o
ex Expressing their opinions, sometimes by POS
tive voting and sometimes by not voting at
all. In this case the latter mode Was chosen.
Thus The people have given a warning to the
party in power. They have as much as SAID,
Reform abuses or retire from flee. We
serve notice now that the Republican par
ty must clear it's skirts OF salary grabs
and Credit Nobllier scandals, and give EVIL
d, nee Of general reform. or We will vote
against it next time. For the present we
will indicate our dss .tistaction by staying
at home Ii this warning is not heed.d We
will throw stones next time This is the
meaning of the election as nearly as we Can
interpret it,
In Harpsr's Weekly is the following sugges-
ton as to the lesson of this election
"Ohio is unquestlonably Republican
state, as against the Democratic party. But
there are many things that have chilled
Republican ardor, and this year Was good
Que in which to express dissatisfaction oy
staying at home. The result will be useful
IN reminding Republican leaders that just In
the degree that they depend upon party
organic ,tion merely, they invite deleat and
disaster
The Gazette and Harper's Weekly are very
| ba at work
ohio, and which have made MIR. Allen gov
ernor, and will give Mr.. Thurman six years
more in the senate. The Democratic party
has not increased its strength, but thous-
ands OF Republicans could see little to choose
between the parties and 50 stald away from
TIE polls. This proves nothing in favor OF
the Democratic party; 1T only shows that
the Republican party has not proved true to
the principles of honesty, economy and wise
and unse fish admin straton of public affairs
which it once professed :. in other words
that it is about as much dem0ralzed as the
!, Democratic party, or as any party is liable
10 become alter being long in power. The
) difference between Democrats and Repuhll-
cans is, mainly, that the former stick to their
party notwithstanding its recori of corrup-
ton, dishonesty, peculatlon in Office, and
, sympathy with the enemies of the govern
ment, and therefore vote the regular ticke
with punctuality, if not with frequency, a
} every returning election day; while the Re
t publcans are sometimes 50 much disgusteC
with party candidates and party manage
P ment as to leave them to take care Of them
selves.
Certainly the country has nothing to hop
e from any revival of the Democratic party, 70
: its old traditions and corruptions will com
= to life with any symptoms of returning vital
: ity in it's organization but the least symp
E toms of such revival ought to stir ever
: honest Republican to the utmost effort t
S keep his own party pure. The party
s strong enough and ought to have integrit,
q enough to purify itself everywhere; and tn
e people should not surrender it anywhere t
d the self appointed leaders who care nothn
d for it but to use it for their multlfariou
Z SOuCiASo VI tiuuNSl. DioSuSe WIN q SouSo
e or a convention or a Congress may be ma
i ural, but if its only fruit is political ina,
+ tivity or a cry to Jupiter for some othe
b ruler, the people will find themselves, Liz
it the frogs in the fable, no better, but rattle
e worse for a change of kings. The peopl
t. are the government in this country, and the
1t have no right to abdicate; and political ina
20 tivity is the poorest possible remedy for ba
D, administration. If some of the earnestne
1t and force which originated the Republics
r, party will engage in the work of reformir
lg 1T, it will yet have a bonefcent future; b,
D. the Ohio method is rather suicidal tha
1t reformatory. Wv.
D. New YORK PoLITIcs-The latest featu
. of the campaign is The union of the Repu
40 .icans and Apollo Hall Democracy in t.
Al local nominations in New York City. T.
y ticket presented by this combination again
p' Tammany is said to be pretty good one.
a Harper's Weekly denounces the nomin
DC ton of William b. Taylor the Republic
as candidate for State Engineer as one unfit
CT have been made. 1t says he belongs to t
Or rings that have preyed on the State throus
" their management of the Canal Rain
81 the present State Treasurer, VINO went ov
d TO Greeley last fall was taken up by the Del
Isl ocrats this fall and put on their ticket. L
d. deputy, Phelps, has just been caught ste
3; ing 100000 and this makes MIR. Raine.
Se little uneasy.
IL, Both State tickets have a Vermonter up
Isl them. Francis 5. Thayer of Troy, the repu
re- Lcan candidate for Secretarv of S,o,e h.,
H. been born in this State as was also A.
Is. Nichols of Buffalo, who is on the democra
H. ticket for Controller.