The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-08
ANOTHER ..LOsr CAUsE.,,

We are really sorry for them, but it is
when we see others suffering grief. Al
though we are not among the osborn
lambs" yet the wind is tempered to us
when we remember that it is an i'll wind
that bodies no one any good. In this par
ticular instance, this /" ill wind" to the
democracy bodies good to the republican
party, and, therefore, while regrettng the
growing disorders at the south, the loss
which our northern democratic friends
suffer therefrom is our gain. 1t comes so
untimely, too. Through divers different
Influences, at work in as many different
towns, they had actually gained dozen
more representatives in the Vermont legis-
lature than they had in 1872. Was not
here great ground for hope? Had not the
political revolution actually commenced?
Why, think of it a minute. Here in Yer
mont, conservative Vermont, the great re-
publican stronghold, the democracy had
actually made q gain of twelve members in
the legislature. Was there not cause to
hope? Out of some two hundred and
forty odd representatives, they had ac-
tually succeeded, with some republican
help, in electing Mirty-sir. But this was
not the way to look at it. See the i'm
mense gain Don't stop to seek after and
inquire for the why's and wherefores, but
fltn pnp,hara 1pply or IN
the "per cent thereof. 1t is said thai
Vermont will be the last state in the Unioi
to feel the effects Of, or take part in, pc
litlcal revolution. Why this should b
said, unless for the reason that her citizen
are naturally conservative, are well ground
ed in their opinions, form those opinion
for themselves, and do their own thinkn
aud acting, we cannot imagine. And eve
the reasons which we have stated woul
rather indicate that Vermont would L
among the first to enlist in new polite;
movement founded on correct principle
Indeed, in the great anti-slavery NOV
ment, from he being the lirmest and mo
reliable of wing states, ''the star that new
SETS she was the first to give in her n
herence to a party founded upon the di
tinctive principle Of mo more slave tern
tory the republican party was form
upon her sSil---in Rutland-and she "
the first state to elect governor and 9th
state as well as county officers upon plf
form whose principal plank was resstan
to the encroachment of the slave power.
But this is all aside. We will adm
for the sake of the argument, that We
mont is all that she is claimed to be. TIL
we ieep on in the same old ruts and that
is difficult to extricate US therefrom. '
know that we are naturally conscryati
and hold fast to our opinions because tn
are well grounded on correct principl
but to heal these men talk one would thi
that the average Vermonter was somethi
like the average Pennsylvania democ
who knowing that General Jackson wa
representative man of that party, and l
daring to trust anyone else, keep on volt
for him even to this day. Holding th
complimentary opinions Of Vermont 6
Vermonters, had not outside democl
great cause of rejoicing when they he
the result of our state election, with
enormous gains in the legislature, the 81
increase of democratic representation, I
especially at the 'per cent of that
crease. Why, the number of represer
tives is actually increased one-thrd 0
that in the last Legislature. They would
of course, stop TO look at the vote.
instance, one of these democrats represe