The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-16
NEW IuANHspssstsrs.

The day after the New Hampshire cleo
ton, in announcing our defeat there, we
took occasion to state the reasons which, in
our judgment, led to that result. We had
carefully looked over the field days before
as carefully as one could at distance
and had stated to our readers that we be-
lieycd the canvass would result in the cleo
ton of Governor Weston--eithcr by the
people or the le.islature-a democratic
legislature and, thereby, all other officers TO
be chosen. When our predictions were
verified, we stated that it might and ought
to have been avoided, that New Hampshire
was now, naturally, as much u republican
state by II reasonably large majority as, in
in former days it was democratic state.
1t is not a state, however, that can be play
cd with. In the old democratic days, it
did not make much difference what was the
issue, what the party did, or how the lead
crs acted, it could be counted on every
time. so it was in Vermont, with the inn
portant distinction that while we were
whigs, they were democrats. Each state
was 50 absolutely sure, in its particular
politics, that they were not accorded the due
weight and influence properly belonging to
them. What mattorcd New Hampshire or
Vermont to the respective party leaders P
their vote was as sure as the rising and the
setting OF the sun. Doubtful states must
be taken care Of, both in nominations, APP
pointments and declarations of principles
if that which is absolutely wrong can be
called a principle. So nominations were
made and platforms adopted. So doubtful
states were secured or influenced, while
New Hampshire and Vermont, dumb as
sheep brought up for the slaughter, opened
not their mouths in protest, but quietly re-
corded their vote as had been expected. In
party with fairer dealing, and with better
rewards for the consistency Of New Hamp-
shire, than the wings, when in power, be-
slowed on Vermont. In triumph, New
Hampshire will equal political power as
Vermont, was somewhat and sometimes re-
membered in the cabinet, on the bench Of
the supreme court and in foreign missions
while Vermont had placed to her credit the
beggarly account of one cabinet appoint
ment and one second class foreign mission.
But understanding these tardy and excep-
tional rccogntions, which were like u tub
thrown to the whale, the political power
and influence of the state was played with
and their desires almost totally disrcgardcd.
Principle, however, could not always be
dsrcgardcd. Vermont and New Hamp-
shire could not always be played with.
These states, though small, were destined,
from their very constancy. 10 have ire
mendous influence upon the politics of the
nation. The moral sense of the people of
Vermont was disregarded by the wing par
ty. >he transferred her allegiance to the
republican party, and the national wing
party was no more The moral sense OF
enough of the New Hampshire democrats
was offended by the . Kansas Nebraska
bill, to cause them TO unite with the former
wings and, from that date, the days of the
national democratic party were numbered.
Neither state, peopled rs they arc, can be
led by the nose. The voters of neither state
will be found on the side of abandoned pro-
fessed principle, whether such abandon
mcnt be real or apparent, continuous or
temporary. AS we have said, New Hamp-
shire ought to have been saved to the re-
publicans. 1t could have been so saved.
Why, then, was IT not? We, the day after
their election, gave our view of the causes
which led TO the result We close this ar
ticle, with the views Of the Concord Noat-
t0r, the leading republican newspaper of
the state, published the same morning that
our article appeared. The editor of the
-h0altor was on the spot and could, person
ally, see the workings Of the causes at home,
while we could only view them at dis
lance Our readers will observe the almost
exact similarity between his expression and
ours We believe, from our observation,
that he speaks the exact truth. We know
that he is good, honest, earnest, republi-
can, believing and hoping in the success of
the party-but only MS party Of princi-
pie We know that he is a tried and trust
ed leader of the party in that state, and
that, there, his councils are listened to and
needed. Would that they might be out
side of the state. With thus much explain
atory of the leading position of the Mont.
tor we quote its Words
with a full appreciation says the
M0nitor, Of what we are about to say.
having weighed our words WE'LL we charge
the repulse we have suffered to the short
comings, unavoidable in part there is no
doubt, of the national government We
were too heavily handicapped with San
born contracts, Jayne and Bingham black
mailings, western initiation schemes, the
moiety system, and the failure of Congress
to meet the wants OF the masses by legisa-
ton, demanded by the hard times. Nor is
It exaggeration to state that the Simmons
fight lost us thousand votes. Somehow
the "Essex statesman" always contrives to
bring forward some baneful issue just in the
nick of time to effect adversely our annual
elections Last year it was the salary grab
and all that then saved us was the failure
OF the news to reach the interior towns in
season to be felt at the polls. This year,
just as we had overcome the opposition
aroused in our own ranks by this wrong,
1t having been repealed, this Simmons issue