The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-10

blindlv going with the administration
clione. right or wrong, third term or M
third term, and for that back pay and 9th
ar corrupt schemes of a corrupt congress
So much for Vermont in September, ant
we shall have more of this mutinous musi,
= from other States in October and No
yember.
From the Boston Democratic.
The startling result of Tuesdays cleo
ton in Vermont is not such as to warrant
Republican rejoicings. On the contrary,i it
makes showing of disastrous demoraliza-
ton in that party which has, In such a
model Republican state all the terrible sig
niicance of defeat. Judge 20
land may be taken as peculiarly the rep
resentative of the national party. He is
identified with the salary grab; he acted
as chief of the whitewashers of the Credit
Mobiler and he fathered and now defends
the press-gag law. The party convention
in his district could do nothing less than
renomiuate such man for reelection, and
indorse him as true to the principles of
Iatter-day Republicanism. His defeat is
thus direct blow to the party, and con-
domination of the acts by which it has
most notably distinguished itself of late
+. What has been done in Vermont has
been done in the face of inveterate obstacles
Better than this can be accomplishment 9th
er states. Maine can improve the occasion,
with less bigoted traditions, with Demo
cratic platform sound in every plank, and
with candidates whose names are alone an
inspiration. Vermont has advanced nobly
in the path where Connecticut and New
Hampshire have led the New England
states. Now, then, for Maine. o.
| From the Boston characterization
There seems to have been in Vermont
this year much of the same kind of irreg
ular and independent voting which sur
prised parties in this state last fall. Re
publican candidates for the legislature
have failed of election in districts which
we're thought safe beyond peradventure.
The Republicans will have, as usual, a
large majority, but the Democratic aud ln-
dependent members will number more
than in any legislature for a long series OF
years. The results seem 10 nave
so astonished the steady state that her peo-
ole forgot to tell the world what happened
on Tuesday.
Il From. Inc Boston JOuraQl-Repu5{icaH.
The extent of the disafectiOn appears
to have surprised even those who took
part in it. The first obvious suggestion
which comes from this occurrence is that
it is advisable-this year particularly-to
take unusual care in the selection Of can
didates, for voters seem to have little re-
gard for the binding authority Of regular
nominations, unless meeting their APPROX
: al. It Vermont, therefore,
sends out good influence as to the expe-
diency of making careful nominations, in
view of the present political situation, hei
election may be as beneficial! as if she haC
5 rolled up one of her heavy Republican ma
Q torltes.
From TIE Boston Republican.
The Green Mountain state has been fol
years so thoroughly and completely Repnb
n lcan that nothing less than a political rev
4 olution is likely to overthrow the party
but the result of the election on Tuesday
shows that even there the causes OF dissat
7, staction which have been shaking the or
ganization as if with menaces of dissolu
ton have had their effect The peopl,
will not forever keep their confidence
y where they have reason to believe that it il
n in any measure betrayed. The
q contests in the congressional districts NOR,
than anywhere else have developed the
! prevailing state of feeling. The discard
. ing of Mr. Willard, whose record in con-
gress has always been clear and honorable,
for the sake of better subscribing certain
party purposes, materially effected the
funess Of the vote in his district, and if
Col. Joyce had not been man who com
manded very general confidence the effect
, would have been still greater Mr.. Poland
has apparently lost his place, and his
: chance for it in an extra election will be
diminished rather than increased No
doubt his connection with the so-called
gag law has had considerable effect,
but only as confirming lack of confidence
in hiin which had begun to be felt before
He has been associated with the mistake,
and corruptions of his party in congress
q which have done so much harm to the Re
pubicans in other states. The people ar,
becoming exacting, They wish their rep
resentatlves to be above suspicion, and t.
' be absolutely worthy of trust for the fu
ture 1t is a wholesome feeling. too.