The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-19

and fields. Remonstrances were in vain,
the hog continued its ravages, and, when
forbearance ceased to be virtue, the owner
of the hog was sued and mulcted in dam
ages and cost. Time passed on and the
eventfu year 1912 was approaching, when
the whilom plaintiff became a candidate
for the legislature. Here after years OF
waiting was the opportunity for revenge
The owner of the hog did not love his party
and its principles less, but he hated its cam
didates more than he did the one of the
other or war party. In making his revenge,
as the story goes, the war candidate for
the legislature was elected by one vote, the
party thus obtained one majority in the
legislature, representative was elected to
congress by one majority and the declaration
OF war was made by congress bya majority
Of one--and all this was accomplished by
one man in Rhode Island because, perad-
venture, he didn't keep bis pig in proper
sty. The absurdity Ct the story is appa-
rent on its face, but without that the Chi
cago Inter- Ocean OVERSEES it with a new
theory or another story. We published the
entire article, with due credit, day or two
ago and will, therefore, only extract there
from so much as is necessary for our pres
ent purpose. The article in question was
an editorial entitled "The Importance of q
single vote, and announces the following
astounding fact (O "One vote" 1t says,
Sin the city of New York returned re-
publican member of the assembly, which
made majority in the legislature of that
state for Thomas jefferson, and gave him
the vote Of New York, without which he
could not have been elected. The whole
policy of the United States during the JEFF
ferson and Madison administrations, Pc
riod Of sixteen years, hung on that vote"
The Rhode Island hog owner and the New
Yorker must, therefore, divide the respon-
sibility and take the honors-at this late
day, if we had nothing else to rely upon,
we could only pay our money and take our
choice.
How much or how little the Inter-
Ocean's New Yorker contributed to the cleo
ton of jefferson, the policy of the govern
ment for ga period of sixteen years and
consequently, to the war Of 1912, may be
inferred from the following extract from
Hammond's political History of New
York" 1t is treating of the presidential
election of 1900 and sums up the result in
these words in the senate the federal
electoral ticket received twenty-four votes
and the republican eighteen. In the as
sembly the republican ticket received sixty
four votes, and the federal thirty-nine. On
joint ballot the republican candidates for
electors were chosen by twenty-five major
ity." Hammond being reliable authority,
and the public records of the state of New
York showing the same facts, this suppo-
sitious New Yorker must have elected by
his single vote twenty-five members OF the
assembly. Hoo gerry important that single
uote ,cas ! But TO the facts. As the con-
stitution then existed, the candidates re-
ceiving the highest number of electoral
votes was elected president, and the one re-
ceiving the next highest number, vce-pres
ident; but in the case of two persons re-
ceivng the highest and an equal number of
votes there was no CHOICE and the duty of
selecting president devolved on congress,
their choice being confined to one of the
two thus receiving the highest
and an equal number of votes.
The result of 1.-THE presidential election
of 1900 was that Thomas jefferson and
Aaron Burr each received seventy-three
electoral votes, syty-fve votes being cast
for the federal candidates. Then followed
what is known in history as the " tie in-
trigues." The House ballotted day after
day always with the same result, namely,
eight states for Jefferson six for Burr, and
two, Vermont and Maryland, divided. How
the result was brought about and Mr.. JEFF
ferson finally elected we will let Judge
Elijah Paine, then Senator in Congress
from this state tell. He says General
Morris and Matthew Lyon were the repre-
sentatives from this state, Vermont, for at
that time Vermont had but two representa-
tives General Morris voted for Mr.. Burr,
and Mr.. Lyon for Mr.. Jefferson. In con-
sequence, the vote of Vermont was lost.
The evening before the last ballot was
taken, General Morris informed me that he
should not be in the house the next'day, land
in consequence Mr.. Jefferson would be cleo.
ted" General Morris accordingly absented
himself, the redoubtable Matthew Lyon
cast the vote of Vermont for Mr. jefferson
giving him the requisite number of states
and electing him. In the language of the
Inter- Ocean,, 81 the whole policy of the
United States during the jefferson and
Madison administrations, period of six
teen years, hung on that vote" not OF the
New Yorker but of our Rutland county
nail maker and jack ~ rl trades. Al
though Vermont Was linen opposed to tho
| election Of Ieiler-nn-hrr electoral vote
| having been giyen tr Mr. Auim, she did
| not appear TO feel very hld ahnai re resul,
as her uext vote was in tayur III Mr.. JEFF
ferson and she continued thereafter in po
litical accord with the lhen republican
party so long as it existed. One vote may
be very important at times, but if that one
vote cast in IA general election should elect
a President or determine questions of poll
tics and of war or peace for sixteen long
years, it will be when the United States II
inhabited by far different class than thost
which now elect her officers and contro
her destiny.
Bills Approved ana Signed by tho
| Governor