The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-02
TO-MOKRew,s ELECTIONS.

No event of greater political significance
has occurred during the year, or will be
likely to occur, than the elections which
are to take place to-day and tomorrow in
the different states and territories of the
Union. National politics in large meas
ure, have entered into the discussions of
the last month, before the tribunal of the
people, who now as ever, constitute the
jury to pass on the merits of men and of
measures.
1t is noticeable fact in elections al
ready held that there has been good deal
of independent voting. The spirit of the
times seems to favor such expression, and
to demonstrate that the power of the party
whip has lost much of its time honored, or
time dis-honored efficiency. 1t seems not
to be as true now as in years gone by, that
nomination draws after it the unbrOken
support of the party. In proof of this, we
need only to refer to the result in the Sec
ond Congressional District in our own
State. Mr.. Denison was nominated by a
boiling convention. He declined the nom-
ination. Notwithstanding this, the indie
pendent masses voted for him, in sufficient
numbers to lead all other candidates, and
defeat the nominee of the regular republ-
can convention. If such eccentricites are
6eginning to occur, in a staid republican
district in Vermont, we can fairly presume
a greater wandering from the political Or
bits, in most states of eur Union.
1t will be idle to predict what the
results of Tuesdays elections in the states
and territories will be. We have hope that
the right will prevail. But the enemies of
the republican party are vigilant and un-
firing opponents. An administration in
power is, perhaps, not always justly held
responsible, not only for the political pol
icy it shall inaugu rate, but in a large meas
ure TOR the state of the country, resulting
from any cause or from combined causes,
for which they are in no way responsible.
Hence the depression in the great bus
mess industries of the country, has been
paraded by demagogues before the mas SEES,
as reason why the present administration
should be rebuked in the approaching cleo
tions. And a further effort is made TO hold
it responsible for not furnishing a panacea
that should remove all the financial embar-
easements that have vexed the people.
1t is easy for the republican party to see
that ii has made mistakes. There is little
disposition TO dispute that the Louisiana
middle is an gorgeous blunder-that the
salary-grab was an outrage to the people
that the District of Columbia swindle is a
fostering sore in the eyes of the nation
that the "gag law of Judge Poland has
brought down on the administration shower
of arrows from the press of the country
that the failure of evil service reform has
made the republican party vulnerable at
every point.
A hostile party which for years has been
waiting and watching for opportunities.
which includes In its roll of distinguished
advocates, some of the ablest men in the
country, has not been slow in bringing
these acts prominently before the people.
And they have further urged that an ad-
mnistration thus arraigned IS now seeking
to perpetuate its power, by securing nom-
nation for its President for third term.
II would not be strange If this line of ar