Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-06
This Falls Issue.

Atlantic Sla-es are getting platforms that
ro,J very much al Ike as TO " hat ought t"
H.. done. and To Il di>intere>ted hservcl
the main question would seem to be- were
platforms party character, winch set "'
vir,uous men shall 90 these wise ana non
of things Both parties ask for har
moncv.and both want the North aHd >""''
TO be in a hrotherly course OF lie again
The curious part OF the Democratic pr"
cr,,ume is its continuation of the policy
of 1872. when it began trying to redeem
itself bv voting for Ropublicans- In New
York the Democratic ticket IS headed by
Ecpuhlican, that is Il man whose sympa,
thirs are. with the Republican doctrines o.
the last few wears Is opposed t" those 4"
pcnlocracv In Massachusetts they nom
inate General Bartlett, Republican. f''
Iieutcnant-go and adopt II platform
that gives quite a hearty acqulcscence u
the constitutional amendments. In fact.
th, Democrats and Republicans appear
be in New England and New York SNIP!
running It race in professions OF virtue
and such things rs they imagine are de-
sired by the honest soveregns of America
In Massachusetts indeed all that there
worth firhting for is The effect of victor
in that state upon the presidential cam
plign cf next year. On the liz or question
even. the two parties are substantially 10
= md :,
is Mr. Gas on. Both are hi@h toned
Bostuni.Ii.~. VII" belong not TO the whiskel
ring. but to the champagne ring. Some o
the prOhiblliOnl> propose to DO by Nj
Rice as they ANA Mr.. Talbot were done b.
his friends last vcar,and meet in STATE Con
vcntiun to-day. Also the labor reformc
have Il convention today. ut which tie,
will very likely nominate Il sep,ra,,
ticket
The only clearly defined issue in princi
pie. that the platforms of the year prr>cn
j. the one made in Ohio, " here, thu. Rcpuh
liclns are waging 4 hlrA-money fl =
against the more paper policy of The ID
force the school question into politics. bt.
it WAS u failure. In the fir It plare III,
Democrats. in trying to bid for or pay e.
the Catholic vote, went So far that til,
reaction hurt them and made Them rrmrr
the length to which they h Il gone III,
the Republicans, OH the Thomas Mast an,
Eugene Lawrence plan, ovcr,lid the Tim,
in turn. making a great ado that thcl
was immediate danger to the common
school. and, in fine, crying wolf a. ii;
the boy in the fable. Both parties wi>hc
to make capital out of religious pr'judic,-
and neither has gained much, So that the.
are left 10 make their contest on rc;
issue
The Ohio election takes place next Tue,
dav.and both sides are confident of success
The Democrats want Il currency that xvi
expand to meet the wants of trade" hee.
less f the fact that in Il race between :,
irrcdecm bic currency, and the wants {
trade" will keep ahead of the wants ,
paper mills. The Republican c;,mpa igr
on he 9th I hand means Il return to hir
money, a steady business. and that kin
of national life that promotes economy an
honesty and lessons speculation.
Carl Schurz and General WoOdford al
preaching the truths of finance throughol
the State and if report, are true. with ore;
effect. But it will take next Tuesday /
tell how thoroughly the intlttion mania
prevalent in Ohio. Both pa'ties have bee
afflicted with it there in a measure he,
trtorr, and 1t Is a question whether Il,
Republicans have recovered from it.
he Ohio campaign presents the onl
real issue joined thus far, this fall. Th
election, next week. will tell the stur
who her the Democratic party of the cour
Try Will shoot the initiation Magyar. or no
Ii Allen succeeds. that party goes over
rag money. and a prolongation of the bu>
ness era in which money has an III
certain value. If Hayes is elected by
round majority the great stumbling bloc
IN the way of getting once more on II soil
foundation will be removed from bcfor
the cuisines, interests of the nation.