The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-23

that extent. How large vote will be
polled for Baker it Is, of course, impossi-
BILE to estimate, but the action of the hun
dred ministers In Boston shows determi-
nation to give him much larger vote than
was anticipated at the time of his nomina-
ton.
Aside from the uncertainty thrown
around the canvass by the attitude of the
parties on the temperance question, rem
dering probable the return of the license
republicans to the support of Rice and the
withdrawal of that of the prohibition re-
publcaus, there seems to be general
ooseninC of party ties resulting in gene
raj Generalization of politics, which adds
still another element of uncertainty and
doubt. A large number of the best men of
both parties anxiously desire something
better than is afforded by either party at
present This desire was made manifest in
the democratic convention by the nomina-
alton of Bartlett, and in the republican
convention by the large support received
by Charles Francis Adams. The support
ers of Adams were old time republicans,
the best men of the party, and his defeat
left them still republicans bat only giving
lukewarm support to Rice. The declin-
ton of Bartlett has left the democracy as
much demoralized as are the republicans,
and has tended to dispel the danger of AID.
ans republicans, if we may call them 80,
voting the democratic ticket. The can
vass, so far, if ii can be dignified by the
name of canvass, has been tame and spirit
less, as was well illustrated by the "repnb-
hcan rally" at Newton, city with a
population of ten thousand. Wednesday
evening, when, after three attempts and the
aid of brass band, only one hundred vot-
ers could be assembled-and this is said 10
be fair sample of both republican and
democratic "rallies."
The whole situation may be summed up
in the words of the old song that ''doubt.
-" full things are mighty unsartin." The
Golden Rule, Murray's paper, says that
| it is personal contest between Rice and
CASTOR and will be mainly governed by the
personal preferences of individual voters
without regard TO politics., but it adds
" Over and beyond this, is the indefinite
" suspicion in the minds of the people, OF
" the whole democratic organization 8
thorough mistrust Of the party as 4
"party, caused by the fact that for thirty
"years it has never been on the right side
"and has never done, politically, a goot
thing and therefore, as judged by th,
"'rccord, it cannot be trusted at such {
" time in our national history as this. Thil
" is really the potential feeling in the pub
Z" lie mind-latent, unexpressed,. inaccess
=" ibe to measurement, the strength q
(Which will only be revealed at the polls.
Then, again, we may add the fact tina
while CASTOR, last year. had q majority o
some seven thousand, the remainder of th,
republican ticket were elected by MAORI
ties ranging from twelve to nearly twenty
three thousand. Then there Is the effec
of the Ohio election, of the attitude of thu
western democracy on Imitation, the cours
| of John Kelly in New York city, and, las
but perhaps not least, the appointment o
lack Chandler, and 30 we can only con
clude that doubtful things are s'm;ghty I'm
"sartln. 'h"'l lri