The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-11
HOPEFUL SIGNS.


HOPEFUL SIGNS.
Henry Wilson, in his letter of January
last, urged that the doors of the republican
party should be thrown wide open for the
return of those who separated from the
party, in 1872, and supported Mr.. Greeley,
and that they be earnestly invited to re-
unite again with their old associates He
urged that, without ours delay, the
hand Of reconciliation be extended TO them
and their cooperation invited, and the
honors and responsibilities be shared with
them. Coming from Henry Wilson, who
had ever dcplored the separation, and who
had strenuously abored for the adoption
of a generous and magnanimous policy,
this advice made profound impression up
on the country, but the party, at that time,
seemed in no mood to accept and net upon
it. Fortunately, in Vermont, we had no
need of such advice. In spite Of the eff
forts of an insignificant portion of the press
in spite of the taunt that the liberals might
come back If they wished, but they must
take ''back seats" and not expect an invi-
tation to occupy these, the republicans of
Vermont had thrown the doors WIDE open,
had extended cordial invitation for re-
union of all the republican elements, and
had not only received their wandering
brothers with open arms, but had met
them half way We saw it in Rutland
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state conventions, where members of the
late liberal republican state committee
were received and accepted as delegates
and officers, and considered the same as il
no separation had ever occurred.
In the clections.which followed, we all ielt
and acknowledged the benefit eff this poll
cy. The ether states demonstrated the ut
ter folly of contrary policy, but the peo-
pie would not learn the wisdom, the neces-
slty of such generous and magnanimous
course. The spring elections followed, and
the eyes of the people began to be opened,
and now when Henry Wilson again speaks,
urging the same policy, il receives hearty
amen from the press and people of the
party This is one of the hopeful signs for
the coming campaign. Another is the al
most perfect paclfication of the south, and
the earnest desire of the people of the
whole country, both north and south, that
there shall be complete and hearty recon-
Citation between the different sections, and
the dead past of strife and bitterness shall
be forever buried out of sight Another,
still, is the laying of the third term spectre.
We may not all be agreed as to the wishes
and intentions of the president we may
not all think alike as to the clearness or am
biguity of his letter, but we are all agreed
that he cannot be candidate for re-elec.
ton, and that his name cannot distract the
councils of the republican party in the
nomination of his successor. The next
campaign will be fought on some other issue
than that of the rebellion the third term
will not enter into 1t and we have faith to
believe that all the elements of the republi-
can party will be heartily united, and, to-
gether, will march on to victory.
Straws show which way the wind blows,
and we have the republicans of Pcnnsyl-
yana united and harmonious, and the lib.
eral and independent press heartily COM
mending the administration of Governor
liartranft; and testifyiDg to his honesty
and integrity as man and official. We
hear Senator Thurman telling the demo-
cfacy of Ohio that they have a hard row to
hoe, and if they expect to defeat Governor
Hayes, they must take off their coats and
work hard and necessarily. Still more sig
niicant is the utterancc of William NJ.
Grosvenor of Missouri We hardly need
inform our readers that Colonel Grosvenor
was the head and front of the liberal and
independent movement in Missouri, that he
was chairman of the liberal republican
state committee, and, as such, issued the
call for the Cincinnati convention of three
years ago, and called that convention to
order. He, having powerfully contributed
to wrest Missouri from the republicans,
now sees the inevitable folly of again en-
trusting the democracy with power. He
has seen not only the tendency but the ac-
tual effect in Missouri, and now not only
protests, and is ready to work to redeem
Missouri from democratic misrule, and to
save the country from all danger theretrom.
He does not, as yet, love the republican
party, but he fears still more from the
democracy; and while confessng that mot
all repubicanism is represented by Bris-
tow" he seems to feel that there Is
enough of that leayen to leaven the whole
loaf and save the country.
He tells us that ''since Esau sold his
''birthright for mess of pottage, unrea-
'soDing hunger has ever cost men dear,
and so the democratic party 'throws away
''votes by the hundred thousands for few
contemplate Offices" When the inde-
pendents of Missouri relieved the ex-con-
federates from Acknowledgement, he tells
us, they became SO hungry that all Union
men and Germans were quietly crowded
out of influences and place, and Blair was
replaced by Bogy, and Schurz by Cockrell.
The democrats united for initiation and re-