The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-23
VERMONT REPUBLICANIsM.

ne correspondent OF the SprlngTelu
Republican, whose communication was re-
produced in part in Saturdays GLOBE,
sadly msrepresents the republicans of Yer
mont in saying that none can be found
prepared to say they will not vote for Cen
eral Grant if he is renominated for presi-
dent. The idea intended to be conveyed
is, that they are ready and willing TO sup
port him. While there are no doubt some
republicans who would support him, per-
haps rejoice to see him renominated, the
great body of the party are earnestly, sim
cerely, radically opposed to his candidacy.
While these might vote for him in the
emergency of the nomination of such a man
as Fernando Wood, JEFF DAVIS or others
that might be named, we believe we know
the temper of the republican party in YER
mont well enough to be justified in saying
that with Ulysses S. Grant as candidate
for reelection with such democrat as
Samuel j. Tilden in opposition, Vermont
could not be cajoled or forced into giving
her electoral vote for Grant. She would
prefer Tilden and take the risk--and it
would be risk-of the democracy. The
republicans of Vermont, however, feel that
there is about as much chance of a renomi-
nation of Grant as there is of the state
voting for Jeff Davis
The correspondent further says that Yer
mont would go for Ben Butler if his name
headed the straight ticket. There are, of
course, some republicans who would vote
for Ben Butler, lack Chandler, Columbus
Delano, OF Schuyler Colfax if the name
headed the straight ticket, just as there are
democrats, and more in number too, who
would support jeff Davis, Fernando Wood,
Beuregard, Jubal Early, or the arch fend,
| if either of them should be ''honored" with
the straight democratic nomipation--and
the state would be as likely to vote for one
as the other. The Vermont republicans, as
body, are different class of men thar
represented by the Republicans correspon
dent. 1t would take very grave emergency
to bring them up to the point of support
ing either of the men named as republican
candidates. Should, by any unforseer
chance, either of these statesmen" receive
q nomination, it would not take Vermont
ers very long time to determine that thu
work of the republican party was finished
that its days of usefulness were over, ant
that its time of departure was near at hant
they would prepare for its funeral an(
see to 1t that the country was not KEEP
long waiting for the corpse.
But perhaps the mistake or ignorance o
the Republicans correspondent is not 10 b
wondered at. ANY one reading the com
ments of the so called republican press o
Vermont, during the earlier months of tn
year, might naturally have come to tn
same conclusion. He would there hav
found, daily and weekly. an approval @
the most unadulterated ''Grantism;" a bt
lief that the administration was the reput
lican party assertions that Grant, Ricl
ardson, Butler, Morton, Logan and con
pany were the ne plus ultra of patriots an
statesmen labored endorsements of d.
lano an easy swallowing of Chandler
firm confidence that George II. William
was the most learned of attorney genera
i and "bonest enough for chief justice !" a
urging that the south should still he GOV
, erned by bayonets, and the most bite
hatred OF any measure looking toward
reconciliation between the north and soutl
They had got into the habit of running
these ruts and it was difficult to get out {
them. But they looked around and of II
people there were none with them. The
were neither the teachers of the people
, the opponents of their sentiments, an
. with an eager haste they climbed to Il
higher plane long occupied by THE GLoBl
and there ranged themselves with the pc
pie. We led and now they follow. TT,
Vermont republicanism found an exponel
in THE GLOBE, and it was and is undllutt
with Grantism, Butlerism, Chamberlain
Delanoism, Mortonislu, or other simil
sms-and there Vermont will be four
next year.