The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-12

So much for the past. The result, this
year, while not all that could be desired,
is nevertheless cheering. While there is
no certainty of better state government
in New Hampshire, the net republi-
can gain of nearly three thousand
votes indicates renewed vitality in
the republican party. 1t shows that the
wise course pursued by Blaine, Dawes,
Poland, Willard, Foster, Phelps and others,
relative to Louisiana and Arkansas and on |
the force bill, Is bearing excellent fruit. 1t
indicates that the tide is turning, that the
people are willing TO forgive and forget the
mistakes of the past and try the old repub-
lican party once more. Like the old hum
ter's gun, which had served him well ex-
cept on one occasion, when 1t missed fire,
they will pick the flint and try it again be-
fore abandoning it forever. 1t shows that
the people hesitate about trusting the demo-
cratic party with power, and why should
they not? In New Hampshire, they had
falsiied every promise, and proved recre-
ant to every principle upon which, one
year ago, they sought and obtained power.
They promised license law, and thereby
lost the confidence CT the prohibtionists
They falsified their pledge, and lost the
confidence of the anti-temperance element.
They alineated the support of the railroad
interests by pledging themselves to oppose
railroad consolidation. BY consolidating
railroads, they violated their pledges and
aienated the anti-monopolists. In order
to secure and perpetuate their possession of
power, they abolished courts and substtu-
ted others in their place /; they disfranchis-
ed students and enfranchised operatives !;
they abolished teachers institutes and the
board of education, and turned police
courts into naturalization mills and, final
ly, they "gerrymandered" the councillor and
senatorial districts in such a way that,
going on the basis of the elections of the
past few years, democratic majority
seemed assured for years to come.
| We need not multiply similar instances.
1t is enough to know that all their plottings
have not altogether failed. Yet with all
these local issues in favor, of the repub-
licans, the campaign opened dull and spirit
less. Although they had placed themselves
Alright on the "third term" question, they
we're as much, if not more, demoralized by
the course of national politics, by the SEEM
ing-thank heaven, it was only seeming
policy of the party in congress, than were
the democracy by the violated pledges OF
their state representatives. National is.
sues, too, were rather delicate questions
for the democrats to handle, as the course
of their representatives in congress, since
| November, was anything but reassuring
and tended to show that national demo
cratic victory would be as disastrous to th,
country at large, as local victory hat
been to good government in New Hamp
shire, In the campaign, SO opened, i
was apparent and generally conceded tina
the democracy had the "inside track" bu
soon the tide began to turn. The repor
of the Louisiana committee unanimously
condemning the action of the returning
board inspired confidence that wise ant
conciliatory policy toward the south woult
be adopted by the republican party. New
life was impaired to the canvass in New
Hampshire, and new hope was inspired a
to the result. This was soon followed b,
the adoption of Poland's Arkansas report
the defeat of the force bill, and the refusa
to seat Pinchback by either house of con
gress, which, as James G. Blaine says
gave "promise of safe, honorable, an
"useful future for that great party whic
conducted the country through the peril
"of war, and which can best administer it
"affairs in time of peace" Thencefort
all was animation, hope, confidence, bu
it would appear that it was too late. More
over, the republicans were compelled t
, bear more or less of the odium of the pas
= sage of the force bill by the house, and til
plausible, yet baseless, argument that
would have passed the senate but for tn
, want of time. 1t may prove, after al
. that the republicans have achieved sui
stantial victory if not, the success of tt
democracy is Of that class of victorit
, which are as disastrous as defeats I'll
6 republicans have made a good fght-a
honor to them for it.