Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-08-21
Written for the MONITOR
EVERY MAN AT HIS POST IN THE
COMING ELECTION.

speeches., Week DelOIe last, ds
England expects every man to do his
duty" was the watchwor6 given by the
hero of the Nile. Let that call be heed
ed. There is no reason why every vot-
err should not vote this centennial year.
and there is every reason why he should.
Prejudices against the exercise of this
privilege by freemen of any profession,
age OF color, are now among the things
of the past; and the special interest
which attaches itself to the present cam
paign should draw every voter to the
front. Those who have not interest
enough in public matters to take some
pains to reach the polls might as well
be set down once for all as copperhcads.
Indifference and Sinking will not do.
Every man has duty to do to his coun-
try which no other can do for him.
The presidential election of the pres
ent year is critical time in our nations
life far more so than that of sixteen
years ago more so, even, than that of
lightweight years ago. Some people
seem to have the idea that our present
prosperity will continue as a matter Of
course that the machinery set in mo-
ton ono hundred years ago cannot fail
to run indefinitely and, especially, that
the events of the last twenty years have
insured us against all evil in time to
come. But this is a mistake In world
of change and responsibility, such as
ours, the future cannot be presumed up
on until it is made certain that men will
not do wrong. Our only safety lies il
meeting every responsibility, in doins
every duty. There are elements and in
fuences and combinations existing il
our country at this time, which wer
never known to exist before. Every free
man should study to understand these
and act intelligently and fairly. Ne'
dangers continually beset republic
There is always high road to ruin, an
the means of escape are in the hands Q
the people obviously, every man mu;
do his duty, or Che escape is not sur
Party strife is not the thing now. Thol
sands, in their ignorance, seem to thin
it is but this idea should be put ava,
Every voter should be accurately inform
ed upon all vital questions at fssu'
should decide for himself and have
mind Of his own, and should join Chi
party and support those candidates tn
best fit his views of duty. AS for u
= such candid consideration as this col
pels us to advocate heartily the electi
} of Hayes and Wheeler. The Republics
> platform in its statements on the gre
questions of the day, gives no uncerta
sound while that of the Democra
seems equivOcal and ambiguous. \
% Hayes and Mr.. Wheeler are both sturd
u straightforward men of principle, pat
u otto in word and deed and blameless
+ moral life. On the contrary, MIR. I
~ denis record is not that of an unselfi
Y devoted patriot; his views and promi
y are not decided and unequivocal
~ political life is not above reproach. \
w Hendricks is best known to the coun
al as an ardent infationist, and as the
II thor of such sentences as the followi
NC spoken during the war: 81 am ready
aS compromise at any time" al do
sympathize with those who wish to C
tinue fighting and spending the peop
:, money" Fellow citizens: to which
~ these men are you most willing to
~ trust your country's interests for
V " next four years
'ne Look at the records of the two par
uO also. Those records need not be Il
: =" scribed at length upon this page. l
NC them up carefully for yourselves.
' was a strong point made by Gen. SV
@ the other day, and there is no lack
VA candor in the reasoning by which
ma reached the point--that if the d,
Iao- Gratis have furnished one-half the pr
ms rascals while out of power, what ma,
'er' expect if all the offices are to be
Jun by them? Party strife is not the {
" thing; and yet, the great strife is Il
''"' between these two parties and the {
'e"- ton to be decided by each indivi
leSe voter is: Which of the two partie
vs. best fitted, morally and otherwise
- have the ascendancy during the
yiOi presidential term ? Let all our FIRE,
W., WI study out the problem for themse
'' without the help of money or PROF
a that may be offered let them d
"Au honestly and conscientiOusly; anC
new o'' them carry their decisions to the |
MI box promptly and heartily. Am,
ne,y like England, expects every man t
'"ui- his duty.
be
min BY proclamation of the President
lie Is oradO is full-hedged State of the
,ton, lean Union. A new star. however