Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-08-23
Political Jottings.


ANOTHER confederate to the front The
democrats Of South Carolina have nominated
Wade Hampton for Governor.
"WHAr we want" said a democrat, the
other day, is radical and startling
change" Then he went and bought a clean
shirt.
SOUTHERN speakers are to be imported to
advocate democracy in Maine. We notice,
however, that Ben. Hill, Of Georgia, is not
on the list. lie will steer clear Of Blaine.
GOVERNOR TrLpFN has found a new way
to pay old debts" when preparations shall
have ripened into a perfect ability to ao-
complish the object with certainty and ease"
GOVERNOR NoYrs gives the latest and
best version Of the bloody shirt " in his
speech at Buffalo the other evening "Wel,
gentlemen, it was no disgrace to Rutherford
b. Hayes to wear the bloody shirt when a
democratic bullet went crushing through bis
blood and bone, and broken arm hung by
his side as he led his brave boys on"
THE democratic newspapers are still
claiming that Tilden has reduced taxation
in New York, notwithstanding the over
whelming expose in the Republican news
papers Of the metropolis. The truth Of the
matter is the " real economies" to borrow
Tilden phrase, were instituted during Dix's
administration, aud rilden's only merit is
that he acquesced ia them.
WAS the war against secession right
Then vote for Hayes and Wheeler who were
active in its support and now represent what
was then put to the test Of arms. If the
war was wrong, then vote for Tilden and
Hendricks, who opposed il bitterly, and who
represent the ideas which failed 10 secure
the appreciation Of the God Of battles. This
is the whole issue in nutshell
IT is noticeable that Professor Seelye, says
the Springfield Union, who before his cleo
ton was neither a politician nor welded to
any party and was elected by Independent
and democratic votes, is now the strongest
and most enthusiastic Republican in town.
lie does not hesitate 10 declare that demo-
cratic rule, judged from present aspects,
would be a fearful thing to contemplate.
The Albany Erening Journal says there
are said to be eighty thousand government
officers. OF this number perhaps a score or
two-say hundred-haye not borne the
pressure Of temptation unscathed They
should, Of course, all have been honest, as
all men, in or out of Office, should be- But
we have not yet reached the millennium.
Until we do, the poor is not the only class We
shall always have with us. The fair way TO
look at these eighty thousand officials is to
look at them as we look at any other eighty
thousand business men. If we do, we are
very decidedly OF the opinion that the Of
fcials will not lose by the comparison.
TuERE is no ADLER or purer man in Con.
gress than George +. lIoar Of Massachusetts,.
Hear what he said Of the Republican party,
in reply 10 Mr. Lamar, Of Mississippi 81
agree that the Republican party has, in
/ some important cases misplaced lis conf
denoe, and that there has been ia some high
/ quarters error Of Judgment in selecting and
failure OF yigor in detecting and removing
unworthy officers but having investigated
this question with some care, declare my
belief that the sixteen years in which tn,
Republican party have held the power il
this government have been purer and free
from corruption or administration Of an,
sort than the sixteen years which followe,
the Inauguration of General Washington
believe that is true not only proportion
ately, but absolutely"
TnpENs theory Of paying your debts i
making mischief. A dilatory debtor wa
lately asked to pay an old account. A
usual he was short" when will yo
pay 2" inquired the creditor. The repl
was You are a democrat. You think ii
den wise statesman and an honest mar
Very well ! may not agree with him in a
things, and may not vote for him. But
intend to pay your bill as he proposes t
meet our national obligations, to wit. 'Whe
wise preparations shall have ripened into
perfect ability TO accomplish the object Wit
certainty and ease >" The democratic ere,
itor was puzzled by the seeming fairness {
the proposition but began to doubt wheth'
the Iilden theory was as good in practice 4
it seemed when he heard it expounded
the democratic leader of his election distric
t TIM Springfield Republican says Mr. III
den is under much heavier obligations TO Il
/ democratic machine than Mr.. Hayes to Il
+ Republican machine At St. Louis ii
g man literally " captured the nomination
t at Cincinnati the nomination came to Il
0 man-unsought, unbought, unenoumbere