Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-12-09
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Political ..Tha u X " living -. What We
Have % be Thankful FOl-Bustness.

If anybody snpl'Oses that the des'
peraIe gang OF Democratic pOlili
clans who, with Sammy Til,eM ~
their head, have any idea of giving
up the contest for the possession Ot
the federal spells, they are mistak
en-. This veteran schemer began
the campaign IN iniqnity, he con
Quoted it with fraud. aud he intends
10 contest it peaceably, provided he
can win in that way, bnt rather than
loose it, will resort to force. Ritli'
er than not have the control OF the
Government. these desperad0rs
would inaugurate u new rebellion,
The lie factory, known as Tilden'S
Editorial Bureau, is aS hard ut work
now as III fore the election. Its bust
ness now is to fiji the press with
stories of Republican frauds, the
object being to so Impress the pub
tic mind with the idea that llaveS
is not fairly elected, as to Justify
the Democratic House in refusing
to recognize him, and to give color
to the rebellion they intend to IN
auguratc. The headquarters OF the
concern are here, under Tildefs per
Sohal control, but they have branch
es in Charleston, Columbia, ITALIA
hussee and New Orleans. The YEA
aud ingenuity manifested w0ull M
admirable were they employed in u
better cause. For instance one day
they telegraphrd North from New
Orleans, that Senator sherman has
photographed to Hayes that the frauds
are 50 apparent that he had better
ut once withdraw, and before this
infamous liz is contradicted they
will telegraph that Ex-Governor
DenniSOn OF Ohio has photographed
the same thing to Hayes, aud all
he Republicans present. have ac'
knowlr.lged that Louisiana voted
for Tilden and that they are about
10 return. From Florida they tele.
graph similar statements, and the
way they praise Wade Hampton,
and the South Carolina rebels for
moderation and hish-toned patriot
ism is astonishing. Now be il
known that these kilograms and
statements are c0ncO:ted here III
New York, that there isn't word
of truth in them; that s. j. Tllden
rrviSes every one of them, and thai
all pass under his nand before they
are photographed South to he scat
tered broadcast over the country.
OF course he knows that they will
bc cOntradlcte,, but he knows ais"
that many will never see the contra
;lictiun, and that nasty Impression
viii bc left on the minds of those
who do. 1t will have the effect to
Justify him in what he undertakes
to do, to some extent at least, 1t
furnishes catch words to put into
the mouths of his followers. A very
smart man is Samuel j. TiIden-
were he as honest as he is smart he
would he very useful man instead
OF the curse to the world he is. The
Republicans of New York, notwitl,-
standing they are in a hopeless mi.
norlty, are not at all frightened at
the struggle thus forced upon them
they know that Hayes was fairly
elected, and they pay no attention
whatever to the buster that is show
cred upon them. Aud the mOnipd
portion of the Democracy are not
lbs anxious for trouble as the place
hunters are. In the event of trou
ble their business would suffer, first
of all and the Democratic merchant
has just as sensitive pocket-nerve
us the Republican. When the cri
sis comes you will see these gentle
men weaken, and possibly they IN "
wish that all along they had been
With the party OF law and order.
THANKSGIVING
Is hardly the festival in New York
that it is in New England. OF
course the religious people observe
it in the regular way-cl,urch in thu
morning and Il feast in the after
noon, but for many years it has
been the tav"rite day for target ex.
cursions for the military compa'ieS,
and there are hundreds of them.
The boys Of the west side wards in
the city can hardly be supposed to
know that in their masked and gro
reS0ne professions which it is their
fun to get up at this time of the year.
they follow IN old and excellent Gus
tom. Christmas and all holidays
in Merrie England used to he usher
ed in with professions OF masks and
motley costumes, just such for their
day as the ward school boys treated
MS to at Thanksgiving. The quiet
crOSS-tOwn mel .hhOrhoOdS were rOuS
ed by the music of II limited band
to see companies OF Harlequins and
Dominoes 90 by followed up with
troops of Continental soldiers in cal
leo uniforms. plantation negroes,
and bottles OF noble red men, GO,
up in the most savage manner with
vast expense of madden red and
brick-dnst, and flowing scalp locks
the whole procession SD masked or
whitened and painted that their
own uUfhers could not know them.
1t was Il bit of fun that suited well
the temper of the dav. and was GER
tainIy better for the boys than
>creeching on horns, pplting cats or
touching off toy cannon and air
guns of Il holiday. An hour after.
they emerged in ordinary dress,
with faces scrubbed wonderfully
clean, yet not so as to hide SUSPECT
GUS tracks of red and black about
the roots of the hair.
WHAT WE HAVE TO BE THANKFUL FOR.
Nobody means to suspend feeling
or giving thanks till next year. and
it isn't ont of place to remind our
selves of some special occasions OF
feeling good the present year. There
has been talk of war, which has
been well checked by the strong
hand on the reins Of power. Ten