The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-24

persistent, evident endeav0r to "1x things
40 this year--but the very endeavor has re-
acted upon those resorting to such tactics,
and resulted in opposition to their aims.
We have seen it IN Massachusetts, where
all of the usual party machinery was
brought to bear IN favor of Mr.. Blaine.
things were fixed" but when the prin-
aries assembled, when line nominating con-
ventions met, /. was found that the peo-
pie, men unaccustomed to take part in poll
tica gatherings, were out in force, the ma
chine was "smashed," and every time In
favor of the great Kentucky ring smasher.
In Vermont similar attempt was made,
and although, according to the Free Press,
the state convention was captured by
bummers,' yet the result was, not in the
interest of the "bummers," but in favor of
reform. SO in New York, the convention
was run in the interest of the machine, but
the honest republican masses revolted,
and things Will not stay fixed" And
these are but types Of the whole.
The fact is. and it is too plain to be dis
putcd, the honest, earnest republicans
everywhere are in open revolt against ma
chine politics. Even the revolt has reached
the apparently Collaboration Alabama, and
the honest republicans have separated them
selves from the disreputablc crowd led by
Spencer, the Statesman" and have select
ell delegates TO represent the decency and
honesty and intelligence of the republicans
of the state at Cincinnati. As might be
expected, p delegation selected by such re-
publcans, and representatives of such re-
pabicans, favors the nomination of Ben
jamin II. Bristow. The victory of intelli-
gence over ignorance, of reputable men
over disrepulable men, is not, however, to
lie an easy one. The endeavor is still be-
Ing made to Elk things" in the interest of
the machine. We have the first evidence
of it in the haste with which the president
makes the appointment of Charles E.
Mayor, one of the most disreputable of poll
ticians, United States marshal for Alabama
and it is stated, and believed in Washing
ton, that he was so appointed because Of
the preference Of the Alabama delegation
for Mr.. Bristow, and as part of policy
of fixing thsgs' in the interest of some
other man.
so We look upon the appointment of
Don Cameron as secretary of war as . part
Of the programme of fixing things" Don
is the son of Senator Simon Cameron-nc
Infamous SANDER" in calling man q
" son, is there ?-and the father is sup
posed to hold in the hollow of his hand the
vote Of the Pennsylvania delegation, after
| 1t has complimented the 'fsvorite SON.
Governor Hsrtranft. We believe, how.
ever, that this fixing things will be fol-
naught. II will only intensity the gen era
disgust of the country. 1t will react a.
did Mr.. Blaire's letter TO the Maryland
delegate as did the capture of the New
York convention by the custom house adj
miiers of Mr.. ConkliDg; as the attemp,
to control the party by wire pullers, self
seekers and bummers has everywhere. The
statesman" of Alabama may persuade
| the president to import an United State,
marshal from New York TO elk things
against Bristow, but the Cincinnati con
vention will be very apt to revolt the
president and senate may make Don Cam
eron secretary of war to please his father
and thus "fx" the Pennsylvania delegation
for one of the senators, but we believe
their work will not commend Itself to tht
convention, any more than will similar
attempt, by similar means-imported pc
lltical emssaries from New York city ant
all-ao "fix things" as TO impose upon thu
people of Vermont, and force the nomina
ton Of a governor because the bummeri
and wire-pullers desire it. 1t is bad veal
for "machine politics" and "fxing things
both in national and state politics, snt
honest earnest men rejoice therest