The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-20

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"name alone will be promise and a
"pledge of honest civil service, honest
money, and clean departure from
Grantism." This discomfort is more uni
versal among the republicans of Vermont
than many are wont to think, and the de-
mand for honest civil service, honest
money, and "clean departure from
Grantism " is well nigh unanimous.
There is reason, too, Why the republi-
cans of Vermont should be firm, united,
emphatic in their demand for honest civil
service and "clean departure from Grant
ISM" Never In her history, during all
the other administrations of the government
combined, has the fair fame of Vermont
been so furnished, as II has been, during
the present administration, by the acts of
her unworthy sons brought into promi-
nence by dishonest civil service, by
Grantsm." In nearly every transaction
| that has brought the government, the
country and the administration into dis
| repute, and that has made "Grantism" a
name and reproach, some recreant YER
monter has been found disreputably
associated.
| Let us briefly look at the dishonorable
recond. Commencing with the Louisiana
election of four years ago, we find William
Pitt Kellogg, son OF Vermont, engaged
in the most shameless frauds, ithe most I'M
| blushing corruption to secure for himself
| the position of governor--and all for the
sake of "Grantism." His course, all along
down, has been in keeping with this begin
ming. The usurpations of the returning
board, the midnight order of Durell, the
election of Pinchback, the conspiracy with
Warmoth, the continual demand for fed
eral interference, etc, ETC., in all of which
we see this Vermonter the central figure,
narked on either side by the presidents
brothcrs-in-law. Speaking of "brothersin-
law" recalls the last act in the corrupt
Louisiana drama, in which, only Friday,
Kellogg's brother-in-law-sa also, to be
Vermonter-was indicted for conspir-
acy TO defraud the government through
completely with the whisky ring.
Then there was the attempt to overthrow
constitutional government in Arkansas,
with Stephen W. Dorsey, native of Rut-
land county, as prime conspirator the
frauds and corruptions in the Indian ser
vice, with Columbus Delano, another son
of Vermont, at the head of the interior de-
partment; the indictment of Orville Z.
Babcock, another Vermontcr, the private
tor against the government, and the alleged
stealing by him of the attorney generals
private letter of instructions to district at
torneys, and the use he made of it the
connection of VeImonters with the whisky
ring at Chicago, as well as at st. Louis and
New Orleans the connection of c. w.
Babcock, surveyor general of Kansas and
brother of Orville i. Babcock, with the
post traderships frauds, and, presumably,
of the private secretary's own guilty con-
nection, as Peck testifies that he sent G.
w 3 quarterly bride of seven hundred and
fifty dollars Sin care of Gen. o. E. Bah
cock, at the executive mansion In five
of the Investigations nov going on in
Neutrality-suspicious. relative to frauds in
the war, trehsury, interior, and postotfice
departments are the central
figures in the alleged frauds and corrup-
tons.
While those of our soEs who, years ago,
left the state for the states good, have been
thus blackening our good name, we have
not escaped the foul stain of "Grantism u
at home. For the first time in our history,
federal officials in Vermont, natives and
residents of the state, have forfeited the
confidence and betrayed the trusts reposed
in them. A collector Of customs a de-
faulter to a large amount collector OF
internal revenue convict in prison for his
peculations deputy collector under in
dictment for alleged embezzlement; post
masters defrauding the revenue by an lille
gal sale and use of postage stamps; other
postmasters under suspicion and some re-
moved for illegal and disreputable practices
such is and has been Grantism In
Vermont.
. The republican party is not wholly re-
, sponsible for "Grantism, but 1t can make
itself So Already have there been practi.
cal protests from some of our Vermont
leaders and statesmen. Senators Edmundt
and Morrill, so protested IN the Louisiana
and Pinchback frauds, and made their pro-
tests emphatic by their speeches and votes.
Luke p. Poland so protested in the attempt
ed Arkansas fraud, and he made his pro
, test felt even at the white house. Charles
8 w. Willard and all Of his colleagues il
both houses of congress, SO protested
l against the infamous back pay and increase
8 Of salary iniquity-anG their protest !.
Y now bearing fruit in the restoration, even
of the presidents salary to the old figure
Charles ii. Joyce and George w. Hendet
i so protested against the selfish third tern
: scheme. And these men are representative
Vermont republicans. They have, by theil
speeches and votes, voiced the " universal
"discontent with the present condition OF
"affairs," and the general demand fol
"honest civil service, honest money, and {
"clesn departure from Grantism." TIL.
sterling republicans of Vermont unite il
the demand, and, with Frederick Billings
they say, eff the professional politicians
"will not give reformation, let the peopl,
shave revolution. Better political earth
"quake than the way we are going now"
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e Railroad Notes.
8 The new Wagner drawipg-room car
I " Albany and Niagara, recently manu-
a featured by Gilbert, Bush & Co. for tn
Delaware and Hudson canal company, ar
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