Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-12-22
How to s. tile tie 0ue,rIon.

There arc, doubtless, plenty OF Intelligent
people who do not know what to believe,
as to the result Of the Presidential election.
They see both parties stoutly claiming the
election; aud they hardly know which TO
believe. We present 10 such some simple
processes, suggested by the pcruyal OF The
Democratic and independent" papers.
First Assume that if there has been
any cheating, or any is intended, 1t is on
the Republican side. You may have once
thought that The Republican party was q
tolerably high minded one. Give up that
delusion and assume that the Republican
leaders are equal to any fraud and the Re-
publ lean masses willing, consciously and
knowingly, TO back them in it. Sherman,
Edmunds, Frelinghuysen, Anthony, Geo.
William Curtis, General HawleS, ETC., are
scouudrels in politics. TilGen, Morrissey,
Hewitt, Ben Hill, Fernando Wood & Co.,
are the only honest politicians.
Second Believe that all the truth is told
by Democrats and their "indep ondent' al
lies. II 4 hundred white and black Re
publicans swear 10 violence, shoo;ings, and
persecution Tor politics sake, and single
there was nothing OF it ALL only negroes
k Hing each oiher,-believe the latter as
sertion. Take The word of a White. Liner
n gain 81 The World. If Governor Chamber.
LAMA year ago praised hy all as a high
III inded aud honest mau-says one thing
an Wade Hampton says another, believe
Hampton, every lime.
Third-If Republicans differ in their
opinions or statements, accept the stale
ment which will help Tilden aud discard
the ether, utterly. Thus, if Congress-
man by the name OF Foster says an election
was full, fair aid peaceable; and William
A. Wheeler and Gorge L. Hoar say it was
neither full, fair nor free, believe Foster,
and whistle The other statement down the
wind.
-Four M-Assume that every Southern re.
turning hoard is a simple engine or fraud.
Invented originally TO cheat with and nee
essarily and Invariably run by scoundrels.
FVth-Ir there are any such TRIES as
laws, which sand in the way Of Democrat
ic uccess, discard them altogether. Settle
legal questions in Oregon, net by the laws
of Oregon; but Iy the common law OF
England. As Tor the laws Of South Caro-
liza and Louisiana AID Florida, If enacted
by Republicans, and especially if they in
terfere with Democratic plans, consider
them of no account.
SirM-Insist that all the votes actually
cas- +" though east by repeaters voting for
ty times day, shall be counted-provided,
of course, that they arc Democratic votes.
Call every scrutiny Of the Legality of a vote
or precinct, and every case of Republican
majority in any State which the Demo
Gratis wanted or claimed, or now consid
essential to their success, a fraudulent
counting in"
In those and similar ways you will cast
ly reach the conclusion that Tilden and
Hendricks were elected. They wanted to
be elected. The Democrats wanted TO have
them elected. They, and everybody, al
most, supposed, tho day after election, that
they were elected, therefore they pere elect
cd. Every questioning of that result is an
Infamous outrage and cheat. Assume all
this; say it and stick 10 it through thick
and thin, and you will find the peace of
positive conclusions