Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-26
Political J0iilngs.

ALI the liberals OF Maine have returned
10 the Republican party and the outlook is
auspicous for rousing Republican majority
in September.
A TnDEN club composed Of young ladie,
has been formed in Aiken, South Carolina.
They have heard probably that the old gem
tleman is a bachelor.
TnpFN AND lIrNnmck- differ in regard
TO the finances, but they agree perfectly in
one particular their war record. Both have
declared the war for the Union a failure.
CONGRESSMAN SrrlYr has about made up
his mind that he would rather be President
of Amherst College than go back to Wash
ington, and the college is only too happy to
hear it,
BRouGur down to the last analysis, the
democratic cry Of "reform means Out
with the ms aud in with the outs The idea
might be elaborated, hut that is about the
whole of it.
Nln. TItprN is so afraid that, if he should
issue his letter Of acceptance now, the dem.
ocratic House might knock it to pieces
that he withholds it till the House adioums.
This is more prudent than frank and honest
llrNpmcKs was in Congress in 1860.
That Congress increased the salary of It's
members from three to five thousand dollar,
and Hendricks voted for it, Hayes was q
member Of the same Congress, and voted
against the increase.
TnE Vicksburg HeraH Says Wade IIamp
ton is mentioned as a candidate for Governor
Of South Carolina, but it clears the demo
Gratis haven't the state well enough in hand
to elect him" They know what having
state in hand means in Mississippi
DuRING the war hotel keeper in Dlyen-
port, Iowa, kicked wounded soldier out Of
his house because he was selling Chicago Fri
bunes containing an account of a Union Viz
tory. The night he heard of the nomina-
ton Of Tilden, that man Illuminated his hotel
| from roof TO Office.
Is answer TO the Charleston South Caro-
lima, Courier Confederate which puts down
Illinois and Indiana as doubtful, the Chi
cage Tribune says the former is perfectly
certain TO give Hayes and Wheeler forty
thousand 10 fifty thousand majority, and the
latter twelve thousand to eighteen thousand
for the same candidates.
A coon sign is thus mentioned by the
Boston Jounai alt is evident that the
classes in the community who have hereto
fore taken little interest in politics, and who
have not only stayed away from the eau
cuses, but also from the polls on election
day, are coming to the front in the pending
campaign in way which is most hopeful
for the success Of purity in politics"
SrEAEiNG of Governor Hayes letter, the
Memphis (renn) Aoaianche, democratic
paper, says However much we may diff
fer on the vital point involved in the cur
rency question, we cannot but frankly admit
that it is brave, strong, national paper II
is Drawer, better, aud stronger than the plat
form of his party. We We're inclined to be
lieye that Governor Hayes was a negative
character, but there is more positive seli-as-
sertion shown in his letter than has been ex.
hibited by any candidate for President in
the last quarter of a century"
THERE.is frank democrat out in Detroit
who has not yet learned that the grand bat
tle-cry Of the party is reform" lie has
heard it is "spoils," and has been saying SO
publicly amid great applause. His name is
W. l.. Bancroft, and the burden of his first
campaign speech was this "There is nc
denying that we want TO turn the Repub
Leans out of office so we can fill them. The
spoils of office are what We are contending
for, and by the grace of God, If we succeed
in this campaign, the democrats will have
the offices" That tells the whole story.
Carl ScHURz says in recent letter
"There is a striking contrast between the
hard-soft money mixture in the democratic
fearless assertion of moral duty in the fnan
cial paragraph of Gov. Hayes letter Of &C
ceptance. The views he expresses about tn,
civil service form the most comprehensive
| lnN0N fliillN hNlAilths anu III fNtAN lt0l'N
most satisfactory civil service reform pro
gramme ! ever saw uttered in few words
that programme is accompanied by thu
pledge of an honest man that, if elected, i
shall be faithfully carried out in its com
pleteness, and that no personal ambition
shall interfere with the work Never has
civil service reformers better opportunit,
to fight with chance Of real success
mean the success Of the cause, and not onl,
the success of candidate or a party.
shall support Gov. Hayes heartily and ac
lively, and have never felt more clearl.
conscious of doing the right thing for tn
best interests of the country"
| ToBE TEsIED-There aprospect that W
may get a square vote on the civil service re