Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-09-01

aud stand out embazoned in letters of liy-
ing light, like the brightness of the stars in
the armament above.
The record Of The Democratic party dur
ing these last sixteen years, is such an one
that they beg Of us TO let IL alone, and ask
US not 10 look at it. They acknowledge
that everything that they have said, done
or promised to do within these sixteen
years, if the people would but place them
in power and give them the control of the
government, has been .unpatriotic and a
lie. But they ask you to trust them now,
upon their present professions, and they
will deal honestly aud act in perfect good
faith towards all men. They promised you
as much in 1872, when in their platform
they agreed that the thirteenth fourteenth
and Fifteenth amendments OF the constitu-
ton, were irrevocably part of our great
magma chdrtdj and that they recognized
'the equality of all men before the law,
and hold il TO be the duty Of the govern
nent in its dealings with tho people TO
mete out equal and exact justice to all, OF
whatever nativity, race, color or persuasion,
religious or political" How well did thew
keep that promise? How honest were
they in their professional In the session
OF Congress next following The election in
| November, 1872, bill was introduced,
providing that colored men should have a
christian burial like white men that the
colored child should he educated like the
white child; and that the coored man
should ride in the railroad car like a white
man, the Democratic party through their
| representatives in Congress, voted "no."
| When the record shows that they didn't
mean whatthey protested, and that it would
not have been safe to have trusted them in
1872, do you think 1t will be any more safe
| 10 trust them now? Let their Representa-
tives in Congress show by their works that
| they are honest, and mean what they pro-
fess before you dare to trust them. Let the
| press, and the Democrats at the South tes-
| tify by their words and deeds that "all men
are equal before the law without regard to
race, color or previous condition." aud that
it is safe for "dU mem to think, talk and
peaceably assemble together, and freely
discuss the political issues of the times
without threats or intimidation, and with
out being hunted down and shot like dogs,
before you commit the destinies of the peo-
| pie of this great country into the hands of
the Democratic party.
The Republican party has been true to its
professions il has endeavored faithfully TO
give the people what it promised. Our rec
ord is one we are not afraid 10 have inspect
ed-imperfect, defective, full of short COM
| ings as all earthly effort is-but as a whole,
there il stands, and challenges the inspec-
| ton OF all men. SO interinked with all
that has been accomplished, SO inseparably
| connected with every great effort and
achievement of the nation during the last
sixteen years that il will stand forever, the
admiration of the world. During the past
ten years the Republican party has reduc-
ed the burdens of taxation nearly 5000, 0OO,-
600 per year and so economically has the
government been administered during that
time that we have lived within onr own in
come, and at the same time have reduced
our National debt nearly $3.50, 200, 900. 1t
has prosecuted and sent TO the peniteAlary
| dishonest public officials without fear or ia
vor, and has recovered and turned into the
treasury over 50, OOO, 900. The losses suffer-
| ed in disbursements of the Treasury De-
partment have been constantly upon the
decline, having fallen from S2l.15 on each
$1,000, under Van Buren,; $69s under Blu
! chanan 10 less than 40 cents on each $1,000
under President Grant.
The.foregoing are from an official slate
ment made 10 Congress by the Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury of the United
States. Why, then, should any voter de-
sire change? And change to that they
know not what. The Democracy are forced
to admit that our gallant national standard
bearers-HAYEs & WHEELER-are honest,
pure minded aud capable men. II then,
they are honest, and with a party behind
them, made noble by its glorious deeds,
and having within itself all the elements of
purity and honest dealing, why should not
every good citizen vote the Republican
ticket and thereby aid in keeping men in
power who will mete out equal and exact
justice 10 all men? The Importance of the
issue cannot be over estimated.
Our election occurs on the first Tuesday
OF September next. Our canddates-Hon.
| Horace Fairbanks for Governor, Hon.
Red6eld Proctor for Lieut.. Governor, Hon.
John \. Page for Treasurer, and Hon.
| Dudley &. DennisOn for, Congress-are all
honest, patriotic, noble and pure-minded
gentlemen, whom every voter ought TO de-
| light TO honor with his vote. That they
will each and all be elected there is no
question. The question is, how large shall
be their majority? Vermont is the first of
all the republican states TO speak, and her
voice on Tuesday next will be potential for
good or evil. 1t is important that you
should not only vote the Republican ticket
yourself, but have your neighbors vote it
also. A Republican vote next Tuesday
will be vote for Hayes & Wheeler. The
Democrats are making special exertions
this year, 10 decrease our usual republican
majorties. Such a decrease would be hail
ed by the democracy of the whole country
as democratic triumph; while an increase
of our usual majority will give strength
and hope to our republican brothers in 9TH
err states, and go far towards assuring a re-
publican victory in November next. Re-
publicans, so 10 the polls next Tuesday.
Urge your neigh5or 10 vote as you do. Be
active, earnest and aggressive in the good
work. Remember that the republicans in
other states are looking at Vermont. Your
duty will only be done, when your own
and every other republican vote in your re-
spective towns has been cast.
KITTREDGE HAsKINs,
CHAs. A. SYLVESTER, Republican
w. II. GILMORE, Dist. Com.
NELSON GAY,
Blattleboro, VT, August 81, 1876.
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