Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-09-20
Lpttcr from w. IL. Junction.
W. h. JUNCTION, Sept. II, '7G.
Editor Spirit ofthe 1gc:


lost level. When Samuel j. Tilden
was put in nomination tor govern II
of New York the republican press
spoke very highly Of him as a states
man, also as an honest man. Now
that he heads the democratic ticket az
their candidate for president, he has
become a dishonest, vile wretch, too
low and degraded 10 hold any Office
beneath the sun. How has the bri ght-
est gold become dim? Oh, conisten-
cy consistency! A short time before
the convention met at ST. Louis the
republicans said if Samuel j. Tilden
was the nominee they feared that he
would gain the election, for he was n
statesman and very popular, honest
man. Now for the lost jewel, consist
ency. The republicans, with mighty,
telescope vision, have discovered some
large dark spots that rest upon the
fair fame Of Samuel j. TiIder,. Why
did they not discover them before? ?
For the reason that their telescopes
were not of sufficient magnifying pow
er to make the discovery. You know,
Mr.. Editor, that it is an old saying
that Il pot should never call a kettle
black. But misery loves company.
And this old black republican party,
whose rulers are blacker than Tie imps
of Tophet and more dishonest than
the Devil himself are now preaching
up their honesty, as they 60 from
state to state shaking the bloody shirt
and crying we ale the true reformers
we are Gods chosen people, all Others
are rebel, and the children of the
Devil. Look back, Mr.. Editor, 10 the
record of Samuel ]. Ti!den for the
past twenty yenrs, scan it well, and
then tell me if he is entitled to that
low buifoonery heaped upon him by
that arch deceiver, the black republl
can party. The most OF these chaps
who 90 about the country waving the
bloody shirt and crying rebels, are the
ones who have had their hands in the
treasury box at Washington; and tax.
en- therefrom the earnings Of the
working people.
Just before the republican conven-
ton at this place had a conversation
with republican He said he
thought that New York would go
strong for Iil'len, for said he Tilden
is true reformer and has done q
good thing in New York, and if it
was not for deserting my own party |
should vote for Samuel J. Tilden for
president. 4 short time after the
convention, and after Swift Of Massa-
chusetts had blowed his horn, | had
another conversation with the old
chap. and 10 he vas blacker than the
ace of spades. And oh, consistency
Tilden was a thief, n robber, and ev,
erything but a decent man. | asked
him how he knew it was so. Oh,
said he. Swift told us, and he knows.
Says |. did YOU take stock in that low
buhoonery that emanated from that
man Swiils? If you did you took
stock in very poor property. On
said he. don't tell me, for Swift
knows. | told him if he did know he
had 4 mighty mean, low, disgusting
way of letting the people know it
, and if he came to Vermont again tc
address another enlightened audience
he had better take large portion O
emetic and see if he cannot throw
some Of that low, doggerel filth on
of him, for Que mess of such low dis
gusting blarney was enough to scke!
Vermont audience. Oh, said he
you democrats are parcel of traitors
and cannot see but one side OF any
thing. | told him | was no democrat
but an independent, and in fJvor o
Tilden and reform, and could not vot,
for the old party now in power, for i
t they held the reins four more year.
e they would steal the whole govern
/. ment itself. 1t is of no use, said he tt
: talk with you, for you are a parcel o
: traitors and will not listen to reason
: SO good bye. We, the liberals anc
2 independents, call ourselves retormers
e and march forth boldly to fgh
$ against the enemies of trne reform.
t In conclusion, | would ask ever,
: man who intends to vote next Novem
Der, to pause and ask himself if it vii
e not be for the benefit of the countr,
= to east that vote for SAMUEL j
r TILDEN and REFORM. | would
t not ask any one to vote different from
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