The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-19

rupt as republican office holders. This
was fair and legitimate inference, and the
only one deducible from the facts. Here
the argument properly ends. The figures
in gross contain the argument Individual
instances Of dcfslcalion prove nothing, un-
less it may be that the human heart is de-
ceitful above all things and desperately
wicked, and that human nature is very
much the same everywhere whether it is
shown by democrat, n wing or republi-
can.
Not satisfied with the legitimate deduc-
ton from the gross figures, however, we
notice that the Washington Republic is
publishing what purports to be a list of
democratic dofalcations" from 1880 to
1860, and that portions thereof, accom-
panied by names, have been telegraphed to
certain newspapers, and that these tele-
grams are copied, and commented upon, by
a portion Of the Vermont press. We need
not say anything in reference to the pro-
priety or decency of dragging these alleged
defaulters from their graves in order to
make political capital out of their Gins, fol-
les or misfOrtunes-the manifest impro-
prieiy and indecency of go doing will read
lily suggest itself, and we hayc too often
referred to the indecency of the democratic
party in ran'acking prisons, poor houses,
and insaue esylums in their cagerncss to
make case against republicans, to be our
selves engaged in robbiny graves in our
quest for witlo see, and re opening the
story of their crimes which the country has
| long since buried in oblivion with them.
| SO long, however, a'it has been deter
mined TO throw decency to the wind, and
t. rake the graves for the purpose Of mate
rializing defauters 50 that q few votes may
be changed, il would tic as well to have q
| little regard TO the truth of history. In
| the list SO prepared are the names of only
three Nermonters, and of these only one is
tlegrIphcd 90 the country. He is de-
clared to lie democratic dcfaultcr" t.
The amount of over one hundred thousant
dollars, and the date of his defalcation
is given as between 1888 and 1S57-that is
we take it, that it run along during that pc
Rod What are tde facts? In the first plac,
he WAS not democrat aud never was, but
on the contrary, was a whig, being appoint
cd TO Office we believe, under Monroe, con
tinuc in Office under John Quincy Adams
and died before General jackson had com
menced the vigorous application of the rule
that to the political vlctors belong tn
spoils, and nearly q quarter of a centur
before the time when his detalcations ar
said to have CEASED
Another Of these democratic default
efs was a native Of Vermont, who rc
moved west at an early day, and was, sub
sequently, appointed collector of customs
His deialcation is placed a over thrice
Thousand dollars, aud is charged AZ occur
ring between 1850 and 1853 the very dat
showing thai it was under Filmores ad
mlnistration. The fact is, he was Away
a wing during the existence of that party
and was the first to become republican
and from 1856 until his death was the mos
popular man of his party in the city of hi
residence. The good Bishop McCroske
Of Michigan is credited with being "denl
" ocratic defaulter to the amount Of owe
three thousand dollars. Another one O
these " democratic de'aulters is Edmun
Randolph, who was secretary OF state unde
Washington, and died years before th
democratic party was even dreamed OF
We need not pursue the inquiry further
We have said enough to show that whe
decency is abandoned, the point of the al
gument is lost. There have been defalct
tions enough under all administrations, an
the republicans will compare more than fl
!, vorably with the democrats-let the argl
ment rest there.