Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-05
The Political Outlook.


The Political Outlook
Both OF the political partic. of thecomtry
have made their nominations. have adopted
their platform. and enow before the people
for approval or condemnation. twill bean
exciting contest. and we shall be- apt 10 see
or hear Of little else during the next four
months. During this period the record, and /
antecedent, Of each of the nominee. will be |
carefully scrutinixed great many warning |
voice. will be- raised 10 avert certain min
for the country by voting thi. ticket or
that ticket. and we shall be more than /
pleased If the campaign doe. not degenerate
into personal abuse and mvectiye.
In the St Louis nominations Tia. demo |
crat, have given us what they consider their
strongest ticket. and it mipht be well TO
prepi.e that we do mot REGARD this AS tbe |
most favorable time forthe Republican party
to go To sleep. or even be- " caught manning +"
to any very great extent. Governor ridden
ha, been for many years a proluineut figure
head I'm New York politics. lie has vast
wealth. a numerous personal following. and
some capitiL from apparently well inten.
toned efforts in reforming" the corrupt
" Canal RIM" of that state. Then, again.
he is a pronounced hard money man. and
LAWYER Of ackuowledeed ability. On the
other hand he is said io have been imrH
Gated in some very questionable railroad
transactions. and the democrats. in Mr.
Blaine's case. have given MS nm excellent cue
MS to how to expose such. lie VIII nm
doubtndly b,. yigorou4ly opposed in his own
stat. hy th. r,mmnny .,rhrms and their
folloN,r. and ai ibis finn. il seems o,iie
doubtful whether l,e can carr, il. and with
ont il hi. election would seem to be- almost
inro4.iblc. So Governor ridden combine
manv elements of weakness as well as
strength, hui he will make yioorou. can.
yas. and as fine democratic mart, generally
roes soliJ he win nrololl, carry its nil
STRENGTH. nllhouoh he cannot exneet 10 carry
the liberal element of the Rcpnbiean party
who almost to a man are heartily and cor
dali, il, fnyor Of Governor HIVES.
Gov. Hendricks. TON. /. a veteran in the
democratic ranks. and ont herods IIerod in
his soft noue, iliosyncrosies The evident
DESIGN Of the uart, was to catch fine large
soft.nouev ,,t, of fine south and west. and
Yheel :; into fine democratic limo What
succ.ss iIis Lind If Tactics will command
time alone will determine; bnt the pro-
nounceJ ,ieys of CIV. IIe,lreks an His
al,iact in view Of fine ,ossibil;tv or lis one.
cupyine the no.ition of President. .bould rem.
der har,l.money men exceedingly cbary of
costipo votes for that ticket.
The democratic platform consists for tl,e
greater part in denunciation of the Eepubli.
can marty and il. course. They had the adj.
VANTAGE of having chance to copy the wise
and yirtuous utterances of the Republican
platform. and they availed themselves of if
to the fullest extent. The burden Of tleir
song is Reform" vet they demand it in al
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