The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-11-23
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Nev yasr Nov 20 1916.
+ imagine you Republicans must bt
astAiacd 81 your @aiority fer Presi
ie0tiAl electors IL Vernon, tbis hli Is,
Rave boxed ~ vain 30 the JocFzAl
and other Republican sheets. for said
tafhs and have Dot seen single
estmatc ~ that vote except one some
tVe ugeo % New York Democratic
eesspsper This seems strange 70 me
20 view Of that thirty thousand" you
called on yVoF psTty 80 roll up I" Do
imagine sight az Il ffsi stated, 81
are you 10th 70 acknowledge that you
have lpsl your wager with me on
Hayes majority 10 your State, and
hence tAe JoUsEAl's silence on this
topic! Please recollcot, Mr.. Editor.
that You have some Democrat sub.
scIibers to whom il is only fair that
you should occasionally throw a
bone IN the shape Of items favorable
e our side Of the question. no matter
bow much it may go against the
gram 70 do so. Through a personal
friend, ! obtained the Democratic
Presidential vote Of Manchester, which
seems to have fulfilled the prophesies
which made in my letter to the liz.
press' (which you published, one
hundred and forty-six is given az the
number Of votes cast there for Iilden !
lhis shows a gain on the September
vote Of twenty.oue, and shows conclu.
sisely that several Of those individuals
that i left "on the fence" Jumped
on on TO the Democratic side thus
showing their good sense, and at the
same time adding to my reputation as
prophet" ] hose Of my friends who
have listened to my representations
viii please stick pin there !" At
the rate Of the change since Greeley
was voted for Manchester will be a
strong Democratic town before the
next general election, See, what your
"RepubIican intimidation, at the Sep.
TENDER polls has done already AsI
the Now York Herald Of Friday said
the Republican party is digging its
own grave as fast as it eau, and in less
than two years will be buried pact
ran'ug the results il the various
States as at present reported and the
change Is simply astounding Demo.
ratio gains are conceded in every
state, amounting in all to nearly one
lpd Que quarter millions of votes No.
here - one exception (the smallest
state in The Unionl Rhode Island
itands alone, showing a Republican
yain of two thousand votes. Sound
be Hewgag Beat the drum! You
re not "euchred" entirely. But lust
ook at our gains If you please. Penn
ylyanla shows Democratic gain of
yer ono hundred and twenty thousand
otes. New York over eighty thous.
nd Indiana over twenty five thousand
Illinois and Massachusetts nearly forty
lohsand each Michigan aud New
ersey about twenty five thousand
ach, Ohio syour candidates own ?
tate over twenty five Thousand, Iowa
early twenty thousand. and other
arthern States show more or less
emocratla gains Even Old Vermont
% Maine show greatly reduced 4
epubhcan maiorihes The ioiepoing
,tlmates are based on the Presidential
'te p 1872, which you will agree is
'e correct basis to compare upon 49,
ow what does all this mean? Can
~ doueti Can any fair minded man
,ub,s is too plain 10 be necessary Of
state ! will only add. il anyone il
dun as not % know now, they will
douhIedly be enlightened within The 81
II four years, il not sooner. In the Il
lan time, Mr. Editor, please give US ii
ew more facts aud figures, on ali Of
les A. regards political affairs in 10
rmont, about which your foreign" in
1soribeFs are more or less interested Pr
y would be rather rough on YOU to
publieaus II il should turn out that vi
lr State should cast the deciding lel
e for fiideni on, how IA spear lar
0 IN such au event "
Awaiting farther developments prior me-
the Inauguration Of "our Uncle br,
q. remain. al
1oars Too victory. Of