Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-10-09
Another Of the great refOrmers Of the

Anosher OF the great reIormers OF Tue
present day. the short-haired. prize-6ght-
ing gambler, Morrissey, is now trying
through the efforts Of some ct his news
paper admirers te polish up bis past re
cord so as to make his reform character
little more consistent They deny that
during his term as Congressman he es-
tablished a gambling house in this city
and presided over it himself when not
engaged at the Capitol 1t is a fact
however, well known to all here. and to
politicians everywhere, that such an es-
adjustment was opened by that illustri-
Gus legislator in most gorgeous style.
and every inducement held out to his
fellow members to invest their money
while enjoying his choice wines and ele-
CANT cigars. When we know that it was
in great part due to the efforts of Nor
rissey that 1ilden was nominated at st.
Louis. and that to-day he is one of his
closest and most trusted advisers, and,
as another evidence, is added to the list
to prove that the chief aim Of the Dem
ocraey Is reform Really, it makes ones
blood boil with indignation to think that
the people of this great country are even
invited to place the government in the
hands Of such men, as reformers. A man
who has lived all his life in open def
anee of the law, and who is to-day liable
to criminal prosecution for carrying on,
not only one but several, gambling es-
adjustments in various parts of the
country. If man is always judged by
the company be keeps by what logic can
Tilden's honesty Of purpose be establish
ed? Not By his administration of the
State government, for it IS apparent to
the most careless observer that from the
day be was elected Governor his every
move has been made with the view Of
securing the nomination and. if possible
his election as President. His Message:
to the State Legislature were remarkable
documents, and only required a changt
of direction to be recognized as Message
to Congress. They treated fully of IA
tioual affairs, while State matters wer
almost entirely ignored
1t Is easy to understand why the dis
loyal element of the South support hin
so fully, notwithstanding his shallow pre-
tensions, for it is with them to-day. a
In 1872, when they accepted Greeley
anything to beat the Republican party.
But how the people throughout the Mort
can be expected to endorse him wit
their ballot. when they know that by 5
doing they hand this country over to th
tender mercies of Tammany and the ran
pant rebel element of the South is NJ
so plain. 1t cannot be possible that the
viii.
The evidence, says the n. 7. HOri,
that the country intends to support Il
retrenchment in public expenditure
made by the Democratic House, is mn
tiplied on every hand But it signal
fails ts tell what the country intends
do with the eighty-nine Thousand dollz
worth of secondhand kilograms the D
rnnor>tio Ho47e purchased to smirC
Blaine with The public investigation
the Democratic House INDUCED In, r
! suited in throwing stronger light On d
moeratie rottenness, and Pendleton, He
bricks, DOrsbeimer, aye, even ye reforr
er Tilden. blanehed under the cruel
: test of honorable criticism People vi
1 '.live in glass houses" Sc, lest th'
come incontinently to grief.
There is an ugly cry to be heard
: the land, says the Post. the reform c
: gan of Pittsburgh, Pa, and it shor
. that we are terribly misgoverned. W
= can doubt it, when the would-be lead
? of the Confed House shouted in st. LO
~ Is I'VE saved over 500, 100000, and
= his return voted away s5,OOO,000 as
Democratic corruption fund, under
guise Of an Improvement bill, and i
- two dollars to be made up in a futU
" deficiency bill. for every one claimed
- be saved The Devil never fails to I
~ hypocrisy as a shield when be desires
~ eonsummate a piece Of thorough vIllair
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