The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-09-02

and there is nothing in tho local canvass
that requires it, The Republican state
nominations are unexccptonabe, and
shodld command the support Of every
Republican But the state election will
have an influence as wide as the field
Of national politics. A Republican ma.
jority Of THIRTY THOUSAND in
Vermont in September, would be an in.
SEPARATION and an onion Of victory to
Republicans from Maine to California (.
Thoy look for il they ask for il and
a fM rote will satisfy their demand.
We cannot afford to allow our majority
to be ono vote less than its highest limit.
The Importance Of tho Presidential olcc.
ton leaves no excuse for the slightest
indifference or the smallest neglect Of
duty.
We need make no criticisms Of tho
candidates of the Democratic party. II
is enough that they arc tho candidates
oil that party q party having nothing
in its history or recent record TO com
mond It 10 the affections or confidence Of
the people; n party that never hcsitated
at an usurpation Of power, or an invasion
Of the constitution when party cxigcncy
might demand tho outrage party that
has never illustrated its own demand for
reform" WHOM in undisputcd control of
state or national legislation party TINT
is held together to-day more by tho
sympathy Of common hunger for Office,
than by tho belief in my common prin
ciple Of legislation or government; n
party that has recently given abundant
evidence Of incapscity and incxcusablc
partisan spirit, with the worry plightcet
proofs Of stntosmanship.
Whatever evils Of administration tho
country may have suffered, tho hopo of
any reform through the Democratic party
is but q most visionary and delusivQ
mirage.
The Republican party presents candi
dates Of tho highest personal character,
and candidates and platform alike promise
pure administration, and atatesmanship in
government. Its nominations were the
triumph of tho best elements in the Re.
publican party, and this action has won
back to its ranks men who recognize no
party ties, but seek the best men for
office, that through them may be secured
the best possible government. Our party
offers better hope to the citizen seeking
higher type of government admins.
tration than ever before.
Honest money; thorough and radical
civil service reform equality Of rights
conferred by the Constitution, guaranteed
to each and every American citizen
together with simplicity and economy in
administration, are not only promised,
but will be secured, if the people will
see to it that persons in full sympathy
With the high principles of the national
candidates arc chosen for subordinate
offices.
This is the work of the voter. His
duty is not yet done-is never wholly
done. 1t will be most faithfully per.
formed for this year by supporting the
only nominations which 10 personal fitness
and in party alliance, give a rational
hope of reform that shall not be revolution,
Of progress which shall not be destructive
Of the all.inclusive freedom and broad
humanity which are now the browning
glory of the National Constitution.
This is no time for reaotionary meas.
ures The people of the United States
cannot afford to even risk the revival Of
sectional feelings in politics. Yet nothing
can be moro certain than that such a
result will follow ifthe Democratic party
shall be successful at tho impending
national election. Democratic success
means reaction official Encouragement,
administrative corruption: revival OF sec.
tional strife: indefinite postponement OF
specie payments If nothing worsc) and
violation OF those articles Of our Constitu.
ton, which it he's ever denounced.
Republican success means progress
correction Of abuses thorough civil ser.
vice reform return to hard money and
specie payments, with the death and burial
of those sectional issues that brought the
nation to the verge of ruin. Let the
voters Of Vermont have their full share
in achieving this grand result.
County and l opn Committees should
give special attention TO the work OF
securing the attendance of every Repub.
loan voter at the polls in September. If
you perform this work thoroughly. the
thirty thousand majority asked of US in
Vermont can be easily given. And see
to 1t that every person votes the STATE
TICKET, Ia some counties, in past years,
the vote for town representatives has been
from ten to fifteen per cent. larger than
the vote for governor. This happens
through inattention. as not one person 10
q hundred. if tickets were handed to hilp,
would neglect to vote for state officers.
See that erery voter is at tho polls,
and that he rotes the full state ticket.
Thus the Republicans Of Vermont will
answer the confident expectations of their
friends, and disappoint the tmid hopes
Of their opponenta
0EoRoE W. GRASpEY.