The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-22


of little worth unless they vote. What we
need is, that every voter should be at the
polls on the first Tuesday of September,
and show his faith by his works in the |
shape of vote for the republican ticket.
A thorough canvass and a determined Ell
fort can get every voter to the polls, ana
the result would be at least forty thousand
majority. We may not succeed in obtain
ing this, but we ought not to be satisfied
with less. We believe that it can be OBJ
tanned.
Let us look at the figures. By the CEN
sus of 1870, the number of male citizens
over twenty-one years of age--that is, vo-
ters-was placed at seventy-four thousand
eight hundred and 1857.
In 1868 the republican maJority in the state
was something over twenty-seven thous-
| IND, but there were some seventeen thous-
and voters who did not go near the polls. In
| 1870, the republican majority was twenty
one thousand, with twenty-nine thousand
voters staying at home; in 1872, the ma
lority was twenty-four thousand, with six
teen thousand voters absent from the polls;
and in 1874, the majority was twenty
thousand, with twenty eight thousand alb
sent voters. 1t is matter of common I'M
derstandng that in strong republican states
it is republican voters that stay away
from the polls; 80 we may conclude that
the great mass of these absentees are re-
publicans. This, aside from the general
fact, is evident from the fact that the diff
ference between the highest and lowest re-
publican vote is nine thousand, while be-
tween the highest and lowest opposition
vote it is only three thousand. The votes
of the larger towns-Rutland, Burlington
Montpelier, St. Adams, etc.-also show
the same fact. But we need not discuss
the question; the fact is patent.
These republican voters have staid a
home, have neglected to vote, because
: there seemed to be no particular necesst,
tor their vote, no inducement to call then
out The state was absolutely sure for tn
republican ticket in any event, and Their
was no especial call for a large majority TO
its moral effect. This year, as ever, there
no doubt of the election of republican stat
and county officers by reasonably large ms
iorites, but there is need of the mors
effect of an extraordinary majority.
we said at the outset, a majority of thirty
five or forty thousand, by its moral effet
~ -.
a reasonable degree of certainty. A mi
jority of thirty or, even, twenty-five thoi
sand would not, by any means, be discou
aging, far from it but 80 long as we hay
the power, we ought not to rest statistic
without firing shot that shall be heal
around the Union, and whose echo shall
arouse republicans and demoralze dem
Gratis that nothing will be left for repub
= cans but to walk over the course.
The inducements for such an effort a
- not wanting. Our devotion to the eau
, ought to insure such vote, such q msjo
y. ty. But there is special inducement, a
- peallng to our state pride, as never -
state pride appealed to before in this OF al
other state in the Union. VermOnters nc
No have the opportunity of voting for tv
or full-blooded Verncn.ers, men not on
a, with Vermont ideas and principles, but
80 Vermont blood, sons of Vermont fathe
ief and mothers. Will such an opportuni
= ~'"' Jour agalne In the course of hum
f. events, it 10 ia,rro,,-,.,., ..i..,o. iunos.;h
ce 1t has never occurred in reference In n
&C. state before. it probably ne'e, ~n aga
of Let Vermonters, tnen, show reasonal
ia. state pride, and show the country by for
thousand msjority that they appreciate t
compliment, and, with this vote, dedics
wv these two Green Mountain Boys to the I
1et tiOn