The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-31
Address of the Republican State Com
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ship-tho choice of officers to make and |
administer the laws. The concurrence of
the national and the state election makes |
the privilege greater and the duty more
far reaching. This year, also, marking the
one hundredth anniversary Of the declara-
uon of American independence-the de-
claration announcing the principle Of
government by the people" - should
bring TO every citizen sharper sense of
the truth which alone makes that principle
valuable to states.
The rule of an unintelligent mob may be
government by the people, bat it can never
be beneiicent government. 1t Is only hon
est and intelligent voting that secures hon
est and intelligent administration of public
affairs.
Free government does not work automat-
ically. The good results which it secures
come through the ability of the voter to
| see In what good government consists, and
the courage to vote for it. Ii the voter is
wanting in these qualifications, the success
OF demagogues is made possible, aud cleo
| lions become only the scrambling contests
of sef-segkers; while the people are pro-
teclcd in neither person nor estate, but arc
given over to spolation, to be robbed alike
of liberty and property.
That Vermont has hitherto escaped these
evils is to be credited to the educated intel
lgence and the instructed moral sense Of
her people, and to her citizens We once
more confidently appeal.
1t is impossible to separate the existing
state and national issues, or to localize the
interest of our September electit II, and
there is nothing in the local canvass that
requires it, The republican state nomina-
tons are unexceptiOnablc, and should COM
mand the support of every republican.
But the state election will have an Influence
as wide as the field Of national politics. A
republican majority of thirty thousand in
Vermont In September would be an inspi-
ration and on omen of victory to republi-
cans from Maine to California. They look
for It they ask for IL and full cote will
satisfy their demand.
We cannot afford to allow our majority
to be one vote less than its highest limit.
The importance Of the presidential election
leaves DO excuse for the slightest indiifer-
encc or the smallest neglect OF duty.
We need make no criticisms of the can
didates of the democratic party. IL is
, enough that they are the candidates Of that
party party having nothing in its his
tory or roCcut record to commend il to the
aft sctions or confidence OF the people, Il
| party that never hesitated at an usurps.
ton of power, or an invasion of the con.
sli,ulion, when a party exigency might
, demand the outragc n party thai
has never illustrated its own de
} msnd for "reform,' when in undisputet
control Of state or national legislation q
patty that i. held together to-day more by
the sympathy of common hunger for of
q, fee, tnan by the belief in any common prn
= ciple of legislation or government
par that has recently given abundant CIV
!, idence of incapacity and ineXcnsable par
u tisan spirit, with the very slightest proof
G of craftsmanship
Whatever evils Of administration tn,
. country may have suffered, the hope O
any reform through the democratic party
d is but most visionary and delusiye mtrdge
The republican party presents candidate
r. of the highest personal Character, and can
= didates aud platform alike promise pur
administration, and craftsmanship in gov
II ernment. It's nominations were the Fri
If umph OF the best elements in the republi
h can party, and this action has won back t
its ranks men who recognize no party ties
= but seek the bes. men for office, tina
k through them may be secured the best pos
n sible government. Our party offers bet
ter hope to the citizen seeking highe
type of government administration tina
u ever before.
If civil service reform equality OF right
v conferred by the constitution, guarantee
" to each and every American ci izen tt
y gether with simplicity and economy in &c
ir ministration, are not only promised, bu
II will be secured, if the people will see [
it that persons IN full sympathy with I'll
le high principles of the national candidate
ID are chosen for subordinate office.
ye This is the work of the voter. His dut
e is not yet donc--is never wholly done.
- will be most faithfully performed for IL
u year by supporting the only nomination
lg which in personal fitness aud in party all
We ance, give rational hope OF reform Ill
y, shall not be revolution, of progress WHO
IA shall not be destructive of the all-incusiN
freedom and broad humanity which a
to now the crowning glory of the ra'iol
he constitution.
10 This is no time for reactionary measure
We The people of the United States cannot a
no ford to even risk the revival of tectt n
he feelings in politics. Yet nothiug can
mi more certain than that such a result vi
- follow if the democratic party shall be su
cessfu at the impending nation al eleciio
e. Democratic success means reaction; otfic'
n mismspagemept, administrative cOrruptit
H. revival of ctional strife; indefinite POI
ro ponement of specie payments df notbir
w worse; and violation Of those articles
III our constitution, which it has ever q
he nounced.
IN Republican success means progress; C
~, rection of abuses thorough civil seryi
'n reform return to hard money and spec
es, payments, with the death and burial
tie those sectional issues that brought the n
th ton to the verge of ruin. Let the vote
~ of Vermont have their full share in ACHE
ing this grand result.
nd County and toion committees should gi'
We special attention to the work Of securii
lv the attendance of every republican voter
=, the polls in September. If you perfor
u this work thoroughly, the thirty thousal
Ie' majority asked of us in Vermont. can
III easily given And see to ii that every pc
- son votes the state ticket. In some cou
''' ties, in past years, the vote for town repr
on sentatives has been from ten to fifteen p
cent. larger than the vote for governc
This happens through inattention, as n
IN one person in hundred, IL tickets we
Ills handed to him, would neglect to vote (
le- state officers.
See that euery Uoter Is al the polls, Al
'y that lie ootes tie Jul state ticket
al Thus the republicans of Vermont W
on answer the confident expectations of thu
be friends, and dissppoint the timid hopes
-, their opponents.
'ed GEORGE w. GRANDEY,
gs, GEORGE NICHOLS,
or- EBEN j. ORMsBRE,
,no STEPHEN THOMAS, Republic
's0 FRANKLIN FAIRBANKS, State
"a, WILLIAM ROUNDS, Commit
or john l.. BARsTow,
on GEORGE N. DALE,
-, Carroll s. PAGE.
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'en State Campaign Notes.
va Blaine will not come to Vermont,
engagements in Maine preventing.
ler some OF our ot. A'paus oe"oc'a's
or apprehensive that the rational guard
49, | heen sent here To ovnrnWn them at 1