Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-08-18

aud Mr.. Childs assured his hearers that in
case Of Tilden's election specie payments
would be resumed within six months. He
repeatedly declared it TO he certain thing
that Mr.. Tideu will be elected, and his re-
marks called forth numerous hearty rounds
Of applause. The meeting was adjourned
for one week.
REPUBLICAN, RALLY.
The Hayes and Wheeler Club of Brat
teboro. had their first rally on Thursday
evening of last week at the town hall, with
Col. w. G. Veazey of Rutland and Lucius
Bigoluw, Esq, of Burlington for speakers.
About 400 people were present, including
some ladies. The Brattloboro cornct band
furnished music for the OCCASION and tho
"Hayes aud Wheeler Glee Club" consist
ing of Messrs. J. A. Markham, Geo. M.
Taylor, Il. L. Parker and Frank Stickney,
sang two or three campaign songs, which
were received with much favor.
X. Haskins, Esq, President of the Club,
opened with short speech, in which he
sought TO impress upon Republicans the
Importance of rolling up large majority
al the coming State election, and closed by
introducing TO tho audience Col. w. G.
Veazey of Rutland.
Col. Veazcy took for his topic the subject
of Reform. Reform, he said, is the cry of
the hour; this is the issue which the DEM
ocrats seek to place uppermost. For his
| part, he was glad to have the issue present
ed Oh this issue the Republican party has
nothing to fear. Reform is something for
which there is always a necessity. There
always has been, and there always will be,
matters which need reforming. This is in
the very nature OF things-ac consequence OF
human Ignorance and imperfection. But
reform, he Observed is of two kinds-real
and sham. Let us be sure, when we are
asked TO enroll our names under the re-
form banner, that it is the genuine one. 1t
is said that the Republican party needs to
be reformed. Reformed in what2 The
Republican party has put down rebellion
it has done away with slavery in the South;
ithas established Republican form OF gov
eminent in every state of the Union IL has
| given free homesteads TO Union soldiers
! ii has paid large share of the national
debt, and placed the country on the high
road TO resumption. Is it for doing these
things that the Republican party needs re-
forming? No. Is 1t because of the princi-
pies ii upholds? No. What then7 Why,
the party has bad men in it. OF course it
has. We acknowledge it. But this, we
answer, is unavoidable; there can be no
| large party without bad men in it. The
Republican party, however, has a way of
reforming itself. 1t is tho only party that
ever has sought 10 purify itself; this is
what we propose now. A majority of the
party are good men. One thing is certain
it doesn't contain any copperheads, any
disloyal men. That the party, as party,
is corrupt, 1 deny. l deny it upon the
record. What are the facts? While the
Democratic party were in power, from "a
TO 81, there were lost TO the treasury, in the
ollec lion Of the revenue, 500 for every
81 900 collected while during the Repub
lican reign, from 'Gl 10 rs, there have been
lost in the collection only "a cents for
every 81 600 collected. Under Grant the
loss has been less than under any previous
administration. The present Democratic
| House O: Representatives, with their drag
net of investigation, have brought TO light
all the roltcnness they could find among
government o1icials-and what have they
found Not penny lost 10 the govern
ment, SO far as proven, aud ono cabinet
officer guilty of prol able corruption.
But who is this that proposes TO reform
the government What is the Democratic
party-of whom is it composed? 1t is COM
posed of three elements: l, Honest men,
desiring 10 do right and acting according
to the ir hest light. These arc few in num-
Der. ?, Copperheads; men who were the
serSile and cowardly tools Of secession,
whom neither you nor l would trust with
political power for moment. 3, The
rebel element Of the South. Show me n
man who during tile war stigmatized the
Union soldiers as hirelings and Lincoln as
bufloon, and I will show you a Tilden
"re form Democrat. The good element of
the Democratic party cannot control it.
God save us from such reform rs the
Democratic party would give us.
The Democrats call for reform in the
civil service; but the principal trouble
with the civil service arises from the old
Jacks oman theory of appointments, that
"to the victor belongs the spoils." Shall
we look to the Democratic party TO remedy
this2 How they would remedy it appears
from the course pursued by the present
Democratic House of Representatives,
which has removed 81 Union soldiers and
appointed AZ rebel soldiers to ill their
places I!
Tilden is called refOrmcr; l have
searched his record thoroughly aud candid
ly, and fail TO sec why. He is called a
great political manager and organizer; but
is that the kind of man whom we want for
President? Suppose he were all that they
claim; he will DO backed up aud surround
and that is reason enough why he should
never DO made President.
Hard times are upon us and Mr.. Tilden
says the cause of it is Excessive govern
mental consumption" 1 say the rebellion
is the cause. But they are having hard
times, too, in Canada, in England, in France,
in Germany. 1t is the reaction which al
overproduction. The evil must remedy
itself under the laws of business.
1 see nothing TO hope for from the sue
cess OF the Democratic party. The time
has not yet come TO annul the record of the
war; the time has not yet come when
those who fought TO save the Union can
vote for men who during the war were
either rebels in front or assassins In the
rear.
In reference to Gov. Hayes, Col. Veazey
said: He has not the commanding elo-
quence of ConklIng-we have but one
Conkllngj he has not the irresistible force