Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-01
Political Notes.


Tue three ingredients Of the reform
party are the solid South, the rag baby, aud
Tsmmauy Hall.
"ACcEpT the fifteenth amendment, but
prevent its enforcement" is the chief plank
in the platform of the Southern democracy.
GOVERNOR TmpEN leaned towards the
South during the war, and the South now
leans towards Tilden but the solid South
cannot elect a President.
PorITIcs are said to make strange bed fell
lows, and it seems they always make uneasy
ones. The New York Erpre@-Tilden Or
gan-says John Kelley, "gives up time and
money, and passes sleepless nights holding
together great organization merely that
the city may have good government,
Mn. TnDEN wesps over d" the organization
Of the official class into body of political
mercenaries," and since he has been Gov
ernor of New York, he has not appointed to
a single office under his control any but men
who received it as the price, or the reward,
of their electioneering service in his behalf
SINCE the first of September, the sale of
firearms in New York for the Southern
States have been more than double those of
former years. The orders for navy revolvers
come principally from South Carolina, and
many of the letters openly avow that the
arms are wanted for use during the election.
TnE most striking example of Mr.. Til
den's "great financial wisdom was when
he figured out that an income of at least
sixty thousand dollars was only seven thou
sand one hundred aud eighteen dollars, and
the best example Of his sacred honor was
when he took an oath that his figuring was
correct.
The candidates Of the independent green
back party for President and Nice-Presi-
dent have issued TO the voters of the country
an address, which vigorously arraigns both
parties, and clearly sets forth the principles
which the candidates of thenew party main.
tain. They say there is to be no withdrawal
or compromise on their part, but they will
stand firm to the end.
BEroRE his nomination at st. Louis, a pa
per was addressed to the delegates, declaring
that Tilden "cannot carry his own state OF
the country The paper was signed by
such prominent democrats as Kelly, Bel
mont, Slocum, Schell, Seymour, Cox, Wood
Hoffman, Church, and many others, incud
ing three Judges OF the Court of Appeals
and four Judges of the Superior Court
These men of course knew what they were
talking about.
Mosr of our readers doubtless will b,
surprised to learn that the American
Party" has national ticket in the field
the candidate for President being James b
Walker, of Illinois, and for Nice-President
Donald kirkpatrick, of New York Tn,
candidates for electors at large from thi
state are Joel lIoton, of Jamaica, and vii
liam Worth, of Starksboro for the Secon,
District, J. $. Perham, of BrookHeld
A LARGE number of the clergy of Soutl
Carolina have issued card denying that tn
rifle clubs have intimidated the Republican
voters, etc, etc. 1t is a most extraordnar
document. 1t is fatty contradicted by tn
reports of scores of newspaper correspor
dents, by the testimony of all the black me-
who have spoken, by the official document
and letter of Governor Chamberlain, and b
the reports of democratic newspapers and O
the associated press. There is no NOR
doubt that these rifle clubs have riddle
round and broken up Republican meeting
and that they have hunted down negroes
than there is that Wade Hampton is runnin
for Governor. But perhaps these reveren
apologists for violence consider all this a
only Legitimate electioneering."