Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-24

II may be correctly assumed that there
ia but one safe way to preserve the honor
and stability Of party, and that is to deal
honestly with the country, the party itself
and political opponents.-St Adams Mes.
senger.
Every good and candid citizen Of both
parties wants an honest count, aud will sup
port the authorities 10 ascertainiug it in
the doubtful states aud when the result is
known. will abide by tho majority. Such
shameless revolutionary fellows as your
Gains, Starts and Merchants should be ''sent
to the roar."-Montpelier Journal.
Keep cool, gentlemen. Don't get excited
and talk loud concerning the election. An.
cry words will not settle disputes; betting
will not be safe, therefore do not bet and
above all do not take stock 10 the reckless,
unwarranted statements OF the radical party
papers on either side. They misrepresent
tho facts.-Vor Populi, LOveH.
The country wants the assurance not sim
ply that there shall be au honest count of
the returns, but that the returns shall them.
selves be honest and based upon an honest
vote. An honest count Of false and fraud
ulent returns secures no fairness. If the
fountain is tainted the whole stream is cor
rupt.-PortLand Press.
1t is scarcely to be expected that Mr..
Tilden's election would put the Democrats in
a position to urge payment of the coufeder.
ate debt, or permanently to reduce the freed.
meu 10 serfdom. But neither can We look
for reform at their hands. They are morally
too weak to do anything but driit.-Mon-
tre0L Witness.
There is another view to be taken of the
result. The great Republican majority IN
the North represents the churches, the
schoolhouses, the industrial institutions, and
that majority would be good deal larger
we're it not that, tackled to the Republican
States are many disreputable communities,
which are, Of course, Democratic.-BoStoR
Traveller.
The government of William Pitt Kellogg
in Louisiana is one which we have never
been able to defend. Durel's decision,
which aided in establishing it, was an out
rage. The conduct Of the returning board
which declared it elected was dishonest
New York Times, September, 1874.
Even Hayes or Tilden cannot evoke
prosperity from the ground by stamp Of
his foot. 1t is the feet Of the other 49,
600 900 which have got to take new hold
on our industrial development. 1t is one
Of two men, at most, who is elected presi-
dent; the rest of us are elected to stay at
home, there is no uncertainty about that,
and of the equal necessity of finding some.
thing to do, under which ever president
Springfield Republican.
We have said nothing about this PROPOSE
ton to elect Mr.. Blaine president of the sem
ate, so that he might pop into the White
House in the event of vacancy, because it
seemed too absurd to talk about but, as
some of our contemporaries are disposed to
think there is some Foundation to it, we may
casually remark that any such move would
kill the republican party past all resurrec.
tion.-Boston Transcript.
When the campaign began, the New York
Sun, Tribune Post aud Herald were indie.
pendent papers. The contest carried of their
balance, all except the Herald. That paper
remained "independent, with democratic pro-
clivties" The Sun leaped to the front of
the World as an organ, and the Tribune
earned the right to be rcckoned the party
voice. The Post hesitatcd, now aud then,
but during the last two weeks stuck at moth
ing. We should have sold our bonds and
bought gold, if we had not discovered fever
in its pulse.-The Methodist.
Whether elected to the presidency or not,
| Tow RutherFnrd II Haves oE Ohio pniovs
the respect Of the whole country, aud the
admiration of large part Of it, for his dig
nified bearing and mauly course, during the
recent canvass, as well as for his unstained
character az a soldier and magistrate. His
letter, accepting the nomination OF his party,
will stand as model Of personal modcsty
and comprehensive craftsmanship. We can.
not but pray that our government IN the
future may be administered in its spirit
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