The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-03


but will the people believe him. Is his
reputation, to-day, any better than was that
ef Schuyler Colfax four years ago? Four
years ago, Schuyler Colfax was unassailed,
and was believed to be unassailable. The
charge came, and he Indignantly denied 1t,
and supplemented his denial by his solemn
oath, and yet his guilt was brought home.
to him the country was satisfied of his
unworthinces, md be fell to rise no mole.
The situation of Schuyler Colfax four years
ago was, even, better than that of James
G. Blaine to-day. Hs denals we're equal
ly emphatic, equally sweeping, equally IN
dignant with those made by Mr.. Blaine.
They were not accepted, and we greatly
fear that those of MIR. Blaine will not be.
Conceding Mr.. Blaine's perfect integrity
and, surely, for the credit of our common
country as well as for bis own sake, we
trust that 1t may so prove-would it be the
part of wisdom to nominate him Of Cincin.
natl viii not the people, whose votes
will determine the election, be continually
saying, Where there Ia go much smoke,
there must be some firei' Can we afford
to so into the canvass handicapped with a
candidate about whom cloud of suspicion
will be constantly lowering, who will be
continually called upon to make explana.
tons Conceding his perfect integrity,
would 1t not be the hight of folly for the
Cincinnati convention 10 respond to the de-
mand of his friends that he should be nom-
mated in order to g vindicate" him l.
the republican party nothing but a packed
investigating committee, whose sole object
II is to " vindicate prominent republicans
who may chance to be =" under fire?" II
the republican party is what it Processes to
belt has something else to do besides twin
" dicatipg' James G. Blaine or any other
man. 1t has great work before 1t, In
comparison with which the "vndication,"
the endorsement, or the rewarding of
james O. Blaine, Roscoe Conkling, Oliver
p. Morton, OF benjamin IL. Bristow IS of
utter insigniiicsuce. With the work be.
fore it, with the reform of the civil service,
the restoration of honest money, the main.
tenance Of the public faith, and the secur-
Ing Of equal rights t. all, still unaccom-
plished, Il cannot afford to nominate a
doubtful candidate, TO risk defeat, or even,
uncertainty, when assured SUCCESS may be
obtained. 1t dare not do it, unless 1t be-
trays the people and is false to the trus,
reposed in 1t We repeat that it would be
the hight of folly to nominate Mr.. Blaine
because he deserves "vindicaton" at the
hands of the republican party. The senate
of the United States once went into the
''viudicating' business. Matthew II. Car
penter was made president pro tempore of
the senate because, as it was said, he had
been unjustly assaled, and deserved a
"vindication.' He was "vindicated," and
with what result? Wisconsin was given
over to the democracy, Mr.. Carpenter
failed Of . reelection to the senate, and,
even to this day, his "vindication" is work.
ing disaster to the party at the west.
With the situation as 1t is. with the work
yet remaining for the republican party to
do, the delegates from New England have
duty to discharge at Cincinnati, one, too
which they cannot neglect or, even, tri1e
with. We know the pressure that will be
brought to bear to induce them to give
complimentary vote" to Mr.. Blaine, in
order that il may DO said that New Egg
land has, in testifying her confidence in
Mr.. Blaine, "ivndcated" him. 1t is dan
gerous to play with fire, and these ICON
planetary ivotes" may prove the most
dangerous kind of fire to play with. The
New England delegates, especially those OF
Vermont, no matter what influences &C.
cured their election, cannot give even a
complimentary vote to Mr.. Blaine without
betraying their constituents, the honest
republican masses. New England, espec-
lally Vermont, demands man Of the
Bristow type, not necessarily Bristow alone,
but such man as the people believe him
to be. X Nermonters cannot unite on
him, certainly they can upon such man
as William NJ. Evarts, man, who like
Mr. Bristow cannot be successfully assail-
ed; man against whom the shafts of
malice fall harmless to the ground.
We have favored, and still favor, the
nomination OF Benjamin II. Bristow
because we bslicve him to be honest, eff.
cient. capable, and because we believe the
party can harmonize and rally around him,
aud that with him success will be certain
Ii it should prove that the convention can
not unite on Mr.. Bristow, then, for hea-
vens sake, don't drop the standard don't
nominate a man to whom suspicion at
taches don't, even, consider the probable
ty or possibility of some moderate states
ran or politician; but keep the standard
up, and give us a candidate of the Bristow
ype. If the Vermont delegation cannot
cordially and heartily unite on Benjamin
IL. Bristow, then let them show the ma
erial they represent, by giving the vote
OF Vermont to William NJ. Evarts. Give
us Bristow, Evarts or Adams, but not
Blaine, Conkling or Morton.