Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-08-25

war the integrity Of the Union so fiercely
assailed acquiesces in the will of the ma
jority; the abolition of slavery; tue consti-
tutional amendments; The equality Of all
citizens the separation of church and stale.
These principles are what we have main
tanned in bloody war, and now they acqu-
osce In them.
THE RESUMPTION ACT.
There is another law passed by the Re-
publican party against the united vote of
every Democrat in Congress, upon which
they have not and dare not make a manly
issue, and that is the Resumption Act.
Last year the whole party in Ohio, with
Governor Allen and General Ewing at the
head, rung the changes upon this act. 1t
was tie raw head and bloody bones OF their
speeches and their dreams and the chief
mission of the Democratic party was to re-
peal this act.
And now come Tilden and Hendricks
with their letters Of acceptance, afler much
tribulation and delay, and demand the re-
peal of the date of resumption for opposite
reasons. They are at opposite ends of the
saddle-bags, riding mule. Governor
Hendricks wrote TO his friends in the House
of Representatives that "a repeal Of the re-
sumption clause, &C., in almost any form,
will elect The State ticket and carry the In
dianapolis district" Governor Tilden
writes that the same clause is a hinderance
to resumption, and advises that gold be
boarded, that greeDbacks be paid or fund
ed, conv orled into an investment in order
TO secure resumption, and thus "heads /
win, tails you lose," these two candidates,
after long incubation and much wine drink
ing, go before the people on the same ticket
as candidates of the Democratic party for
President and Vice President of the United
States. Aud the Democratic House of
Representatives, after being in session eight
months, after these letters are received, in
haste, under the spur of Governor Hen
drcks's promise as to the election in In
diana, passes bill, not to repeal The re-
sumption act, but d single clause fixing a
date without any substitute whatever.
They dare rot propose either plan suggest
ed by Governor Tilden, but with opposite
of what they have done they
will seek 10 pervert, nslead and deceive
you. In New York they will talk about
resuming aud Governor Tlden's plan re-
suming. In Ohio and Indiana they will
say they repealed, so lar as they could, the
resumption act, and promise more green
b icks.
Fellow citizens, ilthere is anything Which
ought to settle the fate of the Democratic
party with quiet sensible men, who, seek
ing no othce or favor, wish to do what is
right, it is the position OF The Democratic
party on the resumption act.
THE TWO CANDIDATES.
And as 10 lhe cry for reform, the promies
of which is the burden of the Democratic
platform, ii is the old cry OF "s,op thief"
The Democratic party has neither proposed
nor accomplished any reform for thirty
years. That reform which is demanded by
the general voice of the people-a reform in
our civil service-jcpends almost entirely
upon the President aud the heads of de-
partments. The Constitution invests them
only with the appointing power. The law
now on the statute book passed by Re-
publican administration, confers all possi-
BILE power upon these officers to accomplish
this reform. You have the plain promise
of Governor Hayes in his letter OF accept
ance that he will bring about this reform,
and his promise is one that never has been
broken. All hope for civil service reform
must depend upon the character, tendency
and promise of tho President TO be elected.
Contrast Governor Hayes and Mr.. Tilden,
and then answer to your consciences which
of them is most likely TO secure reform.
Mr.. Tiden is New York lawyer, trained
in the school Of Van Buren,, who was the au-
thor of the policy that ''to the yiclors be-
long the spois." Mr.. Tilden's political life
was spent in the city of New York and his
tious. Would any sensible man look TO
him, followed as he will be by hungry
horde OF oflice-seekers, 10 secure reform
of tue civil service?
Governor Hayes was reared in the more
modest and think purer school Of Ohio
politics, and his professional life was spent
in Furnishing crime and securing justice
10 the poor aud deienceless. His action as
Governor here in Ohio has been distin-
guished by wise administration of our be-
nevolent and reformatory institutions, in
which he knew no politics, and won the re-
spect and esteem of his political adver-
saries. You know him well, and his puri-
ty and firmness of character. He is now
solemnly pledged 10 reform the civil SER
vice and gives you the highest security
that he will execute that pledge by an act
of fsell-abnegation, by assuring you in ad-
vance that he will in no event be caudi-
date for second term. What motive can
he have, except to give you an honest and
pure administration?
Aud there is one other test which, when
applied TO these candidates, should influ-
ence the mind of every patriotic citizen.
Mr.. Tilden is the reputed author of the
Submission" plank of the Democratic
platform of 1864. If he distinguished him
self by any act of patriotism in the time
that tried mems souls never heard of ii.
Governor Hayes was distinguished for gal
liant service in the army, and bears honora-
BILE wounds. Every page ofhis life is mark
ed by ardent patriotism. No temptation of
interest or safety could induce him 10 leave
his duty in the field until the surrender of
every rebel army. Surely, when choosing
a Chief Magistrate, this is the highest test
of merit.
SUCCESS is A DUTY.
Let us, my Republican friends, enter this
contest with firm confidence that the peo-
pie will 40 what is best. Let us gather
again around the Republican party, proud
fall the good it has done, anxious TO re-
pair its errors, determined to advance its
standard and TO keep fully abreast with the
nobest and highest aspirations and purpos-