The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-19

| Of the promised land"
feel sure Vermont Ia awake and vii
roll up, not her $4,000 majority, but 80 ,O0t
or 40 900 majority for Wheeler and Hayes
You VermJnters know how to give ma
| jorities. We don't knoG anything abou
majorities in Connecticut beside you Yer
monters. l have received only 400 major
ity and thought that q good one, and onct
received only 2S majority and felt rathe
diminutive over 1t, but it was ~ more thar
needed.
The Issues arc the same as those of eigt
or twelve years ago. We are a nation Of
10000, 900 people, still in some sections
portion Of the people are practically dis
franchised ; for the colorc1 man dare no
vote, unless he knows he is to be protect G
In his ballot. They claim 40 coo majority
In Alabama, but the blacks were inimcat
ed from voting, which accounts for IT. II
some sections they have peace able elections
but 1t is because an armed power is under
stood to stand behind them The same
old rebellious spirit is prevalent, and upon
that issue must this campaign be fought to
successful issue.
Both are raising the cry of "reform, " and
propose to examine somewhat into the
pretensions of the men and parties, With d
wow bbhb W. ihHD lOl u ColltCl JutHliltul
as to which will carry out the reforms SC
loudly called for by the masses of both
parties No one man can rule this coun.
try.
To be successful the pre- idcut must have
at his back ma ority of the eoplc. He
must defer to the lc idcrs of pubic opinion,
particularly in his own party. He cannot
be successful by placing himself outside OF
his party. He must neither rise above nor
advance before the best thoughts OF his
supporters, nor lag far behind or fall much
below the honest sentiment of his time.
He cannot run counter TO the wishes and
purposes OF those who made him pfcsi &c {,
and of this fact we have abundant example
Civil service reform is one of the rally
ing cries of the campaign. 1t is q pltent
fact that there is demand for reform. Ev-
cry administration must have its followers;
and men should measurably he in accord
with the party, but man should be select
ed for his capacity for fidelity to the trust
committed to him. Vermont has bitter
class of representative men to select from
than most of the states. 1t has been too
much the custom to appoint postmasters
and other officers because the applicant
had done some favor to the member of con-
gress from his district. He had been asked
while in the postoflice to appoint 10, 90,
yes 1000, because they were good men,
and when he asked the reason for their ap-
pointmeDt he was told that they we're good
politicians. In his judgment the local pol
iiician should have nothing to do with the
offices under civil service system. The
member of congress would ask him fire.
quently to appoint a man postmaster be-
cause the applicant had helped him to his
have tromhie in h;s re aldc,;,n a'So ~ ;Saa
Of ,roan;ur, ,,,o,, i, ,Io,t,,nS.T. -. 10
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aro g., do,,nor of go Is ,, n s' W.
ro, a. n ", sHs ~ ppi; to '"oi Ia
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course of t;n,o as ,ho oa,,nt,,,
,yhan ,ya shaii havo IN oo0 ,'nst - .,
OK oNo now thore Iii He ,,nnbio 80 r,oi;
,;n;an. ,no,,ia ~, w." ia "yna u' ano Kun.
With og,ca o;n;i 800 go. .r"pe Pc
r,,s, have Cor Il 10 dar'anSad h.. ,Lo w
,,io m m u '0 Stai, Wv, - ~ Az IT, tnu ~
a,ectod nros;dor, 10
Lot ne iool, az ,ho +r,o oord,,o,o,o ,;t,,o
willie Rofo,e ,ooL;ro q, tha "o,,a;an,o0
,st ~ ;r1,,,;ro ,t;ot -, 81, ~
orr,rata rofo,n, Tho ro,,,,i,iio0,,o go 80,
nominated Govcrnor Pn,herford p pa ,e,s
of Ohio What has he done , and ,ybot
w;,, ba ho ,;l,eiv to a. ;f aIontsd9 r., t%o
frat Mace he comes of a sterling Cornec,;.
cut and Vermont stoct
ON both sides Gov. Uaves come from ,bo
best of New England revolutionary stool,
the ancestors on hh,h sidss bov;ng teLnn
an active mart in the stormy scenes which.
nreceded The revolution ;isejf Kpowiua
him nersonallv mvself feel au,horized i5
assuring Won that he ia q modest unas.unn-
inc man. as courageous as n lion and 90
firm as q rock in MAINTAINING right and
discharqinp duty.
Wherever has heen the most of dutv there
has been Governor HAYES alvovs readv n
do his mart and ALWAYS taking q lead for
the rioht. He wos a fearless Soldier rising
from q subordinste pnsition IN the com
mand of a brigade and shown ACTIVITY in
the dangers and difficulties attendant n, nom
the maintaining of the irtegritv of orr
Union as his forefa,hers had done in orc
atjnu II.
Several times wounded. alwavs st the
head of his men. shrinking from no danger
and bestatinp at no obstacle. he came ont
of the war. os such men al,vavs come nnt
If alive. with a nroud record or nct NV
having done his dutv. but Inv bis examne
and courage animatinc ali those with whom
he came in contact to do rho same
He was fonr years in Concress from ono
NJ the most Intelligent Districts IN this
country. A careful and natient listener a
GOOD worker in committees bnt rarely
Speaking. ALWAYS voting for the mamie
nance NJ the riohts of ali, bis record in
Congress. ia without one b,o, tn mar q
whiteness
He has been three iimes eleoted oover.
nor of the third ttate in the Union. has
beaten successlvelv three prominent demo
cratic candidates for the nresidencv, Pen.
djeton. Thurman and Allen and rs xyorI,
will have been comnleted when he has
beaten that other and most nrominant ono
which 7 am certain will he the case. and
when he has ADMINISTERED The government