Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-20
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.


Inc uitclIhs W lhc suplioItcIS W
the President, and, consequently,
the opponents of Senator Conkling,
ut Cooper Institute, Was important
only as 1t shows the DRIFT OF public
sentiment. Tho eminently respect
able gentlemen who sat upon the
platform aud applau,ied the right
eOus utterances Of Mr.. Curtis, hc
lieve in him aud his ideas, and took
the trouble to come up to tho lnsli'
tnte to show that they did so, but
for all it will amount to they might
as well have stayed ut home. For
they do not represent anything but
the responsibility Of the party
they do not represent ut all the
working, moving force. Mr.. w. T.,
Dodge will resolve aud give money
to further the success of his politl
cal principles, but he has never yet
taken the trouble to see how his
porter votes, and when it comes to
actual wo / the chances are that
lis porter controls more vote than
he does. This clacs OF men look
exceedingly well on platforms, and
their names have u mouth.lllling
sound, but they count very little in
the actual business of campaign,
Hence, Conkling will beat them out
of sight. lie captured the conven'
tion-he will run the State.
| TiIE ONO ELECTION
Created q profound sensation here.
TO begin with, the supporters OF
the Presidents policy hoped that
his own st, te wo nd give him n
verdict so emp mtic as to give them
something to go on in the other
States, especially rs the issue was
made more clearly in that State
than in any otter, except New York.
To have u Democrat elected by a
majority of 10000, is n little too
much. 1t is true, the Republicans
stayed at home, but why did they
There is but one answer to it-they
desired to rebuke-well, they are
not salts Ted. 1t is fact that the
order prohibiting Oflice-holderS from
taking part in political movements.
hurt the ticket, but that is not
enough to account for the over
whelming defeat. And then Iowa
comes slowly in, with II victory that
Just escapes a defeat, which must
be charged up to the new departure.
What it will be Il year hence, re
mains TO be seen,-it cannot be de-
MED that up to to-day, the Repub.
Leans of the West have set the seal
of condemnation upon the Presi,
dents policy.
THE woRKINGMEN's MOVEMENT,
The legitimate Outgrowth of the
strikes of last summer, had some
thing to do with the result, and it
is causing an uneasy feeling. The
experiment was tried in Toledo, o.,
and Blanton Duncan-tlIe dema.
gogue of Louisville, was sent up to
that city to organize them. They
put their ticket in the field, and
without a paper of any kind to ad
vOcate their claims. with very few
meetings, and no expenditure of
money at all, they elected their en-
tire ticket, casting more votes than
both the other parties together. 1t
was a most unexpected result. In
that city the Democrats encourag
ed the movement, hoping it would
take enough votes from the Repub-
lican candidates to defeat them, but
they had no idea wahtevcr that the
movement was strong enough to
carry it's nominees. Yet it did, and
showed vitality that was terror
to the old parties. And what makes
this Toledo election of so much in.
terest here, is the fact that the
workingmen of New York have
Just held their convention at Troy,
and have enuncated doctrines and
dognas that are extreme to a de-
gree, and the politicians and people
fear that, as they carried Toledo so
easily, they may develop myth
enough to mash things in New
York. They don't take much time
to organize, and their methods are
very simple. They pull every work
ingman, land the hangers.on who
are ready for anything that is new,
into hall and initiate them, Then,
when the day of election comes,
each one is ready to be vote d. AS
some of the utterances of the Troy
laboring men are, if not incendiary,
at least capable of being twisted
into incendi;Hism, there is great
deal Of uneasiness expressed.
Still continues brisk. The revival,
| am happy to say, is not Temporal
ny butts genuine. There is an &C,
tual betterment in all lines of trade,
and a more healthy feeling than we
have had for four years. The lead
ing jobbers report sales largely in
excess of last year, and it is con-
tinuing right along into the cold
months. There is not SO heavy Il
business being done in fancy goods,
and goods of mere luxury, but there
is a tremendous business in the sol
id necessities. The West is now
here in force, and the number will
be largely increased next week.
And what pleases everybody is,
the bills are being paid. ColIec-
lions are very good, and altogether,
the outlook is very encouraging. |
took little run up through New
England last week, and found the
manufacturers in better spirits than
they have been for some time. They
are cleaning out the old stocks very
fast, and are putting goods of re
cent manufacture on the market.
The mills are running in many
places tull time, and at fair wages,
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