The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-27

ly we prepared for the inevitable, but re-
Election has convinced us that things are
not what they seem. We are fain to be-
lieve that a representative to congress can
be nominated, and elected too, even If a
postmaster does not whine his way into
the nominating convention as a delegate !;
that justices of the peace can be nominated
even if federal ofilceholders are not tit
mans on town committees-possibly elected
too, as they certainly were not under the
old regime; and that the county of Rut-
land may possibly succeed in obtaining a
respectable ticket for county officers
without the difficulty experienced last fall
even If tho executive order is strictly en-
forced and decree Of absolute divorce is
entered between postmasters and repubi-
can county committees.
With this decree of absolute divorce,
things cannot be much worse than they
have been. With federal Office holders as
Stunning to run the machine, the republican
party has been going from bad to worse as
rapidly as possible. Without considering
the fact that General Grant, in 1879, had q
popular majority of nearly seven hundred
and sixty-three thousand-762, 991-and
majority of two hundred and twenty.
three in tho electoral college, while IN 1876
Governor Hayes had majority of only orc
iu the electoral college and was in a mi
nority OF over ni,s hulI.sI sud nuy-sever
thousand -157, 394-in the popular vote
let us see how 1t has been at home, where
this man threatens to leave the republican
party because he cannot continue to be, al
one and the same time, a member of the
county and town committees, delegate tc
the district convention and federal offlc,
HOLDER
II we go back to 1868, we find that fed
eral ofllce-holders, in Rutland at least, did
not assume to places on county and town
committees, nor beg for positions on the
delegation TO the district convention,
and that the republican majority in the
town OF Rutland was 40 while the
whole democratic vote was only 347
while In the county the republican ma.
jority was 3,421 and the entire 6emocra
tic vote was only Al. In 1876, we fine
the rule changed. The postmaster assum
ed to be the party, sought and obtained
places-by downright whining, to be sure
on town and county committees and in th,
the district convention, and we find tina
the republican majority had dwindied dowr
to $50, and in the county to ATS, Will,
the democratic vote in Rutland had increas
ed to $40, and in the county to 2,7O4
How much longer could the republicans o.
Rutland and Rutland county stand thi,
kind of management?
And so, notwithstanding the threat tina
these cfflceholders will leave the party, W,
think the party can stsnd it. We 50,
" threat" to leave the party, for what els,
does this language mean? "Dlspatche
from Washington state that republican
politicians there agree that the effect q
-" this order upon tie party aoiH be dtsas
" trous. WE do not see hoo il can be other
" toise. The democrats of course will
"eaantnna R9lffE f6 TaE1R ! CAMP ALL Mos
:" uho no'o are held By considerations o
Self-tnterest 'oithin tie republican lines.
AS we have said the republican party il
Rutland and Rutland county can stand it
but how Is it with the democracy w,
hasten to congratulate Atkins, and Smalley
and Aldrich, and Gilman, and Dickey, anC
Davenport, and Childs, and Cain, anC
Hanrahan, and Meyerhoffer on this valua
bic accession to their ranks. But can the,
persuade man to run for office again.