Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-07-04
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Since 1870. when biennial sessions hav
been in order in Vermont, we have had a
excellent opportunity to find out that
campaign with its attending conveu
tons. speeches and rallies, has a great el
feet towards convincing the popular min
tina: the country Is in immediate DANCE
from something that Is not much heard 0
after the ballots are cast In the odd YEAR
our folks have as general thing a certain
cooIness about politics and withAl fall Al
clear vision as in what goes BY the name
Of the smoke and heat Of conflict.
Bot, while our farmers are haying. they
are beginning the fall campaigns in the
west. Last week the republicans Of Iowa
held a state convention and the two notice.
able features Of the gathering was the lay.
ing on the table by good majority Of a
resolution endorsing the presidents south.
ern policy aud the adoption Of 4 resolu.
ton in favor Of the silver dollar" The
week has been enlivened also BY a general
discussion Of the presidential order against
ofice-holders devoting a portion of their
time to running conventions and "the
purity"
The Iowa republicans were evidently
divided on the question Of approving the
southern policy adopted, and it was per-
haps iujudicious for those who thought it
was nice thing, to try to get those who
didn't to say anything about it. The thing
If done, and done BY the man whom the
republicans put in the place where be had /
to do something. The thing done wa.
what Grant would have done. and there /,
something foolish in growing abou. the
contrast between Grants action and
Hayes action praising the former and de.
nouncing the latter, when it is well known
that at the close Of bis administration
Grant had come to the conclusion tia, the
oil policy could no longer be continued.
But whether what was done was wise
or not he Iowa republicans Or any other.
VINO don't like it, will DO much better ser. II
vice for the negro, the party and the coun.
try by saying what they propose to do in +.
the future than BY complaining of what \
has been done. The convention last week
vas largely in the mood of the ordinary A
ienoratic conyention-mind discomfort. "a
and mudIled-with = grievance but 10 I
remedy. :,
The democrats have foagl. four Dresi. j
iental contests on 1 platform Of discon. j,
ent and they have been four times beaten -.
L the republicans want to get beaten the, ri
IN adopt the same policy. Ii they are
lot pleased with things. that is all right III
III dispIeasure and wrath are no: GOO ~
principles or winning principle, Or princi. ia
lis a! all If the Disconnected have aDv Ia.
ray in mind BY which better go7ernmenr u.
an be had. let them point it ont and lead he
1e putty therein. Things are no worse II.
nder the new arrangement than ,hey lin
ere under the old-the only change thu, re
r has been tina: fewer southerners act IN
'u'aIIg and more act fooIishly. =,
So the southern question, if it is to STAY ~
P9li.Ics, must take new shape. The ~
'nocrats have gnawed file for wears re e
dino" they have put it by,we do not be- ,rI
ave the republicans will take up this dis 49,
rded Diet. What shall be- done is the D.,
~ question the people Of the nation will he
EN- worthy of paying attention to. -.
The silver dollar OF our fathers il the s.1
W question Of the year. The western ~.
Ks want the old silver dollar recoined - -
q again made legal tender. The inaa- ~
nists accep. this new doctrine and I'1
Cd many who were never affected BY the raa-
iAt'on craze are in favor Of this project ~.
e truth IS that silver is cheaper than +, e--
ID to be, and if it is remonetized " the ~
Y dollar though containing the same iii,
cunt o! silver as the old will no, be- ..;I.
rih as much. The immense production r1I
the western mines in the last few year, s.I.
50 largely added to the quantity o. sill. mi.
that it has affected its value, and ~.
ugh we can make the old amount of ,..;.
er that was put into dollar now pas. .I
a dollar in our own country. We CANNOT ot,t,
Le other countries believe in it as fnu ~ :, '-
ar any more than they believe in 49, .''c
enback. 'eior
any rate the almighty dollar in Mr.
g form Or other, is to be a football in MS P
political field this year, and it is hard gwen
) be wondered 4; that a good many Tue io
e-holders are feeling gloomy because /
president will not allow them to kick rom
with the rest Of the nation. 'toun