The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-08-29
CORRESPONDENTS.

The time has come when Republi-
cans and Democrats must act In unison
and oppose as vigorously as possible
the ring business which has been going
on here in town for the last few years,
as they have the actions of each other.
When men are prohibited from voting
in our public meetings, men who are
legal voters and have right to vote In
freemans meeting, methinks the time
has come for some action to be taken.
1t matters not what motives or
what politics the man has always
been guided by heretofore. All we
care to know is, that be is right now,
If we have been heaping up wrath
against the day OF wrath" and an an
tagonistic indignation against the hon
est convictions of this great people, let
US fling of the load that weighs us
down and march manfully forward and
do what we conscientiously consider to
be for the best interest of this great
commonwealth. Let each and every
one put bis shoulder to the wheel, and
the old ship, State, will move into port
bringing the glad tidinss OF peace up
on earth aud good will to men We
cannot keep silence any longer Tor lear
"that the very stones would cry out
Let every voter who is lover OF tree
speech and equal rights be present at
the meeting to be held in j. Q. Black.
mers hall, Thursday evening at Z
O'Clock. No legal voter will have bis
rights usurped az freeman. No ring
will control him He can come as q
freeman and act as freeman.
REPUBLICAN.
Our friends communication has
brought up question in regard to the
party caucus which has troubled wisel
heads than ours. ALI parties have as
sumed the right to call meetings anC
nominate candidates to be supported a
elections, and so firmly established anC
universally recognized has become th'
custom that it is seldom that member
of other parties attend those meeting
and take part in them. Sometimes
however. it happens that two or NOR
candidates with nearly equal strengt
are seeking for the nomination, and 1t ]
quite natural that their personal friend
in other parties should desire to lend
helping hand, and then the troubl
begins. Each party is always ready
welcome genuine converts with oPe
arms, but when men who are known
I be heart aud soul with the opposite
> attend and claim right 10 take par
what IL to be done2 Of course the
is no statute law against their takit
r part as there is no law for holding u
e caucus at all. If one is admitted wi
8 not all, and your caucus instead oil D
i ing distinctively Republican or Dem
i cratic becomes y cong Generation, al
!. ia candidate is nominated at all, If
is a Democrat, voters Of that par
!. might vote for him. bat Republics
It would rightiully clam the privilege
e selecting one Of their own men, a
e utce Versa. Instances have been know
Is ia this county where the committee
e one party has called caucus a
y members Of the other party have for
4. ed majority and nominated candidai
j. TO suit themselves OF course no q
ID telt bound TO support them ut the pol
z This wholesale mixing up Of men a
3 candidates would soon destroy all p
70 ties aud party eaucoses. Our irie
seems 10 think this would be q 90
o. thing. We know the Democrats, WI
r. talking TO Republicans just now,
A advocating such . millenniaI state
Of affairs, ior their oaly hope is to get
~ splits and bolts among the kepu
Al cans. No doubt some Of them wo'
Is be willing TO vote for Republican
~ town Representative lsinee they hi
III no hope Of electing one Of their 0
is mem If they thought they could y
If. gain few votea for their county itch
ar bot let there be sny sign Of : split
re bolt in their own party where there
CD the slightest chance Of eleeting Il
on candidate, and what is the resu
We Mr.. McCann, Of Bennington. who, Il
ep al We can learn Is quite as espabll
nan as Lis brother IrishmAn, "