Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-20

A REPUBLICAN SUMMING Up or THE EfsrLTs.
Iron the Portland Nfe.) Press, Sept IA

A nEruBLIcAS SUMMING Up or THE RESULTS.
trrom the Portland CAie) Press, Sept 12l
We can now tell pretty accurately what we
have gained aud what lost in the election OF
Monday. and what are the prospects Of The
Immediate future in our own State Reed,
Frye and Lindsey are handsomely elected To
Congress, Reed having u plurality Of u'oui
I 800, and the others about 1000 each. An
derson. the Democratic candidate in this dis
trict, is buried 30 deep rs to be quite beyond
the hope OF political resurrection. lie play 81
fast ard loose with great public questions,
tried TO be all things 10 all men, and has Ibis
reward. Ia the Second District Major $. G.
Belcher. the Democratic candidate, mad, au
honorable fight in a straig htforward and man
w fashion on the basis OF honest money, aud.
though defeated. be is not dishOuor'd, and
has the respect and confidence Of all good
men. In the Fourth and Fifth Districts %
gallant fight vas made for honest money. but
the immense stampede into the ('recntuck
camp was too much for them. aud the State
Of Maine must have the disgrace Of seeing
George W. Ladd and Thompson II. MgryA
misropresent her ut Washington Tor two years.
The defeat Of Eugene Hale is "a national ea-
Amity, aud the echoes from all parts Of tAr
country bring tiding5 Of regret aud d.>ap-
poiutment. That such man rs he -hnuld Boz
s1pphntyd by Murch is peculiarly gt.,ou,,
and the men Of Waldo, with honest htau- but
bcwildercd hefd-, who have Effected 10, muN
suffer bitter chagrin and modification when
they come to calmly reflect on what Tia, y have
done. The delegation from Maine consists Of
three Louost-nOncy men. one soft-mOl
dcmagogue, aud one wild-ryed Communist.
Shame, indeed. that 80 it must ia,
In respect Of our STATE ticket the situation
is bad enough, yet not without consolation.
Tho ffr,ut Nof. fg. tfuuror 4lpv.. tlr,uuity
and strength Of the Republican party. The
Senate is strongly Republican, and We shall
probably have a clear majority on joint bal
lot Of the l. gislature, which ensures the cleo
ton Of Republicans to all the State Offices
and the Governors Council. As to the choice
for Governor tie House Of Reprcseutativ YES
must send two names, selected from the four
personsreceiyirg the highest number Of votes
TO the Senate. which body then chooses one
of the two a.. Governor. The .Repubhcans
will have nearly oue-haif tie House. especial
ly if the seats are given to the Republicans
from Portland. a. is quite likely on account OF
the frauds in the Democratic ward 1. Some
of the hard money Democratic members will
certainly net with the Republicans, and most
Of them probably Will, SO that it Is nearly GER
tain that the two NAMES sent TO the Senate
will be Conner and Gurcelon. Thug the
Greenbackers will find their victory" as
they call it, very barren of results so far rs
the State government is concerned.
The general outcome Of all this is interest
ing to contemplate The financial question
must obviously be the leading subject Of po-
litical discussion for many years. The large
vote thrown by the Greenbackers will
strengthen and encourage them, and will at
tract to their standard adventurers from both
parties. The Democratic party east Of tho
| Kenuehec river las ceased to exist. The
| GrcenLack anaconda has swallowed it bodily.
| West Of the Kcnnebec it is broken, disorgan-
| lied and disintcgratcd. The Grccnbacken arr
| the second party in the State in point Of num-
! bors, and will be so for many Year,. There
will he II bard money party and Il aoft-inoucy
| party. There is no room Tor IA third PARTY,
nor would self-respCcting men care to belong
| to n little organization vibrating between til,
two great ones. Intelligent Democrats may
as well look the matter sqUaroly in the face.
! They must come with US or go with To,
| Grcenbackers. To hontst-mOHey Democrat,
We hold out our hands. They belong will
us. and we will welcome them. Let thos,
who think alike act toy, Their.