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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-01-10

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relief and failed TO find it. He lived here
the most OF his adult life and was gencr-
ally liked for his many virtues.
+ A pastor here has a short memory.
The choiT one g.. sa,t'ay evening, pfaciic-
ed an Anthem for opening service, and
notified lle pastor. He gave out hymn.
They practiecd tie Anthem for the even
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28
TO THE POLLS.

We trust that every voter in Orleans
county will be at the polls on Tuesday,
Nov. 9Th. A citizen of this county is
nominated for most important office,
and he is entitled to very strong vote.
Everybody is familiar with the contest
of two months ago, and knows the means
that were taken to get up vote for
another candidate. who has no claim on
the respect of the district. If a full
vote is polled, it will be necessary for
true men to attend the polls, and urge
others to be there. The enemy, espec-
tally if he is q bad one. is always on the
alert. He will not be asleep this time:
Already his videttes are on the move,
and he is taking possession Of every post
he expects to hold. Let the honest vot-
ers of this strong republican county do
their duty and help clear away the obi
UNI that fell upon US in September.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28
THE MASSACHUETTS ELEC.
TION.

AS the day of the State election ap-
proaches there is an increase of interest,
and closer drawing of the lines between
the supporters of the principal candi-
dates for Governor. Never has there
been a. State canvass which has enlisted
the earnest effort of so large number of
persons as are now engaged daily and
nightly on one side or the other in speak
ing or working for the candidates of
their preference. The vote will probab-
ly be the largest ever thrown at State
election, and may equal that in any
Presidential contest. The nominations
for congress are nearly completed, and
in each district there is so much interest
as to add to the excitement of the gene
raj canvass. The Butler State ticket is
still incomplete, but as the election of
any candidate running solely on that
ticket is no longer probable the delay in
naming candidates attracts but slight at
tention. The Republicans are well sat-
isied with the results of the canvassing
during the past week. and each day they
have an increasing confidence in the cleo
ton of Gov. Talbot. This confidence is
the result of a partially completed can
vass, and of the reports of speakers who
have visited all parts of the State. The
prospects of the Republican candidates
in the Congressional districts has also
improved, and some of the districts that
have been regarded as doubtful are now
certain to elect Republicans. But with
the steadily improving prospects of de-
cisive Republican victory, there is nc
abatement of effort, and the interest and
excitement promises to increase steadily
until the returns are received. -IrdU
eller.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28

The exceedingly severe storm of wind
and rain that visited this region on
Wednesday last, was worse in many
places than here. The storm arose in
the Gulf of Mexico and swept north
with almost the violence of tornado.
The damage done in Philadelphia was
estimated at three millions of dol
lars, and the loss of many lives. In
other places great damage was sustained.
Many small vessels were wrecked along
the coast and far and near come the re-
ports of serious injury to fences, forests
and buildings.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28
SET THE FIGURES HIGH.

1t is generally believed that money
had considerable to do with the result
of the vote in Orleans County, at the
September election Men were employ
ed to labor in the interests of candi-
date, and money was paid for the pur-
chase of votes, if the testimony of dis.
interested witnesses is to be believed.
Now the same thing is liable to occur
again. and we advise those who pro-
pose to sell their votes to sell them
high. A man can't afford to take the
dangerous risk before the law, if he
cares nothing about the disgrace of the
thing, for a small sum, and these men
ought to sell out at high figures. Those
who wish to purchase an election are
either rich, or they expect to be able
to steal enough when installed in office
to make themselves whole. Shrewd
business men do not throw away money.
Greenbacks are rather scarce in this
vicinity and if any body proposes to
swap his vote for them, he ought to Sc
cure sum that will do him some good.
He cannot afford to sneak home from
an election with only a dollar in his
pocket. If he gets $25 it may soothe
his conscience little, and it will GER
tainly buy some bread. The advocates
of the greenback theory are probably
willing to demonstrate the peculiar ad-
vantages of that doctrine, and if so let
them demonstrate, but put the figures
high. Don't sell too cheap.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28
SOUTHERN OUTRAGES.

The reports from every southern state
indicate that the whites are determined
that the blacks shall not vote, and that
the most cruel means are being resorted
to, to prevent it. Wherever there is a
republican candidate there is trouble,
wherever there is meeting of this par
ty it is broken up, and men are shot or
sworn to leave the country. This is the
way the solid south is to be kept solid.
This is the way the laws and the con-
stitution is obeyed. Government officers
are powerless to contend against armed
mobs and state governments which are
controlled by governors who are either
powerless to resist the pressure, or who
are determined that the negroes shall
not vote except as their white neighbors
desire. The President is unable to pre-
vent the outrages, as he has been dis
armed of power by congress that has
it strength and its numbers from that
same solid, rebel South. 1t is shameful
and humiliating. that in republic like
this, laws must be broken, the constitution
disregarded, and millions of citizens
ostracized, for the sole purpose of keep.
ing party in power. Unless there is
soon a change for the better, the repub.
lie might as well be abandoned, and
some sort of government established
that can punish criminals, subdue mobs
and give every man his rights under
| the laws.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28

1t is difficult to extract any trust
worthy information from the contradic-
tory dispatches from the East. The
Sultan is playing fast and loose with all
the European powers partly because
the Mohammedan constitutionally acts
on the Jesuitical motive that no faith
need be kept with infdels, partly be-
cause deceit is the natural refuge Of
weakness, and partly because the des-
potic Sultan is the slave of his despotic
subjects. He declares to Austria that
he has never proposed to resist the oc-
cupation of Novi- bazaar; but his Turk
ish forces remain there. He repels the
rumor that he is treating with Russia
in secret negotiations but the Russian
troops remain in Adrainople and Russian
generals officer the Bulgarian military
forces. He approves in principle some
of the administrative reforms proposed
by the English government but he has
not as yet put any of them in practice
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28
THE POOR MANS DOLLAR.

More than all other men he who earns
hand-tO-mouth living for himself and
his family Is the least able to bear any
unnecessary tampering with money in
which he is paid. He needs the best
dollar that can be made he ought to
have dollar that is always worth the
same amount, not one worth hundred
cents to day and seventy-fve cents or
less next week. He has greenback
dollar to-day worth practically as much
as coin dollar. and which resumption
will place on an equality with the best
coin money in the world. Yet dema-
gogues would persuade him to vote
against resumption. They ask him to
vote for great and illimitable issue Of
paper money. which nobody pretends
would not depreciate the value Of each
one Of all the paper dollars Of the coun-
try. Will be not turn away from all
such bad advisers?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28

The present canvass for the election
Of state and county officers and members
of congress in New Hampshire is some
what anomalous in that state. The two
great parties which have hitherto waged
such fierce warfare against each other on
the stumps and at the polls, have each
nothing to say against the other this
year but both parties are putting in
what work they do in favor of "honest
money" and in opposition to the Green
hackers. There will in all probability
be no election Of state officers by the
people. On the county tickets and con-
gressmen, plurality elects, and either
the democrats or republicans will carry
the day in those elections.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28
GEN. CIRCUITS LETTER AND HIS
PLATFORM.

In another column may be found a
clear, frank and manly letter from Gen.
w. w. Grout on the political situation
in this district. No one who reads the
letter will fail to understand its meaning,
or will dislike it because it does not
place its author on record, on all the
leading political questions of the day.
Gen. CIRCUITS opposers. in the late can
vass, claimed that he had no defined
political principles, and that the con-
vention purposely adjourned without
forming platform. These objections,
SO far as the candidate were concerned,
were too silly to need refutation among
sensible people, but such as they are,
they are now removed. The letter
shows for itself, and is just what the
friends of General Grout would expect.
He is outspoken, straightforward and
honest in his politics. Though a firm
republican he is not strong partizan,
and in congress we predict would be
less fiery than Joyce or Edmunds. No
man who desires member of congress
who will represent the views of great
majority of the citizens of Vermont, will
be disappointed IN this candidate. He
is loyal, patriotic, enterprising, safe and
honest. On the now very important
question of finance, his opinions coincide
with nearly every Vermonter who has
give the subject an intelligent and care
full investigation On other questions he
will cheerfully vote with such men as
our honored Senators and the best men
sent to congress from New England.
Gen. Grout feels, as his letter shows,
that he has been most unfairly treated
by the bolter's candidate, and we have
the best of reasons for saying that the
rival candidate would have needed no
pledges, not to make him ''trouble," if
Gen. Grout had been beaten in the con-
vention. The treatment he received
from the men who had boasted of fair
play, was most shameful and unexpect-
ed. No one who knew the assumed re-
spectacle standing of Barlow, Clarke,
and other friends of Barlow, dreamed
that they would be so ready to 60 back
on their pledges, the established customs
of their party, and common civility, as
their acts prove. But they took thai
course and have all the glory that such
course deserves.
Gen. Grout will win, if he wins, on g
platform that commends itself to every
honest man in his State. His rival will
win, if he wins, on two platforms, doubt
less formed by the same master hand
and so worded as to catch the voters o
parties that were to be created to nee
the demands of the occasion,-a plat
form that will be unheard of, this con
test ended, in the next century.
There has been no chicanery on tn
part of the regular republican candidat
or his friends. and victors or vanquished
they will have the proud satisfaction o
having put forward clean, intelligent
patriotic, republican candidate, who's
political principles commend him to al
true Republicans in the country.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28

these transactions made Democrats rap
idly down there or not, it was beyond
question that the knowledge of them
was>making Republicans very fast in
Pennsylvania. There is entire conf
dence here that the Republicans will
make gains on Congressman in both
States and have majority in each
delegation.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28
The Washington correspondent of the
WILLIAM w. CIRCUIT.

The Washington correspondent of the
Advertiser, abiding to the canvass in
New York and Philadelphia, says;
The indisputabie facts of Democratic
outrages in South Carolina are having
a great effect in both these States in
consolidating the Republicans. From
the most conservative Republican
sources the denunciation of the move
ments acknowledged to be under the
leadership of Wade Hampton's aids is
now severe and Significant. In Penn
sylvania the feeling is we'll indicated
by remark of one of the most conserv-
alive journalism the State, that whether
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28

With fair election and an honest
count the Republicans have ten thOus-
and majority in Louisiana and twice
that majority in South Carolina. 1t is
doubtful, however, whether they will
elect Congressman in either State at
the coming election. The White Leag-
uers in Louisiana and Wade Hampton
militia in South Carolina will secure
complete Democratic victories in their
respective States.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28

There have been vague rumors for
years that a searching investigation of
the treasury department would uncover
a deficiency of millions. Senator Davis
of West Virginia, it will be remembered
got the idea so fastened upon him that
there was no shaking it of, and he was
the prime mover in an investigation Or
dered by the Senate during the last ses-
seon. 1t has been made, and the report
is that "the accounts balance to cent"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28

1t is worthy of note that all of the few
greenback members of Congress elected
are pledged to vote with the Democrats.
Argus.
And that explains to our mind the
reason Atkins and other leading demo-
Gratis, are SO happy because there is a
possibility that this strong republican
third district may be represeted by
Bradley Barlow.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28

November 9Th, elections take place in
twenty-nine states viz: Alabama. Ar
kansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Kansas. Kentucky,
Louisiana. Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hamp-
shise, New Jersey, New. York, North
Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, YER
mont (Third DistricD, Virginia and
Wisconsin.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28

The weather has been so exceedingly
warm and agreeable up to this date.
that it is hard to realize that we have
reached that time in the year when win
ter may be expected to commence at
once. Three years ago. about eight in
ches of snow fell on the last day of o.
tOber, and November proved the snowiest
and most disagreeable month of the
winter. While there is no sure promise
of winter for short time yet, this is a
good time to make preparations for it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28

The loudest cry for greenbacks comes
from bankrupt spectators, who. having
had bad luck in their attempts to get
rich by their wits. now ask the govern
ment to step in and relieve them of their
debts. They gambled againt fate and
lost, and now they want law to compel
honest people who have been saving
little by little. to divide their property
with them.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28

Out of thirty-elght men employed on
the Memphis Appeal only two escaped
the yellow fever, and out of forty-four
employed on the AvaLanche only two are
left twelve have died, twenty-fOur are
sick and eight have left. Each paper
was at one time reduced to one editor
and single compositor.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28
OF BARTON.

In view of the prospective change of
the United States Senate from republic
can to democratic. there are said to be
at least fifty applicants for each Office,
and two-thirds of them are from the
Sonth
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28

The N. Y, Times has not been a de-
fender, still less eulogist, of the Ad-
ministration's Southern policy; but in
very sensible and effective editorial it re-
pudiates the notion that the President
either ought to or can abandon that pol
icy because the shotgun Democracy are
breaking up Republican meetings and
preventing Republican vote in South
Carolina. Of the fact there appears to
be little or no question and Gov.
Hampton's delay to give to the colored
people the protection which he promised
them awakens not unreasonable suspi-
c1on that it was but politicians prom
Use. But the Constitution confers on the
President no power to declare martial
law; and his power to protect the voter
through the slower processes of the U.
S. courts is limited, as is all executive
power in governments not absolutely
despotic. Public sentiment has almost
effaced the color line in Virginia given
political freedom and safety in North
Carolina and created powerful party
of 'Independents" in Georgia and il
will bring South Carolina to her senses
in time. Moral forces require more
time and patience than physical force
The real remedy for the shotgun polio!
in South Carolina would be to sent
down to her Republican meetings sucl
a speaker as Blaine or Woodford. Th
Democratic party could not afford to lie
a National man be mobbed under Dem
ocratic governor Christian Union.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28

Major H. X. Ide Of st. Johnsbury is
q candidate for Quartermaster-G General.
Ide is a capable, reliable man, and the
State will be well served if he is elected
to the position named. Let his friends
give him deserved support.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28

He informs the British ministry that he
has written to the Ameer of Afghanis-
tan, calling on him as good Mussul-
man to come to an anicable arrange
ment with England but his interven-
ton is singularly uninhuential with the
Ameer. Austria in an official reply to
the Porte repels the latter's charges of
cruelty. Cruelty, both Austrian and
Russian, there doubtless was; war is al
ways cruel. and it has been aggravated
in European Turkey by race and relig-
prejudice and by the spirit of retaliation.
But there is not the slightest evidence
that it was authorized or has been sane
toned or countenanced by either gov
eminent. Peace is reported to have
been negotiated in Crete, securing a
measurable independence to the island;
but details are not given.-Erchange.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28

Don't forget to vote for Gen. William
w. Grout on the 9TH of November.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28
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