Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-08-23

While it is useless to expect, or to attempt
to arouse, a great amount of interest or cnthu-
siasm over political issues in this State in an
''of year" in politics, like the present, there
are, nevertheless, good and sufficient reasons
why the Republicans of Vermont should
awake to such n sense of their duty in the
coming election as shall bring them out to
the polls in full numbers. So far Is national
issues are concerned, to begin with, it is
fact which has not yet been crcctunlly dis
puted that as q whole, the Republicans of
Vermont stand for belief in and support of
the reform principles embodied in Mr.. Hayes's
administration. They look upon the course
which Mr. Hayes adopted towards the South
as the only right one which he could have
taken, whether viewed from standpoint of
necessity or of simple justice, They believe
that, through his efforts, the whole tone of
the civil service of the country has been puri-
fed and elevated 20 that this service never
stood for so much Of honesty and efficiency
as it stands for to-day. They know, too, that
| the administration means honest money, and
that for this reason if for no other, it should
have their unwaveriug support. Despite all
attempted representations to the contrary, as
we have said, the Republicans of Vermont
are understood by the country at large to be-
lieve in and uphold the general principles
represented by the administration and the re-
suits thus far accomplished, The coming
election will furnish them their first oppor-
tunity for speaking out at the polls on the
subject, and il is obvious that II full vote and
the accustomed Republican majority will be
universally interpreted MS u confirmation and
definite assertion of their position in this re-
spect.
Further than this is the consideration that
this falls election will decide the complexion
of the next national House of Representa-
tives Vermont leads in these elections and
if her voice is strong and sure in support of
Republican principles, the effect will be
marked and certain in strengthening and en-
couraging the Republicans of States or dis
tricts where the result is doubtful and uncer-
tain. Without pausing to discuss the ques-
ton as to whether the Republicans of the
country can elect majority of the next
House in Congress, itmay be safely put down
as the paramount duty of Vermont Republi-
cans 10 give all possible encouragement to
| lnelT brethren OF Olnef sections toward ac-
complishing so desirable and important re-
suit
Locally, all political issues are well enough
defined to call for the bringing out of a full
Republican vote, and to keep that vote intact
The Republicans of WindhOm county believe
in genuine reform, in honesty in political
management, in retrenchment and economy
in public expenditures, in just and equablC
taxation. In their own State, as well as else
where in the country, they do not deny thai
Q certain conditions of things have grown VI
l which they hope and intend to see done away
l with but it is not plain to them how this re
f suit could be accomplished by deserving thei
e own colors and going over to the Democrat,
a camp, even though the bait under which the!
e were asked to do this We're disguised unde
e the name of Reform" or Independent
y movement. Honest at heart themselves, the.
6 are not to be misled by oft-repeated volley