Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-11-01


certainly unfortunate thai The Hyde 4
Park Communion did not announce
a platform OF principles; bat that
connection was Que Of unexampled
exeitement aud activity, aud the
Closing scene was SO unanimous, so
full Of apparent good feeling that in
the ecstacy Of Ihe momentit was for
gotten. Had the convention put
forth a platform, there is no doubt 1t
would have been ono of pronounced
RepHblieanism-one recognising alike
the proud career of the patty and the
high demands of the hour IL Is safe
to say, that it would have been found
no comfort for regulators or iaha-
tionlsts-no license Tor socialists or
dlsorganisers. 1t would have de-
clared in favor OF honest money, viz.
coin standard, the only liked stand
ard OF tue commercial world. 1t would
have counsclled no backward step in
The work Of resumption-but would
have insisted that laDor's dollar should
be real dollar; aud that that part OF
our currency Represented by paper
should be equivalent to and CONVEX
tible into coin at the option OF the
holder; thereby making it a secure
aud steady cnrrency-regulated by
the laws of trade and not, as some
would have it, by auctuating ma
Ijouty in Congress-subject 90 all
those political vicissitudes which
would surely paralyze the arm Of, in
dustry and Cheat toll Of its pittance.
That platform would doubtless have
endorsed tha e@oxL-put i0rtn by the
/ present administration to elevate and
reform the civil service would hive
declared in favor Of pure, frugal aud
efficient q ADMINISTRATION in every de-
partpcnt Of The government; would
have pleaded for Tree unsectarian pub
lie schools, and for the equal CIVIL
rights Of all before the law.
Such, in brief outline, would have
been the platform of chat convention.
Such at least is my platform; and il
upon that platform | cannot win, then
upon that platform | am wiling G
) lose. But | beg the Ropbiicans OF
the Third District to remember thai
this is not my affair alone, but theirs
as well that the issue is not in my
, hands, but in theirs aud that the
, result will depend largely upon Hh /
: they may do, and very little vi Oh
what may do.
8 | know, that by convention l hav,
been charged with the custody Of TIT
Repub lean standard, and have 4 duty
to perform. 1t is in obedience to ha
duty that | write this letter, in orde
l., that all may know, that for one al
; least, l shall never consent that tha
standard be lowered "one jot or on,
title" TO the motley flag Of the op.
position. 81.
J ! did not thrust myself into tai
, campaign. 1t was with reluctanc
, that I'entercd it, and | should hav,
Kept ous altogether, but | though
| only Of a friendly and generous riya!r,
. for preference Within The Republical
+ rauks-to he decided i'll theusual way
by convention. AS it is, ! woult
step out now, but the standard is il
9 any keeping and like the Admiral
: who, in the midst Of an engagement
!. siGnallcd a ship of the line 10 NOV
alongside his own, and as it came nea
said to the Lieutenant commandin;
p The approaching vessel T." ] have take
q the depth of the water at this p0int
= and if 60 down, it is Lot SO deep bu
q that the flag, which you sec nailed t
the mast, will still float above the sur
1 1t is your business to stand by th
-. flag" So, fellow citizens, | propos
to go down-if go down l must
!, with flying coIors; til, Sc colors sti
q gearing these incriptions: Homes
:. Money p ;, Resumption Of speoi
;, Payments w 7''Civil Service Reform.
: " Free Schools! !" 6 Equal Civ
. Rights!"
. Under this banner, honest me
from all parties can rally. If ste
j will do their duty, do not believ
the waters of this unseemly conteS
! are so deep, but that we may sti
stand upon the solid ground and bea
!, back the dark wave that threatens t
: engulf us. | do not believe tha, til
q hard money men of the Third Disiric
q are so demoralised as to lie supnel
by and surrender without struggle
I 1t is, however, all with them; an
they need not be reminded that the
: stand in he full gaze Of the Who'll
. State of Vernon, indeed OF the Who'll
Il country; and that the friends {
n honest money and honest government
everywhere, expect that on the 9th {
< November next every man i'll til
i Third District will do his duty. Thi
i done, and all will be well. / an
fellow citizens,
p Hopefully and faithfully,
t. Your obedient servant,
+, WIITIAM w GpcI1T