The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-10-30

luC ldDOllllS man a Wv piSNa''NoN' BNIN'
money, an evil arising from the war,
while the capitalist has had large
semi-annual gold interest, and the war
to him has been no evil, but blessing.
TO the Freemea fine Third Congressional
District!
Your attention has been directed by the
Governors proclamation to the choice, on
the 9TH of November next, of person to
represent you in Congress. This unusual
proceeding has been made necessary by
the remarkable conduct of certain gentle
men in the District, heretofore moving
with the Republican party, who, before
the September election, inaugurated and
carried forward a campaign-the charac-
ter of which / will not stop here to dis
cuss-but which, taken as a whole, is
without parallel in the history of the
State. Among the many eXtravagant
things said in that canvass, it was said
that neither the Republican party in the
Third District, nor the candidate of that
party, had any political principles. 1t was
certainly unfortunate that the Hyde Park
convention did not announce platform of
principles; but that convention was one
of unexampled excitement and activity,
and the closing scene was so unanimous,
so full of apparent good feeling, that in
the ecstasy of the moment 1t was forgot
ten. Had the convention put forth plat
form, there Is no doubt it would have
been one of pronounced Republicansm-
one recognizing alike the proud career of
the party and the high demands of the
hour. 1t is safe to say that in 1t would
have been found no comfort for repudia-
tors or inflatiOnists-no license for social
lists or disorganizers. 1t would have de-
clared in favor Of honest money, viz, a
coin standard-the only fixed standard of
the commercial world. 1t would have
counselled no backward step in the work
of resumption-bu would have insisted
that labOr's dollar should be n real dollar,
and that that part of our currency repre-
scented by paper should be equivalent to
and convertible into coin at the option of
the holder, thereby making it a secure
and steady currency-regulated by the
laws of trade, and not, as some would
have it., by a fluctuating majority in
Congress, subject to all those political Vi
cissitudes which would surely paralyze
the arm of industry and cheat toll of its
pittance. That platform would doubtless
have endorsed the effort put forth by the
present administration to elevate and re-
form the civil service; would have de-
clared in favor ofpure, frugal and efficient
administration in every department Of the
government; would have pleaded for free,
unsectarian public schools, and for the
equal civil rights of all before the law.
Such, in brief outline, would have beer
the platform Of that convention. Such at
lost is my platform; and if upon that
platform I cannot WIN, Jnem upon thal
platform am willing to lose. But beg
the Republicans of the Third District tC
remember that this is not my affair alone
but theirs as well that the issue is not in
my hands, but in theirs; and that the re.
suit will depend largely upon what they
may do, and very little upon what | may
do. | know that by convention have
been charged with the custody of the Re
publican standard, and have duty tC
perform. 1t is in obedience to that duty
that | write this letter, in order that al
may know that, for one at least, shall
never consent that that standard be low
| cred zone lot or one tittle' to the motley
flag of the opposition.
| did not thrust myself into this cam
paign. 1t was with reluctance that en-
tered it, and | should have kept ont alto
gether, but | thought only of friendl!
and generous rivalry for preference with
in the Republican ranks-tO be decided il
the usual way, by convention. As it is
| would step out now, but the standard
in my keeping; and, like the admiral
who, in the midst of an engagement, sig
nailed ship of the line to move along
side his own, and as it came near said t.
, the lieutenant commanding the approach
ing vessel, - Il have taken the depth G
the water at this point, and if go down
it is not so deep but that the flag, whic
you see nailed to the mast, will still tloa
above the surf. 1t is your business t
stand by the flag" So, fellOw-citizens.
propose to go dOwn--if go down must
} with flying colors; those colors still bear
ing these Inscriptions, " Honest Money !!
, Presumption ofSpecie Payments p civ
Service Reform !"''F'ree Schools !""Equi
Civil Rights !"
= Under this banner, honest men from a
> parties can rally. If such will do the
duty, do not believe the waters of tn
unseemly contest are so deep but that W
may still stand upon the solid ground an
beat back the dark wave that threatens t
engulf us. | do not believe that the har
money men of the Third District are S
demoralized as to lie supinely by and SUI
render without struggle. 1t is, how
ever, all with them; and they need M
! be reminded that they stand in the flu
= gaze of the whole State of Vermont, il
l deed of the whole country and that I'll