Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-09-09
The Vermont Election.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, September Sth.-
Returns are coming in slowly, but favor
able to the Republicans. One hundred and
seventy towns heard from give the following
result: Farnham (Rep.l, 1886; Phelps
Dem.) zoos: Heat11 (Greenback), 1,212 /;
scattering, 8. Farnhams majority. 70, 67S
The same 40 towns gave Fairbanks (Rep. J. in
1876, 35,737; Bingham DEM, 1914 /;
scattering, 81. Fairbanks majority, is, S95.
Increase of Republican mai ority, AIS. The
complexion of the Legislature, as per vote
received, is 137 Republicans to IA Democrats
The towns to be heard from will increase the
Republican and Congressional vote materially.
Most of the counties will be in to-day.
MENTOR (O.), September Sth.-The follow
ing dispatches have been received by General
Garfield:
BURLINGTON Vt), September 7th
To Hon. J. A. Garfield Burlington, Democratic
at the last election, gives Republican majority of
$50. This State will cheer you tonight.
GEORGE F. EDMUND,
MIDDLEBURY (vt.), September 7th
Vermont is all right. Middebury gives Repub-
ican majority of 356-gan OF so over 1876
WILLIAM SLADE.
NoRTHFIELD (vt) September sth
The Republicans Of Vermont send you greeting
and give majority Of %, 900. On her vote securely
rests the proud title, "The star that never SETS
GEORGE NICHOLS,
Chairman Republican State Committee.
CHICAGO, September Sth.-The Inter
Oceans Washington special says: The Re-
publican campaign headquarters here are
simply jubilant over the situation-they be-
lieve they have the enemy on the run. If
the Republican gains are as large proportion
ally as they are in Vermont the Democrats
will not carry single Northern State. The
Post this morning gives up the fight in
IL, 60, fba Do,o l.
large majority on Monday. They are at.
tempting to break the force of the blow in
Indiana.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, September Sth.-
Returns of the State election and the Guber-
material vote have been received from 220
towns, leaving 81 to be heard from. The
Congressional vote has been received from
POP towns, leaving SO towns to be heard from.
The Guberpatorial vote stands as follows
Farnham (Rep.), 4S,S23; Phelps dem. J,
20717; Heath (Greenback). 1880 Farm
hams majority over all, 26 SO The same
towns gave in 1876: Fairbanks tRep.l,
"A 065; Bingham (Dem.), 20, $50; scattering,
70. Fairbanks majority, 1852. This shows
Republican gain Of 2, 1904 and Democratic
gain of S97 in 900 towns. The towns to be
heard from gave in 1876: Fairbanks (Rep.l
Co.'S Bingham dem. J, 66S. But if the Re-
publican gain in the remaining twenty towns
is proportionate to those heard from,
Farnham's majority will be at least % 936
In 1876 the Republican majority was %, 725
In the First Congressional District, "a towns
give Joyce (Rep), $780, Randall (Dem.l
544S Martin (Greenbacls) 635. Joyce's
majority, 1867. In the Second Congressional
District, in Y towns, Tyler (Rep,) has H.
1872; Campbell Dem. J. ), 939 Mead tFuaion),
BAL; scattering, Z. Tyler's majority, S,445.
Ia the Third District, in 80 towns, Grant
(Rep.) has 1896; Currier DEM, 5,02l
Grants majority, 4,36l. There are in the
three districts 20 towns to be heard FROM
The complexion of the next Legislature will
be more strongly Republican than for long
time before, being composed of 192 Republi-
cans, - Democrats and one Greepbacker.
Full returns on all the tickets will probably
lie received tomorrow.
Professor Gregory on the Power and In
nuence OF The American Newspapers.
SARATOGA, September Sth-At the Social
Science Association j. NJ. Gregory, President
of the Illinois State University, re I'd o paper
on American newspapers and American ed
ucation. He said that the American news
paper is the best index of American life and
the fairest representation of our people.
Whoever would form a correct estimate of
the spirit, genius and life of Americans,
must study the newspapers. Our virtues,
our vices, our thoughts and opinions, our
politics, our trade. our push and pride, our
weakness, strength, creeds, customs and civ
iization, are all imaged in orr memorable
periodical publications. The American news
paper has no rival ON earth in volume and
variety of its issues. More than eight thou
sand papers appear each week from our news
paper press more than thousand million
copies are circulated annually They cover
every thought and interest. Every depart
ment of business, manufacture and
trade has its advertiser. Social, scientific,
moral, educational, religious, political and
charitable societies and organizations publish
newspapers devoted to their interests, and
filled with their ideas but stating the num-
Der Of newspapers does not tell the whole
story. One must note well the great army of
writer's who help to fill their columns. Ed
itor=, assistants, reporters, correspondents,
critics and contributors of all kinds, which are
paid and unpaid includes large proportion
of the talent Of the country. The best brain
of the nation speaks through the newspapers.
The latest ana freshest thought Of the people
is to be sought in the last paper issued.
Malice meanness, fanaticism, and the false
hood and fraud which mix with our daily
life, cannot be shut out from papers but
truth, wisdom, practical sense ana love OF
public good, solid learning and courageous
criticism, are also in force in the newspapers,
80 that we may easily forget the bad elements
which mingle with them 1t is the business
Of social science to take an account of all the
great public forces, to mark their exact char
acter and tendencies, and to learn their
amount and direction of power for good or
evil. The newspaper is at once the product
and exponent of the American mind-no bet
ter. no worse. Good probably exceeds the
bad in the newspaper in a larger proportion
than among the people, for vices seek seclu.
sion, not publicity. In no other country does
the newspaper exercise such power as in
American. Americans live, work and think
through the newspapers.
Acting as public conscience, it places its
seal of shame or honor upon each chapter of
our history as it transpires. No American
forgets it. 1t watches to reward the good
and punish the bad. Good men trust it, and
bad men fear it. The power Of the news
paper is not the mere force of printed
thought it is the embodied power of the
public life of the day. Each reader feels
that he is surrounded by an unseen multi
tude, who are reading the same lines, and
he grows excited with imagined responses.
All the forces OF current history prove
themselves through the press That
force never remains idle. 1t is impossible
that so gigantic force as the American news
papers should exist without exerting a CORE
spending influence upon the character, affairs |