Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-09-08


mont hundreds of orators waved the
bloody shirt. Sakes alive! That is just
what all the democrats said couldn't be
done when Hancrck was nominated.
"Who cares for little, -, nasty
Vermont" was what we heard from
Montpelier democrat Tuesday when the
returns began to come in. 1t was sad,
and so was he.
THE STATE.-207 towns give Farnham
4,419, Phelps, 1851, Heath, 1,464, scat
tering 16. In 1876 the same towns gave
Fairbanks 1881, Bingham 1862, scat
tering II. Net republican gain SOL. This
is over all the combined opposition. The
remaining "a towns gave Fairbanks 1,74l
majority.
Arkansas voted yesterday, but such is
the potency of southern methods that
democracy had its own way in that state
and the republican party made no NOM
nations.
The New York Commercial advertiser
says there is a strong probability that the
Western Union Company will pass to the
control of Gould and the American Union
party in October, with the tacit consent of
Vanderbilt, who now owns over $500, 900
to the SAL 100000 capital.
Town clerks are required by law to
deliver the votes cast for governor, lieu
tenant governor and treasurer to the
representative of each town, to be trans
mtted and delivered to the committee
appointed by the general assembly to
receive and canvass the same.
There was a great mass meeting of the
Prohibitionists of Maine at Old Orchard
Beach last week. Several of the most
pronounced temperance men of the state
made addresses, and an address to the
people of the state was adopted. condemn
ing the faction that is seeking to organize
a new prohibition party, and thus distract
and divide the temperance workers in the
state. The result is another disappoint
ment to the unfortunate fusionists.
The St. Adams Messenger says that &
brilliant meteor flashed through The
heavens Sunday evening, forming Crane
spectacle for those who were fortunate
!, enough to witness it. When it exploded
the whole heavens were beautifully Lighted
for short time, and there ensued such a
display of fireworks as is rarely witness
ed. The meteor left track which wa
visible for about sixty-fve seconds.
E The editor of the Okolona, Miss, State
gets off profound truth occasionally, as
when he say ne south has forever rulet
f the democratic party, and forever will
glory to God! and through that party i
will rule this Confederate Union from sea
board to seaboard, just rs certainly a
Hancock captures the robe lind laurels o
the Presidency.
Mr.. Cove, the ex-greenbacker of Maine
hit the nail square on the head and drov
it straight home when he gave as a reason
|
the greenbackers, are united by fusiOl
with the criminal and dangerous south
The young, pure blood of the greenbacl
party is to be transfused into the frame O
this dying Desperate" Whether or n
the blood of the greenback party cal
fairly be described by the adiectv
"pure," there can be no doubt that Mr.
Cove has got at the true inwardness of th
only effect of the greenback party. l
> can only help the dying desperate of tn
q solid south"
Illinois is not on anybody's list of doubt
: full states, but the democrats are making
, sharp campaign from county to count
4 which may have unexpected results befor
, the fight is over, if Indiana remains in tn
democratic column. In his zeal, Lyman
s Trumbull, the democratic candidate fO
governor, has been led into some seriou
inaccuracies in his speeches while stump
ing the state. He charged the republican
} with having increased taxation and publi
Indebtedness in Illinois. AS a matter c
fact the republicans have decreased tn
state tax and paid off the state debt, wa
debt included. The general increase j
the total taxation of the state is due t
democratic counties which owe nearl,
two-thirds of the municipal indebtedness
in Illinois. good deal of money ha
been wasted on public institutions in tn
state, but in the main it has been vel
! governed, better than any state on it
borders. -Repubtican.