Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-10-27
MONTPELIER vi.
The Last Week.

The Last Week.
Next Tuesday the people of the country
give their decision in the matter of the
presidency. For four months or more the
Two great parties have stood in array over
against each other and feeling of relief
will come to those engaged, on whichever
side, when full and unquestioned decis-
ion is reached.
Much as we should regret the incoming
of the democratic party as now constituted
10 power the evils that would be likely 10
follow in its train are not those most To be
dreaded by good citizens.
Whatever the arrogant dictators of the
policy OF that party might do when their
power should be unquestioned they eould
hardly impose their shot gun and kindred
policies on communities north of Mason
and Dixon's line. They would of course
rule supreme south of that and run the
southern portion of the Union for Years
on plan of civilization that exaIts ,bo
few by the depression of the many.
But all that would not in its immediate
result stop the north in its course aIono
the road of prosperity. 1t would ret,rd
its progress and offend its sense of ins,i,,,
but 1t wonld not stop the wheels of Inns;
ness.
Nor would the adoption of "a tariff for
revenue only which would follow IN.
advent OF the democrats to power if tbev
nave the courage of their professed oon
Vlctlons-ruin all the industries of tbo
nor'n' 1t is true that it would crinnl,.
manufactures and either throw man, If
the workmen employed by manufacturers
out OF their present employment or grant
~ reuuee their wages. But they would
gradually work into other kinds Of om,
Ployment, and things would in tbo o.,.,
get adjusted to the dispensation of comma
tition with the world
30 whatever should prove to bo a..
immediate friction of the entry into now
81 Vi party with principle, of action
such as held by the democratic oroaniza
uon' In the Try and in practice trorhIos
would be to great extent local-loo.I
ana not general-as prominent demo
Graf mas OF late been reported in ono n,
his own party papers as consiJorinn ~.
tariff issue. '"'
Do' Jour years ago there appeared in
american politics danger that this voar
has at times been threatening to rene,,
ltSei It's one that goes to the peace of
''ie couhtry-to the very foundation of
AL our prosperity-it is the dangor Of
disputed succession.
The quarrel us to the result of tbo oloo,
ION In 1876 would have gone IN 70 o;n,
war 1t is probable had not method If
aroltratlon been devised. The decision
oi 'he arbl'rators in that case wbIe sph-
mltted to has always been denouncod h.
'he party beaten, And it is safe to COW
th't we shall never go away from dancer
by that bridge again.
Inns being so the need of the countrv
uoes not so much lie in the success Of any
oAo party as 10 have an undisputcd victory
oy one side or the other. Had ,bo oa,,
Der elections given an uncertain sorna
ihe danger would have been much moro
Imminent.
out showing as they did rising tide in
'"Vor OF the republican party-a tide that
PROMISES TO carry that party to success
Inose elections point to business mon .l
10 all interested in the stability of opr
institutions the way of certain safety.
Inc election can be made close or Al.
pntable only by an earnest effort to check
'niS tide OF republican success. The dem.
ocratlc national committee shows that i,
mas become desperate-it represents tbe
iechleSs oourbonism of the obstructive
anu destructive portion of the party. It
Is prepared to 60 to lengths that the GOOD
cl''zens of its own party will not sanction
1t Is ready to seize on any pretext for
commotiou.
This being the case we look to soe =
heavy vote thrown for the republican can.
dldates from men who are not strong par
tlsans but who see that the way of safety
lies In giving the winning party such an
overwhelming majority that the widest of
Mr. barnum's mules will see it useless to
kick against the result. Garfield and Ar.
thur should be given such rousing major.
lty that we shall hear no more wrangline
over the result of a presidential election