Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-04-07

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Letter from w. u. Jaaeties.
EpiroR AGR-Sw wish 10 have
q little talk with your readers about
this. that aud almost everything
First, tho boon a few Of tho ltepab'
licans are striving TO got up In favor
OF Senator Edmuhds, They 'ay no Ia
tho lad 10 DO tho next ffesj, NJ ofthcss
United States, 10 play with the lasses,
aud swing upon tho gates They tell
W, poor devils, that no 10 ~ pure and
holy ~ the angels OF light, and tho
Almighty placed him here tor great
aud noble purposes one OF which Is
TO be the next Chief Magistrate of this
great and mighty republic hut Is
he, Mr. Editor, without spot OF blem'
ish 7 How stood his record ut the
last Presidential clvctlon' Did he,
like u true patariot and s'a'esman'
stand up manfally aud battle Tor
justice and for Ugh. 7 Or did ho le'
party triumph over every Godlike
principle and write himself IN mss IN
langusgo so plain that all who read
can understand I That y to 7 middle
will always cling to him like death
to u black man. II would bayo been
far better for him never to have been
born, than 10 have engaged IN that
rascally business. | call It rascally'
for il is q we'll known fact that s. J.
Tilden was elected President, but by
tho Vaccinations ola certain ring, no
was counted out, and II. B. Hayes
took the seat that belonged to him.
Was not Mr.. Edmpnds one fthe
ring who concoe,ed this scheme - II
70, then God forgive him, for man
never will. . useless" Grant--what
OF hims He is q big Indian! Whyi
The poor fellow has flew oil over the
United States, been TO Europe, shed
bis tail feathers, and came back Que
of tho most wonderful men OF modern
times. Yet he is the same Grant,
He may have grown u little wiser in
regard to government affairs, and VIC
sincerely hope that he has, tor his
ignorance far exceeded the igno: ance
of the Scribes and Pharisees Of o|den
times. The Republicans tell us that
Grant is the man for the times, and
that his wisdom exceeds the wisdom
Of King Solomon. for the Grant OF
to-day ia different man from the
Grant OF q dozen years ago. God
grant that this be true. All we have
to say in regard to him, is this: look
back at his record while be stood at
the helm to guide the ship of State
Was be faithful to his trust I or did
he guide the old ship among the
breakers and quicksands ! One ques-
ton more. Is Grant a Statesman +!
During his administration did he do
the first act that savored OF the true
statesman 7 The Republicans say
that we poor Democrats do not re.
spect him, and will rot give the credit
due him. We do respect him, and
we regard him rs Sa,yr---a fabulous
Sylvan Deity--half horse and halt
alligator, II this is not honor enough
for one man, what iss To our Re-
publican friends we would say few
words. DO you believe in third
term q? Does not the administration
become rotten enough during the
second term not to try the third p
hear some Of your sages
Jay that we must select men tor office
who are above reproach. All, in deed
Have you not been weighed in the
balance and found wanting' A few
words, more aud I close for this time..-
There arc many Republicans whom
We respect. 1t is not the persons
whom We dislike, but the principles
hey advocate principles WHICH have
= tendency to make the poor man
poorer and the rch man richer.
n. R. C.
w. r. Junction. April 8, 80.