New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-30
VERMONT CAMPAIGN LIVELY.

VERMONT CAMPAIGN LIVELY.
~gy IIvELIEsT CAMPAIGN SINCE TIE wAR-GREAT
SIGNIFICANCE ATTACHED TO THE REsULT-THE
DEMOCRATS ABANDON The FRAUD CRY AND
INVENT FALSE STATE IssUE--A GOOD WAY To
INTEREST YOUNG VOTERS
,yRox STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSE.l
BRArTLFBORo, VT. Aug. 27.-Whcn came into
the state the first Republican with whom talked
said: "This is the liyeliest campaign we have
had since the war. We are all awake here, and are
cong 10 poll q big vote" thought this man too
enthusiastic. and disposed to discount his ex-
pectatIons largely. but the next man met told me
the same thing. and the next, and the next, and so
ON AS went from town to town, everybody echoing
the same report of great earnestness and vigor IN
the Republican ranks large meetings everywhere,
even IN remote villages, and warmth and deter
mipation seldom witnessed in political campaigns
among these sober, cOol-blooded Green Mountain
people. After had heard this cheering account of
the canvass not only from younger men.
fresh from fag-raisings aud Garfield ana
Arthur Club meetings but from such steady. vet
sran Republicans as Senator Eimunds and Judge
Adds and such experienced editors as MT Bene-
diet. of The Burlington Free Press, and had seen all
the signs of an energetic canvass from one ehd OF
the State to the other. became convinced that the
descriptions gwen me of the situation were not
overoolored The State is beyond dOubt. thor
cugbly walked up. Both parties are well organized
and are making great efforts to poll as neavy vote
rs asposs,be The Democrats are stimulated ny tue
belief that they have a chance to win the Natlonal
fcbt. and bv the appeals that come to them from
Keg-York TO pull down the Republican majority
here if possible and thus encourage their brethren
in other States and particularly in Maine, where
tbc election comes off week after Vermont votes.
The Republicans are deeply interested IN the issues
of the contest and mean that the first gun of the
campaign shall have no doubtful sound
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE VERMONT Election.
With the two parties thus active and combatiFe
and witt no third party of any account to conpli-
cate the struggle the result of the election VIII be
pretty far test Of Northern opnion on the l'resi-
dental question. There are no local causes at WORK
here part icularly advantageous or particularly
detrimental to either party. The fight is square
one on the question whether the kepubllcan party
~ the Democratic party should name the next
President of the United States. The voters OF Yer
mont are capable of giving intelligent verdict
on public questions as those of any State IL the
Tn non. large majority are educated, indep' 'ndent
farmers whoreal The newspapers. listen to speakers
on hoth sides and keeo well posted or all the que5-
toas of the DAY. II Vermont shows detection III
ue R.vubl can ranks we may expect de1ectl"hs Ill
other stat = if the party sshown TO DC s1ld mere
We may feel assui ed that is sIid throughout the
North. The resat in Vermont may therefore be
booked for As trustworthy indication OF the cur
rent Of opinion throughout the North. 1T VIII be
b.t.er test than the Maize election. because the
ira. ,,h,ck folly. winch has 50 confused old party
divisions in that state for the past two years, has
p,,y lust begun TO disntegrate there.
Four year, ago the Republican majority III Yer
mont was 4 little over 23,O00. Two years ago at
the last election il was in round numbers 1G,OOO-
the falling cf being about the usual shrinkage from
n Presd. ntial election TO State election III the
majority this wear is 20 900 it will show that the
party is az strong it was in 1876 because 5000
il ,noderaie allowance for the changes effected In
tonr year, bv the migration of Republican voters to
the West and the increasing OF Irish and Canadians
Who take their places in the ranks OF labor, ana vote
the Democratic ticket. If the majority again
reaches 23 900 IT will be evidence that the party is
relatively stronger than in 1876, and has made I'M
portant gains. People who are watching for signs
of the drift of the National canvass Will do well to
bear these figures in mind If the result on Tues
day week points to the election of Garfield i'll No.
ycmber. as | believe it will. the Democrats Will try
70 make appear that they put forth no effort here,
because the State was sure to go Republican In any
ease and there was 10 use throwing away
labor and money upon it. Their explanation
will not be an honest one They are by no means
letting Vermont 20 by default. On the contrary,
tey are doing al they can TO cut down the oid Rc-
puhhcan majority The State Is hung all over with
big Hancock and English banners, ana mere seems
10 b. plenty Of money 10 pay for halls ciub-roOGls,
torcir, and bands. Whether the money comes from
Neg-York or is raised here, makes 10 diferehce'
There is enough of 1t TO pay tor aI ,ne % paiapne n
naiia of lively campaign. II, therefore,, tnc Deh-
0cats fail TO accomplish what they boaSinliy SET
Out Ia do and maj )rlty OF over Zo;ol'o Is poucn
against hen, the logic of the result wal os tI' N
Of ne
homes; scresching about the d" great irand of 1876
Sa failure.
TRYING TO SHIFT THE ISSUE
Tho Democrats evidently suspect that they are
making nothing by their fraud cry and their per-
sona attacks upon Garfield and Arthur, Tor their
papers are all at once trying 20 manufacture otae
Issue and bring 1t 10 the front. Ihey nave pr"hen
out with one accord into wall about the EXPENSES
Of the State Government Vermont people of both
parties have heretofore supposed that they hah one
Of the mos: economical and best administered Gov
srnments of any State in the Union. but they are
now told that it is terribly extravagant and corrupt
A comparison of the present expenditures with
those Of 1857 is pub ubshed by the Democratic organs
prove the charge they make. BY these hgures IL
appears that the salaries Of the Supreme Court
judges have been raised from $3.50 year 70
1880; that of the Governor from $3.50 to $l.ooo
and that OF members of the Legislature from @l oo
adsy TO So. Then the Legislature SITS longer tnan
u used to- and OF course, costs more on tha'
account, but the reason for tbis
PLAIN to everyone but the Democratic
editors During these thirty years great
railroad and manufacturing interests have growf
upin the State, and law-making is not the simple
anaifit was when the whole community was
pure agricultural one. and two weeks session
was enough to transact all the business tnat needeo
"os Done The statements the Democrats puDi'su
Ho"here show extravaganza in the present scare o.
'apeass aud. oddly enough, the principai increase
" S'saiarles that of the Judges was made at ,ne III
,anee Of their own candidate for Governor Mr' r.
s.ruelps. The attempt of these papers 10 maze