New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-26

small party, are making great demonstrations.
and they are being met with equally aRgres-
sive proceedings by the Republicans. IL IL
predicted that Vermont will give $4,000
majority for Farnham (Rep) for Governor,
and about the same for Garfield in November.
THE FIRST EASTERN STATE TO VOTE.
THE CANVASS IN THE Old STATE WHICH ALWAYS
ROLLS UP AN INSPIRING REPUBLICAN, MAJORITY
CHARACTER OF THE TWO PARTIEs-THE DEM
ocRATs KEEP Up THE HoPELtss CONTEST FOR
THE SAKE OF HOLDING THEIR MORTGAGE on
POSSIBLE NATIONAL sPOLs.
IrROM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT or THE rRBUNE.l
BC .LINGTON. VT, Aug. 2l.-fhe politics OF state
where twothlfds OF the voters belong 70 one party,
and have been uniformly faithful 10 that party
since it was organized. worth studying. The Re-
nubIcan party has carried Vermont year since
the party came into existence. Prior Uolsji 10
strong Wings; The Democrats have never car
red a State election here or come anywhere ueara
victory. Once there was a Democratic Governor.
buf be was chosen by the Legislature. That was
in 1913, wien the old parties had begun 10 break
on the slavery question and the Tree >oiiess had
force enough 80 pre- yent an election by the people,
and throw the contest into the Legislature. where
they combined with the Democrats for diyision Of
the Offices. In the parcelIng out OF the spos the
GoyernOrshD ie TO the Democrats, whose candi-
date was John :. Robinson. An unbrOken line OF
Wing and FeGeraiist Governors preceded Robin
son. beginning with the admission al the State
INTO tie Union an unbroken line of Republican
Governors followed him. Thus Robinson was the
landmark between the old anG the new dis
pensaticns IN Vermont pOntcs. At Presidential
elections the State hrst tedeIalist and then
Wing until the Republican party was formed,
,4f..~, .trla III
vote for William WIt, the candidate of tue short
lived Anti-Masouic party. That was n 1882. if I
remember the date arght when the parties of the
first epoch of our National politics were falling
a9art, ana those of the Wing and Democratic
epoch had not got fairly upon their feet. The
Anti-Masonic party played part in breaking up
out-wCrn ORGANIZATIONS similar 10 that played by
the American party nearly quarter OF century
later. 1t acted Ike solvent. and made possible
the new crystallzations ana divisions demanded by
the progress Of opinions while vaueless Itself for
any permanent use.
1t must require a good deal Of the substance
of things hopei for to be 4 Democrat in Vermont
a very lively faith in result for which the past
affords no example. and the future but small prom
se The Vermont Democrats never 20 into Il cam
paign with the smallest hope of carrying the state.
Their persistence under such discouTaging crcum-
stances would be admirable as a stubborn adj
herence to convictions, it not for the fact that
they ALWAYS have their eyes on the oayes and fishes
to fall to their share ID case their party wins al
Presidential election. The phantom Of hope dances
before their eyes every four years very lively
and enticng manner.
It is currently reported that the Democratic man.
ayers in Vermont do not want to increase the Of
the party much. One of them SAID not long ago
that 1t was better to keep it small so that the Fed
eral patronage would go around among its promi-
nent leaders. The chiefs OF the Vermont Democracy
are, as a rule. men OF wealth. education and social
standing, the sons of Old Hunker Democrats or
Silver-Gray Wings. They Inherited pro-slavery
opinions and an admiration for the Sout1, and
were COpperheads during the war. The rank
and file of the parry is made up Of
the ard-scrabble farmers of the country and the
Irish Catholics Of the towns. Drive along any
country road and you pick out the houses where
Democrats lIve by their shabby and shitless ap-
pearance. Every man who sells illici5 whiskey or
consumes good deal Of il, aud every man who Is
the way to he poorhouse or to the penitentary.
is a Democrat. The percentage of respectable,
wel-to do psope in the party seems TO be smaller
here than in States where the party itself is pro-
portOnally stronger. An old citizen of BnrlIDg-
ton. discussing the makeup of parties in Vermont,
said to me last evening; Take the members Of
any Protestant church IN town and you will End
that eight-tenths of them at least, and probably
nine-tenths, are Republicans. SO it Is in social
circles. Politics do not enter into society az all,
but if | TO give party at my house and invito
every body IN the place who would he thought Of
In such connection, nne-tenths Of the guests wOnld
be Republicans. And il would be the same thing IL
Phelps, the democratic candidate for Governor.
gave the party-as large a proportion Of bis guests
would be Republicans. With the exception of .
few men, whose politics are hereditary. the thrifty,
educated. prosperous people belong to the Republ-
can party, and the thrftless, ignorant people to
the Democratic paSSy.'
The one-sideGness Of Vermont politics is not
preventing an animated canvass this year. brisk
campaign IS IN progress with all the enlIyenIng
accompaniments Of big meetings, banner ralsngs,
professions an brass bands The Republicans are
active earnest and united. There no desertions
from their ranks All that have talked with say
that the PARTY is IN excellent shape aud Will poll at
least It's majority Of 1876. thorough speaking
canvass is IN progress, carried on manly by homo
orators. General Logan made one speech IN tho
State on his way to Maine. Governor Woodiord
has spent week here. and two Irish orators from
Chicago have done good work among their country
men but with these and perhaps few other ex-
ceptiOns the canvass Is prosecuted by Vermont
talent Of which there IL no lack. Senator EdmundA
who has made a dozen speeches says THAI
the meetings are invariably large and en-.
thusiasc, and that more Zeal and energy
are shown than have been manifested
for many years. The Democrats hoped to win some
votes from the Republican soldiers who belonged to
the Vermont bri igade that served under Hancock,
but they have failed 20 make any impression that
element. Democratic meetings ars mainly confined
70 tha NJ has hear
here and ex-Congressman Waddell. of North Caro-
lina Colonel Martin, of Mississippi and one or two
other ex-Confederates are making a regular stump
ing tour telling the people how the South loves tho
Union aud respects the laws, and how the enormous
naiarlLins la that sectIap come from tha