Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-26
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Mr.. Editor: AS you have a good
many democratic readers who sometimes
think they get rather roughly handled
in your correspondence and political ar
ticles, presume you will not object
to brief article. suggested by late
letter from your Washington cores
pondent Logan
In speaking of the delay in advanc-
ing business in Congress the present
winter, he lays all the blame on the
democrats, and says the real reason is
the democratic party is not competent
to govern this republic; that its pur-
poses are bad, its methods vicious and
its aims subversive of free government.
He prophesies that with democratic
majority in Congress, and democratic
Congress. the loyal people will feel great
anxiety for the safety of our free in
situations. We infer from Logan's let
ter that he heartily endorses the senti-
ments of Senator Hoar of Massachusetts,
in his letter to the people of his State,
when he tells them that the one impor-
tant thing in selecting candidate for
the presidency is to get the strongest
Republican. that Is, I suppose, the one
who by the manipulations of the "ma-
chine" can command the most votes.
He says further that of Grant, although
he made some grave mistakes, can poll
the biggest vote, he is the man, mind
he acknowledges that the ex-president
made some mistakes, but he should be
supported by every loyal man. | shall
claim that the inference is, that not.
outstanding how many mistakes man
makes, or how big rascal he may be,
if he can get more votes than another
man, the party or country must vote fol
him. If this is so, l do not wish to be
loyal. am not street party man
but claim the privilege of voting for tn,
man whom | consider best, and mean t.
exercise freedom of thought, untrameleC
by party prejudice and party dictation
Logan who seems to be opposed t,
Grant, nevertheless informs yours read
ers that they need have no fear of hi
defeat, if he gets the nomination, but
take the other side and declare that b
cannot get the election if he is nomina
ted. | have as good right to an oplr
ion as Mr.. Logan" or anybody else
The people of the United States are nc
yet ready for monarchy or anythin
that looks like it, and they will nc
vote in third term president.
But to come back to Logan's statemer
that the democrats are not competent
run this republic, and that their retur
to power means the ruin of our free il
situations, l deny. have yet to lear
that the democratic party does not col
tam as eminent statesmen as the repu
lican party, think the party can point
as great men, and as great and wi
measures for the good of the country
any party, and | had supposed the We
term democracy meant freedom and Il
right of the people to govern themselvt
If we could divest ourselves of pref
dice and look at the thing squarely,
think we should discover that the cou
try has never come nearer ruin und
democratic, than under republican ru
think no acts more shameful, extra
agant and disloyal can be proved AGAR
the old democracy. than against the !
publicans. But seriously, if all n
. chine politicians could be swept asic
and the people vote directly for the m
;, they consider best for president, ma
u ing one term the rule, the count
. would rid itself of great part of t
= corruption and rascality which NAL
3 politics rotten to-day. G. W. M.