Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-05

people. These unpleasant things have eooed
a little out Of sight since the industry OF our
farmers and the semi-starvatiou Of the suf-
ferers beyond the sea have established the
business "boom." But reaction will bring
1t all to light again. America is on the di-
rect way to become "Grester Britain"
Wealth is beginning to accumulate, not
only in our large cities, but in the small
ones and in the villages. 1t seeks to fortify
itself, and to secure exemptions and special
privileges. A soulless aristocracy of corpo-
rations with perpetual succession is estab-
lished, capable of being even more oppres-
sive than the personal aristocracy of Europe.
Our legislatures, state aud national, are filled
with their representatives who make laws
for their benefit. These things are summed
up by The Springfield Republican when it
says
There is an uneasy feeling among great masses
OF voters that the pendulum hasswung far enough
one way and ought to begin going toward the
other. Easy-going expenditure, the richer Glasses,
the great corporations, the mammoth fortunes OF
the country, the rolling snow-balls ol dollars
which grow larger as they roll on and leave be-
hind bare and crushed track, have all come TO
be identified with the republican party. Not al
ways with Justice, but often with reason: and the
counter-current, which blindly seeks TO curb and
confine these influences, TO the end that labor
may be lightly burdened and the many be happy,
| sets strongly in the channels OF the democratic
party. Other binder purposes and sonlo cripinn
smhitlcns flow these; INC. hiff..ta ipapetialsssn
based on a mock plebfscfte which plnndern Sfw
| York city, the organized robbery and Reputation
| of inhationists and greenbackers, a host of the
| worst and apparently most vital influences oi
American politics, add their strength to the dem.
| ocratc party, and often dominate 1t but It would
be idle not TO see that 1t has contained, and, II il
hangs together, is likely to embody, large share
of the wholesome American purpose that govern.
| ment shall be simple, the many cared for and
wealth diffused.
AS for ourself, we do not care a penny
about party names. The majority of bott
parties are, when they think about thes'
things and realize these dangers, one il
opinion and will be one in action. There
are aristocracies in both parties, and in eacf
party the arstocrats seem to have control
The safety of the country demands that th
friends of liberty should act together, an'
we have no doubt they will find way to d.
it when the time comes. Meantime tn
thinking farmers ought to study these mat
ters. As yet we have no landed aristocracy
But the signs of the approach are about us
Even in Vermont large bodies of land ar
being gathered into the possession of ind
viduals. What will be done with it Their
is little market for it. The former occu
pants have gone west, or, ceasing to be farm
ers, have fallen into the ranks Of the labor
ing class of the large towns and cities. Ii
the west the lands of the landgrant railroad
are going in great tracts to the bonanz
farmers" If the rate of interest continue
low, owing to the accumulation of wealth
investments will be made in farming land
TO be rented. A landed aristocracy is Gel
tainly possible in America Wherever
exists it means no chance for poor man.