The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-01-16

the purblind democracy would imagine
that this nation is now ready TO have its
industries broken down, after being la
boriously built up, and to see return to
the spoils system, which, for fifty years,
disgraced American politics."
THE New York Times, writing of the
result of the late Ohio senatorial caucus,
and of its subserviency to the managers
of the Standard Oil Company, says:
"Their operations were 80 open and so
scandalous as TO call the venerable Mr..
Thurman from his retirement, and to
force from his lips bitter and indignant
protest. Mr.. Thurman knows monopoly
as the brave and puissant soldier knows
his dearest foe. The same mslign infu-
ence that drove the author of the bill to
compel the Pacific railways to come to
settlement with the government from his
natural position at the head of the de-
mocracy in Ohio has made Mr.. Payne the
candidate, and, in effect, the senatoreect
of that party. The issue
was perfectly defined. Mr.. Payne was
supported by the monopoly for reasons of
which the monopoly managers are the best
judges. Mr.. Pendleton was opposed be-
cause he could not be relied on by the mo.
nopoly, and because he was reformer.
This was not only the real and secret
cause of the opposition to him, but it was
openly and repeatedly avowed as the
ground of opposition. The monopoly
knew what it was doing. 1t knew that
no charge against the senator would be
so fatal to him in his own party as that he
was sincere, practical, impartial re-
former, an enemy of the spoils system for
both parties, believer in honest service
as an equivalent for the taxpayers money,
and opposed to that money being used to
reward party workers, whether republicans
or democrats. They were right. The re.
suit in Ohio has double significance. 1t
is victory for monopoly and corruption
and defeat for genuine, consistent, eff.
cient reform. 1t is the most telling fact
in recent politics as to the value of the
democratic opposition to monopoly and
its advocacy of reform"
The New York Tines correspondent,
writing from Columbus of the recent DEM
ocratic senatorial caucus, says: "There
has been much speculation as to how
John G. Thompson's paper would accept
the result, and there is general surprise at
the independence it shows in its issue of
this evening. Its head lines tonight Civ.
ing the report of the caucus are decidedly
pertinent, and read: Thirty pieces of
silver bought Judas Iscariot, the arch
traitor, but it cost the Standard Oil Nc
Lean faction a much larger bundle to
subvert the will of the people ; report
of the caucus which elected Henry B.
Payne United States senator and sold out
the democracy to the money power" Ed.
itorially the Times says:
"We are heart-sore but not Respondent
The task Of writing Is difficult. The mind is
staggered by the revelation that putrefacton
could gain spot to further rot within the
democratic party. There can be no rest. The
democratic press OF the state, that has stood O
noble phalanx against the violation Of funda
mental doctrine and party precedent, must
know no cessation of its work. The people
must rule and overthrow bossism. The mo-
nopoly OF the Standard Oil Company must be
destroyed Its intrusion into political circles
must be prevented. There must be no later
acceptance Of this outrage Party purity and
perpetuity permit no complacency. These per
nicious and foreign elements must be erad
Gated, and until they are no democrat will en-
ter the capitol of Ohio or of the nation Cor
ruption has made rotten the democratic legis
lature of Ohio. Money has had its potency to
drag honor down into the mire. Satanic tempt
ings by promises Of future official profit have
seduced the trustees Of the nobest estate
within the transfer of men. The guardians o.
political rights have betrayed their wards
These traitors to their constituents must be in
vestgated To the evidence accumulated. un
firing labor must add more damning testimony
The insult to the law of the state must b,
avenged and penitentiary cell door open TO
any one who is proved guilty Of corruption
There will be legal evidence Skulking away
and vacant stares tell now the story of bribery.
The Dayton Democrat and other paper
speak out in similar strain. Ex-Sena
tor Thurman characterizes the work al
monstrous and disreputable.