The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-10-04
THE SOLID NORTH.

There is no special significance in the
fact that Vermont has gone Republic
can. Vermont cast her last vote for the
she voted for Mr.. Monroe. But she
could not stand jackson, so in 1924 she
gave her electoral vote ioJ. Q. Adams.
The divorce from Democracy seems to
have been final and absolute. Vermont
has had no federation for it since, at |
least nationally. In 1852 she was one of |
the four States which voted for Gen. |
Scott. But while there is no significance |
in the general result, there is a great
deal in the details. In the Presidential |
election of 1884, the Republican MAORI |
ty was II. $50: in 1880, IS 1871: in 1876. |
% ,S3S; in 1872, 29,S6l; in 1868, 50, 122. |
Republicanlsm would, therefore, seem
to have been running down at the heel
in Vermont since 1868
An explanation in part might be
found in the fact that Republicans are
more migratory than Democrats in that
State. But that would not account for
all the decrease. Assuming that the
falling off was due in the main to pClil-
ical causes, which can perhaps be read
without great deal of difficulty, the
reaction has now clearly set in. Full
returns from the GubernatOrial election,
September Attn, have not yet been re
ceived. The report OF the morning says
that "returns of 10 towns show net
increase on the Republican Gubernato-
rial mai 1riIy of 81 per cent 1t is add
ed, DILLINGHAM; will have plurality
over Shurtleff Of $4,000, gain of 600
over the vote Of four years ago. The
information is also impaired that the
Prohibition vote cut very small fig
ure in the elect on
In Vermont we have clearly a repro
duction of what took place in June in
Oregon. The states are widely separa-
ted. But the same political factor Is in
operation in both. The totally uneX-
pected Republican mai lrity in Oregon.
in the eX RENE northwest, of 1000, IL
/ dup'icat ted in another State near the CX
IRENE northeast. These two States are
Interested in the maintenance of the
principles Of Projections; but not so
largely as many of the other northern
States. They are interested in wool,
lumber aEd some other inju. tries. Blu
there are other northcrn States which
may be said to be attacked ct ne lrly all
points by the Mills bill. The industrial
iIfe Of many OF these States ahsOlu'ely
3 depends upon prOttC ion, California,
as the State OF The m I,t vari resources
IN the United States, Is wounded a.
more than score of places.
So far as it is pos lille to read current
, history the giant shadow Of the Suid
North is beginning To- be- proi'c' ed. l.
will fall oven the VII le land in NJyem
Der. The Sold Sluti has had run o,
r nearly twenty years All that time i.
/ has been gradually working up to su
s premr power /. has had possession OF
the House more than once, 1t had the
Senate and the House Tor a Term. Il
has NV the House aud the Administra.
ton. Is last sue ess has enabled It Il
lay siege in due form to the Supreme
/ Court OF the United States. l. has al.
ready effected two breaches IN il. II
, the mtGXiCalinn of anticipated triumph
, ~ 1888, it has suck at northern intei'
/ est', while rJse wing protection for i.
self. lis object IS to remodel the I'm
ted States on the pattern Of the late
Confederacy,
But the North has evidently at length
become aroused 1t is beginning to rus,
N its mighty reugih. Nervous tremcl
is perceptihie in Oregon and Vermont
r soon the tremendous mass VIII ps II
motion. IN MonaaE h'Nl we sn -, ne "a.
+ from wa me- ana 'heh 'heie VIII pe u,
p iHo'e per ca lhn'ca , ,on' 'i'' ~ "sy 4"
'lc't.nn' NI,I E'a W W.i' h"'' an e'!c' u
| on OCI 'ueI VI L. h"' u Is no, ~ III,
east "heE 'f'l II WEI 'A"lo,t ny
'hans'' 'noHRn mere Is greet a t,4 {.
81 ~
N"'Ih.r states nor men voluntarily "a. ~,
I I a.. H h T",i, " ~, E E'S",' t. I'
o . Vss zoe, OF .''S u, I't Nr'n s nave u,
T5Lru iIn.,i ,ile ',',i,,l nue. '"''C ~,
e"l.Ss l'aul' was .'y ms, ~ zee 'n't u
potn'"s "n. we T.l w. pawn 'i S,'r r. wa, W''
l'-llE C"'"i'l ~ l'' ." u i"."l All III y