Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-09-19


alliance with the Greenbackers, and
when they did in fact prevent an
election by the people, it was the
same old story. According TO the
Argus the Republicans were then
saved from rOut by "m oney and
bulldnzing." In 1882 the explana-
ton of the defeat of Plaisted was
the same. The election of Gov.
Robe, the Argus declared, was a
triumph of money over principle"
In 1884 the Republican victory was
attributed "to the lavish use of
money" And again in 1885 the
Argus found the overwhelming
defeat of the Democratic ticket due
entirely TO the "lavish expenditure
of money, the use of a great corrup-
ton fund" For twenty years,
according to the Argus, the
Democratic party has been for sale,
and as a rule has been sold, not a
few hundreds of it, but thousands
ami tens of thousands, for the
Republican majorities during that
period have ranged from 1000 to
10000, and every majority has been,
according to the Argus, the result
Of Republican corruption.
OF course it was inevitable when
Speaker Reed rolled up his big
plurality of $500 that the Argus
should attribute it to "boodle. "
The editorial pen of the Argus
mechanically writes Doodle the
morning after every Republican
victory. The bigger the victory
the more ink the editor puts on the
pen, and the harder he bears on
when he writes the word. He
threw his whole weight upon it
Monday night. After the Argus
yet the fashion Mr.. Frank began to
cry Doodle, and now most Of The
Democratic politicians, BIG and
little, are joining in the chorus.
Not one of them appears to have
stopped to consider in what Q
predicamcnt the charge leaves tho
party, if it be true. Mr.. Reed,
vote in the district was within
about 400 of his vote two year,
ago. The Democratic vote fell of
nearly 1000. This number is abour
one quarter of the vote the Demo
Gratis threw two years ago. o
course if Mr.. Reeds plurality il
the result of Doodle, as the Argu
declares, it follows that these 1900
Democrats stayed ct home 70
Doodle, for their absence from tn,
polls accounts for considerable o.
the plurality. Here then we have
if the Argus be right, the spectacl
of one quarter of the Democrat
party of this district selling them
selves for cash. And this is sampl,
of the Democratic party of III
country, upon whose accession t
power, according to the Argus, thu
future welfare of the country dc
ponds.
= What stupid spectacle this, of
Democratic organ parading il
party TO the country as made up c
voters, one quarter of whom are f.
sale! What stupid thing it woul
be even if the charge were tru,
How infhitely more stupid to max
it without particle of evidence c
, its truth, and against abundar
proof to the contrary, merely fc
the sake of covering ones confusio
at an unexpected result of an election
! How infinitely more sensible
would be for Democrats an
, Democratic organs to tell the trut
about Mr.. Reeds plurality. ADM
ration Of the man, and belief in I'll
E principles he represent brough
most of the Republicans to the poll
The same feelings kept many of tn
Democrats away from the polls, an
not few openly and boldly vote
for Mr.. Reed. The result was {
o course large Republican vote an
y small Democratic one. This
d the truth and the whole truth abo,
5 MIR. Reeds phenomenal victory, an
= no amount of shouting of briber
and corruption can obscure the "a,
I nor blind the people to the logic {
l. the election figures.-Portlan
y Press.
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