Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-23

work, although some Of the republican papers
charge them with conducting . "still hunt"
The democrats smile, look sek-conscious and
do not deny the charge, but As a matter Of fact
II Is untrue. They have not had a single speech
printed and circulated They are conducting
the campaign mostly on national issues-the
tarln and federal elections bill-for Vermont viz
tusliy votes the national ticket in September.
The state goes in November as IL does in Sep
temoer. Of course there's the old state issue
OF repuohcan extravaganza" and neglect TO
ENFORCE the prohibitory liquor law, but no new
facts or arguments have been brought forward
on WHAT THE DEMOCRACY RELIEs.
The democracy apparently relies more upon
republican disafection than on their own SUI
penor claims to support That there IL repub-
hcan disafiection il undoubted. The Ludlow
Ir1Suns, ostensibly Independent, but chained
py tne democrats to be republican. has bolted
tne guoernatoria nomination. and many Of the
undoubted republican papers give il only half
hearted support The ST. Johnsbury Re
Proacdn Is having one Of its remarks about
Col Fuller, the republican candidate for gov
ernor, constantly quoted. Il il that "Bnd
Fuller ever knew"
Exactly what il urged against Col Fuller
would be hard TO saw He is not a prac-
teal politician. He Is a new figure In
politics He is not . practiced speaker or
writer, having closely applied himself 10 bust
ular Is il he had given more time TO forming
acquaintance throughout the state Naturally
tnere Is classification among the party workers
over the coming in Of Q new man, unused
70 the running Of the party machinery and per-
haps not entirely willing TO be governed by
tlme-honored precedents in carrying on his
campaign work. 1t is claimed. too, that he is .
small-bore politician" of whom Vermont has
had too many in the executive chair These
are the most serious things that are said about
the republican candidate, and il can be readily
seen that the country will be safe in the event
OF his election.
His opponent is Col Bradley B. smalley,
probably best known in Washington Of any of the
vermont politicians, though Hiram Atkint OF this
place Is STYLED by the New York World the
greatest of Nermonters." Col. 'Smalley Is not
allowing the Vermont campaign 10 disturb
him. He remains in New York attend
ing TO his duties as member Of the democratic
national executive committee. and Hiram At
kins and Gen. Boynton look after the running
of the state campaign. Col Smalley has not
been up here TO look after his prospects-.hey
would be hard to Finland he is not coming.
or course, when man goes into fight ex-
pecting 10 be beaten he does not fight with
much heart. When his only hope is not to be
beaten as badly as he might be there will not be
any great amount of dash or enthusiasm about
his warfare. Hence, while the democrats
speak of their meetings as having
republicans. and refer TO discord in the enemy 8
ranks. they end with the observation that You
eau tell how 1t will be when il comes 20 the
voting" They add: I'VE have the enthusiasm,
but they have the votes-dern en-
EXPECTATIONS FROM THE SECRET BALLOT
A secret-ballot law will go into operation
throughout the state this coming election The
,idemocrats claim that they will be the gamers by
it. though they naively add that il WASH { passed
for that reason. They claim that workingmen
in the manufacturing cities like Bratteboro
have been virtually forced to vote the
republican ticket from the fact that the
republican tickets has such strongly distinct
i've marks that it would be readily recognized
in the voters hand when he deposited it in the
ballot box. What was known as the zebra
ballot printed at Brattleboro. IL
gained its name from the fact that il was
covered with long. prominent parallel lines.
OF course. as there was always a crowd about the
polls. how each man yotedquicky became known
1t is claimed by the democrats that many would
have broken from the republican party il thew
could have done without encountering the
comment and reproach of their neighbor. Yer
mont Is state OF farmers. who are slow to
change their political creed. but il is claimed
that more frequent changes will come with the
secrecy OF the ballot.
That the democracy is making alf-hearted
fight is shown by the class of arguments"
Win WHICH lueN appeal Tor support. One
argument that II being circulated is the
claim made by Congressman ii. H. Powers Of
this state before the republican nomination was
made at Minneapolis that Harrison coald not
carry New York and the silver states Every
intelligent man knows that ante-convention
claims three-four.hs insincere and are
intended for effect. To bring them up
after the convention as q statement of
the actual sentiments of the per-
son who uttered them is SO silly that it is eel
dom done and for the reason that every repub-
hcan ante-conyention assertion that Harrison
cannot carry New York can be met with a
democratic differentiation declaration that
Cleveland cannot carry the same state Such as
sertions are let alone by papers that hope con-
vince their readers by Heterogeneous but il seems
that they are considered good enough to send
out to the Vermont farmer. Another ''argu-
ment" WHY the Nermonter should vote for
S,nalley and Cleveland Is an extract from an
afrer-dinner speech delivered by Chauncey
Depew some years ago in which he spoke in
most complimentary terms of Mr.. Cleve-
land. This is considered an argument
why Vermont should vote for the democratic
candidate and is regularly printed at the top of
column in the leading party paper. As Mr..
Cleveland's personal character is not the issue
1t may well puzzle the man who honestly wants
to learn the claims of the democrats what il has
TO do with the matter.
These show the poverty Of resources OF the
local democratic managers. They can hardly
hope TO win votes in this way.
Bat the more aggressive element in the party
las decided to put some vigor into the campaign
and the last ten DAYS will zee such men as John
L. Russell, DR.. Everett, Mark Wilbur and others
making speeches on the national issues There is
an element OF the party that thinks this work
Will be thrown away. Vermont opinions are not
such as 70 be changed in few DAYS by the
speech of a Congressman from another state
II the democrats were TO make such fight here