Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-11-13

NOW that the excitement is
past opportunity is given to sit
down and reflect concerning the
results Of the election. Never be-
fore in the history of the republic
has an administration been I'M
der so great responsibility as
that which will be assumed by
Mckinley and his supporters /
next March. A sentiment sprang
up in the country, wild, reckless
and adventurous in the extreme.
Itspread with startling rapidity.
1t caught the public fancy. 1t !
seized hold of every element of
enthusiasm in human nature al :
most. 1t spread like prairie +.
fire. 1t developed so fast and
spread so extensively through
the country, and its extent was
so beyond expectation that it
startled all conservative men,
and it is not at all certain
but what if it could have been
taken at high tide it might have
swept the deck. 1t is certain
that men who never quailed be-
fore began to retreat, Others like
Hill and that school of men be-
came suddenly paralyzed with
fear, while Adventures like Will
Jams thinking the current was
bearing all on to fame and for
tune rushed on with it shouting
victory. Happily in the midst of
the rout such men as Reed, Har-
rison, and hundreds more, went
into the storm, called men back
to their senses, and pointed to
the grand man sitting atCanton
in all the dignity of statesman
ship as the man expressly pro-
vided by Providence to stay the
storm of reckless fury and to
bring back the people from wild
orgies and barbarous incanta-
tions to the paths of industry,
peace, prosperity and plenty.
Crowds f1ocked thither and laid
their hearts at the feet of the
only man they could look to for
providence from the storm. He
was triumphantly elected. So
far so good. The countryis filled
with shouts of eXultation. But
shouts do not bring work to the
laboring man, enterprises into
active operation, bread to the
poor, nor comfort to homes. AL
these things come through pro
viding the means, then having
the means utilizing them with
patient, continuous, honest tot
: and patriotism. The danger is
not over. Governments by the
people are never free from it, anC
I whether the people will be calico
: again in the near future to Xix,
dangers and difficulties depends
upon how the next administra
tion redeems its promises. l
will not do it successfully if thu
i people all turn their attention tt
the distribution of offices and al
! universal scramble for place. l
will not do to show the peopl
l now that the country has beer
temporarily saved by an enthu
siasm for spoils. Already tn
country is full of conjecture
about the distribution of places
and it is perfectly certain tina
: when too much reliance is PLACED
upon them that any administra
ton is founded upon sand. L
may bring temporary prosperity
, to some, but if carried to exces:
it will undermine the masses
: There is a feeling in the people
disguise it as we will, that thos,
who are willing to bear the bur
= den ir the heat of the day ar,
not treated with such considera
ton as they ought to be, and
the coming administration o
:, our public affairs do not in a rea
sonable degree redeem the prom
Uses of this campaign it will de
more to undermine the confidence
- of the masses than anythin!
which has ever occurred sine
this government was founded
. And if those promises are futile,
), it will do more to give the PEG
. pie confidence in the stability @
. our institutions than anythin,
else. No one can be blind to tn
t. fact that the people are gettin,