The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-10

by common purpose, and in whose
united action there was the promise of
victory. Practical men understand
that it sometimes becomes necessary to
fight fire with fire. A rope of sand is
poor substitute for chain of linked
iron. A long cemented organization,
bound together by "the cohesive power
of public plunder," is an overmatch
for the loose bonds that unite body
of promiscuous elements, among which
sentlmentalism, political disappoint-
ment, personal pique and implacable
enmity, individual ambition, with here
and there an honest but mistaken pur-
pose to accomplish some good, are the
chief constituent elements.
Such a body of men, animated by
such diverse and incongruous motives,
undertook the task of storming Tam
many Hall. The cooperation of the
only power that could insure success,
the Republican organization, was
spurned. The only hope the motley
army of the raw recruits of reform, IN
der leaders who mistook their emotions
for political generalship, was in a close
alliance with the Republican organiza-
tion--from its birth the party of real
progress and enduring reforms, the
bulwark of the Nation in many peril
Gus crisis. That party showed its fidel-
ity to its principles and its traditions
by nominating for Office men who, il
not without peer, were peers of the
best men in city and State. But the
independents would have moth.
ing of these men, because there was
among the Republicans one man
whom they feared and dstrusted
Therefore they practiced the folly OF
the man who, because rat infested his
house, burned it to the ground to expe
the rodent.
Under the circumstances as they ex.
listed, considering the high character of
the Republican nominees, their pre-
eminent ability and great experience
guarantees of the best administration
of the affairs of the great city attain
able by mortal man-and considering
the fact that without the help of the
Republican organization Mr.. Lows
election was impossible and Tammany'
triumph certain, it was the part of wis
dom and patriotism, and the plair
command of good citizenship, that tn,
adjudication of the quarrel with Mr.
Platt be postponed to time when th
issue of the contention would b.
fraught with consequences - presen
and prospective-of smaller moment.
The malcontents who essayed to lea,
the reform forces nominated no candi
date for chief justice of the court O
appeals. Consequently the follower
of Mr.. Low either voted not at all TO
this officer, or voted for the Tamman
candidate. So the majority for tn
Republican candidate, outside of tn
municipality, was swamped by the ma
jority for Tammany's candidate within
the city limits. Thus was the mischie
of the marplots extended to the entir
State, and 80 are the disciples of Bryan
ism, all over the land, singing hallelu
jahs over their triumph in a city thai
a year ago, by plurality of go, 900, an
in the State by plurality of nearl
$50, 900, rejected their doctrines. Th
Republicans made a splendid fgh
Their organization is in tact. They wi
renew the fight when the issue is agai
presented, and they will so into battl
clad in the triple armor of quarrel ths
is just. They will triumph, though the
have just now been overcome b
treachery and confederated folly.