Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-08-30
DAILY FREE PRESS-AUGUST %, 1880

~ In the Webster organ OF the 10Th it is
asserted that three candidat Of tie "Dcmo.
cratic party are supported by the Courier and
the Free Democracy. This is true. Two
c1paiaates If the Wing party (perhaps more)
were las, year supported by Democrats. d d
that convert the immortal Plat and Weston in
to I.ocofocos - The Courier that :" ra cr-
ai2es" Nth the Sentinel.
This don't meet the case, my fine fellow, by
a long shot! We do not pretend to know what
" democrats supported two candidates Of the
Wing party, last year, nor DO we caro-. We
can only say that they probably had be, er
nights sleep after it, whoever they were. But
the Democratic Party did not Gas the Free De-
mocracy pIp) NOMINATE Wing C,nd d4'cs
on their ticket Ifdemocrats voted for, or "sup.
ported two Wing candidates, they did i, /" on
their own hook and without the open invita-
ton of the Wing County Convention. The
) Democrats, never made such fools of themselves
as openly TO grab and adopt Wing nominees
That sample of bare faced and unbushng aban.
donment Of principe was reserved for the WEI
mot Proviso Free Democracy The Wings
are glad, of course, to receive many " dem
ocratic" votes as may be given to them but
they neither inrite their political opponents to
adopt their ticket, nor would they accep' invi
tatons of that verdant and unprincipled char
actcr if they were extended. The Wing Part,
pretend, at least, 10 be GOVERNED by rRINcIrLE
They are not in the market for political I" trucl
; aud decker" When the are, they may posi-
bly, adopt hal( of their opponents ticket blu
not till then
- But, says the Courier with an air Q
most triumphant gravity:
Two Candidates of the Wing party were las
g year supported by Democrats, Does that CONVEX
the Immortal Plat aud Weston into Locoocos p
. Not b. NJ manner Of means, my astute br
l., rather inconsilerate friend Messrs. Plat
and WESTON remain about as fair samples
; uncompromising Wings as you can find
! the bailiwck They continue honoraby
- opp's' Locofocoism, (Which sticks to its pla
fIrm) and to despisc Free Democracy" lwhic
p does no0 But Oh, astute and inconsiderai
y Courier, let us ak you, in reply, if your form
. a and official adoption and support Of the pre-
vious nominees of the Baltimore Platform, ant
ntcrference-wtl-Sl Slavery, Locofoco candidate
n will be likely 10 convert Messrs. ALLEN, JoNi
N and SAKE into Sladc- . ,rber-snd Everett "Frt
: Democrats n Why, bless your innocent hear
Just look, once more, at Mr.. SMALLEy's resell
! ii N, adopted by the Old Line Convention, III
= der the magical influence of which you con
=, pletely swallowed yourself, boots and all
u IS as follows
"Rssolred, That WHILE WE CANNOT SUE
y 6 rem DER" ONE JOT OR TITLE" OF on
II PRINCIPLES we are not welded to pnrlicul
q candidates or office; therefore resored That il Il
10 " Convention Of the Fiee Democracy, which is TO a
- " scmbc on the 18Th inst, sha nominate i ID. A
- " LEN Esq ior senator, JESSE CARPHNTER, Esq 4
Of County aud &C. aud JoHN o. SAKE, Esq, Tor Stat
80 Attorney, and also nominale other GOOD AN
|" TRUE DEMOCRATS tor the Office of Sheri
re " one Of the County Judges and one Senator,
n. |" NOT IMPOSE UPON THEM ANY POLlT
y "CAL TEST Nor RECOGNIZED BY AN
N cor OUR NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC cos