Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-07-06

Own up dead, gentlemen, and don't Try tl
explain away Notifying defeat by talking
about democrats and n0n-yoters.-I
We have seen no man On our side that
felt mortified over Tue rlsult in Burlington.
We certainly are proud to belong to the
losing party in the caucus, rather than to
that which won by such means as those
used to secure tie temporary and perfectly
fruitless success Of the Poland men. Give
us at any time honorable defeat, rather than
a notifying victory.
1t will be noticed that the Times ventures
on no specific denial OF our statements in
reference to the presence OF democrats and
their active aid to tie Poland ticket in the
caucus. If called in question, we are ready to
back them by names, facts and figures For
the presontit is enough to say that one Of the
most active partisans Of the successful ticket
admitted in our hearing that they brought
az about fifty new converts into the repub-
lean PARTY that evening. lbe character Of
their - new converts, was sufficiently apTa-
rent to all who stood around the ballot OK.
The largest. most intelligent community in
the State is against Mr.. Morrill, Times.
We would be quite willing to set OF any
fifty of the intelligent voters who supported
Mr.. Morrill,, in Burlington, or or'tae worthy
yeomanry of the county VITO gave him such
hearty backing IN the Convention, for com
parison of intelligence with the fifty IN
washed new converts to the republican
parte. who secured tAe result in tins city,
which the Iin,es thinks will hc 80 gratifying
to Judge Polari. If our neigLbor i, suited
with his side, W certainly are with ours.
The statement Of Justin 5. Morrill, himself
would not outweigh with US that Of tie gallant,
fearless, truth telling Stannsrj --Tiaes.
General SlannaIJ IS an homes; and truth
full man none more 81 bat how absurd to
claim That lis understanding IF Mr siouin
action, gained firogyl other parties. should
outweigh tie statement Of tie ,quaily h5u-
est and truthful gentleman chiefly concerned.
We have "the statement Of Justin ) Nor
iii hiin. elf, Tat tie charges so.froely made
again-t nan in that matter, are untrue.
Hat is ssgicicn; for az. and We doubt not
Tor all rrcjudiced parties.
Ne DO not propose to descend into d dis
pute with the Times as to which was the
earlier OF Is the better friend Of General
Stannaid. Let it be as the Times would
have it. However, so much as Ibis is toley-
ably fresh history. General Stannard was
suggested as candidate for Congress, consent
cd to stand and oTeuly authorized such use !
of his name. lie was thus before the people /
of this district for tlC0 months. in which time .
the suggestion Of his name was heartily en-
dorsed by several papers in different parts Of
the district and the State, and made steady
Roadway with the people. During all this
time. the Tunes was dumb as a fish on the
subiect-not even, so far as We can recollect,
as much as informing its readers that the
General was spoken of Tor Congress. If the
Times was so ready to support General Stan
nard, why did 1t not dot
Since OR neighbOr found, as he thought,
an opportunity to ipjure Mr. Morrill, by the
means. be has been an ardent advocate for
of the Generals services. II
wholly disintercsted, it is pity his support
lid not come A week or two earlier.