Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-09-25
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CAMPAIGN NOTES.

election, it is that in Maine-to Judge oy 'iie''
newspapers.
The Radicals are disappointed in tho Maine
result.-POst.
Not much. and will be still less in the main
result in November
The Democrats and Conservatives OF Maine
have fought a valiant fight against great oddS
and with no external aid.-Post.
Who pocketed the 100000 sent on by the
Democratic National Committee, Is 1t possible
if was conveyed in Boston or somewhere
Wasted gold-the $4,000 raised by 5. }. Til
den of the Democratic National Committee ana
forwarded to Maine week before the election
A well-known piano manufacturer Of Boston
WIS recently about to close a contract for a large
MUNGER of pianos for party in New York De
fore the papers were signed he asked to make a
reservation that if Seymour was elected he should
not consider it binding. The contract was closed
on those terms.
The iovial grimances Of the Democratic news
papers over the Maine election remind Us Of an
ancient female in the ancient days Of Rhode
Island. who, having received twenty lashes at
the whpping-post for scolding, turned with IA
bland bow to the executoner and declared that
she felt exceedingly refreshed. '-Trituas.
The Lynchburg (Va) Republican, abiding
to the .rumor that Toombs and &. II. Hill Of
Georgia are about TO take the stump for Seymour
and Blair in the North, siys " Ioombs had
better stay at home anil keep silent. He is "a po-
litcal blatherski kite To which the Richmond
Uhiy adds " Hill is another It Is impossible
that either can DO any good by speaking in the
North Say what they may, and neither islikely
20 say what would be best, they viii be misre-
presented and capital made for the Radicals. 90
Brick Pomeroys paper, now publishes, very
unkindly, letter written from Maine before the
/ election, which says Look out for heavy
/ Democratic gains in the Pine Tree State and
/ these to include the election of three Democratic
members Of Congress" The elitor, however,
more honest than most of hi- party, says Of the
Maine election We don't like it. And we
don't intend to like it,
The Democratic papers that Try to put on airs,
as if they had been fortunate in Maine, because
they are not beaten worse than they ever We're
before, remind one Of the fellow who was kickel
over in the street As soon as he recovered his
upright position, he sneerinzly remarked TO his
a=sailant o. Suppose you think you have done
some great thing, don'tyou: [ would let You
-. IL. t.,... f.s, l-;.L.l .-,.. go. F-,. I.r,
down a dozen steps, and clear across the street
what DO you think Of hat,'
The n Y Sun says a belief somehow has got
abroad that John T. Hoffman Is % believer in
Spirit Rappin-s, and viii De more OF less inhu-
encel by the counsels Of spirits in hi, elminis-
tration felected Governor Of New York, which is
injlring his prospects.
General Grant seems t, understand President
johnson pretty thoroughly. lie was asked at
Chicago the other lay whether johnson was for
him or for Seymour. Grant replied, E. Well, l
reckon when he thinks Of Seymour, he's for me,
and when he thinks Of ne, he's Tor Seymour
simon Cameron SAYS that Grant viii carry
Pennsylvania by at least 10000 majority John
Sherman reports Ohio as certain for Grant, aai
Gov Morton J, equally positive thai Indiana is
not dou0I'u- H'''e' senator ''e7 ana i''lie-
seA'a'i''s JUN anu iA' agree u'l' i-''-
nois Is sure to giyca rou-iug majority for Grant
AMI Colfax. In short the political skie. are
bright
Brick Pomeroy' with all Dds faults Is caniid
enough to tell the truth about Maine lie says
in his Ds.qocrlt:
The State election in Maine has been held
the 81. s' ea5 mas i''' T o,.',1 l,s
and DO not Eke E, We r..t de c.4r1v In I.irc.
and are theirs They whipped As tLefe worse
than we supposed they would OF could. nH1 u
. nu.1- DI'y TO- 'i 80 - -, .'
or EcuubIir,u Vote, diam we lookrI for We,iI
not expect to carry the state, nor TO make heavy
gains there so,Ae e'i''fs na'y 'i4--e5 y" 5ne
Democrats were to carry the State And now
they tell us we were not Worstei iH The Maine
hsht ; 'n' Tt arc
The Richmond Ea4ai0'r also does not think
1t worth while TO k''p up the farce oil shouting
over a " victory VINE" Was "' victory ''F '''e
i'''i','ai'' out ena'a'ors To- extract comfort
rom II GA NE ''l messing 'N l---'''e I''H-
ped II 'Ays
HAd We t'een Nt.l, " "o~ -, ''.'1s -i'.'!
would have Sd. ror9pletelr let18r,lizel the RAN
cals that they would not have made stand iu "a
single State, and Grant would probably have
q
world"
We are WILLING. IN v4it ru November L. ,.e
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Alio'''' ''n'i' O''ii'''''' j. lo'''' vi, was
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!, n'i'''''''i, ''i'''iS ''"5 10 S''" an
NAi'e' alllng We "eie beaten ''i'! III ''i''
State IN go ami d. and lost tho Prevalent but .
we are beaten worse now, and have no more
hone # electirr Seymour than bay. Of making
MA
Amope I'll, NOTICES VI tLs transparencc> at .
,i., ,,-.o,,t P.,,,tIi.,, ,,r.f.i,bt r,-,a--.r IN
albany an FRIDAY. was the go,i one g. Demo.
cratic r,ir-Tbe nI.ir Family,
w.. " vi. 1.-..,., ,,......-.. .-,;,.
is one Of the ablest Democratic rapsrs IN tie
country. saws plainly that the Vernon, nd
Maine elections nroye thar the drift of the no,u-
lar current j. AGAINST the psmoer,,v-,nl +,
tells rs how This has been BROUGHT about. rs fol-
lows
..In,ts,J NJ eopciliatiny the wise and rool If
all parties. AID tLp5 forming strong conserya-
tive aihance that YOU'D --'e swept The country
have been tatcn ipto cog ms, anJ dc51,ci-,
tions have been employed in place Of reason and
sober argument"
The inference is pretty pia,,. that .get reclies,
managers Of a campaign better not he es,r.aai
with the management Of the government.
II was thinkihS, said Marx lapley' when
asAel what KIND oil situation he thought oil get