Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-07-19

Z Few Political Thoughts.

The Democratic mountain las l&borei. an
brought f51th-Rorace Greeley The ineVits
be and apparent consequences Of this is tbs
utter decentralization Of thst once powerful par
ty. Behird tic ASSUMED enthusiasm of thos'
who shout over the results Of the Baltimore Con
vention Of political jugglers. there is q soasi
tiveness that be;rays the humiliS;ion they canno
but feel in view Of the circumstances in which
they sre placed.
For thirty years have been an interested CO.
server of political evert5, ss every good citizen
should be. Ihave seen the Democratic party in
its glory and strength, when lis will was the law
of the land have seen it when the rotten
plsnks in It's platform gave way and precipitated
= lxrge portion Of it into open rebellion Sgainst
the government, and wrought utter confusion in
the ranks Of the remainder. have seen it
yainly try to rebuild tie platform with the re
mains Of the old rotten planks-and mus we see
iif leaders attempting to commit the fraud on
the nsrty and on the country Of rebuilding it
with plauks more or less sound, stolen .rOm the
platform Of the national party of freedom and
justice, and placing thereon as their representa-
tive Sl1 leader one who hss deserted The Frinci-
PIES BY which he has rrofesscd to be guided his
whole lie, one who ia himself fraud. never
having given the slightest evidence Of conversion
to the principles Of psrty that ne has Fpent
4 lifetime in oppC,ing snl abusing, but whore
satTrsccs he nov h.s he hlriihooi 10 ask Time
was vhea this once proud party we're very chsry
Of the "5riucip'es" of lis candidates, arl Bfoi-
hesl and Nicholson letters sc,tlel the fate Of
Sspirants AFTER lie honoss. Ike pArty ieels
it's humiliation Many Of i;f aembers utterly
T-flse to be driven By the politicians to the
support Of man whom they utterly despise,
while behind the apparent jubils;ion Of the lee,
gcrulu,ous, there ID settled melancholy vhose
language is-
"Go-you may call It Madness folly
You shall not chase my gloom away
There's such a charm in melancholy.
Eo1!i not if could, be gay
With all this sttempt al fraui the leaders ot
,his-Sbat Is it not pariy-ebsrge President
Grant with the occlsiorsl cases Of fraud sui
recllation that hsge been brought to light since
he became President, cases, many Of which,
h,f administration was rot in .ny degree rsspoa-
tib.e f5r. Frauds sal populations occur At al
timer under all administrations. bat beclu,e
THE enc has exposed sad punished thcse it
have found guilty Of crime, and thereby recruit
Ell the ranks Of" liberal repuncSnism inIteal
q compouuliHg with aai coace4ling the guilty
oues they cry out that President Grant is cor
rurt, while II swell knoEn that he Is aud hAs
been doing all Z his power to reform and pl-
rify the civil service
Now, the issue is :4i-iy maize between the
democratic politicians and the Republican pSrty.
Mr. Greeley Is he candidate Of tie Democratic
Politician They count WithJu. their host j:
they suppose he "a going 10 haye any Rrpltli-
cgu following. The c0rpo7sl'5 cusrt of iissp-
pointed, ami Acrr0rs disafectei Republicans
who Esve teen making tu-h noise TO hound On
the Democratic Convention TO nominate Urceey,
has succeeded. But their allies will hud this
" Liberal 90 crowd. ize Themselves, " growing
small : degrees, and beautifully les Az
the CANVAS progresses the Republicans will con-
etautly grow in numbers, while the rank sri
6.e * the Democracy will desert The politicians
and their misguided candidate viii fai in No
vcuter thai he hiss been le2ning on broken
reel for support. Looking ever the field in the
light Of our plst experience in view Of the deal
iHEs Of Providence with cur country, and o.; the
requirements Of national pTogrrss, ! an net
ready to believe ia; the Great Ruler Ct Nations
would bring us So far out Of the Egypt Of Demo
cratic slavery sni mifrule, ami le; us perish N
the wilderness before We hEye reached the land
Of promise. | therefore, net only predict the
reelection OF PRECEDENT Grant, but BY largely
increased majority over bis lkst election.
IN this section Democrats are the only cup
p1r,erf Greeley hiss, and they are divided, while
l have yet TO lear Of the first " Liberal Re
publican, so called. OBsl RVER.
Essex Junction, VI