Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-23
Lamoille County.
LIBERALS RETURNING TO The FoLD.-THE CANE
OF BRAG.


OF BRAG.
| We are glad to learn both from priEste and
public sources, that everything looks well in
Lamoile County. The " liberal - movement
never fairly got start there, and is daily los-
ing what few honest supporters and tympathizers
it had at the outset The .Nersdealer Gays;
During the past few days there has been a
general awakening among those who had etpous-
ed the osuse Of Greeleyism. From all parts OF the
country comes the gratifying intelligence CT
many prominent Republican who has been and
We believe conscientously advocating the election
of Mr.. Greeley, now thzt they see the snimus
which inspires the movement and the results
Eure to follow it's success, saying We will have
nothing more to do with 1t and coming out
tQuare for Grant and Wilson, and Republican
principles. Among such we mention Judge
Stanley Matthew who presided over the Gin
cinnAti convention ; Henry Ballard OF Burning
ton, very popular young lawyer Horace q.
Woods. for several yesrs psEt member Of the
House from Fair Haven, who acted in the Rat
land Co. Liberal Convention and presented the
renort Of the conference committee and Geo. D.
Cpeucer Of the came town, who addressed the Lib
erals in that cCnvention.-sil come cut strong
for Grant and Wilson, admitting that SIS the Gaze
now stands, true reform can only be secured by
the party that has been the only refoTmsJory in
existence since lis organization We believe
majority Of those who went into the Cincinnati
movement, from pure motives, are now, or viii
soou be, found acting in their natural sphere,
suI c1rdisl co-v0rkers il the Republican party.
In our own county we kroW q many good citi-
zsns who 81 frat antsrisinel q sympathy for the
movement, but nov they cge the probable result,
have departed from II.
10 smother column, under the heading Of The
GIu, OF Brag.'' the .Ntl-s3caler says;
The argument mot freely INDUCED in by The
opposition. during TIE campaign. has been that
Of "bssg' Many prominent and good Repub-
leans bsye bsen sccused Of sympsthIzing with
the movement and clsimed az " sure TO 90 for
G reeley," VIXEN in set there Nss no foundation
for the assertion This LIE Of argument msy be
elective in toue places, bat it went ttsnd tie
tee; in Lsmoilie County The republicans here
hold the priEc les Of the pErtj too dear 10 trust
them in the bands Of those who have slWays op-
posed them, sud will chow by their v1:es the
faith that il IA them.
Samuel r Miller, ESQ, Of Wsteryi.le, and :
lauch respected citizen there, has been claimed
by them ard even his nime appended TO the call
for a convention, but he 1t once places himself
tqasre Oh lie record By the folloeing letter:
VAUDEVILLE, August 20, is72.
notice il the last issue Of your paper Il name
appended 10 4 call Tor Greeley Convention. If
the ugn meant, there mast have bspu some mis-
tike or misun1ers andin@. rs ! neither saw. nor
signed the call and know O. no reason wig am
not in good staudiaz liz the Republican party, with
whom have acted in the past, ana whlch party
have no nction Of deseitns isr Che Greeley f,sion
Yours "a haste.
:. K MILLER.
Ors3n Hs:ey, Etq, Of this town, msu Of
irreproschsble character, IN en,ernrisiug far
u.cr, and one who has taken q prominent part in |
t0Tu Affairs, hss tcCn claysei il the same cata-
l0gue. In reply to letter addressed 10 hin BE-
the chairman Of the republican town committee, |
be says:
HYDE P4EE, Angus. .-h, 49,.
~ reply 70 vours q Yesterday a-il- ICY politi-
cal views, have 90 say that when first heard Gree
ley talked of candidate for cur next President.
having previously supposed Lin 20 b5 true 90 his Z
party. ant having Also entertained very ccnliiug
and friendly feeling toward EiU- the idea 81 his /
success struck ne quite i1vOra5y, hut upon caro-
ful eZami nation. was forced u be.isyo Though /
" ID much rel cauce) that the party 10 whom lie I
was looking for final support would be composed /
mainly % Een Who long ago would have destroy ti J
cur government il they had not lacked the power I
Not tha: / mean 20 say that ell who favor Gree
ley e election prompted by dishonest, revenge
iul or selfish motives, for know some very good /
are 10 my opluiol honestly ane slncereiy lendia-
their supper II 10 NJ. Greeley; h-t before il is tOo
late believe taey VIII see their mistake, Of mis- /
taken they are and he controlled in their political
acts hy what te- believe TO he the best interests q
their fellow men and their c. ut-y.
And now as az explicit and lunistska5lc reply I
10 your question. frankly say that l. ] live ana /
may De able 90 -eo 10 the ballot box, the next vote
cost for President Will be for I. :. Grant. Yet. /
bad not oecp E5pt from my he.cs ior a lev days I
10y rain thereby having an opportunity 70 extend /
ny researches tcyl I'd the 4sr EEg'iu4 FTMer, !