Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-22
The New York Times on the El.,tIo,

The Times has been the leading defender
of Grant.in New York, and proved more
than match for the Tribune, the VorB
and the Infamous Sun. 1t has right to BE-
heard after the victory has been won. We
/ quote from the Times Of Nov 6.
- In re- electing Gen Grant a. Pr.siGen,
| the people have once more shown that in
/ triguing politicians are unequal to the tagk
/ of deceivlng them and that dishonest comb.
nations of discOrdant factions are AWAY
resented with peculiar intensity. The idea
of party calling itself - Democratic Pc
3 publican was too prepOsterOus To misesJ
the Intelligent mass of voters The nar
who called together the Cincinnati Conven.
ton were chiefly disappointed politician, o-
dOctr1nalres, who, after all, found then
selves In the absurd position Of being unable
to control the machinery which they hal
framed. All the wheels turned the wr5u,
way, and produced the very article which
they did not want The old hands al Ddf,
teal rOguery ran away with them. AMI
Greeley nomination was admitted % b.
fatal to the pretensiOns Of - reform" which
had seen set up. All kinds Of missrab.
tricks were resOrted to for the purp1.- ~
gaining popularity for gross impos-1r-
NJ. Greeley himself went about, mas1ue-s
ding in a white hat and coat, and cOns,ar-
ly exhibiting himself as e wOOdchOpu4rf
in the act OF spelling good trees. BY wav af
appealing 70 the " agricultural sCntim-l.H
OF the country. In the meanwhile. Oh.
Tribune was busily occupied in falsityinga.
the professions 1t had entertained since i.
foundation, Of repudiating all it, prime
pies, pralslng all the men whom IL had De-
nounced, and denOuncing all the men whom
il had praised. The idols before whom j.
burned incense were Democrats ike Hlrl
ito Seymour and james Brooks. and liz
most violent class Of SeceS,iOni~t,. In l-t1
il had bitterly opposed any suggestion %
reconciliation with the South Now il tri-i
to convince the people that the men wh.
were prominent in the war for the prr-erya-
ton Of the L Mon were cruel de~p1t- thar
the South was another ireland that ever,
Northern settler in the South was a thief
and murderer No man has ever had l.
revile 80 many old friends as Horace Gree.-,
during this campaign-no man has ever
more completely turned his back on hi, own
principles, or made for himSelfa record
which will occasion HIM more trouble in th.
future Ii Is said that Mr.. Greelev wi. inn
mediateiy return % the Irli1,1e determined
To - wipe off all the scores 80 lie will inf
that the public have &c score against him
TO wipe off
We have not the slightest doubt that W.
can get from General Grant one Of the bees,
Administrations the country ha, ever seen
lie is man Of great shreWdne,- and ,arae-
ity. and IL would be strange. indeed It h-
were not gctUated By % sincere desire O. ur1-
note the best interests of the country. and
thus incidentally % yindiclte his own great
fame ~ be has himself told hep-lp.e.h.
VIII avoid errors such as o man new Oh poll
ties naturally commits. and II any cham rs
are made in biz Cabinet. they viii doubt
less be in the direction of the public wi,he-
He Is entitled now 20 open and generll-
treatment. Undoubtedly. the people WI
expect that he shall receive fair p.av-that
the Schurz and Fenton factions shall cease
b. throw hindrances and embarra Ssmeut, in
bis path, and that the unsuccessful war
against him Of this year shall not be trans
erred 10 Congress. to the great Injury %
the people, and the obstruction Of all i'm
l0rtant business. The people want peace
The contest has been prolonged, and every
--ue that the GreeleyiteS could raise has
leen fairly. fully, and patiently heard and
RED. Their arguments, their tricks. and
heir pretenSes, have all had a good chance
Judgment has gone against them. and now
{ is their duty 10 refrain from striving 10
lnsettle private and public business, and u
-cquie-ce in the decision Of the vas, MAJOR
y of the people