Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-16
For the Froc Press AMI Times.
The Political Cancels it all OF One
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a part Of the game pat up between the dit
sdeo;ei Republicans srd the Democrats il order
70 elect Mr. Greeley, ind bring the latter into
power again, il TO msgaify the Importance Of
the g Liberal Republican movement, and TT
the ssne time belittle the Democratic discomfort.
/ To this end wat deal Of noise is made over
every real CT supposed convert from Republican
/ ism to Democracy. 4 man cannot say friendly
VOID about Greeley without being posted, gen
/ orally in distant psper, ass convert. On the
other hand the extent and significance Of the
anil Greeley movement in the Democratic ranks
is raAie light Of You will hear sueh remarks
as this You hear Of no prominent Demo
crs;s cppo,ing the Baltimore nominations and
supporting Grant, while there are many promi-
neut Republicans supporting Greeley, etc" In
the est they tel ven all he Hesi is going for
Greeley with rush, and in the West it is the
East that is al for the Chsrpaqua philosopher.
But the game it not all in the hands Of the De-
mocrHcy Their opponents hold some heavy
trump csrds, while the Democrats, in the exu-
bersnce Of their enihutiSsm are showing their
hand and claiming, too, more than they hold.
Here are two items from Maine Zone Of the
81 doubtful states in the Democratic Int y two
only, Of msny ,uch that might be given.
" Eight prominent Democrats in Gardiner,
Ne. have rigned the call for Grant meeting.
The Greeleyites begin to feel lonely down there.
b - A DemocrS, in Buck6eld, Maine, reports
thst there are twenty Democrats 10 his town
who will not vote for Greeley"
We know how it lie in Vermont. As vigorout-
ly as the party lash j, piled, We know that in
every town in the State Democrats are refusing
to be driven to voting for msn whom they can
not respect, and either Join Grant clubs or re-
main neutral. The ioues OF the Democrats in
this State will more than c0unterbslsnce their
gain from the Republicans
Connecticut Democrats in large numbers ut
terly repudixte the unnatural alliance between
Greeley and the Baltimore conventionists. In
one country town slone ffty-fye Democrats sign
msnifesio regulating the nomination. In
New Haven, such prominent Democrats as Hon
Thor. II. Bond and Hon Chas. Atwster, with
many others, have come cut S9usrely for Grant
and Wilson. Ia fact, the political revolution in
thst state is one of the remarkable signs Of the
timer o. S. Ferry, whose election ss Q. s.
Senator was heraldei, or rather tribuned at the
time, ss " grand liberal triumph" says in a
recent letter, &" Make your mind easy about
Connecticut. The State will give to Gen. Grant,
under present circumstances, larger majority
than it did four years ago.
OF the general prospect in New England the
Boston Advertiser Of recent date says " In
New Englsnd, judging from evidence accumuls-
ting from all quarters, the Greeley ticket i,
weaker than it has been al any time since be wsi
nominated -
The defsctionR from the Republican ranks will
probably be greater in New York than in any
other State, yet there is heavy counterb.lsnc-
ing sccOunt from every section Of that State.
There are large defections every day, Of Repub- |
lcans from Greeley elube, that were formed in |
the first blush Of the excitement, before the |
game had fully developed and this, by tho way,
ia true in every Stste-snd there are notable !