Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-03-15
POLITICAE-

a large num6e- of the cities ami towns in
New YORK held their local elections last week,
ami the eport is almost uniform story Of r.
publican triumph. From Poughkeepsie in the
eAst to Rochester in the west, the line Of light Is
vel nigh uab-oken. Ia Troy the Democrats
elected their city officers by majority of 200
Last spring the Democratic Mayor had major
ity Of over $500.
Governor Grs:z B.oEu. Of Missouri. toll
newspaper correspondent The other day that
while it wss possible that the lsbor nominations
for President ami Vice-P President would be rAt-
tel 5y the Cincinnati convention, sch Wa not
nov the intention He did not deny that he
vas himself an ssp'ralt for the nomination Of
ttc Literal Republicans
Judge Davis, the Labor Re:5rmers' candidate
i57 the Presidency, rendered decision last week
that will not crafty his holy guard Of support
ers BE decided in the case Of North Caro-
lima railroad that the Legislature had 10 Iose-
to taxi corporation whose original contract ez-
enptei 1t from ;szati5n. The same loeis con-
ple,ely oyerturus that resolution Of the labor re-
form platform which proposes the taxsuou Of
Government bonds Judge Davis holds that the
Obligation u the contract cannot be impaired,
even fy the power that gave life 70 the agree
mPut.
VI Gr5s.ey's noe declining 70 have bis
name affixed TO the call flr the lhilaie phis
Convention, IS as fol0wI.
FE-sNr CHazHlER-glaa not % attach my rams
& the cll.f.r the Ha11uai Convention. stay ed
away from your meeting aa purpose O. Keep p's-
riau- u-epcldcrce. we have trustsorthy as-
su-suce. % reform from the White llol-c, al rl-h'
but ana not inclined % help our Leet, -ul S.acE-
ia-s t. 4uo,lsr lai million % piuaisr
New YORK. January o.. l~-2.
Henry Ward Bsecher, in long elit0rL' fup-
porting President Grant tor denomination, refers
10 the war 10 the Senate s. f0lloWs
Would new man oypur-at5 the Senate % auhi
t.0r' Tut another man 10 Grants placo-anf " q d
not The same struzes 20 on Where - the maclth4t
ives insurance oi Sd lful leadership We read tie
names % Oh. -e who have been prominently Ueu-
TONED with respect lr their Eororable serv 'es DO
the ranFs but with - e n the thought &c their
-eue-asilu. Well tere is this good 10 al that has
happened taat when men have talked OUT they
Zee they arc apt 20 feel better TIE old nurses
used Q, ..Fe children saffron Yea far the mels es,
ard rsI seed when they saw The fkll r,1 vita the
= re-ceucs. our Washinzton -reat men have
shocklr-c mplcxlua. hut il is because their temper
has come our g. the -urtlco. We hope !, may De al
loved C. strike To- again.
L does not seen thAt the LSb5r Reform nom.-
nation for the Pres ieucy has seriously frighteu-
81 the House Of Representative, for that body
last week refused 90 appropriate money 90 pay
eglt-lour iaborers 10 the public employ Tor ten
h0lrt' work The proposition TO d. SO vas very
So lescrhsl as q law taxing men who work
ten hours day TO psy for the supper, q men
who oaly work eight This Is the case in nut
shell.
The nomination Of Judge D1rii DAVE ay the
labor Reform pSriy, ,usges-s TO the lniisnaTo-
ls Jourua, this quotation from let Samuel;
.Duil therefore. d,g4-fs1 thence and escaped q
the Cave AtdE llrl. ami whoa his brethren a-1 s.
bis father house near! 10, they went down naither
g. him.
AND every one ttat ie,s in distress aad every one
t4t lf4s iu l-ht and every one that disc uttui
eG gathered themselves unto him. and De neraa n
captain over them. au1 thee were With hin atau-
tsar h.asrsl men.
Mrs.. Liyermore,bss been stlmp.rg New
Hampshire for the Republicans.
Nh Bov,es Of the Springfield Rspathci7
sts.es With much positiveuess-" that the tln-
ciunaii Convention movement is Eni will CONT
nue. % be purely Republican movements thst
it will make no coalition with the Democratic
party" l. It, then, simply to be meagre,
sbortive, third party, or are the Democrats
without any share Of the ticket, expected to
swallow il whole