Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-08
POLITICAL.

Massachusetts, politicians are lookinS
obont for successor to the late Congress
man Whiting. from the Southern bos.oh
District. MI. Writings strongest compe-
t;tor was the Hon. II. L. Pierce, now Ma9Ha
of Boston. and it is not Improbable 'nas ne
NAV he chosen to fill the vacant seat. p
lers men are looking anxiously Tor q cana.5
date. but thus far they have not sucoo'u'N
in spying an available man.
Twas in Congress when the salary ~ w.
but 50, 900, and always found II mort in o~-
sufficient to meet my necessary person1 200
nenses. When it was raised 10 SS,VYyV
tbouoht il too much, and think so stlli, pus
roisi6q il TO e. 500 is nothing more OF IesT
than Straight stealing. Every year tnat l
was in Congress laid by portion OF NY
salary. and none of my constituents e sr,
complained that | didn't live decentiy. ing
people don't send their REPRESENTATIVES, "
Washington to live like princes, buck 'n'
tiger, and keep half dozen mlstresses'-
E7ihu B. WaShJurne.
The local politicians of Leavenworth;
Kansas. have organized Grange, anu
annIied for a charter, which has been re-
fused. The rural Changers don't want
their society.
The indianapolis Journal learns that a
ouiet movement is going on IN Democratic
circles with view to bring out Ten. Jen y
Davis for the Presidency, not Jeii DAVIS
late President of the Southern coniederaey,
as might very naturally be supposed 9uS
Jeff G. Davis, of the regular army, anu Vi
recent Modoc fame.
Mayor Medill of Chicago. has declined a
denomination.
The Cincinnati Enquirer protests visor-
ously against its party dropping the nane
of Democratic, whatever else 1t may 40 ~
thinks that if the name were discarded II
would be Immediately snapped up by some
other organization, and that the Kepuoh-
can party would change for 1t and give
large amount Of boot.
Congressman Charles Foster of the Nth
| Ohio District has yielded to pubic senti-
ment and returned his back pay to the
| Treasury. In March last he decided to pre-
-ent his share to the school fund OF his dis
| trict but his constituents having shown
such disapproval of that step, he has re-
yersed it and taken the one he should have
taken at first.
This concise and unprejudiced biographi
cal sketch of Ben Butler appears IN the
| Taunton Gazette: Ills political record a.
| n pseudo Republican; n deserter from the
| Democratic ranks tOady upon Grant,
who bottled up his military renown; a DIS,
| penser of Offices; an opposer OF the ClVil
| Service reform a nuisance IN the House
until he was squelched by FarnswOrth and
/ lastly, the engineer of a thleying rad on
the public treasury, is all well known. Let
each voter apply it for himself.
Mr.. David P. Lowe has served one tern
as Congressman-at-large for the state OF
Kansas, and was reelected, last tall, FOL
another. The other day, some OF his farm
ing constituents got together in convention
to express their opinion on matters ano
things in general, and Mr. Lowe IN partl
cuar. We think they succeeded in making
themselves Ineligible. After whereas-ine
that the salary grab was " zone OF the most
outrageous steals known to the civilized
world" and that Mr.. Lowe was mixed NJ
in it, they resolved that it would afford then
acute qualification if he would resign, hi
seat without any unnecessary delay, and 50
give them the chance to ill II with an
honest man instead of a thief. How Is
that for high, Mr.. Lowe ?-SDriRGfetd H.
publican.
The only difficulty the Liberals have tC
encounter in Ohio l. to prevail on the De
mocratic party TO get off the track. But
at the latest advice, this ancient and inter
esting object had not decided to give up the
! ghost A. ghost Is all it has to give up
we can easily understand its unwillingness
--Ndo York Graphic.