Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-18

AllNrIILIEE. S-pt. D. l-l4-
There has been 300 bl.t b1tthat some have
approved d and other condemned Il. Local
questions hv the score have sprung up and
apgea .s1 o. the ballot box 10y adjustment.
Elect. r dly wa turned INTO sort Of ex-
change lay-a day % paying debts and OLD
-r.l dye. aud good many knotry g positions
we-. made plain and q good many Old debts
canoe lei. blit there was tli- lnlsi0rtunea1lui
IL ln settling one 90 these personal Que~-
/ ti.1~ auataer wa created quite a. Ugly, t.
/ tie torment of tle next town election.
%. clur~. tne liquor question. which has
0e-lrlel SD mach at attention iJ- year or
tv1 past. and which WI. be- disturbing
e.cue1, al the State House IN October mas
mad IL influence ~ the canvass JUST closed.
I D. JOS, o. the Republican party such IN
pHrtant towns a- Eltlaul. Burlington and
Montpelier and g. the legislature such
| irhueuria member as ex-G1T. Page and
/ Judge Parker Wouli have been. ltdId not,
rsweye-. have tne iul1euca against sturdy
I Judge peck tla- % Wa expected u have.
] H.. uas much threatened 1y the liquor In-
tere,.. bur outside ui Washington county.
where hl j. especially 1atel because of his
/ fearless and noble course lu bringing Offend
] err against The prolihItlry 'aw O. justice.
and the towns ot Rutland. Burlington and
/ "a lew Others of Isera. notions the wal.
/ against him ha- amounted u nothing
] The Governor vote l. n0Jlcea5y sma.
/ throughout the State and touches tne Dem
1 1cratIc nominees as perccp-In.y a. the Re
publican le~ even more. Take 3 lew
! samples IT. Miidleaury IN - the vote
stood $50 and 90. lhIS. fi6 and A. New
Haven iu -. 249 and j6 this year, 3jC
| and u Salisbury DO -. IS ana 80 tnI-
-
and this year. A. and ]. Whiting so and
| % ID - and - and . in Il These figures
! are specimens of what ma been done IN
/ some localities. while IN others. a. stated
! above. Judge Peck mas lost percepIbiy.
! Bat the re-ll; shows beyond dispute the
! high este ID IN which he l. held by the peo-
| pie where the love of intoxicating liquors
| na- not been pnt 10 the balance against hI-
| high character
In Franklin county there was bitter wGI
/ upon one of the Republican nominees f1l
/ Senator. Col Albert Clarke. bat II only
! succeeded In reducing hl, vote less than
/ four hundred below has associate nominee,
] Mr Robe. The issue over Mr. Clarke :
/ name wa~ one between the Two rlnE--In-
/ side and out>ide-iu railroad affairs. Clarke
! Is SAID L. be d granger. and that naturally
/ gave him favor with the farmers. Mr.
/ Leach. another of the Republican candI
dates tor Senator. Wa dismissed with ma
terialiy diminishing vote. ana Hon. Victor
! Atwood. Democrat. was elected. This fact
J presents the anomaly OF having two Sena-
/ t0rs from the same t1wu-0nc ! think which
| has rarely. i ever, trausplred before II the
! State
The Congressional vote 10 the first dis
trict. though il elects Col joyce boy large
majority. cauul; De- entirely gratifying 10
N, friends. The boiling spirit, 50 rife II
! the STATE, showed itself IN a number oil
] towns 10 the district by votes for Nh VIII
/ lard. lie had quite q support IN towns re-
[ mote a. vel a. IN those at hand In the
I light of the bolt araius. Judge Poland IL
/ the second district 10 would be natural that
/ some Jealous and indIscreet spirits should
now be found 70 regret that the experiment
wa not made.
The story o. the Second District and is
| depl0rable and memorable fall i known
I through the country. but " how It happen
ed" l. the question which Is Just now being
/ discussed IN \ ermont by all parties Every
[ third man whom You meet l. pulling hi
/ head over ii. The politicians, newspaper
men and correspondents are a. much both
I cred about II as anybody. Suffice II for me
! u say that the defeat Of the honorable Judge
SURPRISE every une-hl> UitiereSt enemies as
well a. his wGrmest friends. An able apC
/ honorable man. nominated IN q full COW en-.
| tIon by clear majority, where there wa,
not the mention OF uniairness In the eau.
cuses OF the convention, 80 Inglor 40usiy
beaten d the polls. i thing whicl We o.
I Vermont are not used 10, and any explana.
/ ZION of II l. impossible at TINS writing
/ Judge Poland. however, | may say. >eem.
/ inclined 10 '' possess his soul IN patience. .
/ Ills gin buttons shine a brightly "a ever
/ and "a always he appears 10 be the mode
/ OF cJmposure and self pOise.
Governor ucndee. IL the Third District
| seems to be almost the only man who Ia,
/ come through the fires q. eieetiOn DAY with
[ OK the faint OF IRE about him. He ha.
| been honored with the iull Republican VOTE
OF bis district. and he vii 20 TO Washing
| ton bearing the Endorsement of over eight
Z thousand majority DNING.