Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-28

The communication signed Ben" in
another column. though. of course, not 50
intended. is an argument for the regular
ticket. Conceding substantially the duty
of sustaining the Republican parry by sup
port Of its nominees. the writer justlies
the holt-we use the word, as heretofore, in
no opprobrious sense ; IN fact 1t has no OPP
probrious si.nifcation-on the ground that
the boilers are really the regular Republic
cans. OF course this is only special plead
ing, and viii convince no one, not before
anxious {, be convinced There was no
pref.l - 10 the call for the E-~cx Conven-
1T. that IL Wa Republican Convention,
and 1t wae. and must be 20 regarded by I'M
preiadicca pcr-ou-. direct blow at the
power and existence uf the Republican par
~. ~ ;iIi- ruuuj>. Ia fact. in other SEN
tcnce-. Ben" >ccm- To admit that the
movement j. a ho,t. ami ju~tife- it by the
old argument OF previous bolts, as if two
wrongs ever made IA right.
The regular Republicans Of ChiCienden
county stand >quarely On the Republican
platform anA that platform va, in no way
modified ly ral Republican County Conven'
tiou. OF course it j. not necessary that the
partv -iould IA every convention rcaiiirm
,XrsAth ir.e resolved in former conventions
l. va c.l iuittcd to support of tie pro-
h.btorv law 10y 1t, uniform course and by
the known views of the great mas oil the
Republicans of Vermont. long before the
settled policy" plank Of - was adopted.
1t Is Just as much 50 to-day. Vt 10 time
wa, support of the prohibitory law made
test Of Republicanism. If the men who
voted for the plank Of - had been asked if
they meant by II that no man could belong
to- ile Republican party, OF be eligible to a
Republican nomination, thatdid not believe
ia NJ -.ppor; the urohibitory law. they
wouIa have SAID NJ. nothing of the sort.
The -. at mass Of tie Republicans of the
c.ur'y occupy tie same position L. day-
Tie i4cxactue-~ of some Of "Bsn's' state
n,ent> seem, to demand notice. Il i no
nearer the truth to -ay that the Democratic
party ever rad any - zeal for temperance,
than to say that the Republican party Of
this city stands in the interest Of free
rum The democratic party in STATE.
County and City, has been. and Is, the
ayowed and active reliance Of the rum
interest. It, only effective opponent is the
Republican party-and that party, with
strange blindness and folly,thc boilers are,
striving to break down. Because they can
not. for once, have the whole loaf, they are
ny their course, striving to fix things 50
that IA future they can practically have no
bread.
Il Ben or anybody suppo~e- thai the
Democratic party Of this city or county has
disappeared, he is fatally mistaken. II Il
seems 10 lie quiet" it is but in seeming.
Nh. Algor, their late nominee for Sena-
tor. -ay~, in his published letter;
Cor opponents are now 50 hopeies~ly rent
in twain, a TO give Us 4 reasonable ground
Tor hope that our Senatorial ticket can this
Year hc elected Such a result, 10 be OBJ
tanned here in the very hot-bcd of Republic
cani>m, l. greatly to be desired, and every
trpe Democrat should strive boy all honor
able means 10 accomplish H.
/; l. thu~ the Democracy take heart and
courage FROM our divisions We desire that
the Republican party shall be enc. not twain,
in order that in future itmay sustain order.
law, temperance, and good government
OF course We have had no thought Of read
ing thc -arporters of tie E->cx ticket out
0! the party. We have not said, "a Ben"
makes u ,ay, that they have lost their III
fuencc in future caucu>cs and convent ms
They Viii be welcome in the Republican
caucus in this city, this evening, aad their
votes viii be as good as anybody's. there
and in future caucuSes, a long a. they re-
main Republicans. We are only sorry that
auy should weaken the force of the claim
they might make for the support of any |
regular candidate, who may in future be |
placed in nomination by aid of their votes,
by course which says, in deed, if not in |
words, that fair and regular Republican I
nomination has no binding authority on
Republicans