Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-14
To the Editor osthe Free Press and Time.

t. the Editor OF the Free Press and Times
The rale Of war, not to do what your
enemy wants to have You DO, holds good in
politics, and we intend to the best Of our
ability to obey it.-Frsc Press, Aug. 2d.
The above is a very good resolution for
any one 70 form. but the question arises,
which of the two. the friends Of the regu-
lar nominees or the boilers. so-cailed, are
doing the most the enemy would have them
do? The enemy Is made happy not because
there is a bolt, mark you. but because the
men you support. if elected. are SO much
more in accord with the platform adopted
hy the Democratic State convention. >Ire-
Is it j. no wonder You should say, " they
are not all such men as you would prefer.
Ii is wonder to many, that, after You
manifested 50 much evident pleasure in
conrratuiatinr the citizens of Burlington
aud the friends of temperance generally
that something was going to be accomplish
ed, now upon the mere plea of party You
should ask the Republicans of this County
10 elect such men "a Senators and State :
Attorney, thereby neutralizing By your
action, in great measure, all that the
friends Of temperance endeav0red 70 DO.
We, too. would say to the Republicans of
this county. Fight shy Of such ticket.
With reference to the candidates You OPP
pose, their position Is well-known not only
by their actions but 10y their words. They
are neither g." s0reheads nor" disappointed
politicians. but men who have worked as
faithfully land one cf them know has
made a. great a sacrifice for the welfare OF
his country a. any man now before the peo-
pic), and worked as hard Tor the interest Of
the Republican party a any one, and when
the time comes for the freemen OF this coun-
II 10 cast their votes il will be shown that
such men (call them by whatever name you
PLEASED are appreciated, and that by put
ting such men into office they viii DO more
10 rout the enemy than those men whose
sole strength lay in the fact that they are
the regular nominees. ;.
We have stated cur position on this mat
ter 50 distinctly and 50 often. recently, that
it is hardly worth while to 90 over the
ground again. 10 briefly define it again,
however, it Is this We are attached to
the Republican party anu we believe in its
principles it has made great achievements
in the past. and has great future before it,
and we are opposed to all movements hay
ing tendency 10 break it up. especially
when these are grounded on mere personal
preiudices. Our nominees are Republicans.
standing on Republican platform, and
they are entitled to the united support Of
the Republicans Of this county. The bad
character of candidates might, indeed,
Justify bolt bnt no such accusation can
be brought against the regular nominees,
who are men of high standing in the com
munity.
As to the assertion that the enemy Is hap
py, not because there is a bolt, but because
our candidates are in accord with the
Democratic platform, VIC assure our cor
that he is mistaken. The Demo
Gratis are jubilant over this bolt, and, a
sample of the way they regard it, We quote
the following from the Argus
Meanwhile, the Democrats ought to be
wide awake, and see that every voter Is at
the polls, and that no split tickets are al
lowed to get into the hallot-box from them
4 full. clean vote Will elect the majority
of the Democratic ticket. II the two Re-
publican tickets poll an equal number of
votes a change of only five votes in each |
town will elect the Democratic ticket by
fair plurality, sufficient for all practical |
purposes. The thing is possible, and it re-
mains for the Democrats of that county to /
say whether it shall be done. Democrats |
owe 1t to themselves and the party to make |
the effort. \ pull all together Will do 1t.