Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-11

1t may be Wei to look back over the late
cuut,st in this eoonty, now that the smoke
ct he election la blown away. in order to
Sc Just hat was accomplished, and what
may Ice learned from the results.
We note, then, that the regular Bopub-
iican ticket. without break or exception,
was electcd-aud that by Republican votes
TIE majorities for two of the Senators
elect were evidently swcllcd by the votes Of
Democrats But without tie aid Of 4 single
Democratic vote, these. with the rest Of the
ticket, would have been elected Chesmore,
the Senator on the Republican ticket whose
name was on no split ticket who had the help
OF 70 Democrats outside Of his own town,
and Of hut sercH there. was elected by 2ji
plurality. The nearest approach to a sub
stantial change Of the result as to the county
ticket, effected by the Essex bolt. was the
bringing. not of any boiling candidate, but
of Quinlan, Democratic candidate, within
sight OF an election, which, however, be
did not reach.
We perceive, next, that two Republican
towns, in this county, have this year elect
ed Democratic Representatives. Ia Bur
lington, Mr. Smalley was elected by the aid
OF Republicans who voted the straight
Republican county ticket. In Richmond,
Mr.. Gillett was elected by the votes Of Re
publicans who voted the boiling Republican
ticket.
Colchester gave Democratic majority on
the State ticket, and might reasonably have
been expected, in any event, to elect a Dem
oeratic representative. Underhill is also
Democratic town. South Burlington Is
very close town, and has before this elected
a Democrat to the Legislature Beyond the
general disheartcning Of Republicans &C.
casioned by the split, and the staying
away from the pcliS Of disguised Repub.i-
cans, who preferred not to vote at all under
such circumstances, it cannot be said that
the controversy Inside tie Republican party
% this county affected decisvely tie results
in those towns. Tie two Democratic tai
umphs in Burlington and Richmond how
ever, are directly cha-gcahe to the split
organized in the Essex convention.
Judged ~ it, fruits, then, has the bolt
Of temperance Republicans justified itself?
OF course, ii can be justified. if at all. only
by What it has accomplished for temper
ance. Will the presence of these two Dem
ocra;ic opponents Of the prohibitory Law !
~ l If l..lY II, ..l
the acrimonies OF the strife the charges Of |
iaithlessneSe To principle, brought by bolt /
ing Republicans against just a. good tenn
perancc men a. themselves. because they /
not only to the Republican cause, but to |
the cause OF temperance, tend to unite all /
in cordial effort, either social or political, |
for temperance, hereafter? VIII the Sen
ators and States Attorney elect be any
The more likely to regard the temperance
Of the county, because they have
been stigmatized as "rummies' and "shys-
tiers" 10y portion of the temperance men D.?
We impugn net the motives of the support
Frs Of the Essex ticket. Most of them. we
believe, have acted from high motives but
clearly the immediate results Of the Essex
Convention cannot be pointed to, as 50
nucl gained for temperance, or any good
Bud IL may be said. however, that good
will come from ii in future; that future Re-
publican conventions will pay more careful
-cgsrd to the ~i~he~ Of temperance men. We
.l,..r, l.,.t 4 ., igl IL. u !
nee has shown that bolts breed bolts. We
= Ill Dot fur,b3ie in detail the evils we
esr but We can feel 10 assurance that
,rearcr harmony i likely to prevail among
he Republicans Of this county, two years
rum nov, because Of this years business
w allude a. these things, at this time,
hot L. rub in any sense of soreness and
icieat; not in any mood for gloryins not
Ii any laul;-fnding temper The mistakes
AVE nyt been all on one side It was a
mistake and worse than mistake that
lawrence Barnes was defeated for Mayor of
burlington by Republicans. 1t was a mis-
AXE that the petition of the ladies Of Chit
enden county 10 the County Convention
as nat granted. both by acquiescence in I
he principle laid down therein, and by the ,
election of the candidate whom it was well {
nderstood they wanted. Two or three
,ore votes for Wbitremore in that conyen-
on would have saved all the trouble that &
as followed. There have been other mis- s
.kes on both sides, which We need not re-
,uLt. and the evil consequences of which !
70 not ye. ended. We recall them simply 1
draw from them the lesson - that O
70 Republicans Of Chittenden county t
INST act in harmony in future, i
the party i. to accomplish anything in s
pport of any good law or good cause. o
visions in our ranks can only enure to u