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

The nominees OF the Essex lnctllu c.-.
vention. their friends and followers. 1--
branded as boilers, and as such, in the .4--
guage of the FREE Pass. ''haye fr-7-
thrown away their influence IN fl---
eaucuses and conventions Of the Rcpu'
can party Where can the Repuh--
party Of this county be found to-day, E. q.
in the interest of the Essex convent
Have we boltei or ignored one Of the Tr--
ciples Of the Republican party Of ls7-
stand now just where We stood then
luencel by the same desires, and ac,-l,-
by the same motives. We love, honor
cherish the name Of Republieanism an g.
are not yet prepared to sit down and
quietly bartered away. We are accuse
making temperance the issue. Have
done 500 or have those who claim to ref-
sent the Republican party INTRODUCE
temperance and made that the Is
When did this boiling mania begin? "
itat Essex junction on the 25th Of July.
has it not rather been a series of boiling
in our city for the last three years. A.
the parties interested in the Essex NOV.
ment. BY a single individual, reSpons
for the present political condition of OLE
city government Did they bolt the t
Republican nominations last spring a-
give Us a Democratic city government ana
saddle the city with a party pledged
only 10 oppose the pr0hibitory law in ever.
form and by every expedient, but plel,s
also to the reelection of a city attorney q
mention of whose name Is pollution ~
whose reelection was an insult u every
spectacle citizen Of Burlington. Have
s0-ealled Republican party put in nomiua
ton any new men who are in the temper
ance interest, or have they put in nom.rl
ton Incorporate men and men 0f int
perate record Which party stands tod.
upon the Republican platform of l~-33
In l-72 the Democratic party, in q
zeal Tor the cause OF temperance. nominal
the Hon. Daniel Roberts for town reprc-la
tatiye and called upon all the friends OF J.l
perancc % support him on temperance pr
ciples. How was it then With every Pm
vocation that could be presented 70 bolt q
nominations the temperance men We
almost a unit in the support Of the Repu
lean ticket. How Is j; in I97i2 The de.
mand~ of the temperance element IN the Il.
publican party were very small. They on
asked for the nomination Of e States A.
torney in favor Of the cniorce@ent ot e.
prohibitory Law. They demanded a vs-
small Loaf AMI they got huge boulder
Temperance element was entirely AMI --r-
ignored. the prOhibitory PLANK ioru %
the platform and the Republican part
this city ST. 0is to-day i'll the interest 20. 81.
rum and the -um interest in the Dem err
ranks are to lay fully in sympathy
and heartily at work for the election a O.
Republican ticket nominated at Blr.n-
The Democrats baited their hooks Wit ,
perance to catch the Republican p4-.
Io72. hut the party would not bite
Republican party in 1874 have bai;ei O.
hook with antI-prohibition and the
element of the Democratic parts 4r.
jumping for the bait. What has become
the Democratic party? Where >I,3 81
they ct work IN the interest of the l'-a
cratic nominees can see NOTHING
squInts that way. Their canyas-.n- ''4
mIttees, heretofore active and yigi.lu-, A,
not organized and at work their llr-c>--
not being marshalled, all Is apparent
in the Democratic lines. This Gpa-as i.-
Indifference can only be explained ts g.
interest in the success OF the ReQu1
ticket. There are 70 day but two pI-.
organizations IN the county cInvi-----
both claim 10 be Republican. What D.
become OF the Democratic party We d."
found the lost Republican party which i-
been advertised Who has found the .'-
Democratic party?
" claim that the friends 90 ;1e 10
movement have not boltri their party. .-'
that the friends Of the Burlington. c'n''-
ton have bOltcd their princlp.e-. "e -.''
put IN nomination men wh'arc tAe lI1-
Representatives of Republican pTine'p-y'
and they have put in NOMINATION men VIZ
do not represent the principles and have o..
adopted the platform ct tac kepl '-.l."
party. We have stepped ou the Tram ---
was carrying Us within the enemy --
and stand. to-day, on the platform ''
Republican party of the STATE, ami va s
you undertake to read out OF the party
who will on the first Tuesday in ; pien'.'
next, act with the boilers, yOl Will nn- '-
list very long.
The nominees of the Essex CONVENTION '
Tor and will receive a very large ma i--'
the Republican votes OF the county ~
opponents say that they should not ra'--.
the support of good men, because they pr
w hat? Unworthy No. Because ''--
are sore-heads? No. Because they
Otnce-seekers? No. Because tieg fft
erS : We do do not ask you to give '.
your support because they are boH,S'
ask you 10 support them because they '
true men; true to principle, true o. tl''
party, their country and their God.
BEN.