Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-03-05
The Result In this City.


there was this year Work has been dull in
the lumber yards and elsewhere. and many
Democrats who have voted in previous cleo
tons were absent from tine city. Then Mayor
Blcdgett is not popular with portion
OF hiS own party. We have nothing agnins;
ths Mayor. We like him personally, and
would say nothing to his prejudice as an
Individual But it is the simple truth that
Us q Mayor. he has not shown very great
executive ability or commended himself to
very high favor with either party. In such
a situation. the Republicans had only to
nominate some good man. tree from connec-
tion with the recent unpleasantnesses IN the
party, and give to him their votes, to elect
him 1t could have been done, and with
ease. Why was it not done Simply
because portion OF our Republican
politicians did not want Repnb-
lican success, this spring. They had
arranged with the Democratic .nanag
ers that our Democratic Mayor should be
reelected. In the opinion Of some shrewd
Judges, this agreement dates back 10. and
was part of the trade which gave to Us a
Democratic city Representative elected by
Republican votes, last Fall. We do not
know how tina. may have been But the
Indications of such an arrangement were
plain enough, as soon a. city politics began
- be generally canvassed this winter and
IL has been successfully carried out. 1t was
part of the plan that there should be 10 Re-
publican nomination for Mayor. But there
were Republicans enough disposed to insist
On their right - candidate of their own
political faith 10 interfere with that iea-
ture. The uc2t thing Was to secure the de
clination OF any Republican that
might be nominated This was COMPARE
lively easy task N- Pope may not have
needed any help to such action Il lie had
it would have been furnished The with
drlWal 81 Mr.. Lyman's name was secured
by utterly mistaken if not malicious repre-
seatat.oa-. that he had been brought for
ward by those who suggested his name,
simply !Jr the sake Of knocking him down.
Thu, LET, tue Republicans with no candidate
for Mayor. The Republican ward caucuses
were pretty generally run 10 the interest of
tAo political traders rne consequences
were what night have been expected. Hun
drcd- VI Republicans did not 20 near the
polls The city committee had kindly left
a blank in the ticket. which few Repu6-
liran~ ;oIk the trouble to fill. in wrltiog.
some with Que name and some with another
for Mayor, and but ljs Republican vote
were cast for Mayor. in a city which ha- IN
1t niue huudred Republican voters to-day.
la the only ward III which the Republicans
made any dgnt, they suffered disastrous
defeat AMI tha result may be summed up
in the word, that not laan that was not
nominated by the Democrats WAS elected to
any olhra, save fea ward officers IN tvs
wards
The mainly responsible TOR thu result.
contemplate il, We l1abl not, with tie at.
i-JSt eomp!acency. Bat there are d good
many Republican, IN burlington. who are
getting pIeits tired oi TIN, kind 81 thing.
They ID not enjoy seeing i Democratic
victory 10 the chief c,V Of Vermont te.e-
s.aphcd = New Hampshire. t. encourage
tie Democracy and to depress the Repu5ii-
cans Of that state. IN the thick OF their
hari asht they have not derived any
such satisfaction from the way our city gov
lrament has been run the past year or two
viii Democratic ma jrity IN the Board
%. Aldermen WhO act As If the chief aim OF
.lcir ohcial existence wa 70 take care Of
tin saloons ard who hase b!az)neI their
lWn shame and disgraeei our city by keep
M 10 i prominent and important eity
Jh,e man OF the vile-t personal charac-
-c---o. 80 desire 10 see Democratic control
1ccii---,y continued They b. not become
greatly riatoi over the election Of
i.lermen. ~elesteI. nomi
mated elocJei and nseI LY the Dem crA,-.
lheir feeling about Thu tb.ag We jHdse,
mainly ATTACHES - the Mayor aaI Alder
non on Judge and school Commissioners
.cr, !ea desire to sec party lines drawn
/ 49, Offices have ~ connection with poll
j s a,e -,.osl d be kept clear OF them But
is To- Mayor ana Aldermen. plenty OF oar
rs. Republicans are pretty thoroughly
.i--ls,eI with the way things have gene
# late ani We hear among hitherto earn
IS. K pu1.icans serious talk Of abanioning
wholly any Republican organization for this 4
ity, a. long a. the trading and rule-orruin
.emeuts bear sway in it and Of organil-
- ..4ply D. " balance Of power. which
nav be stie, not by secret trades. but
- open action. e. -acure the choice OF
be better class Of Democrats for our City
,5yernms1t This would be melancholy
nd. for wAA, ha- been u strong and u-eiui
lrty .a or civ Ut Burlington but We
Z compelled to believe that 1t Will not
axe ,4sre than one more city election ike
be last tso. 10 bring it shout
iNoKt4>r o. Car. 4. NEW YoRk-Ac-
lriing to the report Of the Prison Asso-
iation Of Ycw York. crime j. alsrningiy
q RE increase in that State They report
lie total number u, admissions to the peni-
OF the STATE. during the past year,
5 having been 10, $50, much larger num-
er than has ever been admitted during any
inor year. Of these | So were under 70
ears % 80 and = 1913 under 30. The habit
iuteur5anss wss confessed by three
lar;er~ Of the whole naLaheF Tho fright
4 increase Of crime r further ShCxl by l
q fact that hotwithsts nding nearly 100
-is5ucr- were discharged IL single month
tie beginning OF -unner O. F1nse
renee Of tie Inauguration OF the esmEa
ton system at that time. the places are
,w filled again AMI ,he prison, as well a. !
are all over crowded =