Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-03

Last Wednesday morning, the Cleveland
(Ohio) Leadcr contained the following letter
from Put-in-Bly. Ohio, over the signature
of"Nisitor' On Sunday morning. about
II o'clock. Senator Thurman and Mr.. Cook,
OF Cincinnati, were sitting in front Of the
West House, at Put-in-Bay. engaged in an
earnest and mournful conversation upon
the Democratic ticket and prospects in this
State. Mr.. Cook, in the course of the con-
yersation, expressed the opinion of sam
Cary that he was too much of a lightweight
for the party to carry, and that the party
made great mistake in nominal ne him, 50
much 50 that the ticket was in absolute
danger Of defeat.
Mr.. Thurman responded, saying that he
-uect for Mr.. Cary, a. he considered him a
mere political adyenturer. narrOw-minded,
perfectly unprincipicd, with an active mind,
but totally unbalanced. lie believed him
to be an INSCRIPTIONS demagogue, one whose
great forte l. to appeal to the passions OF hls
hearers. In fact. he considered Cary to be
an out-and-out Communist. y for him
self. the Senator said under no circumstances
would he speak at the same meeting where
sam Cary was 10 speak, fo7 his own SELF
respect forbade him II be seen in his com
pany. lie said he never heard Cary but
twice in his life. and did not wish to hear
him again under any circumstances, 80
great was his feeling OF contempt for that
hypocritical Temperance spouter.
Mr.. Cook remarked that it was very un-
fortunate for the Democracy that the Catho
lie question had been brought in; that it
was going to result in many Democrats
voting with the Republicans, and in many
more staying away from the polls. He
feared that this alone would lose the State
to the Democracy.
Mr.. Thurman replied emphatically, "lcs,
We shall lose the State. The-priestS have
oyergone the thing 10y sticking their noses in
to our politics, and they deserve to be beat
en-, to teach them their place. The Democ-
racy only have themselves to blame in sub
mitting to the demands OF the priests in the
way they did. Ii was unfortunate, indeed,
that the Catholic question was lugged into
the campaign. The Democracy was the
only party that ever did anything for the
Catholics. and it would seem that the more
that i done for them the more they Will de-
mand. Their arrogance Is insutierable, and
as We shall be defeated anyway. hope it
will hereafter teach these meldlesome priests
lesson that they would understand-that
is, to let politics alone. |, Tor one. don't
propose to stand any further nonsense from
these fellows"
The above report of the conversation Is
correct, as far as statements uttered were
concerned The language may vary little.
Ills expression in regard to Cary the priests,
and acknowledging that the State Is lost. are
given in his exact language.
In a day or two. a telegram signed y. e.
Thurman. was received 10y the Leader. say
ing The letter signed Visitor, is a It's
sue Of falsehoods" This being shown the
correspondent, Mr.. f. c. Nelson. he writes
the LfGdcr a second letter. Accompany
ing he letter Is an affidavit. sworn to before
a Notary Public, in which Mr.. Nelson
afirms that the conversation, as reported in
Wednesday : letter, is true in every particu
lar, 50 far as the sentiments therein are con-
eorpol