Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-24
POLITICAL.

Gov. Allen, Of Ohio, makes the wooden
leg Of his competitor. Gen. Noyes, subject
for jests in his speeches. But the wooden
leg may make the best run.
The grangers Of Wisconsin intend to take
part in the approaching canvass, ard the
Master of the State Grange has already is
sued circular calling on all members Of the
Order to support for the Legislature such
candidates es will maintain the railroad
laws Of 1874.
In Fulton and Hamilton counties, New
York, call was issued the other day for
convention of Democrats "who favor an hon
est administration of public affairs" just
three Democrats were in attendance when
Tie day appointed came. The language OF
the call was too depressing
The Cincinnati Commercial lind admon-
ishes the New York hard-money Democrats
who believe that the capture of the Pennsyl-
yania Democratic Convention ty the infla-
tionists was an accident that "the programme
of initiation, speculation and reputation has
been well considered, and that the leaders
are able and INSCRIPTIONS rascals. who aim
at the possession of the organization OF the
Democratic party first and the occupation
and robbery of the country afterward."
After the declaration of the Pennsylvania
Democrats in favor of initiation gold advanced
and greenbacks fell in value three cents on a
dollar. This is equivalent to shrinkage in
the savings banks deposits in the country of
over thirty millions of dollars but it is only
faint indication of the general decline in
value which would follow the success of the
lnllatlonist Democracy.
The canvass for the first place on the next
Republican state ticket, in Massachusetts,
causes some doubt and anxiety. The contest
for the nomination is now confined to Hon.
\. II. Rice and Dr. Loring. There is doubt
in regard to the possibility of nominating
Mr. Rice, and general belief that if DR..
Loring should get the nomination, he would
be very badly defeated by Mr.. Castor. The
BOSTON JcurRai, basing its belief upon evi-
dence coming from various sections of the
State" assures the friends of DR.. Loring
that he could not possibly be elected. The
Worcester Spy cOncurs in this opinion. The
Boston 4drertiscr Is sure that ''Dr Loring
it not the man for this oxigency;" and
looking to This record of political mistakes,
inefhciencv, had associates" etc, it says
His nomination would put the party
wrong on the most vital Of issues, and make
the task of uniting it impossible" \ good
deal Of work is being done for Loring but
in the existing need of union on a strong and
popular candidate, his nomination does not
seem probable.
L has been discovered that rqttlesnakes
will eAtirpate the potato tug. This remedy
will commend itself 10 those who have
thought Of bringing the Democrats into pow
er, il order to correct abuses in the Repub-
lean party Providence Journal.
\ s4.4lt fight is in progres- between
the Cincinnati tAYu.res, leader OF the in
hltion Democracy, and the Caiaol.c feh-
graph, sole proprietor Of the Catholic vote Of
Ohio. The hapHrer opened the engage
ment with the remark That ths re-n0mna.
ton of Mr. Geghan was distinct procama-
ton that the charge OF an alliance between
the Democratic party and the Catholic
church would be made good and to pre-
vent this 1t called upon Honest Democrat.
+, crush Geghan at the polls. The Tsl,-
o-qpt retortil that if Geghan had not been
re-nominatel every Catholic who honors his
manhood and his religion would have vim
dicated both hy Withdrawing his support
from the Democratic ticket The Enquirer
next made an unqualified demand that Ge-
CHAN should take himself off the ticket at
once to which the Telegraph responded
by calling on the Enquirer to make a pub |
lie apology .. the only atonemen. FOR |
it, UNSURPASSED bitterness. insulting /
language, etc. Nothing has yet appeared |
in the Enquirer that can be construed a. an |
apology. unless it i. the pleasant remark
that the editor of the Telegraph is 1 mar /
row-minled ,bigote1 zealot, and an "idioiic
or insane enemy of his church and Of the
Democratic party.