Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-29

The >peaAeiship.
,,f,..t seven names are Mentioned IN
,.,p.eti5n with the Speakership. Ex-Lieu-
t.nant-Go,ernor Burnham Martin, OF Chel-
sea. having presided in the Senate, Is OF
e,ur-c iayorably thought Of Tor the char oil
The House. Hon. Jedi P. Ladd, OF Al
bar,h. j.. !ayorably mentioned in that sec
non OF the State Hugh Henry, ksq.' OF
Chester, who has been candidate before
ba, friends who would like to bring HIM
t,rvari again. Hon. F. T. Woodbridge oi
yersenne-. and J. K Batchelder, of Airing
TIM. are said to be lat work for the place.
and " G. French, E-q Of Woodstock Al
tIele wsr- 20 be general scramble would
have -.Irrt in that quarter oi coui,e
when tie n4ue Of John W Stewart was nc
ts,d iii t4e u-, Of representatives, elect,
t,.e-,ud- 81. once thought Of him As the
tt.e-t i..4u ior speaker.
of..al.e ~ 80 not undertake to predict
what ne Hu-p viii do-the ways OF a
legislature ave- otteu as inscTutable a. those
o,Ate,it i.r, bat there are some very STU
lie and .i,lo4- n-,dera;iar- affecting the
matter which -i,u' not be lost sight Of.
The .H.e U.s. The most responsible
8! important one in the Legis-a-
t.p t .,q lire- much more ability
t,aa H.. ,sir of the Senate. blur
r.r-. ,..u. or incompetent Speaker
W. inevitably cot tie State many thou
sand .f dollar. tine lost and legislative
work ,onfl-sI aui delayed. bright, ez-
ter.,r.e1 aud jadicilus Speaker Will save
Tie Stale .- many Thousands, in time saved
.ld a- many more n the proper guidance
"a rc.ilI legislative work, in checking
., A.,-- -..l 4lai-e legislation, and in the
ul.e-I! faithful composition Of the com
ia.-r~. TIE ia-e i working Office, and
a44tt.a important one to be allotted upon
merely Icr-oral Ayor or As means Of per
~aal ambition. For these reasons, no
o.,-,.on ~ locality OF OF sides Of the state
Las ever been allowed to control the choice
IT Speaker. Tie main question with every
House tl.t we remember has been-who
side f-.e-t man 10 ill this chair and be
ta,ra c.uI.i4;e- equally honorable and TT
a. TO i.r-laI character to stand a. the fg-
ureL,4l f t.e General assembly, it j. the
o.ly question. These con-iieQtions, which
have Ie.mlueut weight, have an addition
q. .on-,u4eice ~ a House composed almost
wholly q D.. " men, and which may. this
var. cho1-. go or. aaize with an inexIeri-
en,el clerk
of course. Doy. Stewart Las nothing to
gan from tie srelker~hip. Having thrice
lrcu >qc.L,r-to say nothing Of lis having
Tiled the chic! executive chair Of the State
the honor Is nothing TO him. and We pre-
.me lie would prefer 70 avoid the labor
a,I responsibility OF the place. Under the
circumstance he cuunot he expected to
q. ruu " for the POSITION, u 10 permit hi,
name t1 bee taken into a general scramble
firm. But il IL -aoLli be rendered him with
oh reasonable uranimity as ought TO char
ae er,l- sac action ct tile Republicans Of the .
Hol-c. be could Lot and would not decline
it, tie j. Mt the only man in the House /
that csn I'll that chair. but he Is clearly the |
htte-t man .5r it, lie would drop into i;
with p..ia,; familiarity with is duties. The |
HOUSE woalI Lave in him prompt, courte- /
or, -oaui and ii-uifcd presiding officer, |
"a We ATE sure tie people of the State
would .rI that tie members had bonored /
themselrc, ana tie State by calling him to
the position.
Nmvo>l has l.23g taxable polls. and
there were 65.ta3 votes cast at the recent
election. ul tie j,co0 voters, Who did not
vote, probably nine-;en,hs are Republicans
but allowing one quarter u he Democrats,
the Republican majority On a fall vote Thu,
wear would stand al - 900
rHl New York papers publish report, Of
t. revival Of business which look a. If the
hong period o.; ~inguation. in all branches,
va, ,h.aDughly ended. Eight steamships
sailed from New York, Saturday, and were
tl,n ID sufficient to take the immense freight
OF gain. daur. cheese. butter, fresh meat
aui meat PROVISIONS. cotton, tobacco and
leather which was ofered for shipment.
Caicago and 81 Louis report rather more
4 'mani for money from the country. The
Northwestern farmers, however. are dispos-
Ell 10 take their time about marketing their
product-, and the milers Of Minneapolis
have formed an association to purchase all
the v heat for sale in Northwestern Mime
: ia aul convert it into -four at the rate Of
1900 0ra bushels month Wool i, the
most huoyaut raw staple Just now, greatly TO .
the -at.-i.ctiou If Vermont and other farm
err The dry goods Manufacture and trade
continue 90 improve, also the leather and
loot ard shoe interest. The iron interest is
still very dull, and may not recover much
htiorc another STIirg. One or two Shelf
field firms SAFE credited with an intention to
remove th,i works to this country.
4 q
following original discoveries that ''the
political History If our State for the last few
u,ontl ha- len moulded by the master
had oi Luke T.. Poland that - all ,
that Luke ? Poland has been, is. or ever
" III be. Is due 20 the generosity of james 6.
Blame '' that Poland had not the ability
carve out alone successful career vet .,
-tt the Judge was smart enough u control !.
~ith absolute and mystic rule. the n
March convention to send delegates to Gin
.innnati that " BTistow's strength Law in
hi- antifan to Grantism while Poland's |
lot,ri,ty consisted of his faithful service to ;,
irant and the Sheppard ring" that /
Poland uugratefully and inconsistency a
buried the knife OF fate in the Presidential
.ortunes of James G.. Blaine that the !,
adge, after he came home from Cincinnati. e
cast his eye- on the gubernatorial chair - t
yet somehow when in his omnipotence be .
night have taken it himself, he did not but :
instead forced Fairbanks on the Conyen- il
ion that lie imported Bristow. - who 4
did not take with the people ;" and that he n n
'snubbtd Senator EdmInds out of the cam =
paign." There is a column and a-half of 0
.ueh stuff as this, which most intelligent s.
-eaders of the -idr9iiser probably take to be 9
meant for Joke, because they cannot under ii
tand how any one who knows enough to Il
,ome in when il rains. should print such t
maginings in earnest. The 4drerfiSer, by q,
mission to catalogue them with his other G.
rimes, relieves Jrdge Poland of response 9
M &. a. ...a-a..a. Il IL. q | U