Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25
BURLINGTON AND VICINITY.

We have not lailed with much entbu
,,asm the nomination of Hon. Jo ID
Hatch for Mayor of Burlington, it has not
been on account of any luminosity towards
him We have known him many years as
pleasant and courteous gentleman and 4
good neighbor, and we have none but kind
il feelings towards him personally. lie
has had long experience in public and city
4diirs, and has no lack of capacity. Two
ylsrs ago we were willing to accept him
Though be was not our first choicel for
Mayor. We thought, and said. that in the
EXISTING situation Of city affairs. he would
probably make conservative and careful
Nylr.a better one than any Democrat that
we likely to be nominated and we were
nv when he declined WHY should We
a., a- cheerfully accept Mr.. Hatch now >
because circumstances alter cases. Mr.
HatsA then declined Republican nom
nation tndered him by fhy majority
ihe first ballot in d large caueus and
-al- cordially unanimous and when il
aas as certain that lie would be elected as
r.-t election day would come. lie declined
i.a great joy Of the Democrats. lis dec
.a-ion made Ny. Blodgett Mayor. and
a- have this year seen Mr.. Blodget, return
aE ,Ae favor, by doing all in his power to
use Sir Hatch the succession lis DE-
..at,.Qn IN eject handed over the entire
otr,i ot ;le city government to the
democrats, aLi the natural consequences
"a-,eiul management of city affairs. in
ceased taxation and expense and pander
.a-- g. 'Le worst clements in the commuui-
baye followed.
Why should Mr.. Hatch, who two wears
81 would not accept nomination rendered
-.u fifty majority. be now willing to ac-
.sftoae nom caucus N which. with active
running up OF his friends and not the
-l-atl-, drumming up Of his opponents.
ta-ra were l6l votes against him, to liI
g.. um On the first ballot-and the larger
ta- caucus the larger would have been the
alrltg against him l. there any reason.
except that this year Mr. Hatch is accept
-..- % t4e Democrats lie is their choice
t4 Mayor, selectsdand nominated by them
.ai though since his deelination of their
auation they propose to 20 through the
Jazz. .. another eaucus. It i well under
-- 1 thar they 90 not intend to put up anv
-e who viii -criou-lY interfere with Mr..
uHah- chances We can conceive OF no
r...u SHY the leading Democrats should
--- Mr. Hatch tJr Mayor. except that
tat San control him, and that his admins
E4r.u wall be in elect a continuation Of
ta- present. reckless and wa-teful manage
-l4tol city AFFAIR." Such are the eircum-
stances d the case
-1w- jlen. we confess that We DO not ike
5-fg vel. 30 -ltat second table. and espe-
-a.s at second table to the Democrats. The
very Ae, o.. the Democratic preference for
SIR Hatch makes a good reason. under the
FURNISHINGS, why We should not prefer
1.u ana the yot. al the caucus shows that
:4s feeling shared by majority Of the
t.paaiesns We had hoped to see a square
nod straight forward Republican taken up
.ae Who bad been outside Of the past
l4lTra.= and who would have united the
party and one who. when elected. would
have Sc, himself re~5lutely to the task of
stopping the LEAKS IN the City Treasury and
making the City Government. So far as
4. 10 bis power, one that Order. loving and
Awa1.iinE citizens could approve Though
disappointed 10 this hope, We can accept
tde inevitable aud stand it as long as the
75-t can IL plain that Mr. Hatch is to
u- o-r u5-t Mayor His nomination by the
Republicans was far one. SO far as We
ale aware and there are No charges of
fraud DO Tie nomination. Of bad personal
character. OF Of political uns0undnes~, such
- would l-tiiy a bolt lie Will have the
cordial support of many leading Democrats
of Mayor Ei0dEelt for services rendered
Of Mr. ,mallc, and Mr. Appleton and the
railroad Democrats. ON personal and rail
road grounds Of Mr. Satton, because he ex-
poets to De re elected Alderman and wishes
10 be Mr. Ilateh's successor a. President OF
the Board of other Democrats. because
Mr. l4trl W.- n1: the preference Of
the tRtL PRG-, and the Repub
Acau- whom they hate worst, and for
other reasons These Influences will control
probably majority of the Democratic vote.
50 there can be mo- doubt Of Mr.. Hatch IS
election Ana We see no way but to make
the best 70. It.. in the hope that the city and
The party VIII suffer less than We fear they
may. from nomination whieh, under all
the Circumstances seems to u an unioTtu-
nate one.