Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-08
Our New York Letter.
PoLlTIcAL-THANKsGIy
NV YoRK. Dec. | ls16.

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NEW YORK, Dec. l. 1876.
To the Editor OF the Free Press and Times.
If anybody supposes that the desperate
gang of Democratic politicians. with Sam
my lilden at their head, have any idea
of giving up the contest for the possession of
the Federal spoils. they are mistaken. This
veteran schemer began the campaign in in
EQUITY, he conducted it with fraud, and be
intends to reap its fruits by the same means.
lie intends to contest it peaceably, provided
he can win it in that way bat rather than
| lose it, he will resort to force Rather than
not have the control of the Government,
these dcsperadoes would lnaugurate a new
rebellion. The lie factory, known as Til
den's Editorial Bureau, is as hard at work
now as before the election. Its business
now Is TO fill the press with stories of Repub-
lican frauds, the object being to so impress
the public mind win the idea that Hayes
is not fairly elected as to justify the Demo
cratic House in refusing to recognize him.
and to give color to the rebellion they intend
to inaugurate. The headquarters Of the
concern are here, under Tilden's personal
control, hut they have branches in Charles
ton, Columbia, Tallahassee and New Orleans.
The zeal and ingenuity manifested would be
admirable were they employed in a better
cause. One day they telegraph North from
New Orleans that Senator Sherman has tel
egraphed to Hayes that the frauds are so ap-
parent that he had better at once withdraw,
and before this Infamous lie * eontradicted
they telegraph that ex-governor Dennison.
OF Ohio, has telegrap pied the same thing to
Hayes, and all the Republicans present have
acknowledged that Louisiana voted for
Tilden. From Florida they telegraph SINH
lar statements. and the way they praise
Wade Hampton. aad the South Carolina
rebels for moderation and high-toned patriot
ism is astonishing. These kilograms and
statements are concocted here in New York,
and 5 j. Tilden reyses every one OF them
before they are photographed South to be
scattered broadcast over the country. OF
course he knows that they will be contra
dieted, but he knows also that many will
never see the contradiction, and that a nasty
impression will be left on the minds Of those |
who do. IL will have the effect u Justify |
him in what he intends to do, to some ex
tent at least. it furnishes catch-words to |
put into the mouths of his followers. \ |
very smart man is Samuel J. 1ilden-were |
he as honest as he i smart. he would be a
very useful man instead of the curse 10 the |
world he is. The Republicans of New York,
notwithstanding they are in hopeless minor
ity, are not at all frightened at the struggle 7
thus forced upon them. They know that
Hayes was fairly elected. and they pay no
attention whatever to the buster that Is
har A-| ha mo
ton of the Democracy are not as anxious
for trouble as the place-hunters are. In
the event of trouble their business would
suffer first of ALL and the Democratic mer-
chant has Just as sensitive a pocket-nerye
as the Republican. When the crisis comes
YOU will see these gentlemen weaken, and
possibly they may wish that all along
they had been with the party OF law and
order.
THANKSGIVING
is hardly the festival in New York that it is
in New England. OF course the religious
people observe it in the regular way. but for
many years il has been the favorite day for
target excursions for the military companies,
and there are hundreds of them. Christmas
and all holidays in merry England used to
be ushered in with professions of masks and
motley costumes, Just such for their day as
the ward school boys treated us to at
Thanksgiving. The quiet Cross-town neigh
borhoods were reused by music to see com
panies of harlequins and dominoes go by,
followed up with troops of Continental SOL
ders dressed in calico uniforms, plantation
negroes, and bodies of noble red men, got up
in the most savage manner, with vast ex-
pense of madden red and brick-dust, and
flowing scalp ocks-the whole procession
so masked and painted that their own
mothers could not know them.
Perhaps it isn't out of place to still re-
mind ourselves of some special occasions of
feeling good the present year. There has
been talk of war, which has been well
checked BY the strong hand on the reins of
power. Ten years ago or more, this talk
would have been followed by dangerous ac-
| ton, and every woman who reads this may
| feel glad that her sons or brothers are
spared to pursue peaceful courses, and that
the sword which has pierced many women's
hearts within the last decade is turned away
from hers also. And, war or no war, we
are not, it is likely, to feel the oppression
and degradation which must have followed
the election of Tilden, the tool of all the
| ignorance and crime of the country. New
York knows too well what Democratic rule
means, and the hearty thank God, and the
thrill OF relief ali over the city when the
news of Hayess majority was received, after
the gloom Of the Tilden accounts, effaced
even the depression caused by the heavy
state of business for the time. 1t is true bust
ness has been bad in the city, and thousands
of people are in distress but business men
have worried through somehow, and there
has been no more suffering than is Usual.
At least we have had no epidemics, the
health of the city has been good, and. al
together, if we can't be thankful that We
had prosperous year, we can be that it
has been no worse. 1t was good to see the
crowds at the depots Of roads leading into
New England. Every train was packed
with people going home for their annual
dinner, and many large merchant left his
gorgeous home on the Avenue to sit down
to the fat turkey and luscious pumpkin pie
in the humble farmhouse. from whence,
years ago, be came to the great city, poor
boy. Every New-Englander goes home for
his Thanksgiving, it he never does at
any other time. Business on that Gay
is suspended, - except the ram-mi'ls ,
and they are ip full bl.ss, tne Jay
being favorable to tbs", as tne P ~ Int to
| leased from labor. have nothing 20 10 g 49, -
sucpd the mo.ey they have earned. A'e''