Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-22

PoLITIG2L-FAsHIoxs-r PooR-BUsINKss.
Nxw YoRK, Dec. IS, 1876.

NkW AOkA, LUZ. Aos Ao'N'
To the Editor OF the Free Pres and Times.
After the tragedy the farce. The laugh
and the dispute that follows it. is the neat
trick the pool-room gamblers have served
the Republican bettors. John Morrissey and
several other Democratic gamblers-the pro-
prietors of gambling bells, be it known, are
all Democrats. and very prominent ones
conspired with the Tilden managers in this
city to manipulate the pool-rooms in the in
terest of the great reformer. They didn't
put up cent of money, nor was it necessary.
In these places no man sees anybody's mon
ey but his own. When he puts up hun
drod dollars on Hayes he presumes some one
else has put up the proper amount on Tilden;
at all events, he gets ticket certifying to
that fact. Now. Mr.. Tildens game with the
eamblers-it is characteristic of Mr.. Tilden
that he is not above anysLilg-was to have
the booksellers announce every night large
odds on Tilden as against Hayes. some
nights the betting being two to one. Every
night the Associated Press sent all over the
country the betting market, and the mana
gers here telegraphed leading Democrats the
transactions ofthe pool-rooms as regularly as
the bank sends the business of the day to
their country correspondents. And 1t had
the effect intended. To see such odds offer
ed, at what was supposed to be the very CEN
L. l. d., -
who felt it was no use to fight if the battle
was against them from the beginning, and 1t
swept into the ranks OF the Democracy all
that class of political driit-wood that wants
to keep on the big side. Now. had Mr.. Til
den actually put up this money it would have
cost him immensely. Tickets were out in
John Morrissey's rooms representing mil
lion and half dollars, of which the Democ-
racy at the odds that vera given. should
have had a million. But behold you, the
moment it became certain that Hayes was
elected, and that he would be inaugurated.
Mr.. Morrissey issues pronunciamento, de-
claring the election so much in doubt that he
feels it his duty to declare all bets of, and
that he would refund money on tickets, less
his commission three-per cent The Re-
publicans who bet go up and get their money.
less the per cent, the Democracy having
had the use of it for months. Had Tilden
been elected there would have been no de-
claring of, but the conspirators would have
held every dollar. l have no sympathy with
the men who bet. and / only narrate this in
cident to show with what dirty tools the
great reformer undertook to carve his way to
the presidency.
BY the way, let no Republican feel alarmed
about the warlike demonstrations on the
part of the Democracy In Indiana. All that
stuff gets its inspiration from the Democratic
General Committee here, and is done at their
order. The game now Is to hold meetings,
and pass war resolutions, and indulge in all
sorts Of bombast, with the hope that timid
Republicans will be frightened to the extent
Of being willing to surrender their rights for
the sake of peace. The Democratic edito-
rial mill here is filing the country Demo
cratic press with ready made editorials all
shrieking for blood, and their agents are
traversing the country in every direction
tanning tie fame. They don't mean TO fight,
for the South will not support them, and the
moment Hayes Is inaugurated they will settle
down as calmly as sleeping babes. and give
attention to their neglected bar-rooms and
faro banks. | must confess, however that 1t
is little hard for these fellows who have
been eating husks for sixteen years to come |
so near the crib without being able to get |
their noses intn il