Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-07-27

| BY u. u. W
To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times.
Although the topic heading this commit
nication is likely To assume considerable
importance, feel that it would SAVIOR of I'M
pudence in me to occupy more space IN your
paper. 1t is pretty clear that we cannot agree,
nor is it important that We should. II
President Hayes has the bdck bonc attributed
to him, he will persist in his cho>pn policy,
till he has become convinced that he is
wrong.
Believing As | do that the honest AG-
miniStratiOn of the Government. is of more
importance than the perpetuation of the
Republican party. trust our President will
be sustained in his noble endeayor, by Prov
idence, if not by his party,-or rather the
party that elected him. lie should have no
party.
There are few things in your comments
upon my article that surprise me. Your
apparent incredulity in regard to federal
officers being taxed or assessed upon their
salaries for party pun ses, astonishes me.
| supposed that that was universally conced-
ed as the practice of party Administrations
If it has not been so am happy to find
myself mistaken.
1t is certain that President Hayes has la-
bored under the same mistake that | have.
lie says it will not be allowed in future, and
was so simple as to suppose that he had
found out in some way that it had been
practiced. If not, his rider becomes wicked
as well ludcrous.
You say, too that President Hayes
has interferei with politics. and instance
his successful attempt to secure the election
Of his friend Matthews to the Senate. Was
that done since he became President In
deed, do YOU know that President Hayes did
it at all? DO you vouch for the truth Of all
newspapers reports? If your charge is true
beyond a doubt, the Presidents consistency,
to say the least, is liable to suspicion.
You say"O. CIV. evidently considers par
ties of no account-perhaps considers them
WOESt lLuu uStltSS iLstitutioh'. W nov ". ~
W considers" is of no account. Allow him to
say, however, in closing, that when 4 politi-
cal party's controlling motive is its own
continuance for the purpose of monopolizing
the offices and their rewards, when it is
mainly intent upon the spoils-if in, to
keep in, if ont, to get in, with but small
modicum of patriotism--it is in my opinion
worse than useless" thing and regret
to say, as the result Of my observation, that
see very little difference in tho anDrus Of
the managers of parties. | find that Repub
licans are quite as prone to pack conventions,
and submit to the packing, as Democrats
are, and that where they can do it, they are
quite as likely to use the lowest agencies to
promote their ends Have you forgotten the
Bax er and Hoyt campaign? Was not VIM.
Ii. Seward one Of the first of our leading
men to truckle to the sectarian claim As to
our public schools? Politicians are politi-
clans wherever they operate. Please excuse
what may seem to be desire to have the |
last word.
We cheerfully allow our esteemed CORES
pondent the last word, so far as the argu-
ment is concerned, and We add word
simnlv IN answrr some Of his inouiries.
A. 70 President Usves's connection with
the Senatorial election Of last March, in
Ohio, VIC only know that the following an
was telegraphed from Washing |
ton, and appeared in the papers all over the |
oorr,rr ,f,sr tbo ;r.,crra,;or of President
HAYES I, wos r,;r,cd in the Fprr pprss of |
March I4tb.
Con Garfield q, tho -eoros, Of prssidsrt
HAYES, has withdrawn from the Ohio Sen
atorlal contest The President, IN his letter |
TINS, sta'es lnat uarne l; can pc
ADMINISTRATOR Inv remaining the leader of |
the House than to become member of the
Senate.
The matter has been the subject oil much
discussion, and letter purportlng to be the
same In substance as That written by the
PRESIDENT TO ten. uaiheld, has been pub