Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-08-31
POLITICAL, NOTES.

The New York Republican State convcn-
ton is to meet at Rochester on Wednesday,
the 10Th of September.
The Ohio State Journal says the Demo
cratic ticket in Ohio is weakened by scarce
" concealed arrangement in the interest OF
Pendleton for United States Senator, by
which Henry B. Payne, hard money
Democrat, has been crowded into the back
ground.
In his speech, Saturday, Gen. Garfield ad-
yocated service reform, first in regard to the
tenure of office. which should depend upon
the faithful discharge of duty ; second, In
freeing the appointing power from eongreS-
sional control. The President should be
supported in his efforts in this direction
though he may have gone too far in depriv-
ing citizens who hold office of participation
in nominating conventions within their own
precincts.
The Democratic quarrel in New York
which has been smouldering for some time
has broken out airesh. The nominal issue Is
whether the present Democratic State ofhcers
shall he renominated but the real question
is whether the Tammany faction which has
seized control of the party through the III
den regime shall retain it, or whether the
old elements which were unfTiendlv to Ill
den shall regain their ascendancy. The lat
ter are for a new ticket, while the former
insist that Bigelow, Fairchild and all the
rest shall be presented again.
The Cincinnati Gazette does not approve
If the resumption act as it stands, but it de-
clares that the speeches Of Pendleton and
Ewing have made the issue in Ohio the per
petuation and increase of irredeemable paper
money. on the one side, against honest
efforts at resumption on the other. The
folly and faulty of the Democrats force the
Republicans up to the true ground 1t
practically the great issue and campaign o.
1875 over again.
The New Orleans Times (Dem.) says
1.-THE Young South, whose motto Is III
with the school-house and down with thu
revolver will bend its energies to providing
every child with at least the rudiments
an education, so that it will be as wei
equippei for the battle of life as il it hat
been born in the centre of New England.
If there is such a Young South as that w
wish it all success.
In an editorial on the remarks of Post
master General Key in Vermont, the Louis
vile (Ky.) Com'r-Jownal (Dem) say
that the secession movement was mlstak
and "truism that any idiot ought to com
prehcnd," and adds
-Four wears of disastrous war and twely
years of disastrous peace, hundreds oil thou
sands of widows and orphans. the loss
hundreds of millions of property. togethe
| with a national debt for which the South !
equally bound with the North, confirm tn
dreadful truth that the fight was ill-chosen
ill-timcd, ill-made and ill-ended. So muc'
We have often said. So much sensible mel
everywhere In the Sorth would think
| childish to deny But this does not stop tn
mouth of two or three newspapers, which
| hone to establish some character for consist
ency and fidelity by mere rampantism.
Fancy Mr.. Tilden writing letter contain
ing the sentiment OF the following e1trac
from letter written by Thomas Jefferson
under the date of January l6, 1871, the &C
casion being debate over the vote of thu
State of Vermont, when Mr.. Adams had
votes for President to Is for Mr.. Jefier
son. and the change of the vote of Vernon
would have changed the result
81 observe doubts are still expressed as t.
the validity of the Vermont election. Sure
", in so great a case substance and not form
should prevail. | cannot suppose that Yer
mont's constitution has been strict IN re
quiring particular forms OF expressing thu
Legislative will. As far as my disclaime
may have any effect, pray you to declar'
it on every occasion, ioreseen or not ioreseel
by me, in favor of the choice of the peopl
substantially expressed, and to prevent tn
phenomenon of a pseudo President at 81
early a day"
The two front planks Of the Pennsy lvanli
Democratic platform are these: First
Rutherford B. Hayes is fraud; second
Rutherford B. Hayes is a Democrat. In
doubtedly these two propositions are ioglca
compliments of each other. Chicago Time
(Dem).
Mr.. Joseph Ii. Williams, of Maine, wa
nominated by the Democrats for Governor OF
platform which was merely howl o
fraud with variations. In his letter o
acceptance he remarks that he dOesn' be
iieye they meant much OF anything by 1t
and with that understanding accepts the 20
sition. Now he is taking it from thu
Democratic journals Of the State, which de
clare that his letter is an insult to the party
On the first Monday in next October thu
voters of Connecticut will pass upon tive
proposed constitutional amendments, forbid
ding extra compensation Tor public officers o.
all kinds, and prohibiting city or town aiC
for railroads.