Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-10-25
A woman's Thoughts ON Current Issues
THE SIZZLING BOOK VERSUS GREEBAcKISM.
70 the Editor of the Free Press and Times:

To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times:
i"o men are "oins BUSINESS 'ots'e'n'''
nuu Will 'hiru part! 10 "i'neS' 'is 'i'''
ture' SO one ol theh Calls III young hi'h
VINO Is passing Inc newcomer reiuses 'ne
request they make, because he cannot write'
Brought up under the very shadow OF the
sehool 'house' lor Se'efai years ieS"i 'o''i'
he Is SILL unable TO write ms own h"ii'e
And 'hiS case (whieh Is III ae'"ai 'i'e' III
ci'eu as Il sample oi thouSauoS oi o"' Ia"
maAeiS'ior every 'o'ef heips 10 iii''h' ''e ''"''
ny No'iiiS ioi Tue men WIN no iiiaA'
uo no' "oi''ei 'h'' s"eii "oi'et 10
'''he pi"cA"eli' MIS- MARY a i'''ino,'
ana many o'heiS vi 'hoso sn'''' on'' "''o
ieei "i'hih themselves 'h' apiii'! ~ "o sea-
ana n''ie 'iii's' III 'ie ""' VI
were they but permitted wax eloquent over
'he grievance 'ha' 'hey are ho' mus Penn
'eu' "hiie tens vi 'hous"nu' Vi oi"iA' 70
noramuses have entrusted to them the power
of making laws for those same gifted women
to abidabv To those of ms of less ability
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WHO nhu enough u uo "''uo i'0ni
duties, and feel ourselves wholly lncapaoie
of such work. the grievance is not so pal
,,, p,,. o,,or ou :, i.o or;ororca IN
pA'-e' ''' "''e
every man, woman and child IN the "hoie
Nation-this sin OF Ignorance on the part OF
o., MANY of o,,r votar, Tbe,a is no mystery
=, A.. G.. ,,,:,,,, hor
III 'he ia'' 'ii"' oui COUNTY 10 '''' 'o''s ''''
fair fame and prestige among nations, when
Ven look at the thousands of Republicans
os.,,o;r
"No "t' 81 ---''''. '''N
leaders, and whose votes are as merchahtaoie
n commodity as n glass of whiskey or Il
,,ool or5 of,ar ox,bonceJ for tbose
articies'
Considering the lamentable ignorance OF
tbe masses of voters. ~ a the inyariable sue
,,,; Ill, .,-,. ,,,,,,,.,
'eSS Vi ''s 'i''As "N'' Ii "o'A' upon - .-''''.
pocket nerve, 1t Is no wonder that the
greenback cause has become SO much of Il
Sroooss os !. bss If Won call that a srccass
M Whict uup1s poor ilen' ahn hnil,s ues.enrns
Uiies il'o Piaoea VI pow. nsn
barloW' OF any otner man VINO can succeed III
jumping "slriue 'hal PoPuiai "".S' Is seht 70
nae on i's 'ol'-iioSt cIes' mo 'ne h.iSe Vi
poh'ltA success -tin' Is: success 10 the hs-
plfant- As 10 their eieetloh peinS success
10 the country history ma! zen uiietehl
story
LOOK over ihe crowd oil men M VINO assemble
al greehpacK hieetlhe' ihro"lhs out th,
democrats VIM are usu",iy III nli loice' anu
the Leaders VINO KNOW whieh SIDE their Dread
Is pnitefei' III rhey are, seneraily speakine'
hafd lot. Inc! VIII sit anu swailo" the
plansible arguments OF thelt NOISY orators
win perfect i1ith IN li,elr eteila' 'ru.h' even
"hen lShoiah,e ienueiS 'n,ih ehiieiy III
Oh uiIsrs.hiuilB az, ,heiii, save III
general way. Inc one Srhhu central iuea 10
their miHu' Is Una, tney are 10 nave more money
somehow, Inc ie''uels are illaiIils sore-he,us
VINO are USING 'hiS poiu'ul pay aa " saw
UT they hie men VINO are siiiiit enough u seo
where their pockets are to be ihed, as re-
turn Tor their services me orators they I'M
port from aproau uluerStalu their BUSINESS
ihey are tohSuey' they nave the art Oh prov
ns that ,he iiiooh Is posineY inaue oi
green (pack) cheese' ana they VIII make tleir
,reuuious hearers peiieNe II; ihey VIII eA-
patiaie on the money eohui'ioh oi France
III you wouiu suppose th"t rIance was
paradise ior iapofih8 man fiity collars
per eaPi'a, "hiie !iniefic" ms put thirteen.
We nave heard that story ana seen II III
printed au hauseahn' lou WoGld suppose the
'peaker h'hu-a9eht' WIN anu III rance
, nat ne WAS anxious 10 sen 30 pilsntiy "1es
ne paint the picture OF that country; but
I, ioeS any in'eiilseht "oiAliii' man %ho KNOWS
me history oi rrahee' anu hel ie''i eha[ac,er
Is Is country wan. 10 eiihiiee piaees WIN .he
aDoreI there because she mas iot ol IN
mehseiy We"i,hy utieu PefSohaBes. whose
'ossessiois heiP 10 piie up 'nn' "''iie'Ne
Nerage' the Peasah'r! ate no pet'er Oh, anu
'ur llpofihe cinsS Wcula pe lnr i11hi ron, wliIihB
o eAcnahBe Piaces Win 'heni' Inc papers
Ell US that IN splte oil me orators pombast'
rance is seeing unpreceaehtediy hard times' |
ma We know she mas seen nara ana bloody
imes IN the past to winch our national tron-
'ies are as nothing. No, MIR. Greenback or-
tor. Al won go down with everybody Dupe |
ne ignorant put sGlect some iaiier specimen
u tne Woiiu 'nah rance 10 6alt lhteiiSeht
,eopie win. we nave tfieu innntion once
'neh ~ war uro'e US 10 H. ana II took larger
on !, OF money 10 pay our stoIe-piii' 'hah WAS
ne ron oi elo'h that we ooush''
4 certain batlo" organ III thls uistrict'
n announcing the result oi the elecuon IN
us county haue great uispi'y ol Dig type
Ner we, every Town 'iial Sh'1 barlow ila(Dritg'
nus DoitihS iii'ue hoLorapie III Hhru-
i. IL l.