Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-27
POLITICAL NOTES,

Mr.. d. n. Skillings declines the nomina-
ton for Treasurer of Massachusetts, on the
Butler ticket in card, in which he says
In declining, do not intend any disre-
spect to those who have done me the honor :;
on the contrary, my heart beats in sympathy
with all who are struggling to better their
condition in proper manner. Wha. they
know of hardship and poverty, know. But
the means proposed to right them, as indi-
Gated by the tone Of their doings, or to better
the condition OF the working man or woman,
| utterly ignore and | advise all who think
that they can Immediately legislate good
times to consider that the real capital Of this
or any other country lies in good, honest Ia
Dor, which, with temperate, industrious and
economical habits, will right all their
wrongs. We are in better condition than
We were year ago. We have touched the
bottom, | am confident. We have the ec-
ments of prosperity still with u.s. We have
passed through great trial, and while many
have lost their all, the property still exists
And We must by honest efforts strive to get
on, and remember the motto, Heaven
helps those who help themselves"
Senator Bayard put the whole thing in
nutshell when he wrote, apropos Of the
Maine election 1.-The struggle is in reality
for the life Of property in all its form Of
credit, and il promise can be paid absolute
ly and finally by promise, there will never
be performance, and so ends the fabric of
credit in all its forms and in all its results of
accumulation"
Secretary McCrary returns from Iowa
with the information that the Greenbackers
have gained considerable strength there. and
have been strengthened by the Maine election;
but he does not think the Republicans will
lose any Of their Congressman. Whether
the Republicans lose or not. they are standing
up manfully for honest money all over the |
State-which is as it should be.
Caleb Gushing declines the Butler nomina-
ton for attOrney-general Of Massachusetts
and John Boyle O'Reillcy that for auditor.
A well-informcd correspondent of tine New
York Tribrnc says of the canvass in Ohio
The Ohio Republicans are solidly and earn
cstly in favor of q redeemable currency.
They defend the Resumption Act and de-
mani that it be carried out. Their party
is wholly purified from the poison of soft
money notions which afflicted it to some
degree a few years ago. The tone of the
Republican press is clear and harmonious,
md the party speakers give forth no dis
cordant uttorances. The party alignment is
perfect and the ranks unbrOken. Never
since the rag money mania broke out ten
years ago have the Republicans of Ohio
Deen in such healthy condition as to
heir financial beliefs
Eugene Hale, Chairman of the National
Committee, has, at the request of the Chair
nan Of the Indiana Republican Committee.
elegraphed in the strongest terms to Con
FRESHMEN Joyce, of this State, and Frye and
Reed, Of Maine, to spend az much time as
possible in Ohio and Indiana to discnss the
nance question.
The New York Sun suggests that the Mas
achusetts Democracy henceforth hold their
conventions outdoors, if necessary over on
he John Brown tract in New York.
Unless there should be an extra session Of
he next Congress. the Greenbackers elected
his fall will not have an opportunity to
resent their notions on finance in Congress
Until the first Monday OF December, 1879.