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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-08-23
Temporal Mutaniur.
Aug. Is. 1878

The following appeared as leading
editorial in the Burlington Clipper Of April
5th. 1878 - since which tina it seems to
have seen new light. As the Clipper very
Justly remarks. it is generally understood
that MIR. Barlow is cash politician
Who should not be sent to Congress 2
is question Of full as much importance as
that of naming the man who is to represent
this district in the National Legislature for
the coming two years. and undoubtedly for
four years thereafter.
Sir Albert Clark is reported as csnvsssing
Orleans county in the interest of Bradley
Barlow who for years has owned the said
Clark, and who now feels in duty bound
to labor in the vineyard for his Master.
This support alone ought to damn Barlow,
and as soon as it Is fully known we are
satisfied it will. Mr.. Barlow, is a man of
brains, enterprise and thorough goa head
stiveness. still there are one or two old
people in the State that think he is not
divlnely honest in all his transactions :;
that most of his money had been made a Ia
Chinee, which the taxpayers OF the country
have boon required to make up. Be this as
it may. it is well-known that MIR. Barlow
is a cash politician. and We are Of the opin-
ion that he will find at tho convention
large number of the horny handed, honest.
Christian farmers, who will go in for some
man after their own heart. Thi is an of
year, and the people will have something to
do smashing states conceived by such cheap
politicians as Clark and his associates. Mr.
Barlow is now nearly seventy years OF age,
and it is said is still mixed up with any
number of western mail contracts. and
there is no knowing. should he be elected,
how he would use his influence to foster
his own ends. for oil that of the people
One thing is certain, Judging By the past
he has always looked out for Bradley Bar
low, and it is hard learning old dogs new
tricks and We guess, under the circum-
stances, it will be for the best interests Of
the Third District. if not for Albert Clai
or Mr.. Barlow. to trot out some more avail
able candidate
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Honor and DIshonor In Politics.

To the Editor OF the Free Press and Times.
There is said to be honor among thieves,
and law among prize-fghtors and duel
lists. And is there no honor among poll
ticians? Sometimes candidates become so
heated and so aspiring Us to covet success at
the expense Of honor. The Republicans of
the Third District appointed delegates in
each town to assemble in Convention on
given day and nominate suitable man to
receive the suffrages of the party, as Rep
resentative in Congress. Mr.. Barlow and
Mr.. Grout both came to the Convention
with their supporters, each virtually agree
ing to support the man who should receive
a majority OF all the votes cast. Gen. Grout
led from the start. in the balloting; and
after several close ballots he received such
a majority. Mr.. Barlow right hand sup
porter, in accordance with all the rules OF
honor, in such cases made and provided,
moved to make the nomination unanimous.
which motion was affirmed by the whole
Convention of Grout men and Barlow men,
without dissenting voice. Mr.. Barlow
gave Mr.. Grout the right hand Of fellow
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anu nonoraoie'
nu', 10 ALMOST inc next ISSUE u 'he y M
panS -"e''enge'' 'r' Da'io" oohes ou' WIN
HIS n'"niies'o vi '"o 'ui'en'' 4u's''0"'
a'o"ing 'ne most rao'cai ssh''ne''' oi
inc sue u monetary revolution anu sioen
oack innation. AhSoooY win hai' AL eye
could see that THIS reprin'ng Vi MS nnai-
ciai theories was oid ior the "reenoack
nomination. known TO DO IN contemplation
ny 'n' so-ea'ieu Na''ona' parry II 'n''
was his motive, anu NOBODY uouo's H. no"
does IL comport with his pledge 10 give Mr.
Trout no more tronoiof was l. no. .ne
o'rectes' Oh all possible ways 10 make I'll 'no
trouble 'of MI. "iou' NC poss'o,S 'o'''
mol content Win 'n's' anu " 'n'Ao ",,"'
ance aouois SURE u 'on'en''on VI ooi'iDs
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Trouble!
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TIE LAMOILLE NEWS WARNED UP BY METH
oDIsT BROTHER.

We think the General will do the District credit,
and: as he is comparatively young. we look to see
MS indomitable will and pluck secure for him n
reputation. We were beaten. and as graciously as
possible accept the result and shall not bolt but
help to secure for the General the largest majority
ever cast for Republican nominee ia this Dis
trict.-LdmOih, NeArs, July 3lst.
ION the trhols, lrhdf do are think OF the caii7
Our sympdfhisS II not our judgment lean
Es tOWGrd the COHserrdfirs GresHbaeksTs.
We do not propose TO go OF haJ cock, therefore de
clare ourselves not as yet bOtter."-LdmoHe Nelrs
august l4th.
Poor Netcs 1t don't know what to do !!
Its editor accepted the nomination, promis-
ed it his support, didn't expect bolt, in
his conscience knows it to be wrong, an
act o. open treason to the party and to the
Convention whose voice both candidates
were bound to abide. But the bolt is called
and. poor fellow. he is said to have
accepted pay for his paper for one
hundred years in advance from the
boiler. Now how to get round the
point Of deceney and of honor and iden-
tify himself with the boiling faction is the
rub. Conscience is a meddles,Ine, imper-
tinent fellow. Ii won't consent to square
bolt. But possibly the NeDs can get round
into tho bolt by way Of the Greenbackers !!
He. at least, can go to their Convention
at Essex and put himself on the anxious seat
and try his level best to get converted: then
if the Greenbsckers will have the grace to
pick up the bolter, that will put him exact
ly where be wants to he. Too thin, too thin,
brother. Why don't you come out like q
man and say that you are Republican !;
that you have committed yourself to the
nominee Of the party that you have some
character, and that you think Hon. Bradley
Barlow ought to have some. Why fear to
rebuke, in terms that nobody can
mistake, conduct that finds no rea-
sonable apology III any unparalleled
mind. The idea that Mr.. Barlow's friends are
forcing this measure upon him is all bosh.
Himself is the man behind the scene ard the
scene is very transparent. He may have
been verv immaculate before the bolt, but
by the bolt he forieits tho confidence OF
every Republican in the District.
STARS AND STRIPES.
Ann IL 1879
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-08-23

The New York Times publishes some ia
blos drawn from official records which show
that the National banks, in the aggregate,
have been for over two years paying their
Stockholders more than their earnings. The
reason for such payment has been partly the
mistaken idea that dividends are indispen
sable to the continuance Of good standing,
and partly the fact that ''they could not
help responding to the agOnies of the stock
holders and the necessities of the case"
"because their stockholders consist largely
OF women and other dependent persons"
who cannot live in this exhausted state OF
things unless they get something out of
their stock" The figures show that bank
capital and surplus have been decreasing.
The decline. between 1875 and 1876. in the
ratio of earnings to capital and surplus was
22 per cent In New-Eugland. 80 in the
Middle States. in the South, 2.3 in the
West, and SO in the whole country, thus
indicating the relative shrinkage OF earn
inss to be largest 10 the States where banks
average the largest In capital and accu mu-
latiOns. During the hali-yearly periods
ending March and Sept. |, 1876 and 1877,
the national banks charged off their books
as losses &c. coo, Sl3,2l7 900, So,l16,-
900, SlI .759, OOO-Sl9, 7l9 ,O26 for 1876, and
s 1888 $50 for 1877 this is equivalent,
TOR 1876, to 392 per cent of the capital.
or 4.97 per cent of the surplus, or 3.ll per
cent of capital and surplus combined for
1877. to 400 per cent Of the capital. or
1903 per cent of the surplus, or 3.26 per
cent OF both combined. During the half
yearly periods ending Sept |, 1876 and 1877,
(the figures for the half years ending March
l being not widely different from those,)
the number OF banks and amount Of capital
paying no dividends was as follows, given
in thousands:
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siblc on any such theory. Must We then
abandon our party organization, and with it
our party supremacy The work of a boilers
Convention is done in day ; but it has
evil consequences which last for years.
Bolts breed bolts. Look at Bennington
county, where succession Of bolts from
regular nominations has resulted in the
handing over of once strong Republican
party to the Democracy! Let men who
have any regard for Republican principles,
who are not ashamed Of the party whose
colors they have so long borne aloft in
triumph, stand by their colors now-do as
they would be done by, and frown down
all efforts to divide and destroy the party in
this District. The interest Of the party is
above the interest or ambition Of any one
man. The true Republican who joins the
boilers, to-day, may crafty the passion of an
hour but ne will be laying up food for re-
gret for MANY day and year to come.
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Notes and Notes.

When a party declares that the bonds OF
the United States should be paid with non
Understanding notes there is no lower pit
for it to fall into.-N. Y. Nation.
The platform of the National party can
be condensed into one plank WANTED,
some money, without earning it."-N. Y.
Tribune.
The next total eclipse will be that OF the
Greenbackers. Date of eclipse, January l,
1879 cause, specie resumption. II will
not only be total, but lasting.-C h'cago
Journal.
When the nationals" call themselves the
"Greenback Party" they perpetratc gross
misnomcr, for they are laboring assiduously
to destroy the grcenback and substitute in
its place "fat," perpetual" absolute
irre1cemsblo script.-Chalone Mich. Re
publican.
The philosophy of the situation is, that
tho Republicans have nothing to gain by at
lacking the public credit either by repeal
ins the Resumption Act or otherwise,
since the Democrats will always surpass
them in such meanness, and the Green.
back party proper will Guido both.-N. Y
Nation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-08-23

Among the false assertions made almost
daily in Mr. Barlow's St. Adams organ
either editorially or in communications pre-
pared in St. Adams and published as from
Grand Isle and other counties, fayorite one
is that Mr.. Barlow was defeated by a cam
paign Of falsehood On the part Of his OPP
ponents. But it was not falsehood, it was
the truth which defeated Mr.. Barlow before
the people of this District. Was it false
hood to say that Mr.. Barlow was unsound
on the grealfnancial question of the day
that he was Greenbacker? This was
stoutly denied during the canvass by Dir
Barlows Messenger, which asserted that
mony with those of the Republican party
We had not then at hand Mr.. Barlow $ let
tiers showing that he was an Infationist and
Greenbacker, but it was significant confirma-
ton of the charge that the Messenger care
fully RETAINED from any quotations from
those letters, and confined itself to general
denials that Mr.. Barlow was Greenbacker.
To-day Mr.. Barlow is presented by his Con
ventions and his organs as "the original Yer
mont Greenbacker." and accepts the position
as champion and leader of the party whose
National platform demands the Immediate"
distribution of fifteen hnndred milions Of
greenbacks in addition to the eight hundred
millions of currency now in CT rculation ; the
Immediate repeal Of the resumption act, and
no issue of bonds at any rate Of interest,
and whose Vermont platform only thinly
wells its advocacy of similar wild and dan
gerous theories. lie has flooded the Dis
trict with proofs that he was ten years ago
an Inlationist, Repudiationist, and prac-
tical enemy Of resumption, and he has said
though it is true that his 10 saying is no
proof that it il so-that he holds these views
still 1t was fslsehood and calumny, Mr.
Barlow's organs declared, to call him a
Greenbacker four iuonths ago. Is it ialsc-
hood and calumny to-day?
Was it falsehood to say that Mr.. Barlow :
Republicanism sat very lightly on him that
he was Republican only so long as it was
for his selfish, personal interest to be, and
would probably cease to be such as soon a
he ceased to hope for SO ne reward. in money
or Office, from it ;? Mr.. Barlow is to-day ar
rayed against the Republican party. lie has
cast to the wind alike his personal pledge
and his party allegiance. and is doing his ut
most to divide and destroy the Republican
party in this District
Was it falsehood TO say that MIR. Barlow I
own testimony before Congressional Com
mittee showed that be paid enormous sums
exceeding $4,000, to lobby agents, Iper
sons useful about the departments, AID rel
stives Of officials with influence to sell, il
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Something for the Greenbaekers

Capital may be produced by industry
and accumulated by economy, but only Jug
glers will propose to create it by legerde-
main tricks with paper Thomas LETTER
son.
A paper Currency is great curse to any
people and particular curse to the laborar
of any country. for its depreciation always
falls upon the Naturalization Jackson.
Paper emissions by the government are
of q nature SO liable to abuse, | may say
so tim to be abused, that the wisdom Of
the Government will be shown by never
trusting itself with so seducing and dan
serous q power.-Alerandcr Hamilton.
Ii paper money! tends to aggravate the
inea uality of fortunes: to make the rich
richer and the poor poorer, to multiply
nabobs and paupers, and to deepen and
widen the gulf which separated Dives from
Lazarus.-Thonas II. Benton.
Irredeemable money converts the bust
ness of society into mere lottery and
when the collapse comes, as come 1t must,
it casts laborers out of employment, brushes
manufacturers and merchants and ruins
thousands of honest Industrious citizens. J"
james buchanan.
Such a medium (lrredeemable paper
money! has always been liable to hGctua-
ton. Its value is constantly changing and
these changes. often great and sudden, ex-
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gum "niun I' onn sacr,6cs an ths altar of
.nan Ny u ,ouuy .h;ah hoS h.on Tho in
Justice oi 'ne P'"rpi -,
struiheht Vi sonrca of stra,otb
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os SUI -, ;nns in time of neace 10 dis,
vigorous ,ta a.b,s wh;ch nnsvnidsble wars
ena,sI ~ ,n occ,s;oncd NOT ungeperously
, haS na'U mon nosterit, tho burden which
.u,o" "raai,ns onab, 10 hear sgrge Wash.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-08-23

ALBuRGH.-For the las: three weeks it
has rsined nearly all the time. and when a
heavy shower passed over this town last
Saturday morning. giving US thorough
soaking, we thought it was the clearing
I'D shower. But about two O'Clock the
same day heavy black cloud, frequently
lighted up by flashes of lightning, came
rolling up from the southwest. When 1t
struck the lake it was grand sight to be-
hold. 1t seemed to form perpendicular
bank from the cloud to the water IN the
lake, and as it approached the shore,
mass of spray and waves several feet high
came with it, A short distance above this
cloud, a counter current set in, and another
heavy cloud came up from the northeast.
The two clouds met over this town and
fierce contest, lasting for two hours. took
place between these clouds. and the rain
fell in torrents A one time the western
cloud seemed TO gain the mastery and the
whols mass surged to the east but
a. if met with strong resistance.
it was hurled back to the west
and finally retreated across the lake.
Some idea of the amount OF rain that
fell may be had. by imagining fearful
thunder shower and another equally as
heavy, on top of that. Ii seemed as II the
Hood gates OF heaven were truly opened
The fields for u short time looked like the
lake, and the water poured over the roads
in hundreds of places in town. The swamps
were suddenly filled to Overlooking.
washout in the railroad caused quite
delay to the trains. A thunder bolt went
through the roof of barn belonging to
Miles Ransom. but the rain poured IN such
torrents that the building did not take hire.
The rain badly damaged his hay IN the
barn, and has also dOre considerable dam
age to the grain in the town. not harvested.
10 the north part of the town the storm
was accompanied with hail, breaking win
dows and completely destroying the buck
wheat crop. cutting it off close to the
ground. Taken all together, it IL the
heaviest storm that ever visited this town,
and the greatest fall of rain.
The school in district No. |, closed with
an exhibition, Saturday evening, the 18th
inst The school has been taught for the
last year by Miss Martha l.. Deuel., of this
town. Miss Deuel. has given universal sat
isiaction the past year, and the exhibition
was interesting and entertaining. 1t is to
be hoped that she will be retained for the
winter school. s.
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STATE NEWS,

Tramps burned the barn and outbuildings
of Thomas Jewett, well-to-do farmer liv-
ing two miles south of Bennington the
other night. The loss will reach SIS, 900 ;
insurance small.
DR.. W. Fl. Rockwell, of he Brattleboro
Insane Asylum, referring to j. Nj. Tyler 8
long term of service as one of the asylum
trustees, says that the result of the Second
District Convention simply shows that it is
only a step from tho mad-house to Con-
gress
Mr. and Mrs. Granger, OF Fairlee were
thrown from wagon on the llth inst.
Mrs q had sAeara ant in har head and a,
in a dangerous condition, and the child,
though bruised, is not permanently injured.
The cause of the accident was the breaking
of bolt.
Happy Londonderry! Within its limits
are 3lS families, of which all but two-who
are English-are native American. There
are only two Roman Catholics in town !;
only four families were destitute of the
Bible and Of the ,09i population. 1877 at
tend church.
it is now asserted that W. Frank Turner.
the Swanton- Middletown bigamist, has a
third wife, whom he married in June. 1876,
at Genesee Falls. N. Y, where he assumed
the name of Sidney Blake. He also claimed
to be q British desertsr there. and played
in the band. Turner'S present whereabouts
are unknown.
Within a few days Montgomery has had a
shooting affair. and two attempts at sui
eide, one by drowning, and the last attempt
BY hanging, which was by q woman who
had become "tirea of life. "
Charles F. Hume, of East Swanton, a
drummer for Boston firm, committed sui
eide at Chicago, few days ago, by shoot
ing himself through the head.
The stockholders of the Springfield Ma
tional Bank some weeks ago voted to re-
duce their capital 100000. and that sum
was paid to the stockholders. last week.
The house of Ethan Burroughs. of Bird
port, was struck BY lightning, last Satur-
day. and set on fire. The house, two barns,
four stacks OF hay and quantity of grain
were all burned, only few household
articles being saved. IL is said the property
was not Insured.
The three-days' trotting meeting, at Rut-
land, last week was successful as to sport,
but not profitable pecuniariIy. There was
$500 in purses and the attendance, both OF
horses and spectators, was light Thursday
was the great day, there being u S225 purse
for the $50 class. which Mary Russell. )"
OF Albany, won in three straight heats,
two OF them in 2:33. though no time was
announced from the stand, TO avoid rec
ords." In this race lhero was a collision,
in which "Kitty Ives" owned BY c. Ii.
Babcock, of North Adams. Mass, ran into
the sulky of Ella Doe," of Ticonderogs.
N. T.. both horses and their drivers being
thrown and "Kitty" quite severely injured.
Tho men were unhurt. The hrst day
kitty had won the 2:35 race for a purse
of 800. The three minute race the first
day was won by Arthur owned by A.
o. Cunningham, of Rutland, one heat be-
ing made in 2:3l4. The 2:45 race was won
by Jim Ward" of Albany, N. y. and
the $40 by "Dollie OF Granville. N. Y.
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The Tunes says: 1t is not impossible
that these amounts charged off for losses,
as above stated. are above the pres
en-. rate, and represent a clearing away of
items which had been carried along in the
hope of saving portion OF them; on the
other band; there is scarcely failure where
the losses. commonly said to be well dis
tributed," do not hit some banks. The
causes of diminished income do not lie out
OF sight. The action Of the Government
in refunding has caused large substitu-
ton of lower-rate bonds Tor the old SKIES,
and the disappearance Of the gold premium
has reduced the dOllar-income from interest
as well az the currency market price Of the
bonds to be counted in assets; and, most
of all, money has been so idle for years
that the constant problem has been how to
put it to any use without mourning unwar-
rantable risk. On the other hand, expenses,
particularly taxes. have been almost I'M
diminished.
The foregoing review is not intended t.
suggest that the banks are in bad way
1t is simply-not for Mr.. b. +. Butler and
his new friend Kearney, the one of whom
is dishonest. and the other possibly an
honest, denunciator of banks-but for Other
bank haters who have not thought at al
beyond the visible fact that banks have
plenty OF money which they refuse to par
with without security, to provoke reflection
in tho clsmor against banking "monopo
lists" and all capitalists as consumers O.
prosperity that ought to be divided fairly
among 1.-The people,