Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19

not a cOrruptiuni-t; hut my recollection
extends back to the heated Senatorial con-
test in Franklin county, ten years ago. when
one of Mr. Birlow'a agents made me dis
tinct offer of ihoney To vote for him; and
for one, fail to he convinced Of his political
honesty. ALOSzo kINsLEY.
Jelfersonville, July 10.
FROM woMAN's FONT OF VIEW.
| 10 the Editor Of the Free Piess and Times.
For men must vote
| And women must weep
a political campaign affords an excellent
field for the study Of human nature, and
develops traits even in the best of men, far
from encouraging to those who are bound to
believe i'll mans inherent goodness. Charac
tcrs are whitenei and are blackened to suit
the occasion. Men WHO have heretorefOre
been considered as hardly fit for polite
society, are suddenly exalted to saintship
by their political friends, and men whose
previous life has always been above reproach
are suddenly discovered by their political
enemies to be villains of the deepest dye.
We women sit apart in the cool shade of
seething, hSiling political world. We
are forbidden By custom to take
prominent part in the matter, and by
law from voting for good men and against
bad ones, but We keep up terrible think
ing" We do more-we do pray for the
right 10 be built up and for the wrong to be
put down but fear our prayers are hardly
those of faith, when We see even the best of
men pushing forward into power the worst.
Time was when ability went for -ome-
thing in political preference, when integrity
was considered II necessary item in n Con-
gres>ion.l aspirant'S outfit. ard when ten-
pcrancc, good morals and religion were
looked upon as no drawbacks in political
candidate. Alas, for Vermont, that these
things arc fast being sent to the back seats.
Money has come to the front, but money
alone does not exalt man in these days.
There are wealthy, good men who
gree of rascality, and the higher the
degree the more profoundly is it revcrenced,
~, - ,,o,,,h =, r,o. ;, ,lo
:, ,o,rI,- in nol;,;,,I .;,,.,os R,ss T,..sd
was only one example of thousands of men
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allied ;rto ,,..r h,.,,.o ,hov ...;r !,
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wbo ro',s bo,-ro,., ;s a ,o,Y ,h;.f ond do
sorro., ,.,,,t.u r h,,, ,t ,l.ooI
u,, ub, rco.boo ;,,o tho C,r.ronon, nos,
,,d nlundors it If II. coIden o,ca ;s ,,,r, n
man IN be udmireJ and nraised and sent
nm IN = bicbcr scat where he can have n otill
better chance on n lar,er scale. Oh CON-
-,stency thou art too precious Jewel to be
=, b,nclessIv los, !, tho ..d;r,v nooI ot
n,l;,;,. ;, ,dito w.,I,b and l,.L If nor,I
.rincinle , hi,b d.,roe of sss,roncc tr,l.
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S'''S '"'''' mas y "'u sou "''e ''"'-
pouni that Is too frequently morally certain
to win all thu hich positions in the public
Gift.
FROM my earliest recoiiec'ion' 'he name oi
Brad. Barlow has been only synonym Tor
unprincirled successful scbeminp. neyer
,a,,;
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h'm calculated to win respect. These sto-
rieS against him were all ialSehood-, we are
,ll bv hi. ,,I;,;,,I ,,orsb;nncrs. and
uo""'''SS many untrutus nave peeh 'oiu III
hun, rs they are more or less OF everybody.
But "wberc there IL eo much smoke tLere
mrs, b. somo s-o " rrns tho o,J s.u .nd
IN the long run Il man character Is Just
about what popular opinion rates it at. liza |
ma, has never Lcen nrcr;o,.Iv snoLe,
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political campaign is not worthy oil much
credenee and, on the other hand, the man |
,,ho has ,Iwavs ep;oved an pnonv;able renu-
ta'ion NOT haue any eet'er
ny an ihe Po'''''ai "hi'e"ash 'hat can
pe iaiu on. III was i"rmetly saiu
'hat ne l'iheu Tue ca'nolicS ior the sake OF
confirming '''e iriSn .o'e pu' We are 'oiu
now t'iat ~ never Jolheu Una, oody' IL was
1hly ms iaiiiiy' Gun Isiuiiy peiie'e 'hat 10
pe '"e e'HI' II" S'" Seii"'h hhu mt" u, W, niS
S'ainp 'ilsiuo 'ne P'ic o' any ch"r,n. iheir
hor'n'i foSi''on !, oh inc fence, "hence 'hey
eaii Jump u" 70 'ne popuiIr sue whenever
II may W. i'on'. '%,"oi'ciSn - not Sc.
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- ''"u you VIII pu' h"onh
II 'l ~ nv Po"ei' sNo
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WI, W VI n.'io use 10 pray " n' s"'ru
''"N" 'n' .'i mes VI SUI" r. r'i'''on
I.'tS'o" - VI ""y ,'iuo, II u "ni'nins
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wa "u' "'''''" .'o'"'' u"
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S''i'S ~ '"e' "o'' M s'rnu Po'"', as 'nouS"
pu' 'i'''e 'ney Nhouiu u. Soo' III tho hishest
Svnso S, VI '''e ''th Nie .i'erc no Sapapie
N'' ',''"' N'I' II, '"'' ,""' We
Snon'u pe 'pnseu 10 u'lfIu ON inc most
gouicSS
S"le'i'"'s ">n "''' ,i'''"' JUST ''"t
! nhigh' nave 'h1 p'''i''Eo vi showing ny my
'ote now hin'h es'eeinru truiy eoou man
anu no" thoroughly l u'SP'Seu pad one