Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-10-25


The Boston Republicans had a rally at
Faneuil Hall, last week, at which Gov.
Rice presided and President and ex- Con-
gresham j. ii. Seelye, of Amherst, made
the principal address. Dr. Seelye devoted
most OF his time to a close practical argu-
ment on tho utter sbsuriity OF Bliler's
notions about money. lie said that a gov
ernm.nt's fat money would not be worked
for il it could be had for the asking that
government would therefore only make 1t
money by paying it out for ice rem
dered; but that no one would camor
Tor it unless they expected to get 1t in
an easier way than they can get other
money that If it costs little to get this
money, it will buy littls after it Is got
that il government should make such money
pay for public works, it will be worth
nothing except what it can buy; that in
order to make this money anything the
government must receive it in payment OF
dues to Itself that it then becomes ques-
ton Why government should wish to receive
money which it can make in unlimited
measure by its unlimited fiat. that We fin
ally come to this ground. that " the fiat
money y utterly worthless without taxa
ton, and taxltlOn u utterly useless without
the fiat mOney'-a palpable absurdi,y
After further illustration Of the seli-deleat
of tL.S system Of finance in tho internal al
fairs Of the nation. President Seelye pointed
ont the completely valueless character of
such money abroad, and said The simple
truth Is that IL this s0-called fat money
wtre made our sole currency, it would dry
up every channel Of trade, 1t would make
barren every avenue Of industry, it would
paralyz, labor aud PROSTATE capital. and
make the land a desert or Dead Sea " In
sharp words DR.. SeelSe described Gen. But
Ter A. u dishonest aud cOrrup: man, unfit to
hold position Of trust
In conclusion he turned his attention to
prohibition, which he declared his chosen
method of dealing with the sale OF intOxi-
eating liquor, but to be postponed a. an
issue this year. lie said: GOOD laws are
good but there IL something more impor-
tsnt than the best laws. to secure a we'll
ordered State. The deep sense OF upright
ness in the breasts OF the people is what
well ordered State must rest upon in the
last resort. | think, before We undertake
to save the StstP, even from intemperance
we had better. first of all. secure that We
have State worth saving and capable of
being saved. II q man IL sick, even from
dangerous disease, there may be greater
danger to him from an approaching confa-
grafton than from his disease. and 1t
may be necessary for us sometimes to
leave a lesser danger that wo may bring
our energies to bear against q larger one.
] SIC at the present time, here in Massa-
chus.tts and cl-ewhere through the land,
Haunting force OF mingled ignorance and sin,
openly proclsiming war against public
pledges, but really directed against the very
existence Of social order. 1t is Heterogeneous
host led sometimes by rash and foolish more
often by willy and INSCRIPTIONS, men,
having as its watchwOrd, indeed opposi-
ton to wrongs, but a. to its guiding spirit
the overthrow OF rights. look upon the
growing strength OF such a force as the
darkest danger Of our times | believe
there is no political duty 80 urgent at the
present hour as to avert this danger; |
would, therefore, turn aside from all other
issues and meet this. here and now, face to
face.