Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-08-30
Mr.. Barlow Not n Republican.
From the Boston Journal, Aug. 26th.

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The Republican organs in Vermont that
are now advocating the cause Of the boiling
and Greenback candidate in the Third district
are in the same state of pccvishness that in
dividuals fall into when their judgment tells
them that they are pursuing policy so equi-
vocal that they cannot defend it. They
say to all who comment Mind your bust
ness this is not your affair. " Not satisfied
with that they seek to attribute to those
Republican journals which in TIE advocacy
of Republican principles, condemn their
| course in supporting man hostile to Re-
| publicanism, selfish and mean motive,
namely, that they are the organs of the
National Bank monopoly, hence they OPP
pose Mr.. Barlow. Such statement is
| idiotic. We venture to say that the pro-
prietors of the Republican papers in the
large cities have little interest in National
| Banks and that none of them in Boston own
as much National Bank stock as the Green
back candidate for Governor in Vermont
Furthermore, the simple fact that National
banks in the large cities are surrendering
their circulation by the million, makes the
above insinuation absurd.
If the contest in the Third Vermont was
simply personal one between Messrs. Grout
and Barlow, few beyond their immediate
personal friends would care which OF the two
is elected. But it is not contest of that
character. great principle is at stake; a
question is involved which affects for good or
evil the welfare of the country. In certain
sense the contest pertains to the Third Yer
mont District, bot in n wider sense, that the
success or defeat of the candidate who rep
resents sound financial principles will have
an influence elsewhere, all those whose in
terests are likely to be affected cannot be
regarded as meddlers if they express their
sentiments and tender their suggestions.
The Journal assumes that the Republicans
Of the Third Vermont District stand square
ly with the party in the balance of the State
Convention, which il the true Republican
doctrine. Knowing that the Republican
voters of that section are intelligent men, the
Journal assumes that they recognized that
the only vital issue before the country is
whether or not we shall resume specie pay
ments or turn back to policy of imitation
which will end in making our paper money
as worthless as the old Continental currency.
We believe that the mass Of Republicans
hold with us that the important question in
wolves the prosperity or the disaster of the
business and industry Of the country, and
consequently is one OF the deepest personal
moment to every man who lives by honest
avocation.
The Journal believes that business pos
perity cannot come otherwise than by the
adoption of currency based upon specie, and
that the Republican party is in duty bound
to carry out its pledges to resume specie
payments and 10 maintain national honor
We believe that all those who adyocat. the
paying of of the bonds Of the | nited States
in u deprecated and iluctuating paper cur
rency will surely inflict upon the country
greater injury should they succeed than did
the Southern rebelliUn-that to destroy |
nations credit in the markets of the world
is a greater detriment to it than to take |
away portion of its territory. We assume
that all intelligent Republicans hold the |
same opinion.
Mr.. Barlow is the candidate of the men |
who advocate all the hcrcsics of the Green
back element. lie believes, or, at least, he |
has promised to faithfully represent in Con- |
gress, if elected, those who would have the |
Government make fresh issues of paper
money, never to be redeemed, and who would |
make the paper dollar utterly worthless by
bonded debt Of the country. The Republi-
cans IN every Northern State arc opposed to
this hcrcsy. Consequently no man can
claim Republican vote or Republican sym
pathy who goes to Grecnback meeting and
pledges himself to serve them with fidelity"
lie Is not n Republican when tried by the
Republican test. lie is, therefore, no mere
entitled TO the support Of any man calling
himself Republican at the present time
than Mr.. Nallandigham would have been
during the war.
The statement that Gen. GrOut does not
stand upon an honest money PLATFORM or no
platform, is too frivolous to need notice
Had the Convention which nominated him
departed from the Republican honest money
faith, We should have denounced him and
the Convention and have urged Republicans
to vote against him as VIC now earnestly be-
scech them to give him cordial support.
Let there be no doubt about this matter
Those who vote for William W GrOut for
to Congress in the Third
Vermont District will vote for the candidate
Of the party who stands for an honest dol
lar and tho pledges of the Republican party.
Those who vote for Bradley Barlow will vote
Tor man who accepts the nomination Of a
lat money convention, and who, should he
abide by his pledges, would pay of the
bonded debt Of the country by issuing
volume of paper money that would render
the whole issue nearly worthless This is
the alternative presented to the Republicans
Of that District.
The journal does not misunderstood or
nisstate, in any particular, the attitude Of
the two men. Gen. GrOut il a sound and
hearty Republican, occupying squarely
The Republican ground Of honest money,
good faith with the creditors of the Govern
nent, and no steps backward in the course
If the nation to full return to specie pay
nent>.
Mr. Barlow is scattering by thousands his !