Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-21

That Mr.. Tilden knew nothing of what
was being arranged and planned under his
nose by his intimates, shows conclusiyely
that he would not be safe man to have in
the White House.
The head centre of the Greenback party,
in Congress, Mr.. Devices, says that seven
teen members of the next uonse elected as
Independents and Greenbackers have signi-
fled their intention of joining a new party.
Mr.. Lidd, Of Maine, he says, is the only
man elected as a Greenbacker there is any
doubt about. Mr.. Devices also expects the
support Of three or four members net
elected as Greenbackers, and counts upon
from Is to % votes, which, be claims,
gives tho Greenbacker, the balance of
power in the next House.
The Albany Journal says: The Custom
House under Gen. Merritt, or Gen. Merritt
in the Custom House. as you please, con-
tributed to Republican strength in the last
campaign. The Republicans of the State
will expect him to act with equal good
faith hereafter, and there is no reason to
suppose they will be disappointed.
The New York Herald makes a strong
point on Marble when it asks why he did
not send his news that the Florida returning
board was for sale publicly, instead of in
cipher to Pelton, if he meant it as a mere
danger signal"
How the coparceners did cheat that unso-
phistcated, innocent old gentleman at No.
Is Gramercy Park, 1t really was too bad.
And yet he forgave them. But he will
never, never. never condone fraud-hardly
ever, at any rate.
Thurman is very nearly, it would seem, as
successful in the role Of doughfacc, rs in
that Of financial fence-stradder. Now he
Is for hard, and now for soft money ; now
for equal rights, and now for shotgun su-
premacy. But he is first. last and always
for FabIus Maxmus Thurman for President
in 1880.
A Washington correspondent says: The
general opinion among Democrats is that
Pelton and Marble forgot too much in their
testimony.-that it was, to put it mildly, a
misfortune for them that they could not
remember the cipher they used in 1873.
The Vicksburg (Miss.) Herald says in
late issue Before We support any man for
United States Senator from this State, we
intend to know whether be belongs to the
people he desires to represent or the North
ern Democrats.
A card; "Pclton, Marble and Weed,
Democratic statesmen, and dealers in
returning boards and electoral votes. The
highest prices paid if the money Can be
raised. Notes and acceptances negotiated
with cipher dispatch Principal Offices in
South Carolina, Florida and Oregon. Ref
erences -" The key is lost. and the
firm don't recollect the names of tine gentle
men to whom they can refer. Boston Ad-
reriiser.
of the four witnesses, Smith NJ. Weed
was undoubtedly the most skilful in his own
defence. Mr.. Tilden the most pitiable in his
collapse, and Pelton the NEST brazen in his
guilt. But Manton Marble came out in a
condition 50 forlorn, battered, and bedrag-
gled that nobody could help feeling sorry for
the wreck Of the crisp and curt witness who
began in pride and was finished in con-
fusion. N Y. Times.
Humpty Tilden sat upon a wall
Humptv 1ilden had a great fall;
All the Kings oxen and all the Kings men,
Can't set Humpty Tilden up again.
Bad egg.
The case is worse for Mr.. Tiden than it
was either before or after his card, because
it is shown that his card was deception
The card plainly sought to convey the
impression that he knew nothing of these |
corrupt efforts until the cipher publications
But it now appears that he knew of them
when Pelton was at Baltimore. This proves |
two things first, that his original denial |
was disingenuous, thus di>creditins any |
denial; second, that after he knew OF these
corrupt movements they still went on
Albany Journal.