Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-01
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Senator Vance of North Carolina is to try
to help the Democrats of Ohio hy taking the
stump there just before the State election.
1t has been found that one of the clauses
of the new constitution of Minnesota is
worded 50 careleSsly that no provision is
made for canvassing the vote for Railroad
Commissioner and State Judges.
The Boston Herald believes that the
common sense of great majority of the
people teaches them that currency always
redeemable, and therefore of certain and
permanent value, is better than a currency
which iluctuates from day TO day, having no
real value behind it. 1t is Il great cause for
thankfulness that we have got back to
sound currency without jar to business;
came eighteen months before the policy of
resumption was decided on by Congress, and
that the revival of our industries was unmis-
takably begun with the return 10 honest
money"
Beck's Kentucky speech is a defence of
his never-back- down speech and of the
doctrine of State rights. Beck charges at
the outset that the North succeeded in
goading the South into rebellion, or seces-
sion, call it what YOU will" and proceeds
throughout in the strain which this indicates,
and the course of the North has been one of
continued prosecutions Of the South for
years. Of his famous speech he says he has
neither retracted it nor apologized for it,
The Springfield Republican, finds Secre-
ary Sherman's speech ga triumphant c;le-
braiion of the policy of resumption as extri-
eating lis from the collapse following upon
initiation, and as giving opportunity for the
revival of material interests, and an indOrsc-
ment of the present Republican attitude of
defiance to the purposes of Democratic leatl-
ers. The financial reasoning of Mr.. Shrr-
man is conclusive and his whole attitude in
the present canvass one of strength, ''eSpec-
tally in State like Maine where the Green
back party has now nothing but name to
cling to, and where the Democracy never
could have sympathized very heartily with
the policy pursued by their party nj Wash
ington. Asa speech for campaign conSump
ton. and uttered by the Secretary of the
Treasury himself. it will be likely to bring
back to the Republicans many thousand
votes in Maine
The Indianapolis journal judges that Sen
atnr voorhees, has been convinced that troops
were not used at the polls in Indianapolis in
1864, notwit hstanding all he said to that ef
feet in the Senate during the special session,
for in his speech at Terre lIautc, the other
night, he said There has crcpt into the
laws of this country enactments whereby
the Executive could without stint or hind
rance, use the army of the United States To
control the elections of this country. Not
that il has been done to any large extent-in
our portion of the country, to some extent in
| other portions generally
Senator Beck of Kentucky plaintively tells
us that for 200 years the British crown has
| not vetoed IN act Of parliament. But. Sem
ator. the crown diSSolves parliament, does it
| mott If the President had, instead of the
veto, the power of dissolving Congress, he
would have dispersed the hrigadiers and
called new election for members. Does
Senator Beck hold the opinion that an Eng
| lish province is hcttCrof than old Kentucky!
| -C CiHciRHdti Commercial.