Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-08
A Significant Admission.

The New York World the leading organ
of the Democracy, is preparing its readers
for the Democratic defeat in 1880, now loom
ing up SO distinctly. 1t says: There can
be no reasonable doubt that if it were not
for the Oregon affair, the cipher scandals in
Florida and South Carolina and the as yet
unexplained relations Of Mr.. Coukllng to the
final Congressional count, the independent
vote, the ''stly-at home" vote, might be ex-
pected 10 come out again in 1880 to rcbuke
Republican d"inr>. But those matters have
unfortunately bred doubt and suspicion IN
the minds of such voters. If the Democrat
IL parry shoild 50 conduct itself 1--WE have
little idea that it wild AS 10 increase that
doubt and suspicion in the minds of indepen-
dent voters daring the coming year, the cleo
tion OF 1850 viii probably show great fall
ing off from the figures of 1876 in the per-
centage of voters to the whole population.
such voters cannot possibly be brought to
promote the triumph of party which has
made or shall make itself an accessory, either
before or after the fact to the Oregon bust
ness. the cipher business and the Conkling
business"
There is Of course nothing of the Conk-
ling business that troubles intelligent voters.
He is not a candidate for any office, or NOM
ination. and his relations to Congressional or
other counts are his own affair. But the
Oregon business and the cipher business are
indeed heavy load for any party. The
World sees that with Mr.. Tilden as the Dem
ocratic nominee, there is no hope of success
for its party: bat the World, influential as it
is, will find tina; it cannot prevent the re-
nomination of Mr. Tilden. His har'l, lately
replenished 10y the million he made by his
sale of Elevated Railroad stock, will carry the
next Democratic convention. as it did the
last But. as the World intimates, it cannot
secure the triumph Of party which makes
itself an accessory to the Oregon and cipher
business
PosTMAsTER-GENEEAL KEY has displayed
good executive ability, and so have Sherman
and SchurZ. but we doubt whether either of
these two named officers would have been so
heartily welcomed by the dwelers of the
New Hampshire and Vermont towns as was
Gen. Key. The ''stalwarts" and the fanat-
les on both sides may talk them selves hoarse,
but the fact remains none the less, that the
people of New England do entertain kindly
feeling toward Southerners and the South,
which takes visible shape whenever an OPP
portunity is offered t.-B0st0n Herald.
Judge Key himself rightly interpreted the
feeling which found expression in his recep-
ton here Il take it, he SAID ''that you
wish TO extend fraternal friendship to the
people of the South as long as they respect
the mandates Of the constitution and Of the
laws enacted under it," For the law abiding
people of the South who respect the Consti-
tuition and the laws enacted under it, the
people of Vermont have only friendship.
They fought them because they desired and
intended TO live with them in amity and fra
ternal concord. For those who despise and
disregard the Constitutional amendments and
the laws passed TO carry them out who
substitute the shotgun policy and tissue-pa-
per ballot-stufiing, for the orderly and legal
processes by which in other sections the
freemen exercise their sovereignty; who
make mob-rule take the place of the fair
rule of the majority-for these the mass Of
the Nermonters entertain different feeling.
Judge Key is a good representative of the
class of Southern men whom we respect and
are glad 10 honor. lie is probably much
more respected by the Vermontcrs to-day
than he is by the white men of Mississippi or
Louisiana, and his reception in Vermont was
probably much hcarticr one than he could
State south of Tennessee