Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-09-12


THosE who attended the RepubIicon Dis
trict Convention at HvClcpark last year.
will remember the howl that WAS made bv
Mr. Barlow's friends over the r,r.,r,.itf,,
from the other side. that The varip., sI,,,IJ
be sjr, care. II WAS dcr,,,arorv toth, honor
of honest men tbcv eaid to .,.L ,r, dl,.
rates 10 apuourr, fbcir VOTES in on,u CON
yention and liz, s,,.r.,.s,i,.,, that Iii, NO..
the mode ,dortcd i, ,,.,,- ,,,I,or S,..,.,
made no iurrassi,.,, ,.,, ,I..,. p....I.-. or
the fuII acc,,,,,,s H.. y. ~
Convention At S,r.,to.r, u, III r,.,;,. I.., e..
voting there was omen oud ,uJiLI,. and ,b,,
gentlemen Of * biub and .,usitiv,. I,o,or. ,s
Vice President Wheeler and S,n,fnr CorL-
limo and G,or,,,. W;Il;.,, Curtis ,rd ,,I,.r,
tboupbt If M ,Iis.,,,c,. f., stand nm Ike mo,
and each apnrmce th,. man of his choice, in
the hearing Of the Convention That in
fact. is the way that sararc and honest men.
in many States. prefer tn ynt,. in nominal
ing conventions.
ENrEEsSIoN- from the various sections of
the State of New York. and from the differ
eni shades OF opinion in the Republican party
OF the State, show general willingness To
not the best that could have been made. at
least one on which all true Republicans can
unite for the good Of all. without sacrifice
of principle or honor. The opposition To the
nomination Of Mr. Cornell had in it little of
personal objection 10 Mr.. Cornell That he
is Il man of good capacity and unllcmished
personal record all admit Even his party
opponents conccdc, in the words of the New
\ ork Uorid, that his party record is honor
able, and his personal charactcr unassIilable. "
The 1Hb"hfS prediction, that while Mr..
Cornell is not an inspiring candidate, he will
prove g"od one, We trust will prove true.
Certain it is that the Republicans Of the
Empire State are in no position To indulge in
the luxury OF qIarrellns, nor can any Of
them afford 10 give the cold shoulder TO tho
ticket. simply because Mr.. Conkling made it,
TN the other hand, Mr. Cunklin" and his
friends are pledged hy their course 10 the
strongest efforts To- carry the State for their
man. Ii they fail to do 50, there will he 4
pretty bitter reckoning in store for them.
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"EN- "AfFiEih' III his speeches III Maine,
rightly Pr"n"unc'~ the Grrcnlark PROJECT To
call IN ihr National Bank n"trS and Issue
greenhackS in place "i them. the greatest
scheme "i Capitalization cvrrpr"jcctcd. from
the foundaiion OF the Government down TO
put in the hands Of the ruling party in Con-
grcss the absolute control Of the entire cur
rcncy and finances of the country. The ma
iority in Congress could contract and initiate.
make money plenty or scarce at their will
The prices of stocks and merchandise would
be practically at the mercy Of the leaders in
Congress. The stock-slmblrrs anL spccula-
tors would all act Through Cnnrressmcn or
seek seats in Congress that they might more
effectuallv carry out their plans. With most
of the influential Congressmcn Specializing in
stocks. and using their control Of the cur
rency 10 further their spcculations. there
would be an end to all stability in prices.
Commerce and manufactures would suffer
terribly for some apprnu,h 10 stability and
certainty is essential to commercial and man
uf,cfrrinor prasnpritv The countrv has
stood srrinus c,nvulsious Lut il cp,iII not
long stand the rbaos which would follow the
adaption Of the Greenback policy: and the
rash experiment would probably cost the
people hundreds Of millions before it ended.
TIE New York Ec,ning Pest is anything
but .stalwart" orrln. 1t has not been
wont To upbraid the Southern people: and
has found more fault with the Republicans
than with the Democrats. of late wears. But
the Post is comprllcd tn say of the South
erncrs: "The Southern States. left wholly
to themselves. have done very nearly every
thing which could he done To irritate and
alarm the country. They have seriously
discussed the question Of rrpuiliaiinr their