Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-15
POLITICAL NOTES.

Ex-CongrcSSman Payne. one of the ablest
of the Ohio Democrats, has joined the hard
money league, being unable TO stand Gen.
Ewing's initiation nonsense.
The Democrats. of course. carried Ken
tucky at the State election on Monday, but
their majority is believed to he less by ten or
fifteen thousand than it was at the last pre-
ceding election of Governor four years ago.
This is Democratic estimate, and is per
haps more favorable TO their party than the
full returns will be.
The Democratic State Committee of Mis-
sissippi has issued circular calling for mass
meetings to prevent Il coalition of the indie
pendent, Republican and Grcenback voters
in that State. Such Il warning was not
needed in Yazoo county, where all is unani-
nous and lovely,
General Ewing said, in his Zanesville
speech, that Speaker Randall is not SO black
as he is painted, and he then proceeded to
show that Randall is really painted green
instead of black. Randall, lie said, had in
troduccd more Grecnhack bills than any
man in Congress. Then he proceeded 10
show that Randall is Il cloud with a silver
lining he gave the casting vote in favor OF
bringing forward the Warner Silver hill.
This settles how Randal is painted.
The editor of the OioloHd Suites yells;
$50 ynu of the North may threaten, and
hluStcr, and damn. till the crack of doom
but sooner or later the idea of secession
will divide the Republic into two or more
governments. unless You recognize and re
sprct in full the reserved rights of the States,
and we Of the south will have the joy and
glory unspeakahlc of knowing that the blood
spilled and the money spent by your people
in 1861 65 were spilled and spent in vain
The Nation appears 10 think that the
Maine GrccnhackcrS should have given
Secretary Sherman more friendly rccop-
tinn. 1t says Ills happiest hit was in
showing that he is now doing what the
Grcenhackcrs have always clamored for most
rcdecming bonds IN greenhacks. paving
the interest on the national debt in green
backs. and receiving custom duties in green
backs and vet they are not satisfied"
The political fungus known as Grccnhack-
ism has had forced. unhealthy growth
everywhere 1t sprin- up. like Jonahs
rourd. in Il night ont of the soil ut an all
pcrvadng business depression. walercd by
the heavy dews Of popular dIScon,cnt- lis
leaders, riding on the crest ui u wave that
was inevitably bound To- rrcrdr aS rapdlv as
II had advanced. have everywhere made
haste To decker with either ot the two great
parties. or with any faction willing {" form
an alliance with them. In every STATE where
GrrtnhaCEism has obtained ionlhold We
have witnessed the same unprIncIPlcd s'rirs
Of trades and bargains. tuSlnns ami cualI-
lions Ii was 50 in Michigan, II l. :" to-day
in Ohio. II has been reserved, however, Tor
Maine Grccnhackcrs Ia show the country
lower depth of political immortality IN tins
direction than any of their Western brethren
have been sufficiently Inscriptions TO reach
- I'rdreliCr.
Senator Matt Carpenter, who was sad t"
have independent prnClivliics when he was
rc- elected Ia the Senate, writes To the WIS
Cunsn Republican reunion that II was never
more essential To the public welfare than It
is now that the Republican party should
maintain the asccndancy in the admlnistra-
tinn of the Government. II il Was duty to
nut down the rchclliHn, it is equally duty
10 keep ii down. II we were bound to pre-
serve the Union ut the risk ot So many lives
and So much treasure against armed treason,
W. are equally bound To protect ii from in
si,iious revolution in civil administration.
Now happen To he one of those who be
lcvrd in policy of cancellation. But have
had all want of that | have been disap-
pointed We have tried these southern gen
tiemcn thoroughly by Cancellation, and IT
won't DO, am free To say.-Chdrles Foster
in Il campaign speech.