Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-07-30

TIE Vermont Democrats have ulct AMI
quarrelled, nominated the mnsI unaemoerllIc
man in the State for Governa: rejected reso-
lutious aimed al mouoroiy and corruption
anl continued Rooster Atkins in supreme
command. Whether The action taken niI
rrsnl; in party harmony at the polls cannot
ht s:,friy predicted, b, cause Il bolt WAS hint
ed at bv the reform clemeat and was caus-
tically rchuked 10y those pure patriots, i B-
Snialey and F. ". Mci'et,rick. Mr. Nc
Gettrick even went 50 far rs 10 IcnoGnce
resolutions demanding an equal taxation OF
railroad property andprolihitins judges AMI
Legislators from accepting free passes rs "A
sectional issue" although there are railroads
in all quarters Of the State ard legislators
come from every town. How the party can
whistle these matters down the wind ant ai
the same time gain credi; iof dcnouncing the
increase of State expenses dining the las.
twenty years, which the Republicans IN
power have already begun II reduce, is hard
lv apparent 10 anybC,!v bat the actors The
inconsistency shows EJw fatally the party
hacks through going pIinciple. /; is notor.-
ous and has been for wears thai the man
aging men OF the Democratic party III Yer
mont are far Iaurc sulisyrvicn, To certain
powerful business Interests than thr average
Republican leaders. aTi this t1adylsm has
been couspicuul;s in tl,eir newspapers ani
conventions.
The nominations arr. ~ fer STATE oliccgl
they have usually brrn. uUcNceQii"nahle, s.
far us ability. fitness for the positions ard
good citizenship 90 Mr. Phelps Is at The
head uf the Vermont bar (whcn Senator
E.lnun,iS is moi at home and IS 4 gentleman
of such general culture that he would adoru
:.v ,,.silion To which he mi.ht I've called, in
poltical. literary or social life. nj home OF
abroad. But he is nct man of the people
His tastes are arisiccraiic and 81 are most ot
his associations TIc very attitude taken in
his speech of acceptance Cn the negro ques-
tion. shows although his words were ot
course guarded that he has un sympathies
with popular government based "n universal
Sulira.r. and docs not hesitate 10 close his
ewes to wruaSs and oujra@cs. aTninting To
intimidation and Gisianchi>cm, when
pcrpctraicd lv the educated an property
holding class upon the ignorant and poor
Mr phclps. d1umltsS. believes now. rs he
believed few Nclls ago, that the negro
Is lit only fIr s,'rvitudc. IL IS strange that
the party which claims to be tha pIit} VI the
people, us its name implies. should choose
such men for standard bearers, it Il has any
sincerity. Eui it has none 1t i jhc white
mans party and the rich mans party, as
much in Vermont as in Louisiana l. looks
M tn blood though coursiuS in the wins ct
.lqvcholdcrs and traitors. Ii toidics to
power. though built upon the ruined Tor
tunes of widows and orphans, the plumber
of elites. the corruption Of the iuli.iary or
the wholesale stuflinG Of the hallot-aoN. 1t
,.,.ims to he rational. when every measure
t, nalionalizr federal elections and citizen
ship has met its most stubborn opposition.
and even the war for the presentation oi the
Union was denounced in unmeasured terms
by MIR. Phelps. aud at its most important
Stage was declared by the party 10 be "a fall
ure."-St. Adams Messenger.