Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-03-12
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....-..,-., -. - .,,,,. .,,.,-.,. 80.
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W ASllINGInN, Mhrch lu--ln me li3uSe'
today, MIR. Dung Of ohI" Siiiu Mt, liouse
IN ms speech Yesterday on the polliical Us
seSSmeht bill i hil prohibiting CONTRIBUTORS
10y government 'mr"Ncs Tor r0lIiicaI phr-
p"scSI lmd lnSnua'ed COLLISION aEd fraud
against Mr.. Moves, the present minister TO
France lLis MI House had done by quot /
ln@ from McIlh 5 t,Stlm"hy before lhe /.
Potter committee, which committee NJ. T.
\ Dung SAID was organized To unlcriake the /.
stupcndous task OF covering the frauds OF
the democratic leaders IN altcmps to steal or /
purchase the electoral votes OF several states. /
Mr.. Young declared that the official record /
of Mcl-in's testimony must have been |
destroyed to make 1t capable oil such con
struction. 1t must have been ialsIiled to
lead to any such conclusion lie defended
and culogzed Mr. NoyeS as one VINO fought /
Tor his country, while men WHO attacked |
him had been doing their best to overthrow
the government. lie was opposed to assess /
mcnt. lie did not doubt the carnestncss of
the President in his professions for the civil
service reform policy. lie believed in the
old Jacksnnlln doctrine That to the Vlctors
belong The spollS Mr: li"nse had lraduced
tae President lor provIdlnS Tor certain s"hih-
crn r.publican poii'icilhs- VIZ; Dung COM
mcnacd the President lor having pro
vIded Tor ms TRENDS IN inc SCUM
who had stood up Tor the rSht
and had defeated the iralltiulent attempts Oh
The democracy IL Inc ireSnient h1d ac.tu
IN thG same Spiilt WIN MS ir'rhu5 IN inc ln,
noi'h ne "ouli nave o'''i' conn on Az
secs Yen ny ms 'n'I,''S- ne Gy''Ic, .Ii
il"iil ~, i,'i Is ~ NJ
i,'iii' Nv n''' ,'','n ~
aii",'i VI !ila' scitiei'iIi D..'uS' NJ ,ouii
Ilu' ue ili,lil'pi ~ poiii''stt,
reoci yelis. NJ ilouSe sSieccr ieIlI'ehllS
oeeh iiitehueu 10 ihauSuralea iluem DOOM
ny trying TO revive the idel ilat l.leh ii;1''
Decn elected once anu must DC again lie
assured ihe gentleman; though he haI no
uouot ne NiiouSel Wouii return 10 llie iloISe
WIN iarse majority, lilll ne Wouiu never
SIC 'i,e va. wien s'iC'i an TlIe'r ~ 1i
moral depfaVliy as samuel D: liIdeh WouId
~ elGc,cu it'S'"'h' "i 'h'' great N''''"'
i.auShni
Mt. hic 'nl-, "L Ne" i"'% declared
l'';,. ~ i'l,9l'ic .o't' ~ I'''N,i VI III
~ ii''i i,..
" PgI''.,Hi il'oi,
W P"P''ia, , .oel anu "s, III az iu'i'e
WI" pun, an 'ii'i' 'nI iios.n'
Jul Let pe'oiie ~" anu ~. ei ,t
.ii,5't use nIoneS anu IN nao o'iI'ii VI
,ne ueiiioCIauc party put -oo'ooV mon
so,oioi', "nosc el.ilis "eic NJ" penuIi,S
oeiVie tne Ioiili'!issl.iieI vi PehSioiS' "os4lu
.i1ia'e the 1t" 'I,! spent ccn. iIr
P"lticai puI iir u.s., a. cons''il'y
iHe9tns Puii''0'i uis'"iii,S "'i'' i'i','N ii'S
| srictlohs from cA-cuhieueraits' anu no"
was propoSeu 10 restrict IhioI so1iiers DC
cause lhey were repnDhcanS. ii the ueiho-
WI aPieai .oth sovereign Peop'c thrN "ouli
uelilphs'raIc lheH hi,o" no" 10 rtN'rse anu
| ieNoAe nroniaiH uccItes anu 'h'H hi'oW
nov, no.. ~ ue.'1e l i Ilt!lio''s "l ila'u
anu w, me- "u' -, "S'9"''iun W Pi's'i
eno,; 49, ny AIT '''''' "'i'''n'S
NJ ,ti...,.. VI
| M ny
ah Hiiien''iii'n' in'Iu'iln- l'ei,i".is ii
! 80 ".ni' VI. P'o''' ''H9 VI u IN
anu Pro'luliS thit any person. NIO'lsins
.iiis III" shaii NC ll'Hsi"ic I" any oiii,ie'
nonor vi eiltI! . iof Two Hells tneteai''i
uh1er inc Ihi'eu states soNeri ~,
+iI; putte,Moitn th"u@h' .hc IN, s'",Ii'i "e
cnti'ico, "A oiil 20 create po,tlcai ulSio,lly.
lie offered substitute making II uhlaWiui
Tor any person IN the service OF the nited
states, having clerks or other employees
under ms control, TO levy or permit To be
levied assessments Tor political purposes
NothinS hcreln contained snail prevent ON
GERS OF Inc Inlted states from making
voluntary cohtrlhutlonS LOT pohllcal pur-
poses lhe SUBSTITUTE iornids meihperS OF
congress ana others from paying money Win
the intent to influence the political acton OF
any person at an election OF representatives, IN
congress or presidential elections Inc SUB
stitute ais" makes 1t a mlsdeineanor Tor any
| person 10 oner threats or hehaCeS on eltc-
ion day OF thirty days prior thereto lor inc
purpose OF preventing otherS rom 'otlh@-
VII; butterWorth thouGht congress better
address lisel 10 preventing the evil ho' OF
contributions Tor leglllihate purposes out oil
the corrupt use oil money ana corrupt use
OF poWle knives ann shot guns. 'oh9rtss
llau olten considered the pioposltlohs III the
present oiii ana 'he democrats hlu nteh on
ooth sizes oil Tue question: Jonh |. ,olh"uh
hai u'h"uhceu similar "lli ~ NC,
| unjust NlIni'ai anu ui'J'ns'i.u''"nai vi;
Dut'eIWortii sa,u MS SUBSTITUTE Wouli Gnu
inc pohcy "hicn ha'i wIPeu ou' inc rePup-
mean party Ill oioou from haII oi 'hIe re-
puIic: me ueihocra.lc parry never louSht
| 4 politIcHl 1l''ic cA.'I,t ~ thc interest %
s'aNSiy anu as"iiSt l'eV"oil' -'io"E .h'
southern uol"er pcioie 'iie var i"t OUT a''ai
| |" llet"oiiI lia'i "cen vi Vwulu nave "ecn
l assailed the President and talked about fraud
lie might as well go ont and lire poisoned
arrows at the sun IN the hope OF preventing
ITS pure light as to attempt TO beioul the
President OF the nited States lApp!ausc
Ills record was seen anu read by every man
/ IN the republic. before the Presidential
election the political sleuth hounds had been
let loose upon the record of Governor Hayes.
hut had found everything pure. He had
been followed to the White House and there
asSailed. If the President was to blame for
anything, it was for his overweaning conf
dence in the men who subsequently denounc-
ed him because he refused to permit the
House to strike down the constitutional pro
negatives of his office; because he refused to
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