Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-06-25
HE FIRST BALLOT.
The first ballot resulted as follows {:

| The chair announced that as no one had
received two-thirds vote, there was no
choice.
On the first ballot New York gave Payne
20, which was met with applause and Kisses
| 1t looks as if the Hancock men want to
force the fighting and the friends of the other
candidates TO postpone it.
While the clerks were adding their tally,
the band played Dixie, the first strain of
which took large part of the audience to
,heir feet with cheers.
Mr.. Breckenridge of Kentucky moved to
adjourn till ten q. m. tomorrow, which was
| adopted
THE NEW YORK DELEGATION
is in session tonight, discussing the policy
Of abandoning the unit rule and reconsider
ing the resolution adopted Yesterday, by
vote of SO to 81 To vote solidly for Payne
The minority protested against the decision
and are more FESTIVE than ever tonight
JUDGE HoADLEY,
temporary chairman, on taking the chair
among other things, said:
Gentlemen Of the Convention: Our fathers
,ilsirnsilng the popular choice. established
IN rlch Slate an electoral college 10 whose
unpletged action they sought t" entrust the
election OF the chief magistrates OF the
Republic. Their children. Taught by experience
have wisely modified the constitutional schem,. by
an unwrlrten amendment. which combines the a-
saniageS OF an electoral system with the direct
popular vote, while 1t preserves To each State its
Just weight of influence upon the resut
The Office you nll, though not defined nv
law. Is OF transeendent and vital consequence.
custom has defined Your duties They are 10 con-
struct a platform and nominate candidates You
are not, however, called together to create i creed
hnt 10 apply known principles 10 present public
aHars Democratic principle does not date lis birth
from YOUR assembling and will not perish with suc-
cess or defeat OF the candidates you nominate. IL
IL an eternal, divine nre burning the hearts Of
men Ii qulckens the thought OF statesmen nerves
the arm OF the soldier and doubles the energy of the
toer 1t Is found in the self evident truth of the
American patriot. that all men created equal II
IS the unrelenting foe of despotsm and of COM
mnnlsm, whether open or sought 10 be hidden
der the guise Of paternal' government. lis beneh-
cent onice. in political affairs is 10 10 every
man the utmost possible liberty Of action consist
ent with equal liberty To every other. Yours
Is not, therefore. the Office of Invention.
but of PRONUNCIATION; not to discover, but
10 declare, 10 apply democratic principle
Ia the changing affairs OF human society and thai
tins principle may have living force IN public
Germs, you VIII nominate candidates whose election
VIII insure ITS full fruton during The next PresIden-
tial term These duties no democrat doubts you will
worthlly perform. But you are called To their dis
charge this day under circumstances of no COM
mon moment-clrcumsiancss which, may God in
his mercy grant shall in the history of our repub-
lie never occur again. Four years ago the demo
cratic party IN convention assembled in ST. Louis
announced TO the country q platform and nomin-
ated its candidates two OF the foremost states
men OF the natlou-both of them, then and now
men worthy OF the most enthusiastic political de-
yoton and most ardent private friendship; and
Samuel j. Tlden and Thomas A. Hendricks were
elected President and Vice-President of the United
Staies-elected rs fairly rs was George Washing
ton or James Monroe. That they were not
lnaugurated that the chief magistrate of
THIS nation has for more than three
years been one whom the people and the cleo
tors rejected. that IN the executive department,
government by the people has ceased since March
!. 1874, Is 4 living monument seen now OF all men
and Ia be remembered by all generations, of the
fraud OF the republican party, of Its iniidelity TO
republican principles, of lis willingness 10 sacrifice
the right OF popular election, the vital prnciple of
the republic, rather than relax its hold upon power
and OF the loyalty of the democratic party even to
forms of law. of fS confidence that the will of the
people must finally prevail. abiding in which 1t pa
tehtly waits for the full fruon of its hopes until
March Z. ISL but longer unless defeated At the
polls. IL beaten fairly We shall submit, and again
wait but II again successful, no cunning device of
dishonest arbitration shall deprive of rights
The democratic party Will never again appear pc
fore tribunal falsely called 'of justice "a trib-
unal deaf TO the appeal of testimony, hut not blind
10 the beckonin finger of favor.
We have been spared one great danger. Since
the eighth of June, 1880 1t has been certain ths the
usurper Will not be Immediately followed by
monarch But the third term postponed not avert
ell, and The real danger IL in the third term so
lhifd term possible Bonaparte did not crown him.
self emperor until Bonapartism had corrupted
France. When more than three-nfths Of any poll
Teal party invoke the savior Of society," thai party
IL already SO poisoned with Imperialism ~ TO be-
come Itself menace 10 the republic, far more
than any mischief II processes 10 fear,
n,iy, gentlemen, for this and for all other Ills of
State IL in eternal vigilance rms Is at once the
price and protector OF liberty This vigilance is
llrealy newly qniekened among the people from
y HON YOU come. Continued here and hereafter 1t
sure TO bring victory 10 democratic principles and
democratic candidates.