Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-11-26
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Jay Cooke is now on his financial feet
again and will soon he able to pay all his
debts
The official returns from Massachusetts
show that over $50, 900 votes were cast
The average plurality for the Republican
Electors was 50, 2I5 and he majority over all
AZ, 900 The Prohibition vote was less than
700, and the Green5ack Labor regular ticket
polled an average of 4, 400 votes. If the
antiMasonic ticket found any adhcrents
their votes are included among "all others"
Alexander Stephens says the Democratic
campaign in its last analysis was simply "a
mad rush for the hog-trough.' When Mr..
Stephens studied rhetoric, his teacher must
have told him to sacrifice every thing to
force
Weaver carried one county in the United
States, Walker county, Texas al the last
election, receiving a majority of ID votes over
Garfield and Hancock combined.
General Miller, who will probably be elect
ed United States Senator from California
by the Republicans of the State, is a brave
Union soldier who lost an eye dnring the
civil war.
The documentary history OF the war now
being published by The War Department,
containing all letters Of importance address
ed by anybody and everybody to Stanton,
is likely TO produce Il sensation.
Ex-Secretary Gorham of the Senate, who
was in that body from 1869 to 1873 says
there were three men III the Senate nearly
equal to each other and altogether the
strongest there eimunds, Coniling and
Thurman.
Ex Senator Stanley Matthews says he
thinks Secretary Sherman will win in the
Ohio Senatorial fight, and he is himself in
favor OF him.
Vice President Wheeler gays no act OF his
than TO declare James A. Garfield and Chester
A. Arthur, President and Nicc-P President of
the United States After March 4th, he ev-
poets 10 retire permanently to private life
Governor elect Porter expresses the opinion
that the Senatorial fight in that State lies
between Gen. Ben. Harrison, Judge Gresh-
am and John C. New.
Gov Cobb Of Alabama says that that State
has not rcpudated its debt, but has com
promised with the creditors by which the
S3i, 900, 0G0 debt has been reduced to SlO,-
900, 900. The fact is that the debt commits
sioncrs refused to pay interest on more than
81, 900 900, and il is Difficult, To see where
the difference between thai and reputation
comes in.
The New York Tribune says Garfield
seems to have carried Kansas Ills plurality
is g., 900 Still, if Mr. Barnum thinks there
is any doubt about it
The State of Delaware is thus described by
the Milford Aocs, n reputable paper in the
lower county, AS ii appeared in the late elec-
ton; In some hamlcts onc-fourth Of ihe
votes were purchased. Not only men IN
INDECENT circumstances, but men owning real
estate 10 the value of several thousand dol
last sold their votes for SO, $50 and $50
each. In some eases fathers included IN the
bill of sale the ballots Of their sons who voted
for the first time. Among these unmanIy
wretchcs were protesting Christians, men
prominent in church and Sunday school !
work. The evil is 20 widespread tina. the |
with the longest purse, no matter
what his qualifications for office is almost