Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-08
Secretary E,ar.s On National Issues.

When the war was over we thought we
had come out of that, and we have. linen
they said ''Sec what wcll offer You now,
a great MON general, General Mcclellan,
and a united South, and then this desiccaicd
Democratic party of the North CRED out :;
what, not take great Union general,
when by so doing the South will lay down
its arms. for they will have found what they
want" But we said: mo, your general
was unready and your party untrue lhen
we added: The man who unshackled the
slave and freed millions is good enough for
us" In 1865 they said: I'VE give you a
candidate better than our party" Heavens !!
what a reason for pressing a candidate that
his party was not good as hc and we SAID TO
them. The man who addressed rioters IN
New York as my friends is not the one we
want to command the army and navy OF the
United States" In 1872 they said: I'VE
have before only presented moth-catcn
patch on the garment of rebellion, and then
they not only put up patch, but stole an
other mans garment, 50 we look Urtnl.
| Well, in 1876 they said I'VE Will now
present a man after our own Kind, man
who is not better than his party, and 50
they put up my friend and classmate, sam
ucl j. Tildcn; and they exclaimed; "l)ld
YOU ever see garment fit patch so well
as the Democratic party fits Samuel j.
Tilden" But we said History is repeat
ing. for buchanan and Tilden are us like as
two peas
Now we cone down and find that in all
the past the Democracy has been made of a
solid South and this desiccated Democracy
of the North, and now they come again
with candidate better than his party, They
say his opponent, Gen. Garfield, is no better
than his party. We thought SO, for the Re
publican party is as good as it can be. They
know there is Il beam in their own eye, and
full well that there is not even mote in the
eye of the Republican party, but they are
| trying to balance their own beam with the I'M
aginary mote in the record of our candidate.
Judge Black well knew that he was thrust
ing spear in the only opening OF the armor
of our candidate when he said that he
would never hope TO he better than his party.
Since the time Of Henry Clay, Gen. Garfield
is the cleanrst and best candidate. -Four
years ago. when Hayes was lifted up on
broad western shoulders, many voted for him
in the dark, and they now feel about Garfield
as they did about Hayes, but in four years
they will speak about Garfield as they now
do of Hayes, and had the people then known
| IIaycs rs they know him now, he would
then have been elected 10y far greater ma
jority.
Having discussed Garfield, who is not bet
ter than his party, let us look up Hancock,
who is. lie was faithful soldier in war,
and has since been faithful in the army. No
Republican will bclittlc his claim on his
country, but when he is sought TO be made
Il makewcisht TO bring up his party TO the
level of ours, he will require far greater
avoirdupois 10 weight down.
Ii is Necessary now 10 take up the Vice
! It.i,t fret |
90 not know that have ever voiced TO my
self the reason why Mr.. English was pre-
scnted. 1t don't do to say that it was be
cause he was rich tanker, 50 we must go
lack Ia lis speeches in Congress twenty
! wears ago: likewise To the word of his neigh
hDrs, aElun:s whom Il good man should he
| popular, no matter how bitter is party OPP
position But | see. in his letter of accept
ancc. that he is overpowered with his con
Germ about the great laboring class, which re-
minds me OF story Judge Brady tells of our
profession A young man had fallen lcgatce
to his fathers estate, in closing which was
fouad Il claim of $50, which he took to
friend of his fathers to collect. Yes, sald
the lawyer, Il knew your dear father well,
and will gladly collect this claim.
Well, in due time process brought
in the money, and the lad was
it in some surprise, and was asked if that
was no, right well, yes" he said but
was thinking how lucky it was for me YOU
,id moi know my grandfather" So think
of Mr. English, that 1t Is fortunate that but
| few of the tnilin@ millions have been brought
I in business relations with MIR. English.
Gen. Arthur, the Republican candidate for
| Vice President, is a man well known to his
/ townsmcn, a man who never sought honors,
! merely accepting those which Came 10 him,
a man who, in the history Of our political af-
fairs. has been trusted and honored, and one
| whom Americans will delight in clccting to
Office
The great question for the people is, what
shall we say of the party that has admins
tered our Government for the last four years,
and what shall we say of the Democratic
party during that period 1t is considered
prudent that the Government should run on
/ four years more under that management
| Has the Democratic party helped our credit,
our peace. our public faith or prosperity
/ We don't need To bc told that We live under
n government of God, We knew that when
the Democratic party were running oar pros
pects but with the help of that God we
turned them out. We had been living under
financial fear eight years and John SHERMAN
was favored by Providence TO carry out di-
vine wisdom. If the Republican party has
carried us on lrospcrousy with these re-
suits, hy special favor of Providence, did
YOU ever hear Il more illogical argument
than that they should he turned out Of pow
or because Providence was on their side
John Sherman, favored by Providence, car
ricd us through the financial depression 10
the broad sea OF prosperity. That achieve
ment will rival in fame and history that great
military march in the late war
/ When Presidential candidate writes let
tiers everybody knows they come from the
bottom of his heart Nevertheless letters are
not actions When Admiral Coffin was on
his way 10 this country he told his officers
that the Holsters in this country weighed p
pounds. The officers expressing surprise,
he made wager with them and ON arriving
he searched unsuccessfully all around Cape
Cod. lie then told the officers that he could
bring aildavits fromall fishermen who would
swear they often in old days weighed that
much. In fact, he did produce aidavi,s,
and referee rendered decision which, if
lie were alive now. would ent,lc him 10 "A
scat on the Supreme bench of the Supreme
Court of the United States. His decision
was .'AilidavitS are not Holsters" Candi-
dates letters are not DEGREES of the Demo
cratic caucus. and ii any one thinks they are,
and elects Hancock with that view, they will
| eventually conclude that letters are not acts
of Congress. Hancock justly prides himself
| on being life long Democrat. So he was
in 1864, but | never heard of his kicking"
against the Chicago platform, which said
that this convention explicitly declares that
after four years of failure 10 restore the
Union, justice and liberty and the welfare
Of the country demand Il cessation Of hostili-
ties, that peace may be restored on the blsls
i F.l.
Speaking of resumption, Secretary Evaits
said it was claimed specie resumption was
am impossibilitv Well, client once went
To a lawyer and asked if II judge could i'm
prison him for a small offence. ''No." said
The lawyer. But he has replied the
client. We did resume.
Mr Evaris continued Tw" .s,ent ihinJs
undcrlie our political society. The first is
the right Of suffrage, and the second is the
largcncss and integrity of our country.
Our people understand the right of
suffrage, and they resent any attack
on it, What is education of the
the people for if not Ia teach them how 10
/ value the liberties of others rs ii their own.
The question is whether The strong value the
liberties Of the weak the proud value the
liberties of the humble, and whether the in
tclcctual value those Of the ignorant, and
when one great section talks about suffrage
as right, and then in all ITS strength and
pride, boasts that they can intimdate the
weak, and mislcad the ignorant, | do moi
think much If their love of suffrage.
The speaker then branchcd oil into section
alism, saying We have defended the tnion
in arms. the constitution in peace, and we
will save the country from srcll"nallsm ON
| November ith next.
The democrats, he continued, speak of the