Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-07-30
The State Campaign.
NOTES OF THE CANVASS


Hon. George Nichols, chairman of the
Republican State Committee, is much elated
with the prospects of the Republican cam
paign. The calls for speakers, to be heard
by and by, are numerous from all parts Of
the State and the subscriptions to the cam
paign fund are given with more apparent
readiness than for many years. He thinks
Senator Conkling can be secured for one
great meeting at Queen City Park.
The Republicans of Montpelier formally
opened the campaign Friday night, and a
Young Republican and Garfield Club was
formed A very fine banner WAS stretched
across the street, bearing the likenesses Of
the Republican candidates, by the Young
Republicans, and an address was delivered
by Representative Joyce to large audi
ence.
Rev. William H. Claiming, nephew of
William Ellery Charming, will address Re
publican meeting at Brattleboro, August 9th.
The Democratic caucus of Rutland elected
George c. Underhill as one of the town dele
gates to the Democratic county convention.
Mr.. Underhill was an active Democrat in
1875, because he conceived that the election
of Mr.. Tilden would secure an economical
administration, and because he believed that
a Democratic Congress would do more for
good government and the prosperity OF the
country than one having Republican ma
jority. Four years and their events have
satisfied Mr.. underhill that he was wrong
Consequently when he was chosen dele
gate 10 Democratic convention he wrote
the chairman of the town committee the fol-
lowing letter:
Dear Sir My attention has hecn called
to the fact that was elected one Oh the dele
gates to the county convention, to be held
at Rutland, July 23d, by n caucus holden in
the interest Of the Democratic party at tut-
land on Saturday evening last, and l take
this carly Opportunity TO inform you that
cannot serve as such delegate, for the reason
that | shall in the coming election sup
port the Republican National and State
ticket, sau, If good men are put in nomina-
ton. the county and town as well. In 1875
and 1875 came TO believe that, with slavery
abolished. the South would abide by and sus-
tain the logical results of the war, and that
the Southern people were being oppressed by
the Administration then in power, and
further that the Republican party had be
come corrupt and arrogant in its rule, and
was so controlled and directed that il was
impossible tor the rank and file of that party
TO break away from their rulers and make
the party, as il was at the beginning, party
of principle, reform and progress; and hav-
ing a very great admiration for Samuel j.
Tilden for the noble work which he had
inaugurated and carried out in New YORK,
/. in the election of 1876, deemed it my duty
to cast my vote for Tilden and, as | then
hoped, reform. Since then many changes
have taken place. We have had the extra
session of Congress with its bills asking for
appropriations amounting to many millions
to be paid from the United States treasury to
disloyal claimants in the South; with the
persistent attempts on the part Of the Re-
representatives. of the Democratic party to re-
peal all laws that protected the legitimate
fruits of the war with its shameful exhibit
ton of greed for office and contempt of the
North as shown in the wholesale dis
missal of all Northern officeholders,
clerks, ETC., and filling their places
with Confederate officers and soldiers.
We have also had the present session con-
trolled by the Democracy, with do-nothing
policy inaugurated at the beginning and con-
tinued to the end. plainly showing that its
representatives could do nothing right, and
in the fear of the coming election did not
dare to do anything Also, since that time
the Republican party has inaugurated MIR.
HAYES as President, and the administration
has been one of the best, if not the best, the
country ever had. 1t has extended to the
South the fullest opportunity of reconcilia-
ton and peace upon a National basis, and
the offer has been spurned. 1t has admins
tered the affairs of the Government SO justly
as to become above suspicion of wrong. Its
financial policy and business management
have been such as TO give US at present and
promise us for the future degree OF pros
perity unequaled in the history of the coun-
try. And in the present canvass and nomi-
nation the Republican party in its rank and
file mas risen above the counsels and control
of its late leaders. and has nomi-
mated a candidate for the Presidency under
auspices and upon a platform that give the
best possible assurance that the wise policy
of the present administration will be con-
tinued, if the Republican party is continued
in power In brief, the past four years have
proven that the Republican party can admins
ter the affairs of the Nation honestly and
well. and that all Industries and all our pep
pie can prosper under it; and during the
same time it has been just as clearly proven
that the Democracy as now controlled are
tainted with disloyalty and treason, and are
seeking National power for the sole purpose
of building up the South at the expense OF
the North Believing it to be the duty of
every freeman to cast his vote for the right,
irrespective of party, / shall cast my vote
in support of the Republican party at the
coming election. Very truly yours,
GEORGE c. :UNDERHrLI.