Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-07-30
TIE Arrangement Of the Republican Party
BURLINGTON, July 81, 1880.

IL .Li->"i'-'r ouAN II ANSN'
To the Editor Of the Free Press ani Times:
| waited anxiously for the nomination
speech of Mr.. Phelps, expecting at last We
should be Informed what the articles OF I'M
parchment were on which we of the Repub-
lean party are arraigned at the bar of the
Nation surely, thought, So aStute lawyer
will mol leave Us any longer in doubt what
crimes and errors we are guilty of, that VI
should he unceremoniously hurled from plat$
and power, while to all human aprearan
the government seems to be administered 4
the interest of order AMI proSperit- n
Trade and commerce are rlpIdn,
reviving Manufactures are active,
tie credit Of tie Nation is above Par. L
compared w.;h the general tone of the poA
llr mind during the last Presidential ca
pagn it would certainly seem that the pa,
is really success beyond cavil or dispU,,,
In fact, unless We are ready TO reverse
onward march of our material interests ayh-
check the growing confidence of capitalSty
and business men, and all our encouraoisr
prospects, and give to men Of diifere.he
opinions and sympathcs an opportunity nd
test their ability to manage affairs and lea$t.
the trade OF government for the mere sah,e
of rotation in office. it would be difficult to-
name the occasion for the little flutter of
demonstration attempted 10y our fellow-citi-
Zous of the old Democratic faith
Ii is, indeed true we are charged with en-
tcrtaining friendly feelings towards some
millions Of our native-born population of
African descent who, it is too plainly ap-
parent are verify guilty of great Ignorance
and poverty, and are hardly likely to be-
come sustaining and self-respecting and
valuable denizens of the Commonwealth,
without very generous and wise policy of
federation and encouragement obtains in
their behalf.
We are also char ,cd with sort of
suspicion and jealousy of some y
oar Anglo-SaNon brethren, who. for Il
season OF time rs far back rs the memory Of
man runneth have only seemed IL havt Sd
saci,y to find out h5sc no! to elevate their
cncrel neigi;bors To condition al sclf-re-
liant independence, 81 cmiGcntly essential
for every citi2,'n under Democratic form
of government.
Now. really, Mr.. Editor, would it moi have
been very strange coincidence IT an eN-
pertinent extemporized in the face of I'M
mincut and deadly peril, frowned upon and
distrustcd by most Of those who were accus-
toned to control the forces of society ana by
al the pride and prejudice of a life time
should at once have been set in successful
nrrraiion and should have wrought such Il
marvel rs To create cut of anarchy and hate
a system of just checks and balances that
should have satisfied even its OWL wa,meSt
friends. To say nothing of its foes. We have
most certainly learned many valuable lessons
from our mistakes AMI failures. do not
doubt hut We are yet 10 learn much more
from our successes.
The people may well hesitate to turn over
the Ship of State TO the management of that
piratical policy, which, failing to control
attempted To scuttle the Ship,-and now that
she IS in proper order, trim and taul, are
cllmorins to sii in the place of the pilot at
the wheel
Yours, II. d. L.