Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-02-20
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The Springfield Republican informs us
that 1t claims to represent ''the best Repub-
lean sentiment :" and further that the ''con-
science voter is going to decide the coming
Presidential election. Conscience is valu-
able thing in politics, as anywhere else We
wish there was more of it and that some of
those who make their consciences conspicu-
ously the rule for others, had less elastic
article of moral baance-whcel. The Repub-
lean has its favorites, like other mortals, and
they are commonly all right, while those in
whom it can claim no special property, how
ever worthy, are likely to be very sharply
criticizedby it If Gen Grant friends had been
guilty of the performance carried through by
Mr.. Shcrman's agents in North Carolina, we
should not very soon have heard the last of
it from the Republican. The State commit
tee in that State was bought for sherman
the price being, in once case, immunity from
dismissal; in a second. a clerkship in the
Treasury Department; in third the promise
of restoration 10 a District Attorneyship TO 4
man whom President Grant removed; in n
fourth, the promise of an Assistant District
Attorneyship: and 50 on until the six neces-
Sary votes TO control the committee were Sc
cured. The negotiator in all these cases was
a special agent of the Treasury, named Kill
patrick, who is regularly drawing six dol
lars per diem under Secretary Sherman. The
committee, instead of calling convention,
took upon itself the duty of selecting dele
gates at large, conferred that choice upon
three of their own number, and filled out the
list with Sherman men, who 20 TO Chicago TO
misrepresent the sentiments and preferences
of the great masSof the Republicans of North
| Carolina.
The Republican has no words of rebuke
for this disgraceful transaction, for these
are the days when ii is helping on the Sher-
man boom
4 private letter from a brother-in-law of
Mr.. Sherman got into print the other day, in
which he informed the Secretary that
he had had 4 conference with Senator
Conkling in Mr.. Shermans behalf. and
that the New York Senator would no;
- H. - ho r,oao onr Of
fort to control New York against Sherman,
en- ILL r,n,ino,oa =, Chioano m,
fac, that Mr.. Conkling is friendly TO Grant is
considered very damaging to the latter by
the R,Du5L,aD Rut the fact that Mr.
Conklinr's sunnort and favor were soucbt h,
Mr. Sherman, and copd;t;o,,llv nromised h,
NJ co,l,,;,,r = No, oors;ao-od hr ,ho r.,
n .,. 60 NJ. choron
Instances of his sor, could he multiplied
W. ron,,,ro - ho,io,.o tho, tho hos, Rerub,i
,.;.,. ,,,,r ,,,, lad
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wop,d rather ,bo, rapars which be,ong +,
tho ,o-,,. ord ,ro,ose IN summer, its porino,
.ho,,l5 s-,ooI- f,r :, IsN- pa,.ra or Con
uorcocl, sborId no tho Democratic nom;,ce
ill no, NOR, s,,,,,,or, from, tho Srr;ro,,;o,,
"a -
htp"0'''@" t'iah 'iie heluoiieau honii"''
will.
p. $. Since the above was written the Re
n,,,,;.,, oon,o, 70 ~ Viii, tho orowo, tho, :
PA0''''' 'O-N'' " "' WIN 'AN "''"' .'i'''
is not supporting Secretary sherman IN any
sincere way; but is simply using him as .
.ool - fr,t Cant Will, ,,ross;ro hin, os
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candluate, III, ny manpuVres Ike those II
North Carolina. he shall succeed in under
a. C.,.o,,