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

Albany drJHS winch IS ono pl tilc hllciesi
Democratic sheets in the country. Tie
writer, who dates his communication at
New Haven, and signs ii "a. b. j., begins
by expressing his keen regret at the defeat
of the Democracy in the lcssn' election.
He declares the result to he 'chiefiy due to
Democratic errors" and he proceeds to set
these forth, as follows:
/. orr flaatical crasadg GgdiHst Nf Fdd-
eral election lalcs dHd The Federal lalrS permit
ting The presence of troops at TIE polls, Both of
these species of laws, though having arbitrary
and partisan features had constitutional
and useful side. But instead Of SIMPLY re-
curing their amendment, our Democratic
Congress insisted upon their entire repeal.
The views of the Federal Executive not har-
monizins with theirs Congress adopted Il
form of legislation calculated to destroy his
free agency; and the attempt not succeeding,
Congress disrcgarded the dictates of conStl-
tutinnal duty and common honesty in with
holding the requisite appropriations for
carving on important branches of the public
service Afterward, a more reasonable and
moderate measure being devised and full
success not being realized, the same sort OF
means to extort acquiescence we've still used,
though on q more petty scale--au untaithtui
and dishonest method of legislation, which has
been persisted in until the present day All
this was well suited la unite the tepuil:
cans ana to rcpcl the Independents.
. Our J;HiiT. 10 es3oRsc 'rftt tia'aeStnt>S
tie cause critic $oHt5cR M5oftrs. 1t is no
torious that their political rights are outraged
and their politica! weight atEira'ized by
violence and fraud, iii some oil The States
These transactions called for Il loud and IN
diguan. protest frola tie party that cham
pions the ahorcr's rights. But no such pro
test has been heard from us. We did no, re-
pudiate political gains acquired by such
means This is transparently inconsistent
and wroug This destroyed our moral pow
er in the country. This aleneatcd from us
the sympathy OF just and homes, men in the
Republican and Independent ranks.
3. Our lo5c tone Of sentiment /" TIgfTd 10
the su1rtae GutAorfty Of he Constitution.
We hesitated to recognize the sovereignty of
the Cnite,! States within their constitutional
sphere. We were reluctant to cab the
United States a Nation, and we seemed
sometimes even inclined 10 deny altogether
the National character oi the Mon.
Though the party as a whole is sound on
this important point, and rcpudlatcs Sec"s-
sionism. ytt IL includes large element that is
ANYTHING hut sound The Democratic ship
is largely composed of rotten material. and
it is absolutely necessary that this should he
overlaid by sound material, or the ship Will
prove unseaworthy and will gotoihc bottom.
4 Jacksonln Democratic party cannot -"n-
venicntlv he engineered lay Calhoun sc@rs-
sionsts. in the late contest the rotten ma
tcrial made itself SO conspicuous thai it cN-
cited general alarm, and the people at large
seem not to have been willing To irls, them
selves on board the Snip.
T. Our apparent coahirdare at S"nthtra
secti0na1iSm. This species Of secionalisn il
an evident and portentous reality The
symptoms of its existence are continually
manifesting themselves, The ''Solid South
was the offspring Of this sectional PRIDE and
ambition. To produce this sectional sohdiiy,
some States that are really Republican were
made artiticially Democratic. 1t was the
manifest duty of the Democratic party TO
frown upon all kinds and degrees of section
alism. BIZ; we did not discharge this duty
The American people DO not want see
tional rule Of any kind they want Il truly
national ruc, and the Democratic party is
the only one that can furnish it.
5. OR aJject ana stupid SfrciiH'le 10 l'arfg
usaoes We do not now refer 50 nldrh TO
our adherence 10 our frau'lulsnt and dcspotic
organization, as CIR persistence i'll promul-
eating an unauthorized party platform. a
platform does no. express the real opinions
of any two nlCn in the convention or cut
of it. 1t is not Il bond of union. II is an
apple of discord. Ii is bomb shell thrown
into the Democratic camp. 1t is an internal
machine charged with the agents of death
and destruction to the democratic party
While the iron clad organization repels out
siders, the platform scatters and demoralizcs
our own political forces. 1t certainly help
ed to accomplish this m the recent occasion.
Nor is this the first occasion of the kind.
6. Or unhal,o,rod alliance scih tie .fnaa-
cial tclly and political heresy cf Gretnbach
ism. \ sound and stable currency is what
the laborer needs. Our alliance with Green
backsm was unfaithfulness TO the interests
of the laborer those interests lie in the di-
rection of low prices for land and for COM
modities generally. That alliance was also
unfaithfulness to the Evolutionary financial
doctrines of the Democratic party. 1t tend
ed to chill the ardor Of Democrats in their
attachment 10 the Democratic cause, and
was step in the direction of defeat. 1t eX-
cited fear that our SUCCESS would endanger
the stability of that just, salutsry and neces-
sary measure, the resumption Of specie pay
ments That alone was sufficient to ensure
the loss Of the sound hard-money State of
New York Ii also tended to ALLEVIATE from
US the sympathy of the independent class.
:. Our iastdydly trtacberY 10 tie catise Of
cicH service rftDym We were entirely OBJ
livious to the good old JefTcrsonian doctrine
of appointment and removal according 10
honesty and capacity without regard TO poll
tics, modified by the good old Jacksonian
doctrine of rotation in Office" The cam
est espoIsI Of that cause would not orly
have been right in itself, but it would have
tended to divide the Republicans and attract
the independents. Instead Of doing that,
We scampered pcll nell, like pack OF hun
cry wolves, after public plumber but when
we reached the goal, there was no plumber
for us.
In view OF this astounding accumulation
of errors in the conduct of the recent cain
paign, we may well wonder that the disaster
which befel Us was no worse.
a more distinct confession of the truth of
almost every important charge brought 10y
the Republicans against the nemoc-
racy could hardly be given. This in'cli-
gent and outspokcn Democrat ariaigns
his party as severely after election AZ their
opponents did before. Fanaical opposition
to the wholesome Federal election laws
c0nnivancc At Southern ou,ragcs against per
sonal liberty and The tall"t-boX suhser-
viency to scccsslons's, alirct and stIpii
partizanshir unhaIowod alliance with
Greenbackism faitllcssncss TO the Interests
of labor, and trrachcrv to the cause Of cir:l
i.,t IA
than Ties" were brought against the p"mo-
Gratis by their stoutest opponents Tins
honest Democrat tells his party mrre Truth
in his communication, than the columns 81
the i5y,ly contained throughout She WHO'D"
campaign. If the lrgus and its readers VII
lay his admonitions to heart AMI follow hi
exampl they viii find such confession ra"d
for the e-ul
The outlook in ireland is still very irD'b-
lous. Parncll, in a somewhat hoastins de-
spaich To the Boston GI.5e, talks about the.
''imrossbi!iiy Of defeating the patriotic and
powerful combination that is now organized
all over Irclanh against the tyrannous sway
of unjust landlords and their agents, and
says that it is toe rtc 10 stop the Onward
progress Of tho movement for popular
rights" by the s,-.pcnson Of the labeas cor
pus As 10 thu governments intentions,
John Bright mar a speech at Birmingham,
the other day, which may probably he az
ceptcd as an authoritative announcement Of
them After strongly condrmning Tho land
laws Of Ireland, which virtually gave the
proprictors monopoly Of The lana aud at
tiibutng the state Of affairs in ireland 10 the
rejection by the House of Lords of the CON
pcnsation for disturbance bill, be said that
force would effect nothing. The govern
mrnt would not approve chimeric'l projects
for the transfer Of hand to the tenants; and
lie believed the remedy would he n well con
siicrcd plan, giving tenants security in the
possession Of fans and protection against
constant increase Of rent. This plan would