Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-08-06
TIE Free Fress and Mr. Phelps


In his speech at the Second District lie
publican convention, Hon. l.. p. Poland is
reported as saying;
saw in the Boston Journal that called Pheps
blatant cDppcr-head al "A meeting IN 81. John-burN
| want 10 amend; mat word means lnT-liNed gfog-
shop. During the whole of thai terrible struggle
which cost So many lives, 50 much suffering III
rebel prisons and many millions of dollars.
never a word went out OF that mans mouth To ad
The cause but pity for those southern gentlemen
and Southern lilirs who would have 10 40 iiitlr
own work. When was Justice OF the supreme
Bench ! knew HIM welt lie knows Law enough To
he Governor. but ~ a fG-bown inbred aIiatofi'
When Colonel flrLaaln was south, hcilhiiS 10 i'ul
down the war, This brilliant lawyer WAS complain
ing because the negroes were Out oil properly INTO
humanity n very small consideration. THE kcpu-
llcan party wanted 10 oppose the hice white people
of the South" he said. Is that the soii OF hrlaiht
YOU want lie rides IN his carriage. hut he does NOT
ike the smell Of mis- own political caucus. My
brother Phelps lives on College street, Burlington
so does the editor al the FREE PRESS and he is put
before the public with false gloss
Judge Poland and Mr.. Phelps have been
pitted against each other in some important
railroad suits in one of which, if VIC recGl-
lect Alright, Mr. Phelps alluded TO some mat
tiers touching Judge Polands personal and
professional honor in terms which the Judge
undoubtedly has not forgotten. 1t was.
therefore, perhaps, not entirely devotion 10
the Republican party which inspired his
speech, and gave 10 the portion OF it devoted
to the Democratic nominee for Governor, its
personal bitterness of tone. The Judge
owed Mr.. Phelps one. lie also, as our read
ers know. has owed the FREE PRESS more
than one and neither they nor we car be sur
prised at any uncomplimcntary illusions to
this paper, on his part. But Judge Poland
apparently did not specify any particulars in
which We have put Mr. Phelps before the
public with false gloss" and we do not be-
licvc that he can DO so.
Our veteran correspondent so. G. W.
also. in n communication elsewhere printed,
takes exception To our concession of profcs-
sional emin,nce and personal accomplish
mcnls and capacity to Mr.. Phelps. We
should be glad to have our readers, in con-
nection with 80 G. w TRADE, " refer TO our
remarks about Mr.. Phelps. They will find in
them no "e,Ilogizing TO the skies, no attempt
TO make him ont prodigy" no Inscriptions
of exalted character" no conccalmcnt OF
his political unsoundncss or of his anti war,
ncgrohaiing and pro-slavcry sympathics.
In three editorials we have shown up and
comlaitcd some Of the specious points in his
spc, oh. and we shall take up and try to prove
the unsoundncss and fulsiy Of other points
in future. No candid reader can have I'M
,Irrsiopd our concession If personal Fitness"
aside from their political faith 10 the Dem
cratic nominees, 10 bc any recommended
ton of them for the political Offices
to which they have been nominated.
Politically, a. We have shown, they are all
wrong. And in ignoring, ns he does, the
fact that with such qualified praise as we
have accorded TO Mr.. Phelps, we have also
given ample rcasoas why no Republican or
loyal, freedom loving and patriotic citizen
should vote fer him, 20. q. w exhibits
IN "A measure the want of candor and sup
preston of truth which he charges upon Mr..
Phelps.
Our correspondent srcmsio think il would
bcmuch out of the way Ia wish that Mr.. Phelps
were a Republican. But we know "i 10 man
so bad or good that il would be wrong 10
wish that h. wcrr better We do think it a
pity that abilities which might render yeo-
,o,n'a soryicp IN the ,sttsc of human freedom