Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-06-17
The Situation Z. A,t,.-,

The bribery scandal at Albany doesn't
seem 10 call for any extended comment. just
now, since the investigation now in progress
will bring out the facts, the lack of which
now precludes anything like Judicial judg-
ment. At present the issue is merely one of
veracity; Bradley says he did, and Sessions
says he didn't. When all the attainable facts
arc brought out by the investigation, and when
the public are informed of all the circum-
stances OF the affair, then, taking into con-
sideration the characters of the men and the
inherent probabilities of the case, an intelli-
gent and presumably just judgment may be
formed. Just now such thing is impcssi-
BILE. And after all the thing is really of
little interest to the country at large; and
the leading agency in masnifying its impor
lance is the summer dearth of news which
has left the struggle at Albany the only ac-
tive movement of any degree of interest in
the whole domain of politics. The only
public concern in the wretched bribery bust
ness, speaking generally, is the shame that
e'eit e'i-eu mus 4eei 'AA' ii'eN 'HVoen "
represent Their ieiiow-citizens In the Legs
lature of sovereign State should disgrace
the body 10 viii Oh they belong, the common
wealth and the country by giving and taking
orioes- iaefe are however, SOME points III
the case 10 which attention may perhaps be
esiieu III inc ii'st piace, as initiating against
the allegations Of Mr. Bradley against Mr.
oessionS' as 'tie oos'on He'@~ "eH poin's
JUL 'iie CONSTITUENTS -the source Vi pollticai
power -na'e SHOWN iiiuch hiore "pposltlon
70 uie fe'ufh oi -Hessrs- Oohhiihs ana liatt
'iiau 'ne iiieiiioe's themselves anu 81 strong
nas oeen lh's oPpos''iun 'ilit Id several casts
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oo.' INT 0ioe'' Vi '"e 'o''' nave ie'
o'''seu " 'uii against nun on a''o4'' vi 'ii'
pressure nun 'he CONSTITUENCIES tlies rel"e-
sent therefore there was no heed OF DID
rug any ii'''iOei " 'o'e asaiiis' M OoiA-
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hinu hlii' IL IS e'iuehl therefore, thi' These
men are MOI "ahteu' Whatever may De Inc
case III regard 10 any o'her candidate
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