Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-08-17
Th( g rt( Dress.
VERMONT AND THE PRESIDENT.
what Four wcli-known Gentlemen
Think OfHim.

Among the letters published by the Chi
cago NcJcS GA The occasion of President Ar
thurs visit to that city were the following:
From MiddIcbury college.
Dear Sir: | regard the manufacture
sale and use of iuoxicants as the most dc
structvc curse of our country. Without
making any return, IL costs more than all oui
taxes iur general, and State, aud municipa
governments in the whole United States. Il
robs us annually of all that. 1t is the direct
source of ihrce.fourlhs of the crime, poverty
moral degradation, aud woe of our land. II
IS Il heavier curse Than cholera, yellow fever
and all either pestences combined. Prcsi-
dent Arihur's table in the White House pro.
notes drinking habits. While | think he
has many eXcellcncles, and his adminstra-
ton has been, in many respects, very good
one, still, in common with all true temper
aucc men in tbs and other Lands, | SO much
regret the blighting influence of his example,
in the bahltuul sanction of inoNicants. that
i could lot utter the unqualified admiration
which ! would be glad TO do.
CYRUS lIAMIIN,
President of Middlebury College.
Middlcbury, VT, Aug. ,, 1888.
From Judge Poland.
naturally take deep interest in the admins
tratlon of President Arthur as the FIRST Yer
mont President. | presume that | feel
rather more personal interest in him and his
administration from the fact that in my
early boyhOOd the Presidents father for two
or three years lived next ncighbor to my faith
or in a little town in The Green mountains
Unfortunately the President is SO far my
junior that dld not then make his aquaint-
anCc, as his father removed to the nelghbor-
ing town OF Fairfield when the President
was born. As you may well say, President
Arthur was called 10 the Presidential office
under circumstances of II peculiarly trying
nature. The nation was greatly shocked by
the great murder OF President Garfield The
feeling existed TO II considerable ext mt that
ii this glcut calamity was not the fault OF
the man who succeeded to the place it was |
the fault Of that wing of the party to which |
he belonged, and in some quarters this feel |
Ing was iOstelcd and encouraged. For my |
self, | always felt that this feeling was en- |
tirely unjust, aud ! am glad to believe that |
it has wholly subsidized. There was certainly |
adlsposItiun 10 10 * coldly and critically up
on al his Official acts. think he has fairly |
outllvtd thai, and that now there is feeling |
of generous confidence felt in him and his
adnlulsliati1n by the Republicans of this
OF his administration have met with their
approval almost without exception. In the
matter OF appointments to Ciliee universal
satisfaction eau never b. Obtained. In the
maiu his selections for Office have been salts
factory. LUXE l.. PoLAND.
81. Johnsbury, VT, Aug. l, 1888.
she Ex-DcIcgatcs.
DtdF Sir: President Arthur has admins
tered his Office with pure craftsmanship and
high executive ability.
GEORGE w. Hooker.
Brattleboro, VT, Aug. /.
Dor Sir; Literally encompassed with
difficulties when called to the executive chair,
Mr. Arthur has not only held his own, Dut
by his iudlcious action has won over those
who were determined not 10 be satisfied with
him. Unlike Tyler and Fillmore and john
son, he bids lar to rcveisc the old rue and
secure, for Il new term, by merit, the posi-
ton lie hollis by accident. | am for Ed
munds first, Arthur second.
j. G. MCCrLLouGm.
North Bennington, VT, Aug. l, 1888.