Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-21


the Republican National Committee had
u million. But they did not have much
more than quarter of that sum. The
Federal olIice-hOlderS ncVc. paid 80 little,
and the greater part of the rich men we're
for Cleveland. In New York City, the
New York U'Orid says that the two Demo-
cratic candidates for Mayor contributed
S1OO,OlO each, the candidates for Judges
$1,000 each candidates for Congress as
high is -. 500. That is. the Democrats
had half Il million from candida in New
York City alorc They spent rIory money
than was ever spent in any election
in any country, and Il good part OF
it went for wholesale purchases Of votes
ali Tor "Cicvcluud and Reforn}.'
If Mr.. Cleveland shall see tit voluntarily
to tender to recognized representative OF
the independent voters VINO made his
nomination and election possible seat
among his advisers and asslstantStt would
he generally regarded a. Il graceful and
deserved acknowledgment Of their ser
vices in behalf of the reform movement
and an honest administration Of III" toy
eminent. But we should dislike very
much to see the independent voters claim
ing any reward for their services, or put
ting themselves i'll the attitude OF Office
seekers BoStoH Hcr0id
There are various ways of seeking Office.
One is to remind the dispenser OF patron
age of the eminent services of the appli-
cant, and to intimate that Barkis is Willin
to be rewarded
The one hundredth anniversary OF the
conservation of Bishop ScuburyaS the first
bishop of thu Protestant Episcopal church
in the United States WIS celebrated on
Friday, not only in many OF the Leading
cities of the United Statas, but also in
London, where at 81. pauiS Cathedral
stately and elaborate services were held in
honor of the event Tne story Of the diff
liculties surmounted by Bishop Scabury
in obtaining conservation i, one of the
most interesting of our early religious
history and this was elolucutly told by
the Archbishop of Canterbury in his ser
mon on Friday, CONNIE lucrative of the
event. At the communion service which
followed the sermon there were twenty
bishops present, including the bishops of
Fond du Lac and Minnesota The sacra-
ment was administered ny six bishops,
two each from America, scotland and
England.
Lords ana Common, have come to an
understanding and the cry OF the peers
must 90" will be temporarily suspended.
A caucus of tories of both branches uf the
British Parliament decided to accept the
terms offered by Mir Gladstone, and later
the franchise bill passed its second read
ing in the upper chamber without Il divs-
ion. The Marquis of Salisbury gave
further confirmation to the news of Il com
promises by giving notice that to-day he
will move the postponem"nt of the third
reading of the bill for two weeks and it is
expected that within that time redistri
button will be arranged between the gov
eminent and the opposition and brought
to its second reading in the Commons
Then, under the terms of the compromise
the franchise bill is to be put to its final
passage in the Lords, and the redistribu
ton bill will follow in the Commons rs
fast as debate will permit.
The Presidential election takes the
form of Il lawsuit says MUrat lIalstead,
and such indeed seems likely to be the
outcome of the official cauVHss. New
York dispatches say that exceptions have
been taken 10y Mr.. Bliss 10 rr,urns in New
York city, affecting abrGt 1000 votes in
the aggregate, Most of ,hese are on clcr-
iCal intormalities. many Of which would
not bc noticed if the canvass was less
close. The returns OBJ clcd to are re-
fcrred To tho committee ON contested re
turn>''-and as the Democrats have the
control of that, it is To be expected that
all matters of doubt viii he decided adj
Versely to the Republican side. Only the
clcarest kind of case of error or fraud
will be permitted to affect the final result.
1t is said that no legal remedy exists for
the wrong by which Butler ballots We're
counted for Cleveland. When the com
mittce on contested returns reports, Il final
appeal to the courts will be in order, on
any ballots which the Republican lawyers
claim to have been ILLEGALLY counted
The BrOoklyn EHiOn-which seems to
think it knows more about Vermont than
the Ncrmonters insists that the 1912 voter,
cast for It. John in this State represent
Republican opposition to Mr.. Blaine as
much as if the men who cast them had
voted for Cleveland This is simply alb
surd. Ninety-nine hundredths of the votes
for St John in this State Were rabid Pro
hibitionsts, who would have voted the
Prohibition ticket if Mr.. Edmunds, or any
other man, had been the Republican nom
inee. Adding to these the Republicans
who allowed the rain to keep them at
home, the EHioH still attempts to make
out rebuke to Mr.. Blaine from Vermont.
We shall not handy assertions with the
tHt0H, but we are very sure that Mr..
Blaine would have been glad to get more
such ''rebukesn \ similar "rebuke" from
the Empire State-that is vote of 20 per
cent of its total, which is the proportion
given him in this state--would have chosen
the Blaine snd Logan electors in New
York by a plurality of $4,000!
Every corrupt element in the politics of
the country rushed to the side Of Blaine
and the figures will be searched in vain
for any evidence that a single one of them
contributed to the success of Cleveland
1t seems too good to be true that, having