Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-22
PERSONS AND POLITICS.

The Chicago II rad says that the forty.
eight votes Of II mos will lie cast 10 the
Republican National Convention for John
A. Logan. Forty eight good men gone
astraY.
Matthew Arnold announces that the United
Stats is a repuic only in name. 1t was
very painful to him TO he obliged to impart
the distressing news to us, but like the
gentleman in patience" Mr. Arnold is tho
slave OF duty. p. S.-Thc country is doing
as well as could lie expected under the
circumstances.
Mr.. Afrlcanus Stanley has new title
lis painful name is "BoulDum Atarah."
These mystic words mean Rock Smasher"
and Stanley has been decorated with them
by the King Of Belgium.
The St. Louis GloJe- Dcmoeyat favors G.
Foster with this pregnant advice lie
should allow silence to spread over those
too frequent jaws Of his, promptly and per-
| L sncniy.'
Chicago is raising its barharic yawp for
Logan's Presidential candidacy But it's
H.. &.
Hon. John Mclean OF Cincinnati is
suoted as saying II do not sec how gov
eminent work on the Ohio river can prevent
floods, which of late are Of annual and
increasing violence. They must be stopped
by individuals. The sinner is the individual
who cuts down trees kxterminate him.
Let the boomers apply for muster-out
papers. "-BoSton journal. Good gracious,
man, don't you want John Logan to have
any fun in this world? Let him alone His
little boom amuses Lin and harms no one.
Some cranks want color,d Presidential
ticket II. b. Eliot Of South Corolna for
President and p. b. S. pincLback of Louis.
aua for VIcc-President. Cover them over
with beautiful flowers along with the anti
Masonic cranks.
A Democratic paper in Illinois suggests
that the Eastern Democrats have tried five
e campaigns with their chosen leaders and
failed, and it can't see why the great West
should not be pc rmitted to put one OF It's IA
vorte in the lead this year. What is his
statesmaulike nam ;
5 The reason why Fred Douglas married q
white woman is probably because he wanted
to make his trouble as light as possible
Globe. Boy, hand us that club, quick.
lhele ID gooG ueal Oh nope ior western
women Mrs' LVefmofe, IN recent lecture,
says that in the West she fuds "a perfect
network of womeu's clubs" ~ woman with
a club can accomplish great deal, in this
world.
e The New York Sun has fled a veat,
Il claiming patent on those beautiful lines
e IN. King, no clown
p snaI rule TN, town.
E,r S,t.o,,I c.,,,ty r,olfoon.l,, 70 NJ
G. A. Dlua, Sun ihce.
4 Mr.. Blaine nov thinks tina, L,rln has the
s lead and saws; at is ulel,ss 10 deny the
fact that Senator Logan is a BONA tide can
did,,er We'll who ,eni,o.rt If snv,v.v,
= I'm, wha, VT ruf Is .,nt,,,.s hxed
G between a candidacy and 81 nomination
@ Mayor hlng, OF IllIadeIphla, has iorhid-
''eh inc coI'ec'l'h Oh p"I''icdi assessments
y NOM ''e"i'e's VI 'le Poi'oc "'P'i''Nen'' an0
q uecla'cs 'I"t nc VIII o'sVn"l " any poncc-
= United assessments he said. "aud no
n man shall be assessed for political pur-
c poses" Nav we be pcrmittcd TO say that
Il Mr.. King is n royal uavorY
e
&c Inc FhlIaoelphla |FfSs taxes It's llttIe mack
C at Vermont politics. 1t observes, with the
:. wisdom aud sobricty that cbaractcrzcs all
l. phiI.,,,,.,;, ,,,,..n. ..1,,. D.,,,a.n,.i.
c '"ia w. anOeo ine Nv NJ a. ta'Io
,, ,noG ~ ~, ~ & 'mtS S'p'
:. ,m po''p5 "s ho, t ~ 80 ' ,;,,o No w.
C M ',ao Iva ,''iS ,,i'io t'o
= N"'ioi ,i,I'i,,a Tha i,, oci,, ueto
:. a. nm, ~ , i,a pr,a
ticket in Vermont is in having the honorary
IS ute OF 'Governor prehXto To Ills name
&c 'n'''"'''''
Q lne o'aph'c' no'inS the lacl mat no "o'
n men were saved from the wreck Of the City
q OF Columbus" asks: is there no chiyalrv
,os,.n rho roo,r1 - ,l,o, ,or,i,,o ,Ii,.,,o.
o,,;oI, o,, ", ,.'"' ~ tHn 49,
uiu'sNe e. du IN go au1 V"o NJ W
J. ooaIu tnat ii-,"'eu s'ea.ic' WY We,e
10 np"u.Ca ~ -! I'M iriiia .f
ie.ante' "'' oNo u'S' 'e'' MS 'i1' 80 "uN al
e "''' 'os"
: The reporters in the following district are
, u.irr ENGLISH If fine most ovncrs;ve char
d 49,
Il -. $780,, -, a., i,.,t ~ q - ,taals