Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-12


The dishonesty of several of the leading
"indcpcndcnt' papers, in the present can
vass, is as marked as their Inconsistency.
I'm both these respects they beat the 81
mon pure Democratic papers Out of sight.
Thus, if II prominent Republican praises
Mr.. Blaine, they say it is Il poor candidate
that needs such personal support. If he
does not publicly praise Mr. Blaine they
profess to take it as evidence that lac can
not vote for him. senator John sherman
in recent speech in Ohio, paid the follow
ing handsome personal tribute to the Re
publican standard-bcarcr:
"Our candidate for President is Il man
of the most brilliant qualities. who has
been several times speaker of the House
of Representatives. once u senator and
Secretary Of state. and has been COnspicu-
uuS in every position occupied 10y him.
have known him through all the years of
his public service, and believe him to he
an able and honest and tru" RcpuhlicHn
faithful to the principles of our party, with
Il mind of the highest order. with expert
CnCr and executive capacity to perform
with great credit the highest duties of the
great office of Cnrt Magistrate Of the Re
public such ~ my opinion of James &.
Blaine. ! shall vote for him a. ne chosen
representative Of the Republican party.
fairly nominated by public opinion IN the
Republican States. and bN delegates who
fairly represented the opinion of thrir con
Stitucnts.
The New York NotjoH'H comment ON
this speech is "Wa, there rVpra cam
paigu before when the advocates of Il can
ddatr felt called upon, one and ALL to
vouch for his personal honesty ?" The
obvious answer to this silly question is
that the Republican party has al
ways had candidates for whose honesty
there was ample voucher: and the advo-
cate, of the party have always been
wont to vouch for them in that respect.
The present canvass is no exception. a> to
that on the Republican side, or, for that
natter ON the Democratic side. The Dem
ocratic orators vouch as earnestly as they
can for Mr.. Clcvcland's personal honesty
and evidently would be glad if they could
volch for his personal morality as well.
On the same page of the NutiOH that
paper alludcs to the fact that Judge
Poland of Vermont was not for Blaine in
1876, and adds: 1T is noticeable that in
the present canvass the judge is 'mdis-
posed and is taking no part. " The OBJ
vious intention Of the NutioH. from this
remark. taken in its connections is to lead
not on the stump for Mr. Blaine because
hccam not support him. But the NuiioU
knows very well that Judge Poland has
not left the public in any doubt as to his
position. lie addressed. as the NutiOu
knows. Il public letter to the Republican
State convention in June, in which he
said
You know that in the past have not
been Il supporter of Mr.. Blaine as the Re
publican nominee for the Presidency. and
know also that can have no personal cN-
pvctat ;onS to lie benefited by his election.
But Mr.. Blaine has been nominated. and
if elected. have no doubt will maintain
the cherished principles of the Republican
party. Our Government is founded upon
the principle that malOriticS must rule,
/ and our party follows the same. The qucS
tOu is whether he Government of this
country shall he kept in he control of the
Republican party, with Mr. Blaine at the
head. or turned over to the control of the
Democratic party with all its financial and
business hcrcNicS. and its utter disregard
of that liberty which it took Il bloody war
to iuauguratc For myself | can not hest
tate in my choice. Let Vermont lead the
Republican column, a~ She has done for
years, patriuticHlly. d"VutpdlV and ~tOutlV
| see no other way of duty. and il seems to
me that every friend of political honesty
and political liberty, must see it as do.
With these were other words of earnest
cXhortation, showing that Judge Poland
is as clear. firm and strong in support Of
the Republican ticket as he ever was in
any previous canvass. The NutjoH
knows this Wcll,-Why does it dishonesty
suggest that the contrary is the case;
Instances of studied Misrepresentation
of this sort, are common in Independent
t,rni ,,f I h.,