Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-04
EDnUNDs IN rnUsNOurrIwnsr.
EuGIo Note from NTinnoaota.
Ifrom the s. Paul Pioneer Press. lending papor
Minnesota

have furnished theme for ncwspancr and
magazine comments for many months past.
There has been much gossip, little or moth.
ing that has been significant. B1lms have
been nursed into an cphcmcral existence,
and other booms have hcen carefully
wrapped in cotton and laid away lest the nc.
tinic rays of publicity should cause them pre-.
malurely t. gern nl'e and Wit er away.
And meantime there has been evoly, d,
through public discussion and party consul
tation, no definite programme for the future.
NO KepubIican candidate stands prominently
before the country as elected before n spon.
taneous expression Of their opinion to
| represent and lea | them in the coming strup-
gle. 1t is well ,nOngh knOwn thot Mr.
Arthur desires n TCnDmniti)n, and Tint
ipflucnce is eing cXcitcd in his behalf IN
hose quarters where the influence that can
be officially exercised is most potent It is
well understood TINT Mr.. Blaine and his
friends are by no means idle, and that silent
but powerful effort is being made to win r
him. under an assumed influence, s"ch sup
port as will ensure for him the nomination
Tor the presidency. The Logan m lvcment IS
scarcely wo tn a place az the foot of the
emily imp ssible of success. And asi, lie from
these three names, brought into prominence
chiefly by the circumstances of previous con-
tests and the history of prcvi nus efforts to
secure second term, there is nothing but
he vague gossip which leads pc itical specu-
la'ors to publish all the possible prrmutatiops
and combinations of the names Of men in
public lite as the forthcoming ticket of the
party, with an idea that somewhere among
them they must rike the future successful
ones, and thereby indicate ller own sagacity.
aud permanently establish their regulations
rs political prophets. Meantime the people
are quietly thinking ont the problem for
themselves; their srctod apathy being but
the Outward aud visible sign Of a very lively
though invisible inter ST in what is going on
aud what is about 10 take place.
It is, ed, IN this very absence of loud
aud positive drclira'iJnS that such man is
The only otc who can save the the party or
such another the only one VIII can command
"A vi tory, That the deepest significance Of
the sltuhtion seems to lie This will not be a
'nurrah' campaign. Nhpcvcr W ms will
WIN 10y BARD lighting; AID II nominee, to
holi ont any nope tO his party, must be
a'!c 10 command the respect, tue confidence
and aiIcGaence If the entire r publican
party. lie must be n nan Of TN cmiShcd
private CHARACTER, or ut lcn't tirst-c'aSs pub
lie reputation, tried and not found wanting
III the public service, and satisfactory to al
nc wide diversity OF views which the absence
81 great s)IldlJing Issues has encouraged
among KcpubCaus. This Is What is meant
and all thai ia meant by the culcnt saying
That man must lie chosen who 'can carry
New York ard Ohio" Not only do Ihe,r
states WELD conn andirg itllu, nee by The
number OF votes allotted 10 item in the
electoral college, not only DO they hold far
either party The balance OF power, but tina
same balance OF power Is he'd in each by a
small number OF voters ot lnlrp. ndent pro-
chVltits, WHO nave accustomed themselves to
the hauit o! vo'lng Tor The best man, with an
embarrassing disregard 10 lar'y Necessities.
D'cidtG.y the best summary If the general
outlook Is that presented ~ Tie editor oi The
CentHY when he said in q r-ctnl article.
we venture, thus early, twO predictions:
Onc is That the inHepcrdCnt voter viii be
found on the side OF the candidate whose
past life gives the best guarantee that he is
IN sympathy "iih the convictions and aims
OF The independent vulcr, and the
other Is that the candid itp supported by
The independent voter will tc he next
president Of the United St9lcs.' II is ont
advantage TO COuntcrbalnncr many di,gdvan
tages OF our srlct majority system that it
places 50 large share of the determining
power in the hands Of independents. AMI
If He look at the question Of VINO shall br
the next nominee from this smnapoiut, we
md that it resolves itself into the simple
query, what man, havlog the qualifications
We have enumerated, and commanding tn.
support Of the body, can comractly
unity behind him Republicans Of all
shades of opinion, satisfying at the same
time the wishes of those who hold the party
first, and those who are for the best man
first and the party aftcrwar,i. Such a com.
bluation if found in the person of alv one
man, consisutcs III him III. ideal candidate;
and it is found in every rtsncct in the per
son of Senator Edmunds of Vermont.
Mr.. Edmul ds can satisfy the two great
requirements essential in the next candidate.
brought forward by the republican partv.
He is a staunch party man, AGAINST whom
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