Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-08-01
The Issue one OF Parties and Princi-
niles.

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W. l,.t.t.,,l,rdunv iustiry tLr
i,t,i,.,,.r,l,, unu,inotiou. is n mnttrr for
,i,.,,,ti,.,l i,,l,pnut If is the voters
.I,,,, r,,l, If tbr ronsr uurnrcs. all
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.iia. i ans. ,,i,r,, c,.., b> the darorrs
III t,,,,, livi-i,u and di.ui..a.,tzn-
i.,,.,,.,.,,,,. n,u,,t ui,t rood mon. Those
'l,,,,a.. ..,,,lti,,ly.t and iucrr,., II, ,i,. of
n. ,. l., ,',nynru,ncr iprt,. ,,nui-
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l,,,i,.,l q. iil, -,,nu ini,,r, tu The raitN. \
I.,I ..,,iro.i.,, for CONGRESS- or for state
,,ni,o ..,,.i al1,vrlio fail. without ruin
:, ,t,. .,nu.,,l nr,luilattun But Il MAJ
,t,,,.l. .i,,ti,n is Of course a vastly more
tr,n,,r,..,.t.,,,itrr ON its result may hang
t1,.,...,.l,r.,fo ri..,t and worthy PARTY
,rn l,r, . Druocrntic President in the
,,.,,.,,, ,u,, !. tn brine the Democratic
,,nrt,. ;,t, nn,vnr # stoput n Democrat
o,,.rv federal office II is to hand over
1,. f ,,.or =, hum
Tue H'h,H SUI 49,, >,.;,,,
dred 0lllloh dollaIH III 'lo N"'''!i''
treasury to become corruption fund in
Democratic hands for the purchase of
a. ,.,,,,1 clements of the Rppublican
'l' N''' -. rof,,v ina,io,,,n ~,
parry It 10 w ~ ~? - .ii -
all the minor cIectloHS' "hlch Will TURN
the ,calc in favor of the Democrats, IN
tha states and districts where the Rrpub-
~! ,,,,,,,,1or,,co il .u,,u If will
llc'h P,Vion'tti"'V int' noaor'ti
chalG' l'cp'"i'o"Ni '7'"''0 N.Y. ','','0' ''''
States. Democratic control OF congress
will be likely to accompany or follow Dem
ocr,ti.. control of the federal offices and
e..I' =, .,,.i,,,, j., oil ,nr,,.tu,nrt.nf tb,
win Ian ~" '''1 ~ 60, " f''
Governments the Dehlocratlc n'''haEerN
can be trusted 50 to use the immense
means of corruption, manipulation and
, 49,, tlo,. u.i1 rool -, ia
pehEeh' N"leH' 'n"s '"'A VIII ''V''' Nv III
dcpcntcnt help III lut''Fe an" 50 'l'l' IL"
return uf the Republican party to power
will ~ possible for one generation. \ risk
50 tremendous as this greatly modifce
th,.,.,,l ,.;oht ne hnltino.. nn, only the
w ,,.I.,,l., I'm
most !. 'N'''9 ana N'''"' INV i',''''"' " ~
shut hi eyes to IT, som" "l THESE aSpec''
of the question were well put by Senator
IJo,r il, his Worcester speech. IIesaid;
Undertake 10 say that any attempt to
q u y
thr r,or~nnnI qualification of a candidate j,
iannnjuinII. and viii he futile. Parties in
M. rnuutry divide Oh questions of prin-
chile Nov. do not propose to defend
Mr. RIainn'. private character The time
fnr that no.srd Inur AGO. Since the ac-
lTl soti'ns were madr aG,inst him he ha,
hrrr confirmed by the unanimous vote Of
mo Gou.,tr M thr Secretary of State Dem
ocr,,s as we'll as Republicans voting for
him, and that case is closed This cam
nnipn j. to I've fought by the manly portion
IF thn country which. thank heaven. is a
lnrrr uurtion of il and will not he intlu-
encrd i,y the rihalGrV of ScurrlOuS news
papers. The people divide INTO parties FOR
the purpose of securing good ana luSt roy
ernlncnt on such lines of policy as commend
themselves to their Indictment and no
possible issue can be raised ON Whrt her
men iike or uI1'lke MT. n'' III H.,
Imagine n party based ON the dislike ol an
indiyiduAl. What would hccolnr "l IT IN
ca>3 he should die Liz" Mr.. Greeley Any
such party which announces ltscli VIII Tor
the verdict of the people receive very
much such Il verdict as i saw recently in
the case of "A baby found dead "Tnat ii
came 10 its death in the manner following.
tO wit it was born dead "
But. my friends there are Il considerable
number of upright, well meaning young
men WHO are attracted by this independent
bolt and am sorry for it, They do not
realize how much ii has cost to make this
Rcpubican party, what its value is and
has been to the country. or they would
not risk it. Their rcmcdv-to vote fuI
Cleveland and Hendricks, to deliver the
country over bodily to the Democratic
par1r-i think they do not correctly cSti-
mate what they are doing Mr. Lowell
our admirable minister to England. who
did MS n great service during the war bN
the Biglow papers. referring to the com
monwcalth party in England after Crom-