Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16
Passing Comment

The ony impnr.ant business on which I'm,
Democrats in the House If REPRESENTATIVES
ave been engaged for the past tive months
came To ntIcut YESTERDAY through rh,.
ittrctlon OF Al men Of their own Marty.
Whatever else il may show. t1e killiru Of
he Morrison T7rn nill proves bVond GIes.
ION the lncapacty Of the party for the ser
ons work OF legiS alton. The bill was til,
~ prpdncf OF the energy, the wisdom and
ne skill OF the Democratic lcadcrs.-N. Y,
Times
The advocates for horizontal Reduction
AN now rth c. that there are matte, RS of
more moment hat demand attention. ana
nat theIe will he ample time to reform IN,
ann year hence, when we shall know
more Than we do now abont its practical
earring upon the & cat interests of the
'untIy, AMI when the Oup rlunlty for its
i'Jl>tnent vii he rs favorable as they
could wish.-N. y. Sun.
The business Of Congress nas bpen Il, laved
n scaudhlOus manner Over five month,
the session have gone, but hardly n h ,lt
td"z"n measures Of general int, raj 81 Inv,
'een acted upon, The Porter bill n NJ nsr,,
W nrslgn"d TO take from SSOgO0, 900 +,
9loJUuo,OIO from The Treasury, and uu. ar
NO "thrr such measures make the record Of
ne session 1t is rtuuac tina, an elr, ii. ~
) arr aching Which will enable the voter.
- pass up IN The Use of II party given oven
~ ", such hopeless imbeciluy.-Neu YOyI
Tribune.
1t is entirely probable that man of hi,
senator Edmundsl p)si,lvc chaiacler and
png public service la, made some enemies.
OIt lhcy are likely Ia lie 1T u sort the rnn,ity
whom would strengthen rather tban
weaken nm before tie people Mr.. kd.
nunds Is antagonzei nov because he i,
seen to stand Ill Mr.. Banc's way, but if Ia,
were mace the candidate of the party he
"ouid receive everywhere a united suon,,t
'un he lrlumphanlly elected. -Bo.toH Ad
sertiSer.
Inc assault upon Selat0r EImunds was
an GORGEOUS blunder. Even ii lust If
would stllI be imPoliic, Il ackenng an6tb.
er never yet made white the man who hand
'ed the blocking. Perhaps no public man
irter from rcproach than George r
huuhuhus' lie may not be the most gpnial
",an III Inc "oIId nor the most warm. lluo,i-
co. pu. Inc driits that still liuper in the
ureth Moun'alns are emblematic II the puri.
y OF his public lite. He owes the reuu,,,.
ion gwen him for coldncss TO his ipfrxi.
bic integrity aud tidclily as National
statesman. AS matter of fact he is n very
colhpanlOnable gentleman when off duly.
Inc moment ne dUns the tOga of n Senator
ne IS Obvious to all personal Considerations.
10 call IN question the integrity of such a
man was no less impolitic than unjust
chicago Inter- OCEAN.
Toe honorable and highly inportant dutv
OF presenting to the convention the name Of
don. George +. Ednunds was in 1880 as.
-lgned by the delegation to Mr.. BILLINGS To
say That ne performed that duty with credit
TO himself and the State s unnecessary 10
any who know him. We doubt if his sinner.
'or can he found IN the delegation Of 1884,
t,thmlgh Gov. Proctor, Henry Ballard or
Mr. F'ield would either of them perform
ne du'y accptGbly. Gov. Smith win
doubtless be the chairman of the DELEGATION
as he was IN 1880 his experience as dele.
gate 0his is his third election 10 that posi-
uon) aud his extensive acquaintance tspe-
cially fitting him to d. charge the delicate and
lmpSi 'ant duties incumbent upon the chair
maLship. The delegation will miss the
strength OF Stewart, which the delegation Of
1850 eniovcd hut II will he made good by
the energy and common sense Of Gov
Proctor. All in all, the delegation will com
mend itself to the Republicans OF Vernon
as an excellent M0JriSpiLe Cjfiz,n.