Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-21
POLITICAL NOTES.


Even in the shoe-string district i'm Mis-
sissippi, where the Republicans are three
to one, the Democrats refused to permit
the election of II Republican to Congress
Mr. George w. Curtis was sprenalcd
by u Cleveland and Hendricks Club ON
Wednesday evening but refused to make
speech on the ground that the Prcsidcn-
tial election was not settled.
In the Twenty-fourth Election District.
of New York city, one vote was returned
for "Rum, Romanism and Rebellion"
Alderman O'Neil moved that this vote be
credited to the Republican candidate for
Assembly, and the motion was carried.
There could not have been u more distinct
indication of the partisan way in which
the Democratic Aldermen are conducting
the official canvass, than thi, insulting
vote
An Alabama Democrat said to the Wash
ington correspondent of the New York
sun. This is a Democratic victOry-the
restoration of the Democratic party to
power. There is no better way to decide
who shall have the lions share than by
seeing where the Electoral votes came
from. OF Clrvcland's 2l0 votes the North
gives only 80. All the others are from the
South.
An Albany despatch says; 1T is a no
ticcablc fact that no Democrats Of nation
al reputation have called upon Governor
Cleveland since hi. alleged election. In
the first place the Democrats have no real
confidence that their plurality, now about
800. as they claim in private, can stand the
official count. The fact that they snub
. Cleveland and consult ridden shows that
| they regard the former as Il mere figure
head.
The conduct of the Democrats in New
York has been so riotOus and disorderly
that the Board of Trade and Transports
ton of that city has deemed it necessary
to adopt a resolution cOndemning express
siOns of an intlammatory character. ndulg
ed in by newspapers and politicians in
connection with the close. contest of the
Presidential election, scouting the idea OF
fraud and asserting that every citizen will
submit to the determination of the con
stituted authorities
Democratic GOvernor-clect Gray. of In
diana can give points to the Independ
ents upon civil service reform, as under
stood and to he practlced 10y the Demo
Gratis. Said Mr.. Gray; "Will we turn
Republican Oilice-hOlders out OF course
we will" "From the 4th of March next,
continued Mr.. Gray. I'VE will expect thai
as rapidly as possible the offices will b,
filled with Democrats
The Democrats and independents il
Brattleburo. Portland. Bangor, Lawrence
Mass. Columbus, and many other places
had parades and publications. over Cleve
lands election on Wednesday evening.
Cincinnati, under Democratic rule il
thus described by Il local paper 1T neve
was So dirty. ragged, robbed and down "A
the heel rs at this moment. There ha
been blight upon the town in the rule q
the hideous gang. Their thievery ha
been so consuming that they have raise
the rate Of taxation. and il has to 70 still
higher to replace the public funds tina
have gone into private pockets, and "
have only RAGS and dirt to show for tia
money"
Roscoe Conking says that Inc j. the hal
pc~t man in The State or New York. In
the joy of .;rauticd revenge is not Tie hi-l
est Kind of joy.
Iron np~ already declined dollrro
two since election. otI man. mills ar
preparing to blow out their furnaces.
\ massachusetts temperuurcmun write
IL. follows to the IrorJJct: ASA thul
ouch believer in Cultuilug the Liquor rat
tic in every honorable and effective way
and witt II family growing up, | an
gricNCd through and through 10y the stat
of affairs in OUr country. brought lhOu
Inv L al ~