Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

Mullen was sentenced to serve one year
in the county jail, and yet, long before his
term expired he was pardOned by the
President of the United States. 1t does
not help the matter to say that this pardon
was based upon the petition of Gov.
HUadly of Ohio and other Democratic
partsans, for such Il petition, under the
circumstances, only condemns those who
signed it. If such an offence as this can
be condoned in this way, there is no pro
lection against violence or fraud ut an
election, and the Mississippi murders, the
Danville riots and the manipulating of
ballot boxes can hardly he classed as
crimes. Here was an officer of the law,
charged with the duty protecting citizens
in their rights, arrcsting by wholesale
more than one hundred citizens, combining
them where they could not be reached until
after the election was over, and then dis
charging them without accusation or
trial This pardon we may fairly regard
as evidence of the view taken by the Presi-
dent Of the nted States of frauds against
the elective franchise. II such wrongs
can he thus COndOned, and there is no pro
lection to the citizen against similar oc-
currcnces, the time will soon come when
elections will cease. BY the general con
fessiOn of the people, free government by
elections has failed, and the imam on
horseback will be called upon to repeat
again his role in history. Withmy kindly
feelings toward President Cleveland be
iIeNc tnH' III inIS acl ne mas uole ihort 10
lower ms ADMINISTRATOR III lhe opIulol ~
conservative men than by amy other or all
other acts of his life.
Take another act of this administration.
pom parIlPS ale pleuSeu 10 auop' all suit
able measures to restore
Our Foreign Commerce,
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"r9'i'Ntu ny ne opVI".ioh III It'el 81 ulN
p't' iilIc ny N'hSlVoN an" ny nm! 'C"'i
ShiPpuliuers 10 secure inns great hatl3ial
opJcc'. p"t pl 'ie lnoSl S'Cce7H.l III vi
i,ncHt was 'ohn ho"Ch' an u'e.'"'"'c'
lrIShhl'h' pui WhoSe llalNe genius anu
~ G''',itu mn ~ tHt"pilon Eit",
sup Aaru9' where ne puIl' many Hnlp9
iof private par'leS ana some lor Lhe M
~ It'!ts' ne ilu i'taIIS con Plt.tH .lt
poipllh u government vessel "'lu NaH
o"Il9ul "CllH-' IIluVi Coil'l"NlS' pIuct S"N
GIHiieHt NGSaelN' ,ENei! paFI ol thc NoIN
,Ir Jo,i Io,ic i,' 'tt ,,,u
,,ioa,.. ,ori,r ,',i Ic,,on ht
tham Thn Dninhin nao,,iv cnmniptnd
,.,,,f ,,,t ~, , XXI ~, tn talt Ln,. t,,ond
" .,ll,roI ~, H. np,ch tGnt uho fnII,.
,a, I'll ,7' r,;S,,,i,o,,'t,n H. n,t,,ni
MA 90 lnrot,ir.,, nf ~ %,,i En,,a,.,,.
nl,i,,..I th,,t tii,o ,.,.laJ IN ,,t ,ttoin
,Ta .,'.aI Il ,,f law, in,, Wb .ttn,.",,.
'r,,,,,,..iiI Gnci,inJ tbnt 'ith,u,rb pnocI II nj
built the vessel in precise conformity with
the plans of the naval engineers and of
materials approved bV them. vet if their
Joint handiWOrk did not secure the speed
required by the law. the vessel costing
sSnn nnn ,ni,ht T ,,f,,.,d AND tI'.ny,,' 80
the hands of Roach. Thedecision made
Roach guarantOr of the intelligence and
skill of the government officers, and vet
required him without question to follow
their plans and specification, as to model,
work and material 1t is sufficient to say
that, with such rule, none but fool or il
mailman would take Il contract of the
government to build Il ship or anything
else. and upon such Il decision they
forced Roach to stop his works, to make
an assignment, to throw out of employ
mcut thousands of worllmrn. and arrest
for the time the construction not only of
government vessels. but of many CONNER
cial vessels for private parties. and great
ly add to the general depression Of bust
ness.
Now. fellov-citizans know if i nosy
euoumh to find rnnit and critirisr nnrsnn.
chnrGru with hinh nuhIic dntirs crr
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