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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

One of the most thoroughly advertised
pieces of political writing which has re-
Gently appeared is the essay entitled
Some Points on the Tariff contributed
by Mr.. Samuel J. Randall of Pennsyl-
vania to the new southern magazine. Djrtc.
1t is intended to represent the present at
titude of the South on the subject of the
tariff, and, as the result of the observa-
tons OF one better qualified, perhaps, than
any other public man to speak under
standingly upon this subject as regards
the South, is entitled to the attention it
receives. Briefly summarized, his con-
illusions are as follows The tar
if system, properly conducted. is
the only system under which, ut the pres
ent time, American manufactures can
thrive. But favoritism turks in protec-
ton, and we should doaway with the por-
tions of the tariff which amount to special
legislation for special classes of manufac-
turers.
Mr.. Randall finds that the North and
the South are practically agreed upon one
pOlnt-the necessity of Government reve-
nues from the tariff, With the growth of
the South the old notion that internal
revenue ldNcN are an unnecessary IMPOSE
tion upon the citizen has passed away,
and more sensible view of the
matter is rapidly gaining ground
The Democratic platforms of the tobacco
and whlskey producing states of the south
used TO contain planks demanding total
repeal of the internal revenue taxes and
under the cry of down with the taxes"
the demagogues used to demand the abo-
litlon of customs duties, apparently in
sensible to the inconsistent nature of these
demands But with the rapid sprngng
up of manufacturing interests in the
South, the people are beginning to
get their eyes opened. The progressive
communities where these interests are
established, begin to see the advant-
ages of n protective tariff, and are
changing their political views accordingly.
So il happens that the enlightened pro-
tective party and the ignorant and pre-
JUDGED anti-taXation party at the South
are getting together. Mr.. Raudall's idea
is to institute more general reform in
the Democratic party at the South in favor
of protection. OF course his views stir up
opposition among the Democrats of the
North and South, but Mr.. Randall is fully
prepared to meet it. And he is backed by
the best and most progressive spirits of his
party.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25
suppression OF the Franchise at the
South


This is subject which will not down,
us indeed it ought not. Since Senator
Sherman's speech, regarding the practical
suppression Of the Republican vote in the
southern states, II number of leading
Northern newspapers, both Democratic
and Independent, have attempted to dis
prove the assertions made 10y Senator
sherman. The general line of argument
is somewhat as follows The suppression
Of the Republican vote is not proved,
Furthermore, if it should be proven that
in certain of the Southern States the col
ored vote has been suppressed by fraud
or intimidation il can also be shown that
equivalent frauds are committed in the
Northern States
As to the first objection, that the evil
dence is insufficient to substantiate the
charge of the suppression of the Southern
Republican vote, it makes very little diff
ference whether Northern Democrats and
their Independent allies admit it or not,
since Il portion of their party, and that
portion best qualified to know the truth
of the matter, does admit the truth of the
charge. Thus the Mobile Register, "a
leading Southern Democratic organ saws
frankly that in sections of the South
where the negroes are more numerous
than the whites, the latter "resort to varI-
Gus devices to avoid the rule OF Ignorance
and dishonesty" The meaning of this
phrase is clear enough. prominent
Georgia Democrat is quoted as saying
wv nat Senator sherman says is true. 1t
is useless to deny it. The colored people
have lost the right of sufflage very largely
unless they vote with the Democrats"
a number of similar admissions might
be quoted. The Democratic and Indie
pendent journals of the North may quib-
bic and argue about the theoretical aspect
OF the case as much as they please but
they cannot get around these distinct add
missions of fraud made by Southern Dem
ucralo. When IL criminal pleads guilty
hi case is lost
As to the accusation that election frauds
ut the South are offset by similar frauds
at the North, it is like a murderer's saying
that he was justified in shedding human
blood because certain members of his
victims family had occasionally been
known to steal. Election frauds at the
North bear no more relation to those at
the South than shop lifting bears to muir
der. Here and there, III the North, in
stances Of ballot stuliing occur, commonly
perpetrated by Democrats but DO one
justilies them, and when the offenders are
caught they are punished. In the South
1t Is not mere matter of smuggling in IA
Jew Illegal votes 1t is the open and
shameless suppression of the right of suf-
irlGe in the case of large class of quail
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

We see no need of looking up ancient
speeches of Senator Edmunds in order to
arrive at his idea of the duty of the Senate,
when he has recently made succinct
statement of his views ON that subject.
Senator Edmunds has said
His (the Presidents rights are, when
he thinks there ought to be change in
the public service of any particular Office,
to propose to us, rs the representatives of
the States, the change that he wishes To
make and If we are satisfied that the per
son he proposes to put in will make bet
ter officer than the one whom he proposes
to put out then it is our duty to say aye
If we are not satisfied of that, but believe
IN the reverse, then it is our duty to say
no.
That covers the whole ground. Mr.
Edmunds deems it to be the Senate's duty
to satisfy itself that the changes are
changes for the better, before it consents
to them. OF course he will be willing to
judge each case upon its merits.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25
The New York Tickct.

The New York Republican state con
vcntion did an excellent piece of work Wed
nesday. Hon. Ira Davenport, its nominee
for governor, is better known in his owl
State than out of it: bat tlrra. il not uulN
well known but thUrou- hlv respected
His home is in Steubrn county, winch
one of the southern tier # c,uu'ic- =,
Western New York. He WIS ru,ruirulb
of the State. which is II very re .u,u>,D.
Office, Il few years ago; and WAS uy ur
Versal consent Il tirst-class officer, honest
watChful and capable. He is Il man O
nigh and pure personal character: %
genuine convictions and Il believer in hon
est politics. He is wealthy bachelor, in Ia,
prime OF life, personally popular, and Mr.
Baker who nominated him, emphasized
his clean character, and his popularit 4
AS repeatedly tested at the polls the fact
being that he polled more votes than
General Carr when both ran on the ticket
for the first time. Mr.. Davenport will
command the full Republican vote of the
Empire state, and will call back to the
ticket the votes Of many independent Re
pubicans who respect him and know that
he can he trusted.
Gen. Carr of Troy, who has the second
place on the ticket, has Il splendid war
record, Is recognized as honest and of
good capacity, and has been an excellent
secretary of state, to which Office lie has
been thrice elected by constantly iucrcas-
ing maioritics. In lSS3 he was the only
Republican on the State ticket that was
elected, the Democrats carrying every
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

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The Troy Tclc1rUyp prints n list of tbo
? bIunlars nf tbe nroso,,t ,dn,t,,,tn,,,t,. ~.
Wv = ''i'i'7'' "''o'i III
III" line oI appointments. 1t Is a formula
bic array OF mistakes to lie made within
three TOR four months, when marshalledsin
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P' wiz, " was ~ Iouu III us PROBES
Sl'n- OF devotion to the principles of civil
service reform The list. as it is given
is uul,. a partial one. many appointments
quite ~ bad as many of these brlnr omit
/ ted. ID is as follows
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cnn.niriu,, with n, er5 a., tf ,,.,,'tn1HS
thn ,!iyii ,i.,bt. l',, 0'7 i'' '"V cN"''"h Oh
/ \ postmastnr onnniutnd in ubodor.lo,,1
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state nfirinls ,,,,re I,,ib.J
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pointed i'm the Philadelphia mint who Igas
contested to writing "a forged letter from
Seal DOW to he used Ia influencing the
vnar r'''''i 'o'o III ''c ''''' "' ONO lasI
I'm Maine q man wa. onnoirt.d nos+-
master who was then i'm ill for dcfraud
ing the government.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

Gen. F'itz Lee, the Democratic caudi-
date for governor of Virginia, is not
afraid of the bloody shirt on the southern
side As he rides from place to place fill
ing his appointments on the stump ne is
accompanied by "A cavalcade of his old
army associates, and, as Of yore, the
heart of the Old Dominion is asked to
throb in union with the tramp OF Lee and
his men. The saddle and bride he uses
are the same which adorned Gen. Robert
+. Lees horse during the war, and in the
procession is carried Confederate General
Picketts headquarters stand of colors.
On the other hand Mr.. Wise is making an
active canvass, things look well for the
Republican ticket and it is by no means
impossible that we may see the "Mother
of Presidents taken from the column of
Democratic States and placed on the Re
publican column.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

Mr.. Gladstone has issued an address to
his constituents, which seems to have
rather disappointed the Liberals. He
goes so far as to admit that the Liberal
government committed a grave mistake
in occupying Egypt, and now favors the
entire Withdrawal of the British troops
from that country. England, he SAYS,
once free from the Egyptian tangle, will
be able to reasSume her former position in
Europe ana be able to guard the
young Eastern nations. But willie
admitting THAI the policy of the Lib
eral government had this serious de-
feet, he invites comparison between the
work of the recent Parliament and that of
the one which preceded it. He claims for
the Liberal party the credit for the good eff
fects of the treaty of Berlin, the concilia
tory policy in India, and the settlement of
the RuSso-Afghan frontier dispute. Mr..
Gladstone faVOrs a reform of the Houses
OF Lords and Commons free land ami the
abolition of primOgeniture. lie believes
the church is sufficiently strong to survive
establishment, and states that he is
ANXIOUS to give Ireland the fullest Justice
while at the SAND time preserving the
unity of the empire. His expressions ON
the Irish question are SO vague as to
amount, practically, to nothing, but hopes
are expressed that he will develop his
views in regard to local government for
Ireland, in future utterance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

1t will be interesting to readers of both
sexes, to note to what an extent the
women are in the majority in the United
States Statistics show that the District
of Columbia leads the country in its pro-
portion of females, having IL, 524 females
to each 100000 males. Next comes Rhode
Island, with lO6,Si0 females to each 100, OOO
males, followed by Massachusetts with
lO1, Il2 females to 100000 males. COnnec-
ticut, New Hampshire, North Carolina,
South Carolina, New York, Virginia and
Alabama average about 1903 900 females to
100000 males, or an excess of from 81 y to
per cent. Then come Maryland, Georgia,
New Jersey. Louisiana, Tennessee, Maine
and Pennsylvania, where the feminine
excess is 2l2 per cent. Elsewhere the
men are in the majority. In Mississippi,
Vermont, Ohio, Kentucky, Delaware,
Florida, West Virginia and Indiana the
number of females is % per cent or more
of the number of males, and in Illinois,
Wisconsin, Arkansas, Missouri and Iowa
the number of females is 30 to 95 per cent
of the number of males. In this group
the territory of Utah should also be in
cluded, having, it seems, in spite of po-
lygamy but 81, 3l5 females to 100, 900 males.
These statistics must have some bearing
on the question of woman suffrage,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

The resignation of Civll Service Com
missioner, Dorman b. Eaton, is Il signih-
cant event. For some time it has been
evident that Mr.. EatOn's relations with
the administration were inhurmonious His
views of civil service reform, and the
views held by Mr.. Cleveland and his Cab
met have been decidedly in opposition.
Mr.. Eaton has tried hard to perform his
duty, as he interprets it, bat at nearly
every point he has found himself confront
ed by the opposition of his superiors. The
policy of the administration mas been to
evade or nulhfy the provisions of the civil
service laws as much as possible Under
such circumstances, Mr.. Eaton, as re-
sponsible and conscientious servant of tine
people, could not feel justified in retain
ing the Office. He will carry out the plin-
ciples of civil service reform honestly and
faithfully, or not at all This Is the right
spirit, and it is to Mr.. Eaton's honor that
he stands by his convictions.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25
PERSONAL.

The Hon. John A. KasSon, late minister
to Germany, is in Washington, He will
20 home TO Iowa this week, but will soon
return to Washington, where he Will be
engaged in literary work during the Win
ter.
Senator Justin :. Morrill, of Vermont
and his family have been guests for some
days at Roseland, the summer home of
Mr. Henry c. Bowen at Woodstock,
Conn.
Vermont
Roscoe Conkling returned SATURDAY.
from a two months trip in Europe.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

The next number of the Berlin Histori-
cal society report will contain II poem by II
no less distinguished author than Prince
Bismarck. 1t is the accompaniment to a
birthday gift to Herr Won klest- Retzow
ON the occasion of his tortieth birthday.
1t is IA lengthy production, and affects TO
be humorous. 1t was procured from the
private circulation only. The rhyme and
rhythm are deity manipulated, but the
poetry" does not rise above the level of
ordinary newspaper doggerel.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

Senator Sabin of Minnesota, authorizes
an emphatic denial of the assertion that
i'll return for his cooperation in securing
prompt confirmation of the Presidents
nominations he was to receive the control
of certain Federal positions in Minnesota.
He says that he is not indOrsing the adj
ADMINISTRATION and that it would be no more
absurd to say that Senator Sherman. Ed
munds and other pronounced Republi-
cans We're trading influence with the Pres
ident, than that he is. He totally repudi-
atcs the interviews in which he is quoted
Us predicting the unconditional cOnfirmu-
ton of all the nominations made by the
President. The stories about Senator
Sabin and the administration appear to be
as devoid of truth as those OF the same
character recently circulated about Scna-
tors Plumb of Kansas, Blair of New
Hampshire and Henderson of Nebraska,
all of which were quickly denounced as
wholly false.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

The Democrats of the town OF Berlin
y. Y, having been called together &c
elect delegates to the Assembly District
Convention, adopted the following resolu
ton and then adjourned sine dir:
That we, the Democrats OF the town of
Berlin. in Causus assembled. DO hereby
pledge ourselves that we will not send Il
delegate to any convention nor vote Il
Democratic ticket as long as Almon NJ.
Hull remains postmaster of Berlin.
The point of this lies in the circumstance
that the obnoxious postmaster is one OF
Col. Nilass recent appontees
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

though just what it is. is not apparent A
wider induction would perhaps show that
the preponderance of women is due TO
the numbers of men killed of in election
rows, and destroyed by the violent excite
ments of political contests and that the
only way to maintain the equilibrium of
the sexes If that is desrable-is to sub.
ject both alike to these destructive
agencies
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25
Annual Meeting of the Women's Chris
tian Tempernmcc Ininn

l
The eleventh annual meeting of the
Vermont Women's Christian Temper
ance Union will be held in the Congrega-
tional church at Bratteboro on Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday, September 30
and October and ,. The programme will
be us follows
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
100 o'clock.-Rcgular session. Appointment
OF comm tees and general bus
$50 acknowledgements reception in chGrch
ptrlorS.
THURSDAY.
900 Il. m.-COnfcrcnce OF workers
$50 "A. m.-DcNOtlunal meeting.
1000 Il. m.-Rcguur session. Report of exc
cutlve committee; reports of
supcrlntcndcntS of depart
mcntS presidents address
I3O p. m.-DeVotional meeting.
100 =. m.-hegular session. Report of treas
urcr and Superintendent of
Sund y-SchOol work poem,
Mrs. f. L. llouSh address and
Question-bN, Miss Lucia +. F.
kimball, national SupcTntcnd-
cnt of Saubath-schOul work.
THURSDAY .EVENING.
6.30.-Address THE Necessity of Trained
Forces. in the Temperance
cause" Miss LucIa T. 4. X i'm
bali, Chicago.
FRIDAY MORNING.
h.6l cloCk. Meeting OF executive committee.
9uO.-DcNOtiOnal meeting.
go O'clOck,-Rcgular session. Election OF Of
tircr~.
ll.O0 o'cOck.-"Press work, Miss VI. p Moore
Young Wumans Work aud
Model Meeting" Mrs. r. b.
Carter.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
l.W o'clock k Devotional meeting.
2.W clock REGULAR session. SuIrViutcnd-
cnt report Eyaug .iiStie
Draw ny room work Hyui-
enc; llrrcdity Scientific Tenn
pcrancc Instruction.
30 o'ciock.-Addrcss and Question Box. Mrs.
Mary Ii. Hunt, National SUI
pcrintcudcnt Scientific Tenn
peTdncc instruction.
FRIDAY EVENING.
'.3O 'clock.-Addrcss, Mrs. NJ. II. Hunt.
Each Union is entitled to three dele
gates Churches in towns having no
| mons are cordially invited to send two
representatives. For entertainment, adj
dress ut once, Mrs. Edward Wood, Brat
tleboro. Return checks will be furnished.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

1t is curious how little has been heard
of Congressman Holman since the New
York sun illustrated him. Mr. Holman,
however, has not been at home for some
time. He has been out West with an Gin
vestigating committee" at cost to the
country of 5000. As regards public eX-
pense we are glad that he is back.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

The prairie fires at the West surpass
the cyclones in the devastation of prop
erty. Thousands of acres of wheat be
tween Fargo and Bismarck, Dakota, were
thus swept out of existence last Saturday
and Sunday, The amount of wheat
burned in northern Dakota is immense
1t is estimated that the entire crops OF 100
farms between jamestown and bismarck
have been destroyed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

The government directors of the Union
Pacific railroad, after investigating the
recent outrage on the Chinese at Rock
Springs, Wyoming, report to Secretary
Lamar that the situation is such us calls
for the prompt interference of the govern
ment. EXactly-the government supple
mented by the hangman.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25
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PUBLISHED. by
THE FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION,
G. q. BENEDICT, Editor.
Terms-S2. 90 IA year, always in advance.
PUBLISHED BY

President Cleyeland recently said to II
reporter: "The newspapers generally do
what they please and | in my turn do
what please" But both should remem-
Der that they are the servants of the peo-
pie, and responsible to their constituency.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

The Ohio Democratic press objects to
DIR. A. b. Leonard, the Prohibition candi-
date for governor, because as they al
lege he "has consumed much first-class
whiskey.' This must indeed be Il serious
loss to the Democratic party in Ohio,
though they are not as badly off as they
would be if he had consumed all the
cheap whiskey.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

Collector Hedden of the port of New
York has dismissed the chief weigher of
the Brooklyn district, Capt. George b,
Bacon and appointed in his place George
ii. Sterling, II liquor-dealer, who is one of
Boss McLaughlin's workers. Bacon has
held his place fifteen years, was IA lieuten-
ant commander in the war, and the quality
of his service in the customs was such
that merchants bought and sold goods
by his weigh-marks.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

The fact that the periodical literature
of the day, in this country, is being turned
from its old and inadequate channels into
broader and, in some respects, more avail
able channels. is attcsted by the recent re
port of the librarian of Congress, which
contains the statement that about one
thousand more copyrights have been
granted thus far during 1855 than at a
corresponding period last year, and Mr..
Spotiord says that this increase is mainly
due to the great number of articles copy
rlghted by the newspapers. Stories,
sketches and special articles now find Il
better and reader market, either at the
hands of the "syndicates' which furnish
copyrighted matter TO leading newspapers
or at the hands of tae editors of the great
metropolitan dalles themselves, than
they can find in the crowded Offices of
the book and magazine publishers. The
newspaper is rapidly usurping the domain
Of the magazine.