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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06
RCCiprOCitX Treaties.

Secretary of State Frelinghuysen has
found the suggestions in Senator Morrill,
speech of last December, on Reciprocity
treaties, so fOrcibe that he has taken the
pains to reply to them in an elaborate let
ter In this he maintains that while ii is
not desirable to establish reciprocity with
nations our equals interpolation and
wealth, for the reason that such nations
want to find markets for their manufac-
lures, and could only offer, even under the
most favorable reciprocity treaties, "A very
little larger field for our natu al products,
the nations which are inferior to us in
population and wealth can offer us new
fields for the enlargement of our com
merce through reciprocity treaties. Mr..
Frelinghuysen, accordingly would not
offer reciprocity to European nations :.
but he believes that reciprocity treaties
with the foreign countries on this con
tinent and in South America would enable
us to sell them enough of our manufac-
lures and products, to equal the i'm
ports from them. He says
In the absence of reciprocity treaties
with any of the foregoing inferior nations
our trade Herewith stands as follows
Imports theretrOm, SlIO,4SS 900; exports
thereto, S't 'b,uuN, SuoNluS ~ balance OF
trade against Us of SH3,F9HOOO, which can
only be. equalized through reciprocity
treaties in some form, Our imports from
Brazil amount to S5O, Peg 900, and our eN-
ports thereto to only Ss,695, OO0-nearly six
To one against us. Our imports from Cuba
and Porto Rico amount to S6+ ,U99, 900 and
our exports thither to Sl3, l35, 0OO-nearly
five to one against us, Attention is called
To the working of the Hawaiian treaty as
illustrative of what similar treaties with
other countries would effect. In 1873 our
exports were SSO9,OOO imports 81 ,3S3 900 ::
total, -, $4,000 In 1854 the trade had in
creased to ~, SO, 600 exports S192G, 900 i'm
ports total, Sll 10000, The full stats
tics of Hawaiian foreign trade for 1883
showed that out of Il total import amount
ing to 1924 600 American products and
manufactures amounted to S4,OO, 900
Nlnety-iive per cent of the commerce be
tween this country and Hawaii is effected
in American vessels. Hawaiians consume,
per capita, S5Oworth of American products
and manufactures per annum, while the
consumption in 1876 was only SIP 66 per
capita. This is brought into comparison
with the amounts consumed per capita
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

Mr. CleVeand's inaugural has the merit
of brcvity 1t is one of the shortest address
es of its kind ON record. He says that he
will he guided by the constitution-which
is what every President says, and in some
excellent general observations indicates II
due sense of his responsibilities. He adj
vlses economy in public expenditures and
private life He recognizes our traditional
national policy of avoiding entangling for
eign alliances, and repelling foreign inter
ference. He approves such a management
of the finances and such Il tariff as shall
guard the interests of labor and capital
and prevent needless taxation and great
surplus in the Treasury. This is what Mr..
Blaine or any other man would say, in his
place. But what specific measures are in
his opinion likely to accomplish these re-
suits, he does not say. 1t would have been
as definite and little shorter, if he had
said that the right thing ought to be done,
in reference to these subjects. On very
few points Mr. Cleveland is more definite.
He declares distinctly and squarely for
fair and honest treatment of the Indians
for continued exclusion of the Chinese
for the repression of polygamy for civil
service reform, and for the protection of
the Freedmen. What is said on most of
these points, is very well said. The adj
thor is Il man Of honest purposes but not
of very comprehensive craftsmanship OF
marked ability
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

with the several nations Of this hemis
phere, mot including British North AmerN
ica,D as follows Mexico, $l.@ Contra
America, Sl.36; United States of Colum
bia, SOD Venezuela, sl11; Brazil, I,
cents Uruguay, $50 Argentine Rcpubv
lie, SOB ; Chill, S13l Peru 80 cents
Ecuador 63 cents Spanish West Indies |
% G9 British West Indies, sos French
West Indies, $40 lIayti, a " San DO
mingO, - .46.
Mr.. Frelnghuysen does not attenpt toJ
create the impression that any system of
reciprocity could produce such favorable
results in other countries as have been
produced in the case of Hawaii He as
sumes, however that Il well -devsed sys-
ten of reciprocity treaties with the fore
going countries would produce results at
least one tenth as favorable as those pro-
duced. under the Hawaiainltreaty. This
would give a consumption Of s. per CAPT.
tn, which would give us an export trade
amounting to 1926, 0sl 600, gain on our
present trade of $3.50, 6g3, 600"
- Mr.. Frelinghuysen's facts and figures
seem to be confined to the countries south
of us, and he does not in terms urge re-
ciprocity with Canada but he believes a
system of reciprocity treaties with Mexico.
the West Indies and the South American
states, would be greatly to the advantage
of this country lie sums up the ques-
ton as follows
Our markets are necessary for the con-
sumption ofthe products of inferior ma
tions'-indeed are natural markets there
Tor. Their markets are necessary for the
consumption of our manufacturer
equally natural markets therefor. Certain
artificial conditions intervene which turn
these trade channels from their natural
courses and prevent free interchange, to
the mutual loss of the nations concerned
ana the disarrangemcnt of the commerce
of a continent. The rational conclusion is
that balance can only be restored by
reciprocity treaties.
TO attain such contamination some
revenue will have to be surrendered, and
perhaps some home trade displaced but
for every dollar of revenue surrendered
and Tor every dollars worth of home
trade displaced we will receive equivalent
IN our enlarged exports and the impetus
given to our various industries, from the
field to the factory and from the foundry
to the shipyard.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

Gen. Slocun, of the House committee
on military affairs, expresses confidence
that Gen. Butler will be able to explain
the discrepancy in the accounts of the
National Home of which he was treasurer
Gen. Butler says that if anything is due
from him to the National Home it will be
paid. He adds IF there is anything due
be paid Because am not going to be
put in the position of man working with
out pay for II years, i'll taking charge of
property to the extent of many millions
and then be held responsible nine years
afterward for mistakes in accounts if any
there be. The courts of justice are open,
and do not propose TO permanently leave
this neighborhood until | try one or two
lawsuits
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

There is sound sense in the suggestion
made by Mr. Winthrop i'll his monument
Grafton that it would be fitting to make
April 80, the day upon which Washington
first took the Presidential OATH Inaugural
ton day instead of March /. The pro
posed change would give vastly more ia
vOrable temperature for the parades and
festivities and give Congress more time
to get through the work of the short ses-
sion. The last consideration is, however,
of less consequence, as the work would
probably all be crowded into the last ten
days, as now, if the session We're length
ened two months.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

Timothy sullivan of Rutland started
out on a protracted spree, last saturday.
On sunday he found himself in Troy, also
in debt 81 20 for drinks. He told the pIo-
prietor of the saloon where he obtained
the ardent that he was an officer en- route
to Helena, Montana, with two prisoners
and supplemented the information with a
request for the loan of $50. Officer Gitson
of Troy was calledin, and heard sullivan ;
story, but failed to develop any perceptable
amount of professional sympathy 'Sulli-
have trial to-day. Meanwhile the two
prisoners bound for Helena have failed to
materialize sullivan thinks that there
is no professional feeling in Troy
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

The sad news of Gen. Grants fatal i'll
ness has caused deep sensation through
out the land. His genius. cunstancy. and
mdomitable will made him the central
figure of the civil war. His services in
peace, as President for eight years. We're
also great. As a private citizen since his
retirement from the Presidency he mas
been modest, retiring. and without re-
proach. He has suffered by sharpers. but
he has not Willingly wronged any man
His life may be prolonged for a few
months of pain and endurance but the
end, from all accounts, can not be very far
distant and his death will be the close of
the career of the greatest captain of this
generation. The sympathy of the people
North and South will 90 ont to him, and
while all must hope that his life and
strength may be prolonged till ne can
complete his last work. the history of the
war, which he is trying hard to finish, all
will pray that he may be spared protract-
ed suffering and death by inches
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

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II.
Systcmatizcd Charity.
Experience has proved that system
atized charity is not only more effective in
its appeals to the general public than
promiscuous begging, but also that it
much more fully and satisfactorily meets
the needs of the poor themselves There
is something necessarily degrading in the
thought of begging from door to door
Many will suffer from extreme want rath-
er than undergo the humiliation of such
an experience. Street begging is hardly
less distasteful to the benefactor than to
the one benefited. Both classes admit
that it is n very unsatisfactory way of be
slowing and receiving charity. In fact,
it has come to be recognized as II mild
crime, and is punishable with imprson-
ment, in many communities.
Although the systematzing of charity
has done way, practically, with street va
Rrancy, yet the needs of the poor have not
been thoroughly met by any system so far
employed. There is Il disposition on the
part of the well-to-do classes to leave the
support of the poor entirely in the hands
of the associations which have volunteer
ed, simply, to receive and apply public
DenefactiOns. The burden and annoyance
of personal solicitation having been re
moyed, they very readily fail into
the way. of Diminishing the subject
altogether. An indifference to the needs
of the poor, growing out of comparative
unfamliarity with the sight of their suf-
/ ferings, gradually takes possession of even
kind hearted and naturally benevolent peo-
pie. Thus it happens that charitable asso-
Citations are inadequately supported, and
the needs of the poor, while met to a GER
tain extent and in the way most accept
able tothem, are still very mperfectly sup
| piled.
This being the state of affairs in most OF
our large communities, plan re
Gently adopted in England for the more
effective systematzing and regulation of
public charities will meet with favor we
/ think, in our own country Since the plan
was inaugurated in Liverpool, England
so great has been its convenience that
numbers have refused to continue THEN
contributions to charities which did not
avail themselves of the arrangement
The scheme is thus described in a circu-
nfthn.I i,.ornaai orl,a,,i.,ia,, :, -
- l. o,,I,'d &C.
pro,,inusI,. 70 ,ho ho,,inoi,,, ~ o,oh
wear from 1000 to 10 ooO hlnnE lists nro is
sued. They are sent to subscribers. and
also to any members of the exchange and
1 mercantile associations and tradcSmcn in
| the principal business streets of the town.
who may not subscribe. The list contains
the names of the charities, with the
amounts of subscriptions. as given in the
/ previous punished reports, ana an explain
"'Vr{ Glrt Gu T; Oh 'nr oG it,,, ,;.. -
nomnhlnt rontainin,, cirruI,rs frnn Snci
societies as wish to avail of this mode of
making their wants known, usually giving
Il brief statement of their objects and
nhahCial position. me expense OF the
~ M mv,aI',,I
cniut eniIInrrntinT the subscrjntinrs i.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

The alleged American dynamiters, Cum
ningham and Burton, seem to be fairly in
volved in the meshes of evidence brought
against them. 1t transpires that Burton
was directly concerned in the railway sta
lions explosions of 1884, and that the atlas
powder used ON those occasions was made
in Philadelphia, and so arranged with
clockwurk in satchels as to explode at II
predetermined hour. Undoubtedly, these
men had IA hand in the recent London cX-
ploSiouS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

The Charleston Is. Co. Nc'rS and COur-
ier considers the advent of the Demo
Gratis to power, the proper time to revive
the doctrine of the right of Secession
This it is advocating in II series of elah-
crate articles in which it maintains that
the real traitor is the man who declines to
follow his State. if it votes to leave the
Union. The NC,CS and courier evidently
considers Democratic administration to
be equivalent to return to the times be
fore the war.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

Mr. Horr, the congressional humorist,
of Michigan, alluded to Mr.. Cleveland's sill
yer letter in a debate on the army approp-
ration bill, on Monday, saying that Mr.
Cleveland was the first President who had
ever sent II message to Congress before he
was inaugurated. But he (Mr. Horn
found in that letter nothing but words of
wisdom. TO his establishment, every line
of it commended itself to his judgment
The only thing he regretted was that such
pearls had to be cast before such Con-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

party II splendid heritage-the result of
successful adherence to the great princi-
pies of national unity, liberty and honor
The incoming party will Of course be
closely watched If it can make as good
record, it shall have the credit for it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

Mr.. Cleveland must have got serious
admonition of what is before him, from
the solid vote of the South against his
recommendation that the coming of sill
yer be suspended.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

President Arthur is preparing to do the
handsome thing by Mr.. Cleveland. 1t re-
mains to he seen if Mr.. Cleveland will do
handsomely by Mr.. Arthur.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

Now that the newspaper fatalists have
succeeded in killing General Gordon, they
have turned their attention to Lord VOL
seley. a story is abroad in England that
he has committed suicide.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

BrddStrCCt'S JOUrHdl notes the fact
that the recognized Central Vermont
railroad, after twenty years of tribulation.
begins to make good showing for returns
on the present face of its capitalization.
The various consolidated and leased lines
in the group, not including the New Lon
don Northern, report for the last six
months of 1854 net earnings of S5l9641.
AS compared with the corresponding pc
riod of 1883 gross earnings fell off 6 per
cent and operating expenses 10 per cent.
Taking out rents and taxes from net traffic
earnings, the surplus for the six months
appears to be 1915, 192, or more than enough
to pay the full years interest on the main
lines SG.OOO.OW mortgage. Rentals and
taxes are accordingly the only fixed charge
upon the earnings of the remainder of the
yeartO end June 80 next The relations be
tween the Central Vermont and the Grand
Trunk and Boston and Lowell are cordial.
and the outlook for local business is as
favorable as at any time of late. The New
London Northern also is rather more than
paying expenses.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

The new administration has come in,
and the government at Washington still
lives.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

The war cloud thickens in the East A
war between Russia and England would
make a decided sensation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

The English government claims that
the vote of last Friday has settled the
question of its future policy. There will
be no ministerial designations, and the
contest in Egypt will be prosecuted to its
bittn1. apI
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

Many of the ocean steamers arriving
lately report tremendous gales on the
ocean The passenger steamers have
weathered these safely, though some have
had their decks swept by tremendous
seas and have suffered serious damages ;
but four freight steamers-the Preston,
Fernwood, Clandon and Conston, sailing
between Liverpool and New York, are
missing and are believed to have founder
ed with all on board, either in these gales
or from collisions with icebergs, large
numbers of which are reported in the great
ocean highway, Every vessel coming in
reports meeting from one to dozen ice
bergs, some half mile in length. Such
sights are not uncommon i'll summer,
but are unusual in winter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06
grandmother SnNs

When she was II girl that her mother al
ways gave her sulphur and molasScs to purify
her blood, hut she now gives Sulphcr Bittcrs
To her grand children, as il is the hest mcdi-
cine she ever saw.-Tho Fdthcr
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

The Earl of Durham believes his wife
is insane because she doesn't talk to him
On consideration the grounds seem to be
sufficient. -BOStOn Post.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

Mr.. Henry James claims that there are
fashions in novels as well as in everything
else, and that n new style of novel has
come in which will "relegate all past lite
rary productions to the realms of the OBJ
solete." The old novel, he says, depended
upon the development of it's plot for inter
est, The new novel has no plot at all, or
if it has, nobody is supposed to pay any
attention to it. The chief interest is sup
posed to be in its analysis of character /;
and page after page is to be devoted to
scientific disquisitions upon the working
of the heros mind and other intangible
subjects, while action and description are
to he wholly ignored.
As proof that the best literary Judges
do not agree with Mr.. James, the last
issue OF the critic remarks-nOt, how.
ever, by way Of comment upon Mr.. James ;
postion-that "if some novelist does not
give us Il story with good, solid murder
in it-a murder that never was really muir
dered, and so can be enjoyed cunscien-
tiously-or u tale with at least Il Crime
or Mystery in its title, we shall have to
give up fiction"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

The row between the two Houses of
Congress- over the inaugural proceedings,
was caused by the fact that the Senate
took control of the preparations, and the
Senate committee of arrangements gave
each Senator and Senator-elect five tick
cts, while each Representative got but
two, and Representatives-elect none at all
The House thereupon got up on its ear
and came very near voting not to attend
the ceremonies at all. But the resolution
to that effect, after being debated enough
to give the members time to cool Off, was
voted down.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

The almost unanimous election of Coun-
~ Commissioner Wright this year would
seem to show one of two things. Either
the rum party or the temperance party is
asleep. The temperance people are
plainly awake
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

1t is reasserted that John Langdon, the
first President pro TEN of the United
States Senate, in announcing the election
of Washington, used precisely the Ian
guage of Mr.. Edmunds in announcing
the election of Cleveland.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

Mr.. Cleveland has followed the exam
Pile of Mr.. Lincoln in one respect. He
made a secret night journey from Albany
to Washington, taking IA special train four
miles out from Albany, in order to avoid
observation, and arriving SO Unexpectedly
in Washington Tuesday morning that no
one was in waiting to receive him, and
the party, which included Mr.. Cleveland's
brother and two sisters and Mr. and Mrs
Manning, had to wait some time at the
station for carriages to take them to their
hotel. This unusual caution is attributed
to the receipt of threatening letters from
cranks.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

At recent meeting of teachers in Lon
don resolution was unanimously adopt
ed expressing the opinion that it is desira-
bic that the training colleges for school
teachers should be affiliated with the I'M
iversitcs and that for the best education
al results English children should be
taught by literally educated men and
women. 1t was stated that one of the
reasons why people in Scotland think so
much of education is that even in the ele-
mentary schools the teachers hold univer
sity degrees.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

Terms-sa. 90 year, always in advance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

gressmen. If the Democrats had taken
his advice they would not have given their
President, thus early, the black eye they
administered to him the other day. Mr.
Cleveland had not deserved it. The
Presdcnt-elect had started right, but ten
chances to one he would have to rely upon
the business sense of the Republican side
of the House in order to run this nation
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-06

That great things have small begin
nings," is true even of II Chicago girls
feet.