Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-01

THE SENATORIAL QUESTION.
An Interview with Col. Franklin FAIR
banks.

One of the editors of the st. Johnsbury
Republican interviewed Col Franklin
Fairbanks the other day, with the view
of ascertaining his opinion on the question
of the reelection of Senator Edmunds.
To question Col. Fairbanks replied:
The Republican party is Il national
party, and by as much as the Republican
party of any particular state can do to
help the National organization, by so
much 1t ensures the success of the party
and the nation. Mr. Edmunds is ma
tionai man and Nermont's strongest man
and it therefore follows, looking at the
matter in this way, that we should send
him back to the senate
But suggested the scribe, there
seems to be more or less opposition to Mr.
Edmunds's reelection
"No opposition is felt in this part Of the
State replied Col. Fairbanks, except
what comes through Democratic papers.
But on the general question, | prefer not
to take narrow, local view. The greater.
the stronger the better Il man is, the
surer he is to have enemies The thought
always uppermost in my mind is, that the
reason why Vermont has always had so
great an influence in national affairs is
! that the State has kept good men in the
| senate for successive terms. In the old
| DAYS, the reason why the South had such
undue weight in the House was that she
sent strong men there and kept them
| there term after term. But here at the
| North, rs a general rule, just as soon
as a congressman has learned the
ropes we replace him by new man. -
And the new man. remarked the
newspaper man, cannot possibly, how
ever able he may be, make good the place
of the Old one for Il long time"
no. replied Col. Fairbanks, "and a
an illustration of the fact | may say that
a Vermont congressman once told me thai
during his first year in Congress he was
never once recognized by the speaker
Now we have Il strong man in the Senat,
let us keep him there
And with this the interview came to {
close,
LudIow's Inharmonious Churches.
Ludlow has two or three Churche!
whose views are 10 broader than the mar
row valley combining the town and who's,
intolerance of others opinions is exactly
as bitter rs it was 100 years ago. The re
suit is that the village is torn up with {
lively church row every time the Univer
salist church attempts to get up Il union
meeting Several Memorial day services
have in in this way been spoilt, much bit
ter feeling engendered, and the severa
. local denominations are far from happy
and harmonious In each Others company
When Memorial Sunday services were helC
in the Universalist church few years
ago, the Methodist and Baptist pastor,
with many of their people refused
to attend The same thing is apparently
to be repeated this year. The Crane
l Post has decided toattend Sunday services
in regular turn at the Universalist churcl
and the pastor has invited the othe
5 churches, as is usual. to join in the meet
/ ing. The Methodist pastor responds thu
1 to the invitation
b. | viii not hc with you. suffer me TO cNhor
. Won not TO build upon the sand. The testing
= time is coming lscc Matthew and so ON.
I The Baptist pastor refuses to notice TN
b invitation, and following his usual custom
f will probably not attend. 80 this year
D. Memorial Day promises To he embttere'
l. by the old trouble