Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22

"A protest signed by about l2O Democrats
of st. Adams, and n similar number of
Republicans, has been sent to our senators
at Washington against the appointment
of +. w. McGettrck as postmaster 1t is
accompanied by certified copies of the
court records in the misrepresentation
cases, and the Washington correspondent
of the Boston Record says there has been
a perfect deluge of letters from men of all
parties to the senators appealing to them
to oppose confirmation. Forbes of the
Boston journal and the FREE PRESS edi-
tor have gone to Boston in hot haste, and
the situation is becoming interesting
BrdtticbOrO RCtOrmCr
What makes the RcformCr think that
the editor of the FREE PRESS is doing any
thing for or against Mr. McGettrick's con-
tirmation No one from this Office has
gone to Boston, or interested himself per-
sonally in the matter in any way.
The speech of senator EuStis of Louisi-
ana, on the silver question, has attracted
no little attention from the fact that Mr..
Eustis is regarded as something of IN au-
thority on this question. having made
special study of the subject during his re
cent visit to Europe and also because
though he is II Democrat he is understood
to be quite hostile to the administration,
and it was thought that he would ncor-
porate some criticism of lis policy in his
remarks. In both respects the senator's
speech is disappointing. He presents
nothing that is particularly new or valu-
able in his discussion of the silver question
and he refrans from criticising the admin
istration except in the mildest and gentlest
manner.
1t is the New York Evening Post--a pa
per which never says anything against
the administration if it can help 1t that
is constrained to mention the fact that
President Cleveland has sent to Japan IL,
American minister "a Texan cowboy sort
of man, who thinks it fine and "Ameri-
can" to be brutal and insolent to his col
leagues and the natives, who are them
selves among the most polite and cere-
monious people in the world" The Post
also copies the following, as a specimen
instance: zone of our naval officers on
the west coast of South America writes
home that Mr. Buck the new minister to
Peru, has been guilty of appearing at an
official dinner i'll Il business suit. The
dinner was given in his honor, and he was
the only one of the guests who did not APP
pear in evening dress. 1t was afterward
disclosed that Mr.. Buck did not have such
a thing in his wardrobe" Now and then,
the Post admits, the country is represent
ed abroad by a thoroughly accomplished
American who knows how to fill his place.
II Instances the late George =. Marsh, rs
one such; and it would undoubtedly
place Mr.. Phelps in the same list "but
these cases" says the Post, ARE rare. y
new administration comes in, and, presto .
the courter, scholar, soldier, gives place
to some child of nature, fresh from the
woods and bent on showing the etfete
societies of Europe how freemen ought to
behave" If for u new administration
we substitute the new administration
this sentence can stand, as Il correct de-
scription of what has been taking place,
in the way of foreign appointments,