Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-29

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Senator Hoar of Massachusetts thinks
that he democratic administration is bad
ly afflicted with Anglomania. 1t certainly
does begin to look that way.
Somebody is going to be disappointed
and we hope it is the MCSSCnyCr.-St. Il |
pans messenger.
Is not the Messenger disappointed
enough already
1t is reported as "settled" that Hon. :
5. Cox is to return to Congress to fill Mr..
Puitzer's uneXpired term. The vacant
shoes which Mr.. Cox has left behind him
in Turkey are now the cynosure of all
office seekers eyes.
The fact that nearly all the recent pres
idents have increased in weight during
their occupancy of the White House sug-
gests that "Jeffersonlan simplicity NAV
have much the same effect as aristocratic
luxury.
Ht dlllOuuU W HUI lIlS COuullS pay an
nually for pensions shows that at least
one republic is not ungratefnl AS the
total exceeds sixty millions year-a little
calculation shows that the payments
amount to $1,000 every hour
The Utica n. Y, Herttld makes the
statement that the letter carriers in that
city have been assessed $40 each for the
democratic political campaign fund This
is one of many deliberate trausgressions of
the presidents famous order to office
holders
THE country newspaper has no back
ing up; it is generally sent to the minis
ter free and all of his parish borrow it,"
is the way Vermont newspaper cores
pendent summarizes the condition of
journalism in this State There is about
AS much truth as wit in the remark, Ger
tainly no more.
Mrs. Lvermore sensibly says: 81 can
not see why all who are interested in the
temperance movement may not strike
hands with the republican party and help
forward the movement" The republican
party can and will do more for temper
snce than any other party or class in this
country.
We commend to our legislators, whose
minds are now considerably occupied with
the subject of State regulation of the rail-
roads, the abstract of the provisions of the
railroad commission laws of the State of
New York, New Hampshire and Massa-
chusetts, printed in another column. They
will find it alike interesting and valuable.
Hon. George A. Marden of Lowell,
Mass, one Of the brightest most sensible
and most popular of the public men of the
old Bay State, has been nominated by the
republicans of his district to the Massa-
chusetts Senate. We congratulate him
on his nomination, and take it for granted
that the voters of the district will honor
themselves by electing him.
The president shows signs of weaken
irg in the matter of office holders taking
part in politics He has modified his or
der, so that federal Oflice-h holders may take
the stump for party candidates after the
tickets are in the field. We are afraid
that Mr.. Cleveland is not in earnest in
this matter. 1t is a bad sign when man 5
first step toward enforcing proposed re-
form, is to modify the conditions.
The newspapers are full of silly specula-
lions as to the reason why Mrs. Cleveland
did not accompany her husband to Rich
mond. The faVorte explanation appears
to be the very foolish one that she did not
wish to meet jeff Davis's daughter Win
ME The fact probably is that Mrs. Cleve-
land having been absent from the W hite
House a good deal of late, proposed to stay
at home with her mother.
Elk President Arthur's doctors are re
ported as saying that he is not suffering
from BIght's disease but from weak
digestion. He gained the ill-will of his
stomach by indulging in too heavy din
ners and too light exercise, coupled with
overwork mentally, while in the White
House, and nature is now engaged in try
ing to effect a reconciliation. If the doc
tors do not interfere with her too much
she may succeed in doing it.
Mr. Hewitt is an honest man, beyOnt
doubt; but there is reason to fear that ht
lacks the back bone needed by an homes
mayor of New York city. In published
letter he says II shall be doubtless com
PEELED to conform to the objectionabl,
practice which levies assessments on can
dldates,' A man who has not the cour
age 70 oppose before election what he ac
knowledges to be wrong can not be trustee
to withstand the demands of hungry poll
ticians after election.
The general assembly of the Knights o
Labor has committed an iudisCretiOl
which WILL perhaps, do more to disin
tegrate the order than anything that ha
yet happened, This Is the declaration
adopted by the assembly, over Mr. Pow
derly's resolution to the contrary, tina
any member OF the order who retains
connection with the International olga
Makers union shall he expelled. This
of course, means war between the knights