Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-27
Brother Gibbs All Right.
TRutland Herald.

The spectacle of Warren GlbDs Young
for an Edmunds resolution is too funny
for ANYTHING. OF course the Messenger
can say nothing more against MI. Eu'
munds's reelection. OF course, Brer
Gibbs is sincere. He has become convert
ed He would not give a JUDAS klss ior
the world He is all right when he Is by
himself and his vote shows 1t. Inc next
thing we expect to hear is that Senator
Edmunds bribed him. But there is one
man in Rutland whom he cannot brlDe
and one in Fast Granville and one IN NJ,
Holly. What regular lanu silue one
support of Edmunds has become. very
soon the only opponents will be Atkins
men.
Not an on Year.
Essex Co. Herald
There is no off year with men who are
faithful to their political principles. 10
saw that it is not important to keep up
the party vote to the maximum Is an an
surdity What would be thought of a
farmer who expected to have good crop
by manuring every other year Inc
next legislature may pass laws Whlcn
would be so injurious to the interests OF
the State that the damage would be a.
most irreparable Keep bad and NELL
Gent men ont of the general assembly
and if will be easier two years hence TO
keep good men in 1t is just as important
thai a large Republican vote should ne
cast this wear rs it was in 1884, as IL VIII
be in 1883 The idea that Kepupllcah
can STAY away from the polls without IN
iury TO his party is IA delusion. small
vote is an encouragement to our polltlcal
opponents. Besides this we owe TO our
candidates to give them rouslng ana
emphatic endorsements
Powerful on the Recoil.
IRural Vermouter1
As pieces of newspaper ordnance the
Sr. Adams Messenger and It's echo, the
Nontnelier Waterman, are exceedingly
nowerful runs-on the recoil. The Watch
man. after year of proselyting in Wash
inpton county, was emphatically repudi-
ated by a convention of the delegates of
the Republicans OF the county. The Mes
scnqcr's bombardment in Franklin coun-
ty has been equally disastrous at the
breach and harmless at the muZzle. The
Wutch1ndn,, Messenger, Telegram and
the smaller members of the virtuous
CLIQUE opposed to the re election OF Sena.
tor Edmunds, have villainous notions OF
fairness and honesty. They do not scru-
ole to misrepl esent the senator's opinions,
10 misstate his public acts, and lie, will
fully and maliciously about his private
and professional affairs. They print the
worst calumnies that INSCRIPTIONS enc
mics can invent. Every malicious sian
der, every odlous squib that is floating III
the slums of journalism is fished out and
paraded as a solemn and indisputable
truth The Wdtchmdn last week could
find room for a column of such stun, but
could not make a place for the senator's
letter respecting mis- professional relations
with the railways.
The DIN and the Object of 1t.
barton Monitor.l
Some of our respected Republican jour
nails are keeping up din against Senator
Edmunds. We are sorry that they resort
to the somewhat questionable practice OF
quoting Democratic papers aud those err
ratio journals which do business only by
doing it different from the mass OF man
kind. If there are really objections TO
Senator Edmunds that make this ding
dong necessary, they ought to be stated.
We have heard the cry OF betrayal TO
party" defeat of Blaine" long enough.
Let us have something new. Ana, In the
meantime let it be frankly, fairly stated,
whether there is any personal, private
interest that inspires opposition.
At Work for Pay.
Newport Express.l
The anti Edmunds men, who are max
ing the most noise and putting in the
most time and labor are evidently at
work for paw Fidelity to party seldom
business and travel about the State to de
feat prominent candidate simply and
only from principle, from stern sense OF
duty. Working on the sly, under cover
of night, among irresponsible, purcheS-
BILE men, is one of the strongest possible
evidencies that the spring, the motive
power of such labor is not principle, not
LOYALTY to party, but self-interest, money
or its equivalent. 1t is cropping out that
the plan is Il still hunt and where a
straight anti Edmunds Republican can
not be elected as town representative a
coalition Is to be made with the Demo
Gratis. Every possible effort which mis-
representation, secret workings and
money can originate will be put forth.
There are towns where the Republican
party is divided upon local or other issues
where this scheme will work unless the
party is wise, unless all differences are
swallowed up in what all these malcOn
tents talk so earnestly about, loyalty tC
party We believe in the common SENSE
and the honesty of the party to such al
extent as to consider that all the coinbln-
ed efforts to defeat Senator Edmunds vii
prove of no avail, but to secure certain
victory the Republicans of every tow
should be on the alert, should watch every
movement of the enemy, should keel
alive in thought word and act, to the i'm
portant duty of voting. The first place
10 put in an appearance Will be at tn
caucus for the nomination of representa-
tive. Every Republican voter should b'
at that town caucus if necessary to secure
straight Republican for nominee
Let every man nominated for representa-
tive be pledged on this question or ST
thoroughly known as to prevent al
doubt. Don't be deceived. Nothing bu
the utmost vigilance will ensure perfec
safety.
The Late Judge Forsyth's will.
The will of the late Judge Forsyth be
queaths to Mrs. W. A. Tabor of Reese
Vile, a sister of the testator, 5000. 81
Paul's church OF Troy is given $1,000. II
his son Robert Forsyth is given all tn
testator's property and interests on Greer
island and the Sprout island, known a
Forsyth's island, and the income, rents
issues ana profits thereof, and all bond
and mortgages on lands on Green island
His son James Forsyth is given farm il
Pittstown of 1865 acres and the stock AM
personal property thereon. All the rest O
the testator's real and personal piopert
is equally divided between his sons Rot
ert and James Forsyth. The instrumen
,uac aVaoutaH nj Troy EpbTnaTN DS lS1N