Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-27
senator Morrilrs Testimony.

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Morrlll OF course bears Wiling te''lihonS
to the TACT which has been pam 10 readers
OF the FREE PRESS from lrst TO last' thal
MI hdlnunds was ilrn ana ehec'Ne sup
porter OF the oleomargarlhe OllI incident
ally ne alllldes to TACT oi some interest
II Will he remembered lhal great OUT
cry was made because MI hnnunus
supported proposal 10 refer 'ne
blll TO the fInance cornmi'ee ol tne
senate oil Which MT MorrllI Is chairman
we s'ld AT the tune 'naV Ohe Sl"lPie i'cV
Uhau oolh Our senators Noleu 10 Ie'er we
ON |" that committees shoWtu luaV MI
Morriil committee was not hos'''e 10 the
OH ana lhat 'ne cha''ceS oi 'ne p'S9"Se
oil the nlI' would NOT ne p'eJ"u'ceu oS
7uch reference -dr' Morrlll 10" men
IONS lhe TACT 'ha' 'he i'ePup'lc"n "'''h-
pers oil the committee CONSTITUTING ma
joriIy lhereoI' voted lot Vne p''l' anu IT Is
7lso iac' lH'O one De''ocra'lc i'e''u"e'
OF 'he committee voted WIN thel"' ne
committee on nance III o'llel Noiu9'
was friendly To the phl ana 'hpTe can ne
NIUE "ouh' Ih"l lh' phl ""uI" nave pass
eu more promptly, anu perhaps ""o"o
any H'o''uct'I"'' 1T c'"'' nave So"e "
lA"' C'ulil'''ee' ana peeh Pl"oe"' a.
"oUIu nave peeh III cn"lEe VI lhc Ne'el'
ans hoII'I anu 'rii'''n VI '""' 0o'''''''
'ce' OH u"I9 "''''VI vi ''e itlelc"'c' d.
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W. f''Ii'uiuS Nut" JuSO ""'' "e was
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'lo'e ''e P"SS"Ee W '"e "IlI'
~ ie["'U ~ VI ii4""u9 ieI"',U'i' ~
me i"''' grant r"Ilro"u9' Nus. Hi,e'i'E1m'
cIIho''eI9 can Ho' leeu WI Moir ~
GNNeuce, "neq'i,Nocai us II Is neS
Nio" alreauS 'HaI 'hIouSnouU "i' HIS
1'.ee' '9 leG'Si''"l' MI r''i'"luS n''9
taken the slde OF the interests oil Ihe
80, ,,,.'...,-.,l lI o,,1,,.t,a,
more nersistentIv and effectively than
any othar r,anibor of either uousa
of Cnugra.s His record Is clear
uniform. unimppached throurho,lt as the
most ,yatcbtui and sturdy onnonent ut
Jobs and as alvavs INSISTING ON keenino
The charters undar central of Congrass
and -. b,lIi,,,, H., D,,ir,',,,,I o+,,arIo,,d
Grant railroads ia their obIipations to the
government no This fact every member
of the United States Senate would bear
prompt and strong testimony if called mn |
on. TO suppose that the Vermonters as a
body do NOT understand this wouId he to
doubt their iutelligeuceo or possession of the
ell. e..,i7
! az '''' " FOL '''e 0"Ne vi 9'iile
new corners OF young voters, however, 1t
Is well 10 keep the facts before the people, |
and so we are clad to print Mr.. Norrilrs |
letter II may ba ,voIi ann,,ob to OLA tho+ |
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~ was ho' written 10 any clulZeh OF Bur
II N
or consent, direct or indirect
of Mr. Ednunds If will no raod will, |
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90 90 - SC"IhS Mhicn
conleS from the pen OF us hon0red ana |
venerable author
eFN,rnp ,,opprrr,, ,t,r,.,.p
va ~ i'H Els
SIRAFFORD, VT, Aug. II, lSSG |
My Dear Sir: Your esteemed favor of .
the 18th inst came to hand Isst avanino
and aItbon,,b ,,,,ba.lth 10 rat ,.,t f,,i7..
an" "''iiOuEH LILY He"ion Is uoU yel IullS |
restored, hasten to reply. You will bear !
II In mind that ! was not present in the |
last few weeks of the late session, of Com
eros.
w., ...... or. .,.,
~" s"9 1t Is charged ptrslstently |
against senator tdmunds in several State |
papers that his action rpon the cleo
INN ,vo. boStila to tho r,o.,..,,,,,,
,.I -! '.'O P''79"9e
III" elIcIehcN Oh s'ld bllI. 1t Is also |
charged against him that his Official ac-
ton upon meHsIreS pending in Congress |
corporations has been uni
tOrmly hostile to the interests of the /
| nited states and of the people thereof |
ana favorable to the said CORPORATIONS.
Believing that your long and valued ser.
vice in Congress has given you the fullest
of knowing as to the truth or
falsity of these charges, respectfully ask
that you will give me your opinion upon
the matters mentioned"
| cannot but regret that the friends of |
my distinguished colleague. Senator Ed |
munds, whose long and brilliant service .
IN the United States Senate has obtained
national fame, should now seem to be .
called upon to refute charges, possibly !
from INSTRUMENTATION, but, as |
they appear to me, wholly destitute of |
as every reader of the Senate's |
daily record should have known
When the oleomargarine bill, from the
House of Representatives came to the Sen |
ate, after Senator Miller of New York had
made his motion to refer the bill to the |
committee on agriculture of which ne i /