Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-22

taking Tor candidates men of all stripes in
their own party, and Gen. Ben Butler be
sides, should 90 outside Of their party for
Il candidate for governor, is perhaps not SO
very surprising. they W luld do anything
that promised success. But that u son of
Gov. John A. Andrew should be willing to
head democatc ticket, IN the old Bay
State, is surprising. He may live to re
gret his acceptance of so doubtful an
honor.
The New York san says that Minister
Phelps should be recalled because of his
treatment of the editor of the NOrtH
american HcriciU. If the sun could have
It's way there wouldn't he much left of the
present administration or its representa-
tivcs, anyway. The sun is the mug
wump of the democratic party But does
the sun really think Mr. Bayard will re.
call Mr.. Phelps, for the reason men
toned
The report that the missionary ship
Morning star" built by the Sunday
school children, has proved unseaworthy
Is, as we are glad to say, denied by Rev.
DR.. JudSou Smith, secretary of the Amer
iCan board. The woodwork of the Morn
ing star" above the water line has shown
some signs of decay, owing to the trying
climate of the Central Pacific. Very slight
repairs will be all that is necessary to fit
the vessel for future service among the
islands of the Pacific
One of the favorite projects of Mr..
Henry George, the labor party's candidate
for mayor of New York, is that of the
Naturalization of land. He believes
that the State or nation should own all
the land and raise its revenues Ivy rents in
lieu of other taxes. This doctrine would
practically, if enforced, take us all back
beyond the old feudal times, when the
king held paramount title to all the
lands in his kingdom, and assigned them
to such of his followers rs he pleased. The
world is not quite ready for return to
the Dark Ages.
OF all the instances of biting oil the
ose to spite The face that ever came to
our attention, the following, related 10y an
exchange heads the list for downright
foolishness
Immediately following the murder of
Rev. Mr.. Haddock, who was assassinated
1t is supposed, by the liquor sellers he had
prosecuted, the Sioux City Ga) IribUuc
started a subscription for the benefit Of
the family. Last week the money thus
collected, with other funds, was handed
to the widow. The TribUHC'S collection
was returned with Il note from Mrs Had
dock, declining to receive it, because the
paper oppo> ed the temperance cause.
In our opinion, the lady who returned
the Tribunc'S subscription fund was a
misguided fanatic.
The past week was remarkable for
succession of disasters in various parts of
the country, seldom equa!led in SO
short time. Wind and flood aud rain
have wrought devastation along the gulf,
through the Mississippi valley and on the
great lakes Storms have prevailed
throughout the West and Northwest, do
ing great damage to property. And in adj
dition to the fury of the elements, fire has
done lis destructive work, the most seri-
Gus loss being that of Eastpor Me. which
has been practically laid in ashes All IN
all, the week showed pretty ser ious rec
ord of destruction.
Of the short speeches in which the nomi-
rauons OF Mr.. EdmUnds was seconded
those of Senator Blake of Orleans county
aud Mr.. Man, ur OF Brighton are spoken Of
by all hearers a. specially effective. Mr.
llaselt1n Of Burlington made a very neat
speech in presenting Gov Bngham's
name. While it was his duty TO nominate
the candidate of his party, he said he had
nothing to say against Senator Edmunds.
L. e
ability; he rejOced in his honored fame
aud he bore cheerful testimony to his high
personal character. He proceeded TO eulo-
gize Mr. Bingham in handsome terms, a.
an honorable gentleman and faithful pub
lie servant, of unblemished character aud
clean record.
Rev DR.. Phillips Brooks stirred up the
Episcopal convention at Chicago consider
anly by his proposal that the name Of the
Protestant Episcopal church in this couu-
try he changed to that of "the Church of
America and by resolution offered by
him, sending cordial greeting to the ma
tiOnal council of Congregational churches
in session in the same city. DR.. Brooks
represents the progressive element in the
Episcopal church of this country and it is
evident that a majority of the convention
Is, to some extent, in sympathy with him,
as his resolution of greeting was warmly
supported and finally passed, How his
other resolution will fare remains to be
seen The chances, however, are against
it.
The facts about the large unsettled bal
ance standing against the State of Yer
mont on the books OF the United States
ordnance Office, as set forth 10y one OF the
auditors of the United States treasury,
are that the arms so charged to Vermont
were issued to the State, by order of Sec
rotary Stanton, to enable the State to de-
tend The frontier from threatened raids
from Canada, in 1854. No State has been
called upon to return arms so issued and
there is no law under which the United
States could claim or receive them. If
the government could not claim the arms
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