Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-04-06

and project our producers and arti.ans from
serious competition here with the pruduc.
tions Of foreign capital and degraded labor.
T.. IT," guiding principle Of orr relations
with U'hcr countries should be peace with
honor, and the means OF preserving both.
Under IN IS we should find the best markets
for our surp us productions, build up q mcr
chant MARINE, control for the credit and pro-
lection OF American republics the most feast
hlc canal route between the oceans, and treat
Tor our ti-hCrmcn without the Surr, ndCr of
dignity or psscnt ial rights.
L. Ior policy Of civil service reform, in.
auguratcd by the republican party, should bc
honestly 'Yccut;d and gradually extended.
CDn-ld, ii z President Ccvc and's brave
prOmis"., by which he drew from the rcpubli-
cans small but sufficient vote, the policy has
| sadly fallen into disaster and disgrace under
| his administration. BY the confession of
| friends, ne has permitted 1T to become farce
| IN Mary land and Indiana, 1t has been totally
! OverthrUwn by his officials in Vermont, and
| by his party in Massachusetts, it has been
| abandoned and denounced. He has remain
| ed silent while his appeintes deserted
their ollici4 duties and, by means of per
| nicious activity and election frauds, con-
ierrcd some OF the Offices of a large city upon
| cOnvic ed criminals, and in another city he
| lent the influence OF his name and patronage,
! in violation OF his earlier professions to the
! election OF 4 man who was opposed for good
! reasons 10y nearly all the friends of honesty
and reform. Recognizing, as we do, that IN
a reformed evil service there will be and
/ shOuli tie Il fair distribution of the offices
| between the adherents of each party, not as
| spOlls but us the most eilcCtual way of pre-
venting an unseemy scramble, we insist that
! there should be n rectiiication OF the iagrant
| abuses Ov Whch so many competent and
worthy officials have been turned out TO make
! Dom for m"n who were once described by
| the prc.lIcut himself as "beSieging, lmpor-
tunatc, tumultuOus and disContentcd," and
whose dppnntmcnt has greatly impaired the
pubic service.
;. Mindful of the power for good or evil of
! great corporations and enormous aggrcga-
uous OF capital IN the form of trusts, we favor
such ,N;cusion of the policy of public super
! state
tons Ut the combination may render adVs-
able, ami which is already III successful Oper-
alton in respect to railroads.
Il. Considering the RAPID accumulation of a
surplus in the treasury aud the consequent
,mbarrassment to business by the contraction
OF the currency. resulting from the failure OF
thr executive t. carry out 4 law Of Congress,
authorizing the purchase Of bonds, which /;
but one ot many instances OF partisan pervcr
sty, we insist that laws should he enforced
? according to the intention of Congress an,
o. not according to the will or caprice of the
executive.
The republican party will never cease t,
be Sra'eiul to tn soldiers and sailors who
saved our country. ThO-e who survive hAV,
: reached period in life when the effects o
theic hardships are rapidly impairne thcl
2 earning capacity and shortening their lives
/ We favor generous provisions for their com
: fort, Oy way OF pensions and soldiers homes
a Such discharge OF Just obligation walt MAX
= the people no poorer, for the money Will &
to the people, and we should not forget tina
| the presence OF these veterans among rs dur
I lng the last 20 years, G gagged IN prOdutttv
e Industry bur understanding war, has grcatl
Y promoted the prosperity and ab'olutcly pre-
! served the peace of the country. thus sdViu
, the expense of large standing army.
:. Still believing thit this country shOui
! be an asylum tortnc upprc-s q OF other land
: with whose struggles tor freedom we cordial
o ly sympathiZc, and believing that the tOrclg
a contract labor law should Oh so amended a
=. 10 permit the engagement abroad OF Il clctg
n man, professor or Il skill ed artisan, We VI
q oppose IN" Immigration # masses OF peop
l. OF those natlonditlcs which 90 not r. adi'y a