Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-29

| you care a continental how he IN going to
vote, and then judge by what ~ says and
| also by what be doesn't say. IL is not always
| what man says That you have to go by, but
bV his manner, his side remarks and his ac-
! qlaintanccship For instance, you know all
| the agents and pushers who are working on
| the other side. Tho member doesn't know
that you are at all familiar with the situa-
| tion. If you can gently steer the conversa-
| ton to that subject, the chances are that if
| tho opposition has been after I m he will
| mention the name Of one of your rivals, or at
least make use Of the same argument or ex-
preston used b. them. In this manner 1
have sized up more than one mau, and gem
orally correctly.
"Ihere are fifty or seventy-five men in the
house, men like Randall and Holman, who
have to be approached through third parties
They are hab!tually so close mouthed that
you can't get a thing out of them. To sound
these mer we have to use other members of
congress, or senator, il You are lucky
enough to have ono on your side. A senator
who is earnestly for you always proves a
great card. lie can not only sound the SEN
ate, but he is just the man TO send after some
OF the clans in the house. Here and there is
u man whom we have to work through his
committee clerk, or his private secretary.
a. pS.'S VI SCI et'I les VINO onIhH 10
on iISnU - Ua"9 d Ue. or twenty dounr OH
i0' '1i',ii5 u9 40" 'H'T eHlpIoyef '''~I; %~ou5
q 'el tam measure ana WY shouIdAG theys
lie is public man. aAd his thoughts and his
opinions are paid tor by the public. They
must be made know n sooner or later, and if
lie IS an honest man what business has he
with secrets concerning the pubcs affairsl
1T takes hard work to size up the house n
month To see four or five men in u night
~ eio w" oii '4iH WIN men, requires
,i''iJ Hu''ii-.' anu One heep!ng OIL pretty la1e
4 .-oui' .'''.- iiL7H you LHno 70 g ana see
-" VI I''I 'ri'e9 anu Strike up Il lrlennshlp
49,, 80 O-t"'o J'u C''H worm WORD ou1 or
IL "' hiD" IL Is tl4hS "hlcu you
I'nii'l ipi le. o"I AA14iiluIi.y WIN mem
~ uiil -'e iiioliH''ioh 70 tax Oh "ha1 he
Inns ''il,' "ii'' 10 u'e9H OnlHA' HluSt % q
'@' 90 iN"ru' ~ JOd ny 10 Iuau uhlHSS,
~" "'il sl'oIl IL an 1h5u' you nave 70 IaIk
c va e''i GoH.eiFao'o SUBJECT ana engage IN
al s'i'S Vi l"''illS "niuseiilehtS ana discus
Nion'' az o'p con 8Te9sinaA mouse nae TO
i'"J "N4'C VIII" h-nse4l' LIS WIIe ano dargh-
Ger every ti1"e l called IL Vooh lois Of tln9'
""' ',''N ~ s''lu It. OlAe night De0"eeH
"-'49' '4i0-'"STd 10 IRA" MN ouO 70 my
s''''. .'1~i'i'' - IS was l''-.0S nara pusneG
~ 'iNc u" nov sta5 90 nillso the game.
VIZ announcer oio IeiIo" l nae To SIT down
N'" pay cNe'AerS' game winch l aDom--
H't'
= FeIsloU5 rhehloer from New England
i'ia's'-N tili'O sHou4l come around ana go 70
cuuleu "IOn MN 10 mad pe" end was
very A"Iu oi us l'SL'N' and tooh- ne To- t.
a-.hiatF Ia town, as thaV was what had
,i'' nan WIS re was very courteous, oui
i''t o. ~ lu~A4-f Si' on ms cler6 before
O'di'' ma 'II no" d, vas gong I" vote. L
h-'''1 IL a rus 20 can Oh the Oh man early N
lLo eNeh'A9' ".l'9 there was Sun a good
O-'''lc' Oh o.tc14i7 'aeiA olc oil De 4ae
young mon reserved III later, often TIL
'u''' ''t 'Aen're VI IN these have had TO
liS P'hF' drink WHISKY, cat late soppeTS
'.'u 5ey mo carriages and lraE9 the rounds
o. '"9 OWL FFaEer meetings ana "ue par
u7S were All 'Ae same l" me- Just 50 L found
oul no" my men stood on tA" railroad E''l.
ell lA Inc case OF WnIoA am telling
Ye"' l3,h-' IL necessary 10 buy 80 mora
cigars DHe!e me END OF tao campaign was
feAcH'i Aen rad r1.-A"d my canvass,
ana rel '.fl7 nae o.-A received rom friends