Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-08-29
The ScptCmbcr Election


is near at hand 1t is the ''ofT year" when
no national election is pending to give espo-
-cial consequence to the result And yet the
result will by no means be without national
interest and importance. No one, of course,
in or out of the State, doubts the election
of the republican State ticket, and of two
republican congressman, 10y large MAORI
ties The only question is as to the size OF
the majorities, as compared with those here
totore given in the off years, and it
is the duty of the republicans of
Vermont to see to it that no lethargy,
remissness or other cause, prevents the roll
ing up of the usual republican maioritics.
The republicans of the country at largo
have got into the habit of looking to the
Vermont election as a significant Indicator
of the strength of parties and set of the po-
litical current among intelligent and thinking
men throughout the Union. \ serious fall
ing or of the republican vote and ma iority
here will tend to discourage the republic
cans of other States who have hard con
tests on their hands, and to encourage the
democracy everywhere: and for the sake of
the general good Of the party if for no
other reason, the republicans of Vermont
| should take pains to get out full vote, which
means of course a satisfactory majority.
Let every republican, then, make his ar
rangements to be at home and to 60 to the
polls on election day, and to vote the full
ticket. The candidates are all worthy men,
sound republicans and respected citizens
They received unanimous nominations in
! full and fairly constituted representative
conventions. Each is entitled to every re-
| publican vote. and if every republican does
his simple duty to his party and to the pub
| lie the result will be an old time ma iorty
which all will he proud of, as a proof that
Vermont still stands in the front rank OF
republican States.
The Army and Navy journal, speaking
of the appointment of Surgeon General
| Baxter SAYS that the appointment was re-
| ceiyed with much qualification by persons
in Washington where General Baxter has
! been q familiar figure for many years No
one question, his qualifications for the office
and a successful administration is generally
predicted for him The journal adds
1t is certain he will bring to the admins
tration of the entire medical department of
the army large practical experience which
will be of much benefit to the service
The New York Sun has been devotng a
| good deal of space of late to locating the
hogs in this country, anu finds that the
average hog is q great traveller, requiring
from two to four times as much room in
the coach or car as the average gentleman.
BY consulting the latest tabulate1 re
turns from Washington, brought out by the
discussions on compound lard, the sun man
might have found that Missouri is the ban
ncr State on hogs having over four mil
lions of them, while Vermont gets along
with only seyenty-six thousand.
There is a nice little present on the way
to Secretary of War Proctor from the Brit
i,h Secretary Of War Stanhope 1t is a
sample of the new English service rifle en-
closed in a case specially ilade of polished
wood, silver mounted, and bearing a friend
~ inscription. The rife has been secured
for the British army at enormous cost. II
was selected after infinite pains aud is pre-
sumably the best In the world. 1t is OF
small bore, bat lie n served with n stee
clad lcaden bullet with a heavy charge o.
special powder it carries an almost incredi
bic distance. 1t is claimed for it that it
will carry its bullet with n certain amoun
Of accuracy and certainty for distance o
two miles.
The Charleston News and Courier, in thi
year Of our Lord $780, declares that 9TH
South would he the gamer in every respec
il it had noconnection with the North, AM
that the North understands this perfect,
was demonstrated a few Years ago by its
forcible protest against separation.
"Forcible protest, we presume, refers T.
the 'late unploa>antneSs, " better known a
the civil war. Il is the same old story
The unregenerate element OF the South de
sires now rs it did in 1860 only to be ale
alone. But it wont work The L MOI
has come to stay, and the News and Courie
will be much happier whom it recognize
that this is an accomplished fact and tina
the South and North must continue to re
along together