Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19

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Terms-Sl. IL Year, Always in Advance
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Republican papers are now explaining hoz
II happened in ermont. IL Will not DO long
before they viii be claiming that they might
have carried tlaine If things had been differ
Cnt-Bo-ton Globe, Sept g.
Things were different.
The Barton Monitor takes very cheerful
view of things. 1T will turn OUT says
Editor Blake, 'if the ticket outside ting gov
ernor vote is considered, that the republi
can ma iority in 1890 exceeds that of 1856
the last off year. The figures do not nc
company this statement but sanguine re
publcans very cheefully take it for granted.
The Connecticut democrats have settled
the question as to the cause of the decline
in farm values in New England In the
platform adopted at the State convention
at Hartford yesterday. they charged 1.-The
decline Of over one half in farm values in
Connecticut to the prevailing republican
tariff policy That settles it.
Commissioner Valentine in accordance
with the provisions of the act creating the
agricultural commission, has prepared a
bill to be presented at the next Legislature,
embodyng the results of his work and pro
viding for the continuance of the bureau
or commissioner of immigration The com
missioner says that his bill provides for the
continuation of the present system substan-
tally as at present for two years longer,
when he thinks the immigration portion Of
the schcme will have done its work. After
that he thinks the whole work may be wise
ly transferred 20 some existing state organ
ilation or official.
Tho Rutland morning daily thinks it
truly encouraging that the FoEE Press has
got so tar as to reprint "with apparant APP
prevail, a remark by an exchange to the
effect that some republicans bei,e, that a
high license law would be preferable to the
present law. The FREE Press has printed
comments from the State Press on the cleo
ton impartially that its readers might see
for themselves the attitude of the Vermont
newspapers. We have even reprinted the
Rutland Herald's opinion of the cause of
the reduced republican majority, but heaven
forbid that we should be understood as ap-
proving its utterances.
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The opinion of the Morrisvile News and
Citizen as to the CAUSES of the reduced re-
publican majority in this State is of inter
est as presumably representing the views
held by the governor elect. The News and
Citizen thinks very little Importance at
taches to the high license movement as re
cards its influence on the vote of the State.
but expresses the belief that "tne real rea-
son for four-flths Of all the loss arises from
the fact that our democratic friends made
one of the shsrucst though quiet and still
hunt canvasses that they have ever made in
an Off vcar, while the republican, have
limited tieir efforts to a couple Of pronun-
ciamoutoas from COL Foroo. Of the State
league and Chairman Baldwin Of tn, re
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Chauncev NJ Depew. who returned from
Europe on Thursday. SAYS the Nc
Kinloy bill has put al Europe in terror
lie said in a little speech made 20 a welcom
ing crowd on his arrival: IL never saw
such a fright in my life There are hun
dIeds OF places in Germany which expect t.
bc depopulated when that hill becomes {
law There are plenty Of places in France
which expect to suffer similarly. And tina
retaliation bill, they don't know what i
means, except that they think that we ar,
going TO shut off importation from Sheffield
and birmingham, and the places on tn
German Rhine Bavaria, Belgium ant
France which now send so much to thi
country. The matter goes SO far that tn
waiter behinis you talks about it, Whel
! was in Paris l sand TO the waiter, 4 wa
here last year. Perhaps | will be her
next. We'll, sir, you will find things YER
much changed Said /, why" and sal
he, Bill Mckinley is going to ruin US -
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