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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-02

The extreme ill-temper exhibited by Mr..
Pages organs, indicates their consciousness
that the State canvass is thus far going
against them. The Waterman descends in
It's last number to coarse unquotabe bill
ingsgate; and even the Newport Express
which has had some character for truth and
fairness to sustain and which has hereto
fore been wont to reciprocate the courtesy
with which it has always been treated by
this paper, permits its irritation at the UNI
promising outlook for its candidate to be
tray it into the slanderous assertion that
the FREE Press has "given currency
to lying rumors, knowing them to be false. -
What is the foundation for this malicious
charge Simply this. The FREE PRESS
copied, without comment the following
little paragraph from the Brandon Union:
We have no personal knowledge of Hon. G.
s. Pages record in war times. We have moth
ing to utter against what we have no personal
knowledge of, but would suggest that another
ten thousand edition of that gentlcman's fife
be issued with the war record fully written in.
Candid readers could discover nothing
in this that need disturb any man who was
unconscious of anything that needed de .
fence in his record. But Mr.. Pages organs
at once flew into the air with excitement
and wrath. Challenged to tell what it
knew about Mr.. Pages "war record the
FREE PRESS gave the version of it which
had been offered by his friends 1t printed
this in advance of any paper on the other
side of the governor question; and when
their statement appeared it was simply an
application of the version which had been
lxt
of any consequence added, except the asser-
ton, which proves to have been not fact,
that Mr.. Page was a minor throughout
the war. The Newwort Express says
the FREE PRESS plainly admitted
that Mr.. Pages visits to Canada
at the time of the drafts had no reference
to the draft. The FREE PRESS did not
know whether they did or did not and
therefore made no admission concerning
them. In the absence of any knowledge on
that point this paper accepted the statement
put forward by Mr.. Pages friends, fol
whatever it was worth, and it preferred
and would still prefer, in the absence Of
evidence to the contrary, to believe tina
Mr.. Pages trips to Canada were wholly OF
business.
To sum up this matter, the FREE Press
did not breach the subject of Mr.. Page
swar record When challenged to Civ
it, the FREE PRESS gave the statement con
corning it most favorable to Mr.. Page.
has given currency to no rumors which j
knew or suspected to be false. 1t wishes t.
treat Mr.. Page with entire fairness, on that
and all other questions 1t is not ashame,
however to put the war record of its owl
candidate by the side of Mr.. Pages record
as described In the statement most favora
BILE to the latter:-and if Mr.. Pages paper
desire to keep the contrast between the tive
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-02

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-02

If our young editorial brother of the Gale
DOMAIN had been a little better acquainted
with the men who have held tho office of
governor of Vermont of late years. and
with the circumstances under which they
were nominated, he could not have made
the mistake of saying that the Central Yer
mont railroad customarily names the candi-
date for governor. The suggestion that
Horace Fairbanks. Rcdicld Proctor, j. S.
Barstow. S. f. Pingrcc, and - j. Orms-
bee, TO go no farther back, were railroad
candidates, or first named for the governor
ship by the Central railroad simply makes
those who know the meu aud are familiar
with the facts smile. The truth is that the
managers of the Central Vermont road,
having plenty of other business to attend to,
have not been much in the business of gov
ernor making of late, and it any of them
are now taking any interest in the governor
question. they do SO in tl% exercise of the
right which belongs to every free citizen.
As for Col Woodbury., to whom the Gale
DOMAIN alludcs as the " Central Vermont $
candidate, " it can be truthfully said that he
is the candidate of no set clique, ring or
faction. lie stands before the people on his
merits He has made nosrades, ryains or
'cntanglng alliances. and he will be nom
mated as a square straightforward indie
pendent citizen or not at all To be more
particular he has stated over his own sig
nature that he has solicited no support from
the Central railroad, and that its manager,
have asked for nothing from him. Can as
much be SAID for Mr.. Page If the Calcdo-
nian thinks so, then it ought 90 know that
not many months ago, "A prominent and re
spected lawyer from the east side of the
State went TO st. Adams to secure the sup
port of the Central Vermont railroad
for c. $. Page for governor. Not finding
the president Of the road in st. Adams. he
followed him to Boston and made an earn
est endeavor to enlist his support in behalf
Of Mr. Page. No enc, of course can be
leve that such an effort was made without
Mr.. PAGES knowledge and consent. Ac
cording to our information, the lawyer act
ell rs Mr. Pages agent. OF course he had
perfect right so to act, and Mr.. Page had
an equal right to desire and try to secure
the support of as important an interest a:
the Central road But since the Contra
Vermont is the Caledonian bette nojrc
why should it prefer man who SO directly
solicited the support of the railroad, to
man who never asked for that support:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-02

The Philadelphia Press has been taking a
careful poll OF the majority in Congress to
ascertain the views of individual members
as to the necessity of passing a tariff revi-
sion and reduction bill as speedily as posi-
BILE. Senator Morrill, Of this State said in
relation to the matter: - do not wish TO
discuss the Mckinley bill at this time, but
! believe that the House committee have
done their work honestly and in,eligenty.
There can be no doubt of the sincerity of
the republicans in their intention to make
an equitable and protective revision of the
tariff. - Mr.. Mckinley himself said he was
well pleased with the way his bill Ia. Lean
received and thinks it will pass without
any tronbe whatever. The summary Of
the result of the Press interviews is as fol-
lows:
Total number Of interviews. 209 total
number of republicans interviewed. 1j9;
number of republicans who believe a bill re
visng the tariff and reducing the revenue
must be passed before thi, Congress adj
journs 20; number now ready 10 vote for
the Mckinley bill as it stands, 1ll number
who believe the Mckinley bill is sure to be
made satisfactory TO the party and the coun-
try by amendments, and passed, us; num-
Der who are not sure about it, !.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-02

Speaking of abandoned farms, here is
what a writer in the London Daily News
has to say about the abandoned farms of
Lincolnshire, in free trade England
Just look around this ncighhcrhood," said
particularly well informed resident III the
county. Over yondcr is 0u unoccupicd farm
of 700 acres over yonder is anoth II Of GDO acres
and Il little farther of is another of perhaps
POO acres. which has attached to il iOG or so
acres elsewhere At another villagc"-mcH-
tioning the name of it ~ farm OF l0l or JUU
acres lies vacant; another of 300 or 10. and
another of 4Oi acres. Al these are on one e,-
tate. There is another estate iying away yor-
der in another direction WuiCh has unoccupici
another of GOD acres And 50 the speaker pro-
cecded with list which apparently he could
have continued almost Indefinitely.
Consul Williams at Nottingham, describ-
ing the system of mortgages in use in that
section as requiring the borrower to make
an absolute conveyance in fee simple of his
property to the lender, estimates that from
onc-h half to two-thirds of the property in
that district is thus mortgaged, Again
Consul Schoenhof at Tunstall, whose name
was frequently in print during the 1888
campaign in connection with free trade
statistics saws, regarding mortgages in his
section: Speaking roughly, mortgages of
real property may be said to bear ratio
of three fourths to the total valuation of
taxable and assessed real property.n
The same writer in the London News,
above quoted, has this to say with regard
to the labor problem in that neighborhood
"With the great mass of these laboring
poor, life is one prolonged agony of dread
and anxiety. Their whole careers are
are overshadowed 10y the workhouse
against which they can make nc
provision, however careful and industrious
they may be- talked with one woman
who Mad four children too young to earn a
penny. Her husband earned two shillings
! 80 cents a day. For that he had to sci
out at half-past 6 in the morning, walk two
miles, work till 6 o clock in the evening,
and walk two miles back again.
In this same line petition was recently
presented 10y English farm laborers to theil
employers, stating that they were receiving
only - - to s.. 50 per week in wages, thai
they cannot liveon that amount, and request
ing an advance to 50. 90 per week
1t is interesting to note that there is Nc
Morrill, tariff law in England that can be
blamed for bringing about this state O
things. Free trade prevails there. Adopting
favorite argument of the free traders, i
free trade has not caused this deplorattC
state of affairs in the old country, it ha
not prevented it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-02

amount of dust into the air in connection
with this matter.
Fourh. The FREE PREss assumed to
write up Mr. Pages war record, - but did
it in "a mean spirit. We rcpel this
charge There isno foundation,for it. The
FREE Press did not allude to Mr.. Pages
war record until challenged by Mr. Pages
Birchard, of the Waterman, to give it, 1t
then gave it fairly, as stated by Mr. Page S
friends. No statement contained in it as so
given, has been disputed by MIR. Page or
his organs. The Standard can point to no
misstatement, nor to any important omis-
sion of any thing to Mr.. Pages credit in
his war record, that has not been given by
the FREE Press. The only thing in con
nection with it that can be considered at
all material is the not very important fact
which we now learn for the first time
from the Standard-that Mr.. Page did
some service in the home guards. Lest we
shall now be charged with alluding to this
fact IN ''mean spirit we state it in the
Standards words: "Whcn Hyde Park or
gained a company and Lamoille county a
regiment for home defense Mr.. Page was
elected captain Of the company and then
ma jor of the regiment. We think the
Standard owes it the truth, if not to decent
courtesy towards a contemporary, to let
its readers know that the FREE Press has
never charged Mr.. Page with dishonor,
cowardice or flight to Canada, and that
it has insinuated nothing that it was not
ready to express openly.
The real trouble on the part of Mr.. Page
advocates, in this matter, of course is that
the FREE Press with entire truth and in a
respectful manner toward Mr. Page, has
dared to hold uph his undisputed war record
in contrast with Col. Woodbury. s-the CON
trast between the war service of an active
young business man. his fathers 'facto
tum' in an extended ana lucrative business
who was engaged throughout the war il
making money for his father and himself
and that of a man who having acquired a
learned profession, abandoned it at the first
call of his country, enlisted as private
soldier, gave an arm to the great cause
suffered for that cause in hospital anC
prison; returned to the front before hi
wound was healed to do what he could t
sustain the national authority and the honor
of Vermont in arms, and retired to privat,
life only when the rebellion was crushed
and peace restored! This contrast, vhel
war records are under discussion, it is per
fectly fair to point out;-and it is hecaus
Mr.. Page thick-and thin supporters do no
like the Facts that they fly Off from them t.
| fill the air with invented charges anC
| groundless suspicious and reckless abuse o
every man anG every paper that has tn
| hnrdihoOd 10 allmle TO them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-02

The agricultural colleges Of the country
are before Congress i'll "A memorial stating
that they have outgrown existing facilities
for the work, and asking for a yearly APP
preparation of SO, 600, increasing gradually
to $50, 600 for each State. They are now
educating 10, 600 students and the number
Is increasing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-02

Chairman Aldace f. Walker of the inter
State Commerce Railroad association is ac-
lively engaged in a movement having for
its object the ending of the present railroad
war. A call was issued at his request for
the general passenger and ticket agents of
Chicago yesterday, to consider matters to
be laid before them. The general feeling
among the railroad men is more hopeful
than at any time for several months, and
much is expected to result from Yesterdays
meeting.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-02

The st. Johnsbury Caledonian announces
for Mr.. Page, and also brings out Hon.
Henry C. Ide Of st. Johnsbury as a candi-
date for the second place on the ticket.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-02

President Harrison in his first veto just
issued disapproves of bill authorizing the
city of Ogden, Utah, to increase its indebt-
edness. The president very properly draws
the line on cities of $4,000 Inhabitants
creating a municipal indebtedness Of S3i
per capita.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-02
Chicago Produce Market

CHICAGO April 80.
FLOrR-Firm
WHEAT no. spring and No. red ss3i0S soc.
CORN-No. . at it1c.
OATS-Np. . AZ 2iIpc.
RYE-No.2a at ,gc
BARTEN-No. = nominal.
PORK-sl3uno 1854
LARD SG.2,lpc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-02

farming interests Ill New I-u5luul, anu says
that "if people find better places
in which to live than Massachu-
sets and Vermont, much the
more may we feicitate ourselves ON
being citizens and part owners OF so big IA
country Life would solve the problem
by growing Wild East in New England
where Chicago and Denver may come, ia
tigued with spangles, and find true recrea-
ton, and suggests that instead of importing
Scandinavians ami Canadians and Hiber-
mans into New England, if the authorities
will lay out little money in catanounts
and foxes and moose-that will be n step in
tine right direction. Here we are, says
Life, growing effete from luxury, hud-
died in cities and overworked y big.
cheap playground, easy to reach, with
roads and houses already provided, with
fences enough to give a zest to hunting, and
no crops to spoil--that is what New Eng
land seems to be Offering, If rural New
England is too poor for the poor why
should not the richer people try it ? There
men can have broad acres without eXcud-
ing bread winners from the soil, and with
out being unduly tempted to ruin them
selves 10y experiments in farming. Life
anticipates great boom for New England.
Publish it to the world how dirt cheap she
is going, and then stand aside to avoid the
rush. -
All this does very well for a Joke, only
that there is just enough OF seriousness in
it to take Off the edge of the fun for "A New
| Highlander. But what shall we say when
we consider that this joking suggestion is
already being Tut into practical operation
in the Granite State Austin Corbin 5
| farm in New Hampshire, comprising ten
| thousand acres of mountain land, is now
owned by the Blue Mountain Forest Park
association, of when Mr., Corbin is presi-
dent 1t is to be u great game preserve,
and seventeen buTaloeS, besides moose, elk,
antelope and deer have already been placed
there. Here is Lies ideal Wild East, and
after all the joking may there not be a sug
gestiou in it worthy of consideration II
it be true, as many assert, that there are
mountainous districts that have been under
cultivation in the State that should never
have been cultivated, what better use car
be made of some Of these districts than tC
transform them into game preserves
Such movement is already on foot in the
Adirondacks. as we have already had occa
| sion to note. Mr.. Corbn is apparently
trying plan of his own in New Hamp
shire, and there are districts in this Stat,
where there seems evory reason for believ-
ing that the plan would work A few fish
and game preserves in Vermont, if estab
lished in districts where it does not pay tc
cultivate the land, might help to the settle
ment of some of our numerous problems
end lifo's suggestions prove something
more than an American Joke.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-02

Washington dispatches say that the de-
csion of the Supreme Court rendered Mon
day, that citizen of another State may
import liquor into a prohibition state,
and, without a license. into license State,
and sell the same in The original packages,
has caused much comment in both Houses
of Congress. The decision is severely criti-
cised, and is regarded as disastrous to high
license as well as to prohibition. The tenn
pernnce element in Congress, representing
both high license and prohibition sentiments,
propose to bring forward some legislation
that will meet the case and il possible render
nugatory the decision.
A brief statement of this case which in
many respects is very like the famous jug
case in Vermont il may be well to repeat.
After Iowa enacted prohibitory law a firm
of brewers in Peoria. Ill.,. sent some of their
beer in sealed kegs and cases by railroad to
Keokuk, where there agent, a non resident,
offered it for sale in the original packages.
The liquor was seized by the city marshal
and the brewers brought suit against him,
alleging that the seizure was unconstitution-
al and void, as in violation of the clause OF
the federal constitution which gives Con
gress the exclusive right to regulate inter
State commerce. The local court decided
in favor of the brewers, but the Supreme
Court of Iowa reversed its decision and an
appeal was then taken to the United States
supreme Court. which now overrules the
supreme Court of Iowa, and decides that
the transportation Of liquor from one State
to another is matter of inter State com
merce which Congress alone can regulate,
and that the right of transportation of an
article of commerce from one State to
another includes by necessary implication
the right of the consgnee TO sell it in un-
broken packages at the place where the
transportation terminates
Three of the judges dissented from this
! decision. Tho Phila lelphia Press, a warm ad
herent of high license, pronounccs the decision
absurd" and adds that when the court
goes the length of denying to the States the
| police power OF regulating or forbiddinG a
traffic which its people believe to be hurt
FIJI when Unrestricted, it is carrying the
Federal commerce-regudting doctrine to an
extreme which is absurd logically, and can
not fail to prove most mischievous in prac-
tce.
The decision is as disastrous to high Ii
cense as it is to prohibition, and is declared as
bad law as ever cmanated from re-
spectacle court - II is a strange condition
that is now presented, as is well set forth by
Justice Gray of the United States Supreme
Court in his dissenting opinion. He says;
If the statutes of a state, restricting or pro-
hbitiuG the sale of intoxicating liquors within
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-02

BURLINGTON. FRIDAY. MAY >.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-02

Prices in the local market at this season of
the year are quiet and steady, with few
changes to note from last week.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Butter /, ,! to % cents pound Cheese is u cents
pound. sage cheese is 10 cents pound Eggs To
apple cheese, d to S each according 10 size Rogue
fort cheese - pouud English dairy. - cents;
Edam 81 ~ each: Neufchatel package; Ched
dar cheese Slu piece; Dutch cheese 10 cents pound
Milk, and cents quart. Pure Jersey cream 20
cents quart.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-02
No Morrill, Tariff There.

Speaking of abandoned farms, here is
what a writer in the London Daily News
has to say about the abandoned farms OF
Lincolnshire in free trade England
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1890-07-29

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