The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-13

BORN IN VERMONT. gEED IL sew
HAMPSHIRE.

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certainly not man Of weak intellect. and
when a man Of HilI's strong sense snd in
tellectEal ingenuity Is 50 driven TO the
wall for legitimate arguments that be
seriously objects 10 ex-Nice President
Morton because be VAS born in Vermont
and bred IN Se~ Hampshire. how desper-
ate must be the Democratic situation in
New York II Is difficult to take % able
man ~ Hill seriously when he says:
.Mr. Morton was born IN Vermont. pro-
hibsfion Vermont. and afEeward removed
TO New Hampshire. and IL 10 not impossible
that the early narrow associations OF YER
mont and the productive aud proscripfEve
sentiments OF New Hampshire. which sur
rounded Mr.. Morton during his residence
In those states may hare inaueqced bis
views on certain public questions and led
TO his selection in this peculiar crisis )"
Mr.. Morton IL in hts list year; he left
Vermont for New Hampshire when
mere youth; the prohibitory iaw Was not
en- the statute books Of Vermont until
1853, when Mr.. Morton was % years Of
age. 20 Vermont prohibition certalnly dad
not Affect him: the proser.piivs clause
OF the constitution of New Hampshire.
which existed until 1861, was practically
obsolete for years before its extinction.
but in any event. why should il be quoted
against ar. Morton. who, in his letter OF
acceptance, stands by that clause Of the
Federal constitution. which declares that
no religious test shall ever be re-
qnlred Is qualification 20 any ONCE or
pablic trust under the United Statesf
Daniel Webster was born and bred in
New Hampshire; does Senator HUI
therefore suspect that the ''god-iike
DAME" Vas sn incarnation Of Puritan
satofevaac,f FIankIin Pierce was born and
bred 10 New Hampshire. and the Democ-
raey which Hin 80 dearly loves elected
him president Horace Greeley vas born
In New Hampshire and bred in Vermont.
and yet as late a. isT2 the bourbon De-
stephen A. Douglass was born in Vermont
and lived there until he attained man
heed. and yet the Northern Democracy
nominated him for president Sllas Wright
Was born in Vermont. and yet the Demo
Gratis elected him governor OF New York
and United States senator. r. j. Phelps.
born and bred IN Vermont was C.eve-
lands minister to England; the chsirman
OF the Democratic national committee has
been twice taken from Vermont
The chairman OF she New York state
Democratic committee today is James ".
Hluekiew, who vas born and bred in YER
monf. His birth in Parstan state did net
prevent him from being selected by Gov.
ull as the local poaghksepsie mera-
Ter Of the conspiracy which stole
the election returns from Dutchess
county from its legal cgssodiaas and
thus stole the New York senate. The
fact that Hineklsy VAS born in ver-
moat did net make Senator hin suspect
thai he was too much Of q Puritan to help
.teai the state senate for his party. but
Senator lin holds Vice President Morton
under suspicion IS TOO much Of Paritan.
He is correct TO this extent. that Morton
il eertalaly too much of q Puritan 10 steal
an election return in order TO steal the
state senate Cor bis party.
The truth il that Senator Hil Is wrong
a. 10 his facts; Vermont IL not extreme or
iniherai in her Rspahlieanism. Daring
The whols civil war and for many years
after the civil VA. Timothy r Rsdheld,
bitter coppeshsai Democrat, WAS an
naally elected q iu3ge Of shs supreme
court ny Legislature tha, wasevsrwhelna.
ingly Republican in both branches Judes
Reiasli VAS regularly reelected until hls
health compelled him 90 refuse longer
service. When President Hayes visited
tbs bennington centennial the leading
master Of ceremonies. crater, etc, was tAs
ablsss and eittsTess Democrat ia the si.ts.
The drop IN the Republican majority
OF Vermont IN 1878. Ia lisa and in
ISIS shows that Vermont RsPab1lcanlsua
i. affected BIZ tho same causes that IN so.
eaoe in other states. The representation
OF Vermont in congress both daFlas tie
civil var and up 10 date has been distla.
gulsAsd for is conservatism. compared
with Masae and even Massachusetts,
Senator's Cotlamer, Foot. Morrill,, Ed
man3., Poland and Proctor have 81 e~ea
very conservative men. 10 was the sna a-
eace OF Senator Eimunas sai Democrats
Senator Thurman that created the slee-
toral commission. against the opposition
O. Blaine. Moys0n. Cenkling and even
jean sherman.
Ii is shsard 10 call Vermont . Puritan
state when the statistics show that tie
numher o. na.-Shureh gsess and aylas
shnrsfss ss~ 5000 a. 10
MAS ! =. - ..4-s. >. 49, 4.essas OF