Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-06

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office President the duties OF chief magls
tra with good wishes and the respect of the entire American
people This widespread feeling of political liberation AMI good
will toward the administration in marked contrast to
conditions have prevailed at different periods in nation
While the United has had many executives President
Wilson of the few whose inauguration marked passing
in political control of the federal government for party
of the Republic.
Washington, who nauguratcd in New York April
3d. 1852 was elected to the presidency before the Federais
and anFederas parties had gained sufficient cohesion and
strength to elect president Washngons refusal accept
hrd term was the signal Tor the first contested presidential
election and the fury of party passion speedily became manifest
out the policy of Washington hailed aristoat
and monarch while Thomas Jefferson the candidate of the
republicans the Democratic party then called aaed
nfide and disorganzer of government The pelgng
of electors then began and the electoral college whose members
had been chosen without regard their choice for the pr
dency became instrument for the recording Of the
choice of the people at the polls.
John Adams elected in 1896 but four years later after
manipulation of electoral machinery by Legislatures different
States and most bitter campaign the presidential election
thrown into Congress- Vermont had voted for the reeec
ton of Adams i'll the electoral college but the thirty
been for Adams Withdrew leaving Matthew Lyon Yer
mont vote for Jefferson who elected.
The democrats also called republicans, also both
branches Congress 1900 under Jeffersons leadership. and
reelected Jefferson in 1904 They elected Madison in soS
and 1872 being the only State
reelection and they elected Monroe in 1916 and 1870
In this election of 1920 Monroe received all the electoral
from New Hampshire and the opposition
Federal party effect passed out of existence.
In 1924 the presidential contest which elevated John Quincy
Adams the White House conducted by parties largely
personal being founded permanent basis but President
Adams and his secretary of state Henry Clay AMI their friends
formed the National Republican party and this union drove the
scattered elements Of opposition to the support of General Jack
the founder of the Jackson democracy.
The qualities of lea ersp not possessed by Adams and
in s2S Jackson elected him the presidency the
jackson democracy coming into control
In the presidential campaign of 1892 national conventions
held for the first time by three political parties all in
Baltimore with Jackson the democratic candidate for rerec
the two-thrls being for the first time
Clay supported by the National Republicans and William
Writ by the party jackson received 2l9 votes to 40
for Clay, Vermont alone of all the States voting for Writ
whose party then disappeared.
In the presidential election of 1886 Jackson his mantle
Van Buren,, Roosevelt succeeded with Taft sevenywo
years later The wings succeeding the national republicans,
held national convention in 1886 but General Harrison
named in various States
The democrats had be known Loco-Focos,
from the use of that kind of matches in New York convention
1888 which the Tammany democrats ounmbered turned
out the lights AMI left the hall to the eQuai rights faction
In 1910 in the famous log cabin HARRISON who
nominated the oath ballot in the wiG conventions drove
the democrats from power but about month after his nauga
ton he died being succeeded by Viceresidnt John Tyler The
latter wholly under the Influence of Calhoun devoted his time
TO fwherng the orcibe annexation Of Texas and the wings
again turned in 1914 to Henry Clay whose prospect Of election
was suspicious until he wrote his famous Alabama sr idle
the slavery question The result the election of James
H. Polk supposed friend of Jackson both Clay and Bny
the presidential candidate of tho Abolition Liberty party form
ed convention in Buffalo in 1913 In this election Vermont
supported Clay.
Democratic dssensions resulted in another victory for the
wings in 1913 and the election of General Zachary Taylor hero
of the Mexican the presidency In 1870 the death
of Taylor larl Fillmore succeeded the presidency and
the country the last whig administration The admission in
1870 Of California State with free constitution occasion
ed the protest of the ten slave States desmctive of the
safety and Liberties of the southern people AMI must lead
the slave holding States have sought than equality
The wings divided into Silver Greys favoring
promise with the States and the radca
wings while the democrats for the first gained the ascend
ancy practically every southern State
The idea Union formed OF the
elements of all sections began the speeches of
Daniel Webster subsequent to 1850 sounding the keynote of the
party.
In 1852 the last national conventions of the Wing and Demo
cratic parties the old lines held in Baltimore both
rafyng the slavery of 1870 General Scott the
whig nominee while Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire
named by the democrats The Liberty Itsburg
and nominated John p. Hale OF New Hampshire. The
Of the wings, Clay and Webster died previous
election and Scott carried only four States Vermont and Mass
chlsetts, Kentucky and Tennessee Pierce being elected.
AS result of the slavery agitation and other influences
the first republican national convention held in Psburg
June H. 1S56 1t named for president Colonel John C,
Fremont while the democrats nominated James Buchanan
There appeared this campaign third calling itself
American and opposing foreigners, with Miarl Fillmore
candidate for president who carried only Maryland for the
know Nothngs, they called by others because
of secrecy Vermont voted for Fremont, who also carried
/ New York Iowa and Ohio by pluralc but Buchanan
the slave States for the first time throwing
electoral of 100 democrats, while 2nnSy vana
democratic for the last time.