The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-01
r. r. RUTLER FOR GOVERNOR OF MAssA-

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cuusErTs-Hc Takes "Ncao Departure"
The fact has been generally known for 4
long time that General Butler is about to
seek the nomination Of the Republican
party Of Massachusetts for Governor, but
none of the politicians or party press have
until now brought his name prominently
before the people. The Newburyport Her.
aid, published in General Buffers district,
has finally spoken iu leader, Of three col
umns' length, and boldly nominated the
General on new departure Republican
platform. The article reviews the present
political situation in the country, and es-
tablishes, TO its own satisfaction, that the
old issues of the war are now settled, and
will not do to 20 into new campaign with.
The future is. indicated in the f"l'awine
'"WThe fact that the new departure Of the
Democracy has met with such general ac-
ceptance is not to be construed within
these narrow limits. Other considerations
are to be taken into account. With the
changed circumstances Of the times there
is change in the relation of parties, both
to the country and to each other. The
Democratic party is no longer a party OF
mere negations; it has distinctive princi-
piles and ideas Of it's own, and they are un-
mistakably such as command popular SYM
pathy and support. While, moreover, it
has no responsibility, it has all the advan-
tages of party in opposition. On the other
hand, we find the Republican cause cncum-
bered and embarrassed by systems and
measures that are obnoxious to the people,
prejudicial to their material interests, and
In some respects it is seriously believed by
many inimical to the safety of the Govern
ment. Its pristine principles are still dis
cernable, il is true, to the eye of loyal
party faith; but that they have been sadly
compromised and obscured by selfish and
secondary iSterests there is no one so parti-
san as to deny. What is worst of all, the
evils to which we refer have grown up in
such a way that the Republican party is
held to be responsible for thenl-evils
days of the party are numbered, and ought
SO to be, and Of which we enumerate, as
among the most intolerable, financial
system under which capital is! ag-
gregated and industry repressed, and
which, levying tremendous taxes, dis
eliminates against the many III favor
of the few; tariff incomprehensible in its
exuctions prodigal waste Of the public
lands in the interest of railroad jobbers and
spectators, whereby monopoly has been
developed to SO great an extent that it is
questionable in some instances which is the
stronger, the Government itself or its crea-
lures, the corporations-these and other
kindred evils, eXcrescences upon the party
of the last ten years, and perhaps unavoid-
able as such in the rank growth, of time
Of war, but for which no party can be held
to answer save that which hes had charge
of the Government during that period of
time. .r...
I'VE apprehend that Republican leaders
generally do not fully realize how pro-
foundly the people are moved upon these
subjects. Whether it is generally under
stood or not, these are the questions upon
which the campaigns of the immediate fu-
ture are to be fought till they are as effectu-
ally set at rest as have been the questions
of tho war;" -