New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-31

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in favor of the :" New Departure"
BUTLER'S LATEST VIEWS.
HIS CONVERSATION WITH A CORRESPONDENT
COMMUNIsM-THE LABOR QUEsTION-THE
| NEW-YORK RIOTS.
from TIE Boston Chronicle, July 90
GLOUCESTER, July 29.-After breakfast, / went
up to the Generals house" Bay Wow "a new Two;
story granite house. overoone the meg9ioet Day oi
interview had intended to have two or three days be-
fore lie said he had no objection. Carrying down 10
sat down in the famous tent ON the beach, in which
the General domiced himself while preparing for his
first Congress campaign As soon as the tent was liked
| and we had sat down.
well" said the General, "now you may ask what you
''You have no objection at my taking down your re-
ION the contrary" he said, would rather insist it,,
prefer my words to any ones report from mem
carefully considered words correctly quoted by my op
ponents or critics as they may choose to consider them
selves find that most Of them seem TO prefer TO put
words into my mouth ana then demosh their own argu-
iThe first subject discussed was Buffers attempt 10
ganze regiment exclusively OF Democrats. early in the
tstcn with President Icoin as desSHed to promote
unity among all parties, and was approved by all the
! NeW-Eug gland Governors but Gov. Andrews
THE COMMUNE.
CorTespondentI did not see your speech at GouceS-
| ter What did you say about the Paris Commune =
| Gen. Butler" said in substance that the Commune
of Paris fighting for the right OF local selfgovern-
aad d Sa mat S P a T eo5 an T
their yet ought not to forget that they were
.ented the people as against usGTped government
that these excuses even were the ets H i & ava
render, and were palliated in view of the wholesale
GOvernment-amounting II is said TO many thousulls-
many that their execution had TO be done by guns
worked by machineTy-Dlen refusingtO 40 II all. ,
81 said. ALSO that thought that pulling down The
column of Napoleon in the Place Vend6me 10y the order
this that statue only concentrated the acts Of
military chief of arbitrary power which had built lis
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said that the Commune had the example of our fathers
as precedent, VINO at t ee 6eg as or To in te
mg-Reen, NewYork and, worse than the Commune the
shot own subjects with them. If this be treason to
republican liberty, make the most OF 1t
THE LABOR QUESTION.
Correspondent-"It is charged that you have never
shown any sympathy with workingmen, although it Is
attempted to ameorate their condition when you were
in position to at least ~ to 90 II. 900 a.,
was fought in this state which ended in the election of
Boutwell, as Governor, and Sumner as Senator At that
time was engaged in advocating the reduction Of the
hours of labor at Lowell from 49, hours which the opera
tves then worked, TO 10 hours day The Governor was
the people he elected by ballot OF the House and
Mere s also On t aco G ma
day of November there was new election had on the
Sq TEN M04gsy Lowe the balance
power to the Coalition party and against the wings Inc
OF election By the people TAe election at Lowell for
representatives set aside by the City Government
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pretext for which had the aldermen afterward IN
diced All the Lowell representatives. were elected on
the TenHour ticket that the Labor men held the bal
To get rid Of that balance Of power the Lowell manu-.
facurers committed the injustice have stated, and
election ordered on the fourth Monday OF NO
Upon that election depended the political com
plexiOn of the Sate-the election OF boutwell, as GOV
ernOr and of Sumner Senator The whole force Of the
Wig party thrown into Lowell 10 carry IL. sup
pose that the Tenhour movement was then under my
lead; because, in room Of one OF the largest
manufacturing corporations In Lowell placard
was posted up declaring that whoever voted
discharged from the employment of that com
william F. Robinson then noted writer tS Sl
Wing leaders 10 discuss the pending issues and challenge
me TO a discussion Of the labor questions during that con-
test The discussion, however, did not come off Mr.
Robinson, however, desired TO make speech on that
subject the depot which ncensed the aborng men
that they ran the car on winch tne speakers platform
was ont OF the depot and Mr. Robinson escaped through
and that contest secured the election Of Charles Sumner
"The wcrkingmen of Lowell will have longer mem.
Dries upon my record as Labor Reformer than my de-
tractors. And am by no means sweryed from my early
me by u residence from boyhood in manufacturing
THE BALLOT FOR WOMEN.
Couespondent-' Would you oppose the efforts OF the
Woman suffrage party to 6 get the ballet G for women
TO take thought to express Considerably more than
Women suffrage called on 10 me,exprcss my views upon
that subject 1 said TO her then that had not suil
GENTLY examined it conclusion, and that a
topic Of such gravity ought not TO he made subject OF
hasty conclusions, but that whenever had come to de-
finite opinions would make them known.
at became my official duty, however to examine the
question fully member Of the Judicial Committee
Of the House Of Representatives during the XLIst Con-
ess and that too, upon the proposition whetherby the
Constitution OF the United States the right OF suffrage
was not already secured 20 woman.
upon the best examination / could give, came "a
the conclusion that the Constitution Of the United state,
has granted 70 woman the right OF suffrage as against al
State laws whatever"
SEw-l DIRK RIOTS.
Correspondence great deal of interest i felt in the
community the questions raised by the late riot IN
NeWYOFk and the manner OF its suppression. Have you
any objection 10 give your view on that question
Cen Butler" Certainly not. / suppose nobody VIII
deny that If procession representing any religious Oh
social phase Of the lie of the adopted citizen before
place in the streets Of cities - al must be
For myself | doubt whether the streets OF ciiie'
Ought 70 be used for professions OF any part
character or any but subjects substantially repre-
sentng the whole people aud in which The whole people
! take part. Professions upon any recognized holidays
and in which all the people take part, wOud stand upon
different basis Labor is then supposed 10 be suspended
OF nothing should prevent any body Of men, on
any occasion, assembling al their pleasure upon theli
own grounds upon any occasion whatever 70 advocate
| or oppose any measure or doctrine Whatever The
right or the whole people 10 regulate such secta
ran or party professions by Jaw, seems 10 me 10 be
too clear for argument Be-id there seems 70 ne 10
be sort oft moral treason ln the assembling 0i our
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