The New York herald., 1871-09-12
BEN BUTLER.
The Struggle for the Massachusetts,
Governorship.
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General Buffers Speech at
Westfield.
A Summing Up of the Republican Party
In the Bay State.
Buffers Opinion Of His Own
Honesty.

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WINS accompanied by Senator Ames and other gen.
uemen OF note, and was met Of the depot on arrival
BY delegation OF the town folks and es.
corted In carriage to the wimarth
House, where he arranged his toilet and
drank cup OF tea previous to entering
the hall. The General looked hale and hearty, and
convcrscd with unwonted vvaclty on personal and
political matters and the stand he had taken In
Massachusetts He seemed to make an impression
on the people OF Westneld and was looked for with
much interest at every turn in the streets and at
every gaslamp. The hotel steps were crowded with
loungers as he left the carriage. West1eld Is
pretty town. and oae OF some Importance In
manufacturing sense, as well as from Its popu-
iation OF nearly ten thousand. the Music
HaI was the scene OF the speechmaEing. The
building accommodates about one thousand per-
sons. The doors were opened at about seven
O'Clock, and 80 rapidly did the folks swarm In that
In hall an hour there was not a space OF breathing
room left unoccupied or q doorway that was not
filled. The General made his appearance precisely
at eight O'Clock, and without the formaty OF an in
troducnon stepped forward and spoKe substantially
as foIlows:-
WHAT GENERAL BUTLER SAID.
FELLOW CITIZENS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN -
somewhat Indictment occasion. because OF the great
heat, and desire II one has anything he would like
and send il up 70 the chairman, who % win take care
10 present it TO me, and viii endcavOr to answer
i desire, may. to discuss ''a questions. sfsnss
to answer everything that may be raised
fra Um Se mSs Of the
always attended by somewhat Of confusion, anu
must ASK II possible not to be interrupted be-
ase pes as No SeS%SDs ST
young people here are more interested
on themselves than what is gong TO be said. And
must ask another favor, 6nd that is that order Will
be kept because 1t is impossible to speak to those
who desire to hear without those parties Keeping
gme. NOM we rave come @ .ogetaer @ mere @ ior 1ne
and Important questions concerning the epvern:
ment OF the state-questions in which every coed
man is very much Interested and which, under all
circumstances, should call for our earnest. pa
tient ana careful consideration. The question is
what laws shall We make, under what government
snail we live and VINO shall execute our laws2
(Cries Of "Down in frontp' &c, ana great confu-
sian.j The auo:ence. however soon quieted 10
decorousy listening attitude The General, seeing
the coast clear dashed OF into repetition OF parts
OF his former speeches with regard to the rebellion,
WHAT he KNEW ABOUT AGRICULTURE,
and now our farming population has decreased in
.sThat's impossiblel" said man in the audience,
IN reply TO the Generals fgures-the old programme
while another gentleman, in this Instance Cover
nor Trask followed him in another. The speech
the usual amount Of capital ont OF his list OF ex.
penses. The recital OF the various boards Of CON-
Mssoners n s0n here as elsewhere was provocative
TO appreciate with renewed appetite The
sensation which he exciled. It's a wonder, he
said, that these commissioners cost the State q
quarter OF million OF dollars, or when they lose
one teat to suck they Immediately fasten on TO an
other. lCheers and groans.) Why, our fisheries are
TO be adjusted by treaty, but we have no Board OF
commissioners on them although their product TO
ihe United States is over twelve millions OF dollars
Q year. There is no board OF commissioners to take
care OF that, but there Is board OF commissioners
ND ss % min Of sha5 and an the
Of salmon up me river. daughter and applause9
true" and applause.) 80 II goes and these boards
Of commissioners hitch on and hitch on until We
We are very likely on the road to financial ruin.
'ile's GOOD smart man, without much 10 do,
aud wlll put him IN The place." Another one
ana she wants the place and isn't able 10 DO much,
aud guess III get her hitched on;'' and 30 with
nepSeM nevvy e as one Of the Is hear
evs suggested ard the expenses go on increasing
and tne cry continues You have all heard, went
unfortunate as to read the Springfield Republican,
daughter and applauseiEof one Warrington, Its
knows wnsI he IS worth better than anybody Else.
Representatives in 1862; and here the General
enumerated the various advances In Warringtons
thought to % assstance He
SS. Ss ssasa Ss1aoS ~ os SSn fa a1e sss nS
why' Mr. warrington wrote letters % the
Repmotican which. n they were pad Tor &C &C.
salary but IN addition TO that this SUCKING pig got
place as secretary OF the Republican state Com.
mlttee and got another allowance. There, now you
see why II Is that the Springfield Republican thinks
General Butler a very bad man because ne says
1t has gone far enough. Now you can see
why they want TO abuse me; why Warrington
cried ont .iGreat is Diana Of the Ephesians" The
General next spoke about
which govern the state, and as sample again read
the Somerville campaign documents which first saw
light In the columns Of The Boston Times aud then
were given TO the people for a second time by the
General at Fltchburg. ] won't call Mr.. Blanks
name yet, said the General, In concluding Now.
ios sTe been reading ing S99 hoW sc'efa ss ST y
politics are managed. Runners are sent out
feel OF the politicians or the men who get their
then 1t Is understood that such OF them snail go
10 this office and such OF them TO that and the peo
pie have no more voice IN the election OF delegates
than the man In the moon.
AT this juncturc a scene OF slight confusion en-
sued. The hal was very warm. and the audience
naturally became somewhat uneasy, and TO the rear,
near the entrance Continual line OF talking was
kept up. AT length some private orator there got
into trouble While In the midst OF q personal aud
much excited discussion.
ms NOSE WAS TwEAKED
by q fellow 10y his side ard the crowd about him be-
gan 10 surge up against NM .Here, herep' cried
man IN blue blouse, '3iet DOWN. .'shut mp y,
''Hit him Oh the head ~ ana Pollce ~ rang through
the hall the General paused In his regular speech
and directed his attention 10 the be,ligerents. No
occasion, he said, to put ANYBODY out (Continuel
yclls and laughter)
This very day, proceeded the General, when quiet
had once more ensued. the Boston transcript comes
out and endorses every word ] say. II don't en-
dorse me- 10y no means only came ont and said there
are too many commissioners, TOO many leeches, too
many parnaces on the Old ship OF state. That's all.
said then why does the press follow me with abuse
and wrong "A voice, "Bah ~ Why. say, and
that stick 10 is, that II the republican party don't
come up and reform these matters Inc party cannot
stand, and II cannot swallow It's own abuses say
as good republican II ought not 10 stand. IL has
been said that The labor relorlers want 10 overtrn
eociety. Now let us see who and what
they are and the General here repeated portions
OF his iornier speeches about what had been done
for the iaDorlng nen by The Legislature and passed
on TO q consideration vi ihe question VI prohibition
and wendell Philips. He saIi the Boston press and
the Springfield press, urged on by this Warrington
abuse me a. they dbl Wendell Philips, from end
OF the state 10 the other, and call me, a. they did
him, every thing that Is vile. Now, nave taken II