New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-27


chose to invite me TO dinner did not refuse TO
did when the EewYOrk merchants invited me- for then
said, 81 cannot go. My soldiers in the field and
in the trenches and their General although he is at
horne shall not be found feasting while they are
starving" But 1 thought 1 had q right to at
tend that dinner IN Boston Only few
gentlemen were there. and somebody there kind
enough 10 speak TO about being Governor, and
body made toast. Well, as had got notion in my
own mind that cheated out OF IL two years before
this Fall appausel thought 1t possible that
body else might want TO be Governor But
all in the world SAID was that If the
good people Of Massachusetts, want to vote
for me for Governor / should not object. Now
they say, "Oh. he's going seize the Governorship"
HOW can 1t be seized from the peoplei Why do they
trouble themselyesi No be elected Governor
anything else unless the people choose to elect him
and who shall stand between and the
peopei ICries of Butler" " Butler."l No man
stand and say TO the people, "You shall vote for this
man." or You shall not vote for the other"
THE THIRD TERN QUESTION.
There is another question coming, 20 whether Gen.
Grant shall be elected for third time. have opn
ion to express but thing tell everybody is that if
the people want Gen. Grant for third fourth. fifth
sixth, seventh term they will have him. Applause.
Why does Mr.. Hoar find 1t necessary to 60 down TO
Hamilton Hall that people may not vote for the
wrong mani Do not the people know as much about
it as Mr. Hoari People Of Worcester, you under
guardianship IA voice, No, we not"l ] trust
not They forget that last year the Republican party
in death struggle with all the elements opposed
to it, and then Gen. Butler pated on the back ana
good fellow, and was 10 here to make speech
TO the people and there TO make speech to the people
TO Michigan. TO Indiana, to Pennsyvania-and sus
tain the Republican party. And 1 went, and
the result you have heard Now Mr.. Hoar
Will 90 and do it all himself IIaughter.l
But in all this, did quarrel with Mr. Hoari No; but
simply went about my business until my honOred and
lamented friend ChiefJustce Chapman died and in the
interude after his death there ChefJustce to be
made and Hamilton Hall meeting became necessary.
What happened thenl Did l quarrel with the gentle
(Hoar)i BY means but there one of them
called by Opprobrious name, that of
criminal having his trial in England, and said they
would have TichDorne claimant for Governor. Oh,
what QuarresOme man that Benjamin F. Butler Is
have stood all the newspaper abuse because, with
great respect to these reporting gentlemen below me,
have got quite Indifferent andsused to it. Laughterl
have endure at the time that have TO endure
the smell of Mier's River when 20 up the Lowell
Railroad Laughter and appauseJ But can't help 1t.
THE BACK PAY QUESTION.
When. however there came from these men an attack
on for what they choose TO call the back pay grab
the salary steal-I thought it time 10 speak, and
did speak, and stated then exactly the truth, did not,
with one exception about your representatives. And
that when said that he took his money and put IL
where he thought it would do most good. That
was not true. II he must give 1t TO his
constituents, why not divide it farlyi Why
give to five towns only almost 5000, and
these Eve towns out of the County Of Worcester
All thought he of the County OF Worcester
Laughter But made objection, ana make no
objection have said that every had right TO do
what he liked with his money. Some wanted TO
buy glory with it. He wanted TO. 1 wanted 10 buy
butchers with mine, and for that he comes ont and
calls number of hard names; accuses me of being
failure, aud now of "beng quarrel
some" Why, 1 suppose the next thing l shan
hear is "See how that Butler quarreled with
hoers." tUproarious laughterJ All because, havins
made attack men, choose to answer back call
on Mr. Hoar to witness-he has been in Congress with
me-and l defy him 10 deny that he ever knew me TO
begin personal attack on any In Congress until
first attacked; nor did any other Of my colleagues
And another thing they never knew Is ths Ihey never
SSeT me side 10 sad they Se'e'' sorg
newed laughter.l Now that being the condition
wherein am / any worse than a year ago,
when the stream Of calumny not upon me when |
have right to say as much at least, if putting hard
work on me, and SOLDERING me with praise is any
l took my back salary. Nay, more; 1 engineered
the bill through the House Well, did all that could
after began 1t. generally do and always mean TO
DO Ii was brought up IN my Committee without my
IN GT he question beg oH the a
Of the President but on ase pTd that
nof mCre than fourR Of salary was
withdrew my objection and agreed support the bill,
agreed ayr With me- The question was VINO was to present
the bill to the House. Most OF the other members eX
cused themselves as they going out Of Congress,
cess-that was not always failure laugh
T To do so and pressed through
matter OF good faith to my Committee believed in it
skilled Who heGod m a the GeS
house at Phlladelpna worked loi % cents uay, "nS
supernend the building of house, and he wanted IS
S Ss h Rd Advance SH in and goa
men who want your wages raised must LEI
keeping wages down because the capitalists want TO
neSP gSI uoS all that are Worth owning
lLaughter.l Again the question was how was
at once # was right for he next Congress
raised it is right for this Congress We mad been mere
If il right 10 raise the pay for the next Congress
was right, We thought TO raise 1t Ior tnat.
had been raised six times and every time 1t
had been raised going PACK to the beginning OF inc se
the will of the people f0r IN l1s9 Congress SUP
10 vote upon provided that increase OF OF sena
tor or Representative should take effect until after an
election had held as 10 let the people pass upon
it, That amendment was voted down by the people.
Gen. Butler then went on TO quote mass OF records
showing that in Massachusetts, for the last twenty
years every Legislature had rased its pay ana every
man had heretofore taken 1t. Some there were who
named among others His Excellency william b.
Washburn, and in answer to suggestion from a
voice on the platforms added the name OF the Hon
John D. Baldwin, whom he had strangely forgotten
Glaugbterl, who was horribly Indignant over the
back salary STEAL although he takes money when ne can
get IT. ..,.,,.o
The General here produced round OF hearty applause
nv de xtorOus The Worcester Spy, whose edltor
he said had insert letter OF ms unless IL WAS
Maid for and produced receipt for $4,000 paid for It's
insertion. and signed John ID. Baldwin d Co. "Hurrah
for the unpurchasable press"
A HOWL FROM THE NEWSPAPERS.
He designated the press attack the grab as bowl
fro,n the newspapers il he did bettle the dog by