The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-14
The Administration and Mr.. Butler

From the N. Y. Tribuncl
Massachusetts has not hitherto been apI
10 ask the President Of the United StateS
or any member of the Administration
whom she should choose as her Governor
Federal interference In that State has moi
been looked upon with favor ordinarily.
She has been somewhat SHY OF II; has
with something Of .diguiiY, aud at times
OF resentment, declined Il But times
change. Just now tho organs Of public
opinion are principally occupied In dis
cussing the question whether the Admin.
ialra!iOn desires the success or defeat oil
It's eminent supporter, who 80 lately has
announced himself as a candidate Tor. the
seat Of John A. Andrew. 1t having re.
Gently been given out in one Of the most
respectable Of the Administration organs,
with some color OF authority, that the
President does not desire the nomination
Of Mr.. Butler, another organ, not 80 re-
spectacle, perhaps, but yet not influential,
denies the statement point blank, and as
Serts on tho authority Of Washington
dispatch, backed by Washington semi.
official publication, that President Grant
Is quite anxious to have Mr.. Butler nOmi.
mated. 1t states that there Is no misap-
prehensiOn "in well informed circles |"
upon this point; that tits well understood
that the success Of, Mr.. Butler would be
"hlghly gratifying" to the President. II
is also said that Secretary Richardson,
Secretary Robson, and another MEM
Der Of the Cabinet who Is not named, are
very friendlYtO Mr.. Butler, and desire his
nomination.
And why notP Is there anything In
the character OF Dir. Butler that should
make his election as Governor OF Maasa-
Chusetts offensive to the head or 10 any
member OF the present Administration ?
Has he not been true thick and thInS
And did he not champion the measure
which above al others the President was
most Interested in and which doubled the
latter's salaryP There Is no reason why
the whole power Of the Administration
should not be devoted 10 secure Mr.. But
ler.s success, and nothing has TRANSFERRED
TO indicate any. other course. The only
prominent Administrator politician who
has taken Butler by the beard is Gen.
Hawley, of Connecticut, and he has In.
variable been snubbed by the President
upon every occasion, while Butler has
had the Executive ear, and the ears
which was no small allair-Of all the de.
partments. Some Of the newspapers are
innOCenLly inquiring what business 1t is
Of the administration any way who Is
Governor Of Massachusetts,, and others
ask how It is possible for 1t 10 interfere.
How the perpetuatiOn Of its power by
controlling the Executive Department
and consequently the management oil the
party in the several States concerns an
that has had already two
terms and Is cropping towards another, is
too simplea question to need answering.
How it can Interfere has tho beginning Of
an answer TO in the lslG appointment OF
Judge Sanger US District Attorney, the
effect OF which was tn give all The office
holders and office seekGr3-and they are
the men who control CauCuses and elect
delegates-the impression that Dir. Butler
Is the dispOser of offices in the State.
Massachusetts is very respectable
State Her citizens have great deal OF
State pride, and u glorious history to be
proud Of and her Governors and Scna-
tors and public men have been with very
rare exceptions men OF great ability; Of
ulspottcd integrity; Of nobility of charac.
Ter. But Massachusetts has not escaped
the plague Of the time. She has some
thing to do beside fold her arms and
strike an attitude. Daniel Webster Is
dead. Since Cakes Ames and Benjamin
Butler have represented her in Congress,
no Senator may stand up in his place
and say, Look at her." as his eulogium.
That period has passed. Possibly the
Republicans Of the State may
defeat Mr. Buffers nomination: They
have something TO do, however, beside do.
spise him or laugh at the fears OF those
who have seen heretofore the triumphs
Of his audaciLy. And II they place any
upon the opposition OF the
Administration to him, or the refusal Of
department OF the Government to give
him all the patronage and all the aid he
seeks, they arc leaning on the slenderest
OF reeds, that will shortly break under
them.