The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-09-18
Butler Defeated but not Conquered.

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Butler Defeated but not Conquered.
The republican State Convention at
Worcester last week was very lively at
fair up to the moment that Gen. Butler de-
cide,i to withdraw from the contest Au-
6acious and defiant, he bearded his oppon-
ents in their confident majority to the last,
and then collapsed as suddenly as the big
balloon that couldn't take gas enough to
rise.
The convention was organized and con-
nents, the old, silver gray. silk stocking
Rrahmins of the State DR.. Loring who
was temporary chairman, and eN-Gov'
Bullock, the permanent one, were in the
interest Of Washburn The body had
scarcely become organized before Butler
threw in his carefully prepared firebrand.
He moved that a delegate who had de
clared that he would not vote for Butler if
nominated, be debarred from taking part
in the proceedings and made speech from
that text His old antagonist, Hoar, re-
piled with a sharp and defiant speech.
This question proved to be the finger of
fate which pointe to Buffers defeat He
was acting the part of a close-communion
republican, in favor of strict discipline,
and condemner of boiling. His oppon-
ents, on the contrary, were full Of threats
that slaughter at the polls would be But
ler's fate should he get the nomination.
Rev. James Freeman Clarke, representing
West Roxbury, in a brief speech, openly
advocated and justified the boiling of But
Ter. He declared boiling to be always in
order. He closed his remarks by saving
Now, then, for a little incident which occurred
at the time l was nominated delegate here, as
regards the sentiment of the people of West
R0Xbury. When a Town Committee had been
nominated gentleman rose and said he objected
to one of the members of that Committee be-
cause he said that if Gen. Butler was nominated
he would not vote for him. Then a man rose
and said he was going to vote for Gen. Butler
Prohibitory law. l said. do you believe Gen
Butler is an honest man." Il DON'T said he
''Then," said I, II would rather vote for an
honest Democrat than for bad Republican,.
That | mean to adhere to. | don't mean to
sacrifice honor, conscience and principle to the
dictates OF mere temporary majority.
Benjamin went to the wall on his eX-
GLIDING motion, as he did on several other
tests of his strength in the assemblage
But he still kept bold front to his foes
1t was not until evening, when the vote
for candidate for Governor was about to
be taken, that Butler arose and said that
having become satisfied that a majority
were in favor of nominating Gov. Wash
burn, he withdrew from the contest, pledg-
leg his support to the nominee Thereup-
on Washburn was nominated by acclama-
ton
1t will be seen at a glance how much
better is the position occupied by Butler,
defeated though he be, than by his sue
cesstul opponents, when tried by the stand
ard of devotion to the party. He has de-
clared that he hoped for success only by
and through the republican party; while
the Washburnites have declared Il purpose
to stab through the party in order to
wound Butler. He stands in the best pos
sible position, i'll these particulars, for the
trial of another year What he will do in
the future is conjectural, but Judging from
his ambition and pertinacty he will not
give up the contest.
The platform of the convention omits
the usual resolution of confidence in the
administration, while the interference of
officials in matters of local concern is
emphatically condemned, and their re-
moval called for.
correspondent of the Boston Globe
gives rather sombre coloring to the life
of the Illinois farmer. We are told that
there can be few things more dreary and
monotonous than their way of living.
Over half the farmers in the State are in
debt, and the only ambition of their lives
is to pay off a mortgage. They generally
send the best they raise to market and live
upon scraps themselves. Their struggle
for competence has imposed upon them
all the dull and dispiriting conditions that
attend existence in new country. Com
pared with the life of the New England
farmer, this Western farming certainly
does not present pleasing picture On
the whole. even Maine is as good State
to live in as any other