The sun., 1873-09-13

King. But FOR INN II would have btcu
crushed long ago.
Massachusetts on Butler and Grant.
In commenting upon the results OF the
Worcester Convention, newspapers of
both parties outside Of Massachusetts, do
not duly appreciate an important fact
which l. well understood in that state. II
was not So much Gen. Butler rs the ma
tional Administration that was defeated
in the recent campaign which stirred the
depths of the old commonwealth from the
sands OF Plymouth to the hills of Berk-
shire.
IL Is now well known that previous to
entering upon the canvass to obtain the
nomination for Governor Gen. BUTLER got
from Gen. GRANT a pledge that the Admin
iStration would do it's utmost TO carry him
through. BrTLrR would never have ven
turcd 10 enter the lists against WAsHuURN
had he not received this pledge. On the
other hand, BrTLER agreed on his part
tlat he would stand 10y the Administration
ON the salary bill from which GRANT de
rivcs 80 much money, and that he would
bring into the contest "A large personal fol-
lowing 10 which the Administration had
no special claim.
Now.it is beyond doubt that both parties
TO this arrangement did their very best To-
carry itinto effect. But the sequel proved
that Br1LrE was 10y far the most successful
in hls Efforts because he had "A stronger hold
upon the Republicans Of Massachusetts,
than Gen. GRANT had, and in contest
Ike this possessed more abundant resour-
ccs and knew much better how To use
them. Indeed, rs II turned out il cannot
be seriously questioned that BuTLER lost
NOR" than he gained 10y his open aihlatiou
with the Administration, and his notorious
reliance at the desperate stages of the
fight upon the support Of It's ohccholdcr-.
BUTLER has had "A large and enthusiastic
following ia Massachusetts, and much OF il
lies upon the very outskirts OF the Rcpub-
hcan party. The labor interest and the
liquor nt"rc.t both supported him. Each
j. powerful, and except for BUTLER would
hardly even profess to belong TO the party.
EUTLER holds them because of his early
advocacy Of the limitation Of the hours OF
labor in the shops ana the mills, and he
cause he favors the impartial execution of
the prohihitory law SO long as II remains
ul on the statute book; on, ~ he expressed
il IN his speech at the Worcester ConVcn-
tion, he is opposed to allowing the rich
man to indulge in his brandy and cham
! pague while the poor man is deprived of
! his whiskcy ana bcer-a sentiment which
| elected plaudts that shook Mechanics
! Hall TO its foundations. Besides this, long
before BUTLER ceased to bc pro-slavery
] d. he
against the railway kings and calico lords
| of Massachusetts,; and this historic fact
enables hun now TO take advantage of the
/ popular cry against monopolies, and to
| bring to his aid those who are wont to in
weigh against their expressions.
! 1t was from the classes OF Republicans
above mentioned that BUTLER got seven
eighths Of his delegates TO the recent Con-
vcntion; aud ii is the opinion of many of
his friends that he would have obtained q
majority had not the open and osteuGltiOus
support OF the Federal onicchuldcrs A. o
critical crisis in the canvass inspired the
auti-BUTLER journals all over the state TO
cry out against this Interference with local
affairs, aud to call upon the people 10 rally
10 the remaining caucuses, and by the tlco-
iutermeddliug Of the national AdEliuistra-
tion. This ringing appeal brought the
Administration 70 the bar of public
o. inion. aud proved how weak II was in n
conflict with the people. Tue oHccholdrr.
did their level best. All who waVcrrJ
were Threatened with the loss of then
heads. To keep the faithful up to the
work and TO stilTen the knees of the weak
! the running to and fro between Boston
and Washington was frequent and the in
terchangc of telcgrans incessant. Tho
Custom House at Boston and the Navy
Yard at Charlestown were practically con,
Nertcd into caucus rooms for many weeks
Gen, BRIGGS, Appraiser at large for The
state, and Mr.. SIMMONS, the Supervisor OF
Internal Revenue, not only spent good
share Of their time in drumming up dele
gates for BUTLER, bat they brought a pro,
diglous pressure to bear upon all THEN
subordnates in those two branches of tn,
service while leading postmastcrs Of tn,
Commonwealth, acting under orders from
Washington, were equally zealou, IN tryinl
to stun the caucuses of their localities with
those who would second the aspirations o
the foremost champion of the salary gral
anu inc Spc'lhl pet OF thc national Admin
istratiOn.
This was too much for Massachusetts, tC
bear. She had never witnessed the llk,
spectacle before, and She was resolved no
to srlnd IT, lntrenched behind one of heI
old-fashloncd Legislatures she could gc
along with BUTLER as Governor, but hel
metropolitan aristocrats, her money lords
hef merchant princes and more than Al