, 1873-08-12
A rough draft Of thia document

BY to-day, bnt It wac doeloil to walt until hftor
Con. 1ntlcr's lotter tlofondiug tito aalary~grab
should ;' have app!oarol, that 4 might contain
suitable answers thercto, should suofl DO doomed
letter will ncoa moro lofonding by 1}ulor's
friends than answering hy hiH opponents.
thorough organization Of nl tho anti 1,ntlor o1o-
nonss In tho Btato 1,na boon attempto md thoro
ia fntr prospect OF al1cceHB. The "ofntnontly-
respectable" representatives Of wl,at was oneo
tho party Of great moral idcaH aro nj thoroughly
II onrneRt aB ia tho representative OF tho
Federal oiflco-hollors' party; md 20 antagotis-
tic aro tho c1c1nonta TINT distinguished lookor-
ination, h!s opporicnts cnn consent to stand BY
It. Tho Dutlor men charge tho opposition with
trying to uso tho Republican parsy to grattfy
personal slitc; nor contra, the Opposition resort
that l,o may accomplish Ills own ambitious ptr-
poacs. ThoHe dog.laya are hot times i, 1,, moro
ways than ono. Button .hong anl sidewalk
cauouping. arc tho orlor. A man Of prom.
sn'e tie stv in ene s lR Rsfy down from Il 3s Psraos g
or yonngs. to smoke . cigar or cnjoy lunch,
but lo Must 10 approached BY, some roprosor-
tatye OF ono sido Or tho other, to fool his pntso
aud prescribe IN antidoso fot hia political deeaso
az like rs not, while ho Ia compelled to 1fBton
to o,lo another ia waiting outHitlo TO catch his
priyato car, and co1lntcrnot what Influence the
other may hRvo Ind.
DGTLEn AND THE DEMOCRATS.
Tho Democratic State Central Committee
mot on "Wednesday, and voted to call tho
party Convention at Worcester, on tho 81
OF September. They also considered rcao-
luton ignoring tho Liberal Republicans and
fnsyoring nttg straight party nomination. THO
Committee was not moro than Aalf full, and, to
mako up the deficiency, some Of tho loading
lights Of tho party woro called In for COUNSEL Il
was a stormy and significant Bosaion, tnkon all
III all, II tho reports which havo leakod out aro
an undeniablo fact that tho rank and flo of the
party aro in sympathy with tho Butler movement,
and only want chance to ahow It at tho polls.
First, he IS popular with Tho Irish then, tho
retail liquor-doa1ors, who hayo suffered
stato ooastabulary, would like to Soc Lin Gov. @
ornor, tint tho Prohibitory low might bo enforced
impartially or exploded altogether, which ia tho
Goneral'n anto.olcction doctrine. Add to this
tho fact that tho leadors have given up nll hopo
800 In Dut1cr's election q chanco to smash tho
Republican party, aud you havo threo good rea-
sons for this assumption. Tho sympathy for
Butler cropped ont In M attompt to dolay tho
tho Republican. squabblo would terminate.
Two yeara ago, III great many towna, thu lto-
publican caucnseB we're carried for Dut1cr by the
votes Of Irish Democrats aud tho same taoticB
are to bo pursued this year, whore they can DO
made. no doubt, by tho Domocrata; but, II But
ler iB in tho fold, tho Democratic candidate will
not gos half his party-voto.
THE L1Quon-QuEsTIoN
In playing an important part in tho contest.
Butler started out With bfg talk to tho prohi-
bitionista and s!rill whistle for the liquor
doalers. Ills adharenta among the formor are
fow In number ; tho great majority Of the ten-
poranco mon aro In sympathy with tho u Emil
nently RespectabloA, !" aud don't care to go in on
Butler'a dolll1e-faccd policy. 70 Offset tho I'd
1,ernrrc nf tbo Danuh1irnn iio,,nrinaicre tn Tlt-
Ter, tho Wnshburn clique have nlado moyo to
concilinto tho Wavoring prohfbitioniBts. peromp-
tory orders have been issued to enforce the Pro-
hibitory law to tho letter, md to close up tho
mills aud low groggoriaa. To carry out this or
der, the twelve State Constables who have boon
charged with tho enforcement Of tho Inv in 13os-
ton have heon aummarily discharged, and with
aiot,era had reason to believe TINT said officers
wore not doing their duty. A week laa passed,
the vacancies have boon filed by "details from the
force scattered about the 8tata in tho towns, but
no decisive move hRa been made on tho bur.
rooms which kcep opeu doors aud publicly. soil
ar much as ever. Now it 80 happons that eleyon
Of tho twelve Constablos discharged wore Butlor
men,. Iu tho manipulation Of ward cauouses
heretofore, tho stato Conatables havo
boon The powor, behind tho throne
large number OF runl.shops. Congressman
Hooper carries three Democratic wards at every
election; State Senators and Representatives
hayo boon e1octod from tho same placcs. It's oil
done through tho Btato ConstAblns, who have
tho power 10 prosecute or lot alone every liquor
dea1or OIL thoir respective beatB. To secure
exemption from n prosecution for q twolye-
month, d Democratic liquor-dealor will gladly
Republican. md not only stay away from tho
POLLS, but persuade all his friends to do the
sa1ne. This was the secret Of the tremondonR
gains for Grant last fall, and Is fair sample of
the way the politlcsa, OF tue State haVo been
oliau0 in power. Eleven State Constabloa i'll
Boston, using their office for Butler, WAS more
than Mr. Washburno could afford. Tho Commits
sionora deny that they knew anything Of the
political pEajutliees Of tho officers; Dnt tho
making tho most out Of it they oan. III connoc-
tion with this foaturo of tho campaign, a uoat
littlo ruse Of the Butler party has lust como TO
light. It Is vol known TINT the Independent
Ordor Of Good Templars is powerful organlzu-
tion in this STATIC. ready to roto eollaly for any
man who will enforce the ProEibitory Law. Gov.
Washburno is we'll known aa prohibitiouiHt, but
no Is led by his party, and does not go beyond
from being satisfied with him, aud TINT is tho
reason sotne arc turning hopefully toward But
lor. IN tho western part Of the State, Bono Of
Butler's friends hnVo undertaken to manipulate
tho Good Temr'ara. The plan is to visit the
good OF tho ordor aro called for,
they rieo in their pacoa to 1poak. Or
course 1t Is most natural to apcak of tho
enforcement Of tho prohibltory law and the
means to aocare that ena, and then to slide into
with an appeal to MI voters to attend tho Repub-
llcan cancusea and aend delcgatcs to the State
Convention who will vote for the man. and him
only, who promises to enforce the law. It ls 3
neat dodge, but its carly exposure will break its
f0rco.
AMI THE ADMINISTRATION.
Dntlor proclaims himself tho Administration
candidate, md he iB to oil appearances. Ho ie
supported by every Cuaton,-House and United
States Court oflcor in tho state aud BY the Poet-
masters in q body. Secretary Boutwell, owes him
the seat ho now. occupies in tho Senate ;
Yicd President Wilson iH neutral; Secretary
Robeaon ia . Butler inan.--tlloy worn closotod
together ut tho l3oars Head Hotel few days
ago; Secretary Richardson has thrown tile
weight OF lis inluouco for Butler; Collector
Russell OF tho Custom Houso Collector Slack OF
tho Internal Revenue Department, all tho
United States AsAcssors, and tho whole batch Of
Administration dependents ut tho Chasioatown
Nayy-Yard and tile Chelsea Naval Hospital, all
work for Butler. Then llne little programme
hna hnen errnprn1 fer newt Woak trhinh ia