Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-13
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aFKDKRAL IMTERFKREEcE' In MAssA-

Ths Massachusetts contest has Afforded s0ne
grains Of soIaas 10 our soTowing DemocrAtie
frisnds EspeaABy, are they pleased With the
protest Of the Boston Adoerttssr agAinst he
s-inisrfsreUes7 Of the United States ofheiAu.
rr- Its Democratic nanssske in the city txnlhngy
discoyeus that :" casArizm- hAs bssnTanpAatH Al
tle foot Of Bunker Hill, and becomes more TIN y
ever convinced that " shotted Calling gnns WI
soon be brought into the streets Of Boston. %
'.intimidEte- the votsrs-tbOugh,to Be sure, why
the Gstling gun should be sioae relied uPon, for
the business, in place Of Al Other shootAg- mons.
does not AppeAE. fs ----r
t' Az our brethren who wsrs attached 70 the late
Democratic Organization ind few crumbs q
3 eomfort IN fhess days Of theiT bereavement, we
shall not dispute With them the certainty that
&, Boston will soon be Infatuated by Federal can
non The thought pleasss them, and 70 lot them
enjoy ii. by al nsans. Bat to Republicans it Il
TO be said that there just two points of inter
est in this alleged '-interfefenss' bJ the
United States officials in the recent
washbufn- ButlsF contest Firstly, did
the nficers Of the general Government At Wash
ington issue ''instructions 70 the Z. S. OH
Sc cisls, m Massachusetts that they must support
~. Baflsrf Secondly did the chi0f officials in Mae
saehusetts directly or indirectly. threaten thsir
F.. suborainAtes with the loss Of their places. 4
3 they did notvork for Butler' stHti
Thsse ere the only questions Of general inter
ct above the msrs elements Of factional squab-
be- The two sides q = fight, in party or out
2aoflt.AIx4ys chAfgs each tbsr with bad conduet,
and about such matters the people Al large care
nothing. But the two questions indicated above
are Of importance We answer to the first that
the general Government did not instruct any
body OF eourse it did not. We do not believe an
nstzDcs has been, or be proven, during the
present Administration, in which the President
or the Head Of Departments eEpiicitly directed
or requested their officials in any State TO take
this or that side in a fSetional contest Some
people believe the contrary Of this but they are
'H people who know nothing Of the case, and who
are capable OF believing also that Secretary Bel
knAp Ia going TO send Calling guns or EaitrAil
leuses 10 intimidAte the voters Of Boston The
resemble the good people who are sure that the
thick walls Of all Catholic churches mean
. for fortyesses within which ths Pope intends u
establish his soldiers
The second question is one Of fact, also con
eerning which we do not know. II the Collects
Of the Port of Bosten, or the United States Mar
shall Of the District Of Massachusetts,, or Inter
nal Revenue Supervisor Simmons, or any othe
o. g. Official, forced his subordinAtes througl
fear OF being removed TO support Bntler and op
pose Wzehburn, they are guilty Of al ofciA mis-
demeAnor which ought TO cost them their places
.-.t PVve the charge aud shall ask for their re
h7h movAl But II must not be forgotten, on the 9th
ft,f or hand that the gentlemen who act CoIecto
Marshal, Supervisor &C., are at the same tim
citizens and voters In the State or MassAchu
settn Just a. much bound to take part in II
r anairs AZ Mr.. HoAr or Mr. Dawes and with jus
a. mnch right to support General Butler 70
Governor, AZ the latter gentlemen have to wor
for Mr.. Washburn The fact that they hold pc
sitions, by appointment under the general Coy
ernment does not dsfrsnchise them any mor
than the fact that Messrs Hoar and Dawes ocor
py seats iu the National Congress depriyea thos
gentlemen Of a right to share In the Inanagemei
Of their State affairs.
The Boston Advertiser would do we'll to tell u
ence and why it charges them. Ifiproves a
affirmative to either OF the queries above put, "
are ready to cenaure the Administration, or il
Massachusetts officials, or both. But we do nc
understand, at all, that it accuses the gensci
Government, and it has given us neilher name
nor proof in regard TO the Massachusetts of
calA. Ii it's complaints arise only from the fAC
that the latter supported General Butler al
used their fair inhuence-As eitizens-for h
nomination. 1t is only to b., said TO close III
whole case, that they had perfect right to d
So and that our Democratic brethren have bee
attacked, once more with the "Gatling gnu
nightmare all for nothing.