, 1873-08-27
1 Staggering, Quarro!some, and lii.
decent Speech nj Worcester.
Savage Reply to Hoar's Letter---
The Salary-Grab De-
Tended Again.
How He Would Enforce the Prohibit0ry
LaW---Ihe Story Of That
Bunting Factory.

oplunhtlon IN tll8 city tO-hfgns ilo Catno up
from Boston with q delegation of Fodoral Office
holders, and WAS mot nero by his retaincra from
Ill parts Of tho State. Eyory pains was taken
TO give oclat to this opening. Fireworks
ind band collected tho pooplc at tho hall door,
but tho effort was hardly necessary, for thoro is
Always an oagornoss to hoar Butler for the fun
pf tho thing" Tho hall was crowded III evory
part, as many as $500 being proscnt. Dutlor
tane on tho platform accompanied by
n obscure county politician, who hopes to 10
sas anplaudcd, but whon throe cheors wore
tallcd for, hiaHoa woro freely mingled with them.
Bntlor Immediately began to attack CongroBs-
hn1t Hoar, Of this district, and quickly
thnt ' gontlenana' letter ranklod raul I'm in his I
9oart.. IIo satd 1Ionr had furnished him u text,
but tho text WAS much older than hts letter,
and forthwith he proceeded to road Jof Davis
proclamation elm declaring him 20 obtlaw, an
t. ise!' stating ~" TINT ''9s a p'PSa Tas
negro born in Liberia and tho offer Of ro-
Tard Of 510,0D0 for his body, dead Or alive, with
I communication to Il Charleston pnpor from
o,' fonh0rn woman nan wlo a;'os was making p sopo to
llro, privilege Of adjusting it to Ills
hook. Thus ho attempted to create tho i'm
preston tlat mr. uoar hated him for the samo
feason that tho rebels did. IIo spoke Of thoao
Nlnba LII tlV BEbluulIlB tl OppU1lElOu W ulu1t u
parry Mr. Hoarts atatemont, that 10 had mover
known anybody elao to praise him as ho had
praised himuolf, ho read from the original
earchlnonts, which he unrollod with dramatic
lourisheB, tho resolutions Of thanks passed by
chusotts aud Ohio complin.enting him for
bis administration Of tho Department
Of tho Gulf, aud Tho complimentary address aud
Invitations to dinner Of tho merchants of Now
York aftcr his short command IN that city, say
Inv Tint 3rhn Mr. rc,,1i o.1un o1,
DuloGics of himself ho would acknowledge
him as m equal, and not before. AL
Those documents wore presented him on account
pf tho services which, Mr. Hoar admitted, he had
eeending him home to Lowell, Ho said, however,
That If lia War record WAS q failure,
1t WAS not because le did not try
TO do his =, bots, and ho objected to
he.rulod New Orleane with u United Statos army
pt Lis back. Perhaps MIR, Hoar thought ho
ron1d haye done it without MI army. Why
1idn't lio try? 10 ehow that Gov.
tom Of tie Maspaa5lsots M Legislature ~ resolution
of tlinukB thu words: "Approvcd, John a. An
drew Nlr. Iloar said ho out -blackgnnrdod q
New. York mob. Ho would confess no
81 eHud boen not uohFS hay0 a G1no doo1 it IT 0y had
sl1out Of indignatod, aud tho ladies in the ro1-
lorioa hid behind their fms, evidently wishing
they had not renturod into the presence Of HucL
the salary-grab, not so long rs his lot
ter. but containing few now points
beyond it's now personalities. He attacked Mr.
Adm Thayor, Of this city, who was prominent in
tho Hamilton Hall meetinng, saying ho was
Member Of the State Senate, ho had been ap-
pointed BY tho President to United States
olico, tho acceptance Of which, under
tho Constitution Of the stnto, disqualified him
dur ced coroa eepy Of o rspe Ren paQ
roll, showing that Thnyer, whom not LOCALLY
o member, Ind drawn pay for scrvice during
tho special session after tho Boston fire.
1io requested that hlr: Thayor'a friends would
enough to Thayer Whiio in tho city to contami-
1'hto him. 11o then went for "Worrington,"
correspondent Of tho Springfield ssRepu1|ican an
other man who could not bear u anlary-grnbber,
and who had been selected to write d history
of tho grab. Butlor did not stop to dispute tic
correctness Of the history, but posted "Warriug-
ton" as tho most successful salary -grabbor on
record. He then read from tho statutes OF
MaaBachuBotts tho record Of tho several
times "Warrington's" salary az Clork Of tho
House was iucreasca, somotimcs twice during
ono aession, and always dating back to the bo-
ginning Of the year. Butler Bxil le had never
yet raisod his pay twice in ono aossion. Ho
again denounced the weakness of tho Congress-
1aon who had, through fonr,. returned their pay,
a poor Congressman lad paitl away lilo extra
compensation for board, and, u1,dor tho inlu-
cnce Of uoar, had fels Obliged to got his note
discounted to rnia0 tho money to restore it to
thso IL lis % iadieroas s''9F way D0en@' es'a dlo p
d touching picture Of tho poor Congressman,
who, having no profession or business, had been
lured into politics only to bo cast out upon the
ri 1GTifu of hn 4.,k
stituoncy. Ho had no " comments an ito to
mako on tho oxtravngance Of tho gen
t1onsan @hose board-bill exceeded the
income. He boldly, claimed that he did good
would do tho uamo thing ngain in similar ciroum. i'm
stances. Mr.. Hoar'a allusion to the romunera-
ton Of professions, Judges, and clorgymon, lo
doxtrously turned by saying Congresamena
eaaries did not equal those Of Judges Of tho su-
promo Court, or Of lIcnry Ward. Doochor'a. lIo
also turned to account Boccher's nomination OF
him for President at the Fifth Avenue uotol.
tic had proposition to make. Although ho
thought ho bad perfect right to his back-pay,
novortl,cless. if all tho Massachusotta mombora
1866, Sumner, Wilson, Washburn, Baldwin, Bout
well, and tic rest, would return all their back
pay, ho would return all his. He thought that
Was fair. lie didn't hayo much to eay about
that If ho woro to paint q picture of failure,
Ao could draw bclter one than George
T; Hoar bud dono. uo would aketch IN
Attorney General who, whom tho President
nominated him to tho Senate, did not Know lis
name correctly, and who, although holding office
nut sllott time, managed to quarrel With 80
many 6onatorB that, when he was subsequently
nominated for Juatico Of tho Supreme Court,
the Senate rejected him, -aonething that mover
happened but once before, and thou because tic
nominee was insane. That would bo Ills picture
IT n failure.
Tho doneral thon dwell some time on tho sub
1ect Of tue enforcement OF tbs prohihitory law
promising that Il ho were Governor Ao would
enforce itmpartlally. Now ho said tho poor IriBl-
woman !lad hor Jug Of whisky aelzcd and was
thrown into taIl, while the State supported her
Children, aud tho rich Wholesale doaor escaped.
way to DO Governor all tho rest OF LIS life, with
George +. Hoar for bis body-soryant. lilo, how
over, fought nhy, as uBual Of declaring whether
or not lo favored tho law, although declaring
over and ovor during Ills speech that he
mover aneakod away from really tllo
most important Issue of our Btato poll
ties. It was expected that the Milford
man who intolTogated him at Framtngham on
tho atl Of July. would catechjAn linn tn-nit,ht