, 1873-06-21

mado to sAvo tic party in MaaHachusotts, oTon
ut tho o1ponao Of olecting Butlcr Governor.
Thorc Ii little prosroot TINT Dutor will volunta~
rlly draw off from tho fold. 10 do 80 now and
for tho second timo would bc to acknowledge
that no waA personally too Objectionable to hia
own party to Beoure tho position which he haa
M his rowarl for party servicoa' "o
mny, therefore, reasonably look forSnrd to Gon.
l}utlor's candidnturo, and probably to his eloo-
ton.
Tlioro ARC just two waysof regarding this prof.
poet, viz: Either as tho ultimato attninng OF
good by thatBovoro process Of publication which
suppllos the maximum Of evil as n warning; or
as a disgrace to tho whole country and an In
Jury to Massachusetts whioh thnt stato cannot
afford to iniiics. In tho first eaao, tho election
Of Cen. Butler aa Governor of Massachusetts
would definitely dotormiuo tho responsibility
Of tho Republican party for tho Individual md
onloial corruption TINT has beon developed un-
dorita domination. Con. Dut1or stands before tho
country aB tho avowod champion Of an that tho
people have united In conforming. Uo was tho
attorney Of Onkoa Amos In tho House ho waB
tho father and most aotive champion Of the sal-
nry-grab; ho has p1nyod tho part of par aBlto to
tho President IN faco Of his declared contempt
for him and no is, to-day, tho typo in the minds
Of nino-tonths Of tho people, Of tho political
rufian, roady at an times to grab and scramble
for oil tho advantages that foil in tho way Of the
politician. Il tho Republican party take up this
representative Of modern political infamy, md
deliberately present him as thoir candidate for
Governor Of Massachusetts, tho oVone will haVo
d national Significance. It will DO an opon party
recognition Of what huH already boon charged
that tho organization Ia sustained aololy for tho
purpose Of sozing and dividing the Hpol1a. Tho
Issue of tho life or donth Of tho pro8ent nopub-
lcan party will thon bo moro kairly made up
than It has ever boon BEFORE and 1t will como boz
toro tho country to decide whether or not tho
politicians arc stronger than the pooplo.
On tho other side, 1t Ia doubtful whothor tho
country can stand tho increased pressure Of such
test. lit should result favoxably to tho poll
ticians in Massachusetts, which Is likcly to DO
kAo E4SOt ~ VAS0AA%6S AAoAA 4A sAAo ~NAAAE
mission Of still bolder outrages upon tho people,
which 1t would require long time to romedy,
with great suffering and Boro disaenslons mean
while. Tho Springfield Republican says,
and says truly, TINT Gen. Dutlor's agency
in securing tho aalary~grab would be
| sufficient to defeat him in any Western State
| Then Gen. Buffers election in Massachusetts
will bo direct insult to tho popular continent
Of tho Weat, which Massachusetts. ns tho 1arg
est OF tho Now England States, cannot nnord =:
giyo. This sentiment OF opposition to aa1ary
grabs, to Credit n1obiliors, and to oillcia
knavcry Of all descriptions, exists in tho Wost tt
dogreo which the Republican purity Of Massa
chuRotta and tho Now England States uttorl
fails to appreciate whom it consents that tn
programme shall be carried out which include
tho election Of Con. Butler.
Con. Butler il nightmare to the Republican
party. On tho ono sidc, ho has it's official in
dorscment from headquarters which tho part
docs not dare to disturb for fear Of rupturinl
somo Of its most dangerous olcmonts. On til
other side, 1t can only proceed in tho diroctlo
outlined at tho risk Of confirming it's reputatio
as q party Of corruption, with no other oxcua
for existence than division OF tho spoils. II
goos ahead with Dutlor, it will break upon th
rock Of popular disgust. II It tries to throw hi'
oyer, 1t loses tho ballast Of Ills friends and at
loronts who arc chiof among those holding tt
concern togothor On its prcsont baaia. IT
rotribution which Con. Butler is prottv euro
bring in other caso may Jet atone, in part, fl
his past political sina.