New-York tribune., 1873-07-28

| t;nouished respectable gentlemen who met oo
orcanize the onposition, would not have taken
such n step had they not been thorousniJ
convinced of the necessity for IT, -,
And now that the meeting has Deeh neiu'
an organization effected, speeches nh,u0' ",,e
committees appointed to see tna' 'no ai''
ButIer sentiment of the State il repi iu'on'ou
in tbe Convention, we beg to repeat '''' "o
shall he unite content to see Mr.. bu'ie, nun
| ;no,od And that not for the reason tiiaC Wo
believe il will be likely to destroy tno i'opuD
Iicon marty. for it is by no means celti'"' o''
| 80 .bo+ Marty has become through the cor
| r,nt nractices Of its assumed leauers,
| that - ;s not TO be the means alter all OF
occomplishing great good. But we repeat that
Mr Rntler is the flower and fruit of the time,
the natural growth of the party, and the best
illustration of its tendency, and that his nom
ination would have a good effect in exhibiting
lust that feature of the situation. May we
not say indeed,that the candidacy has already
done good in awakening the Respectable
portion of the party to such action as IS
likely to insure the attendance OF decent men
at the caucuses and the sending of gentlemen
of character and standing to the Convention
1t is not strange that the respectable people
of Massachusetts should exhibit something
like resentment when those to whom they
would naturally look for sympathy III their
opposition to such man as Butler say they
| 1yould he unite content to see him nominated.
Their resentment is natural and we try to bear
ND under it with philOsophic calmness'
Let us state this question fairly. Massachu-
sotts breads the modification and disgrace of
bavinc Mr.. Butler her Governor. She can
have him or not, as she votes. The People OF
that State have it to say whether or not he
shall be Governor. If they want him the dls-
grace is theirs and they must carry 1t II they
do not want him it is the simplest ana easiest
thing in the world TO vote so. Judge Hoar and
Mr.. Dawes and ex-Speaker Jewell and the other
cOpfreres at Boston expressed their sentiments
unon the subiect with entire freedom, and left
il no secret that they should consider Buffers
nomination q disgrace. Very well. Now sup
pose he should be nominated, Then the test
comes that we desire to see applled whether
these gentlemen and the three-quarters OF
the Republican party in Massachusetts, who
think MS they do will dare disobey
the mandate of the caucus and bolt the action
of a regular Convention to save the State from
beinc disgraced. We have seen great many
unfit nominations supported by just such men
because they were regular We arc curious to
see how far the sanctity of the caucus binds
men in Massachusetts, to support such candl-
dates as Batter. If they propose to vote
for him in the event OF his nom
nation, they have no right to ask the SYM
pathy or cooperation of non-partisans In their
opposition to him, since they confess that 1t
is only to save party and not the State that
they are acting. If their party says by lis
selection of candidates that the State shall
be dishonorcd, they propose deliberately to
90 forward and carry ont the decree.
If partsanship has taken 80 deep q
root in Massachusetts, and has so strong
hold upon the people it is time it
was known time the people knew 1t them
selves, which they scarcely do at present. The
most dangerous feature in our politics, as we
have repeatedly Said is the disposition to fol-
low blindly the dictates of party caucusesi
controlled, in nine cases out of ten, by schem-
ing. intriguing, political demagogucs. Parti-
sanshp is the present peril, wholesome
boiling the escape. We do not entirely
withhold our sympathy from the brave and
honest gentlemen who are fighting Butler /;
and yet he would do no great harm as Cover
nor, even if elected while healthy, spirited bolt
would do q world of good, and teach such fel-
lows that even though they get the ear of
power and the control of patronage and the
machinery of party, the people back OF the
party are honest and clean and decert and
will stand no nonsense.