The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-09-09
Ereedom in Massachusetts

The canvass Of BUTLER, backed by the
Federal oftice-holdcr>, is really national
blessing. \ hundred Buffers might be put
over the South through negroes ana Federal
oI}irc-holdcrS and no one north Of MASON and
Dixon would rive it Il thought, but the ut
TEMPT of the Washington Government to put
one Butler in the Governors chair in Mas
sachusctts arouscs the spirit OF liberty anC
the indignant dcnunciationS of the outrage
Of the interference by Federal officers in tli'
local elections Of Il State ring through Tho
Ien"th and breadth of that old Common
| wealth.
This is healthy. We gave yesterday OK
tracts from that true representative OF Mas
sachu>cttS the Boston -idtcrttS"r. The!
were fun OF the bold spirit of Il Just indigna
ton indignation at the Outrage upon oul
republican system Of interference in State
affairs hv the appointccS of the Fedora
President. That paper continues itS wal
| for the yr.itable American libcrty-!hc i'll
d prndciIcc OF state authority. the rc>tlicti
unoa that of the Federal Government i'll
tended 70 cnnlinc il 10 its specified duties
We make two more extracts from the same
| able newspaper:
"rhc interference Of national oilire-holc
cls with lccal politics must be dealt Wi!
>,unlnally. The people are unit OF thl>
Question. The offence of The Federal ring IN
| Massachusetts i iutociablc. Til" resolution;
| Of tie Democratic platform Oh this point /, 4
| GOOD one; but il Il more vigorous and OK
| pre>siyr one rau he written, let Us have It.
No mincu~ Of fine phrases Will suffice. The
ncoptr are ungcrci, and they havc Abundant
| reason 10 be. The Presidents Officials in This
city and throughout the stat" have cnntG"tcd
| ~ if they had been hired ont to Gci.cr;l But
| Ter for the campaign; and if the pubic bust
nr., t,S not hccn neglected. it Is plain r!Sc
| that more officers are drawing salary than
there j. WORK for. The voice Of the con'cii-
ton Should he 50 tlliltoncd and renctratin"
that i, will be heard in Washington a5orcthc
rliink Of the Treasury gold, ana 1T Long
5runci! above the roar OF the surf. HE RAM.
and Tile OF the two pa ties are not ut issue oil
this point. II Tie issue is Forced, The oi1'-
holders will bcH party iy themselves in Mas
>achtlSrtts. And if they keep !hcr places,
| the people know how 10 lind out who Is re-
SIonsill l.. CiNil->crvlc" reform isl watch
word not forgotten, and those who rc9a' Il
ability and integrity in Office are watching for
the outcome Of certain fair promises. Let
the convention speak the though! OF the pro-
pie.
The -Adrcyii<er follows up its bold iudct-
mcnt of the administration with the dtcIa-
ration that great question is 1t issue, and
that the responsibility Of the decision rests
with the Republican party "mhcther the
4" Tnited States Is 10 remain 'ritat Il ARRAYS
"haS becu-a FcderM rrpuJHc-or ,rhcthe''
"Hi TO be rWied hy pail army Of CticfotS
"ndcr the control Of he Central Goceru-
"ment."
We object to the phrase "0lrGYs has
bccn." "WaS intended to be " would be
unexcpptionahlc. VIII Massachusetts, stand
BY these proud declarations: Or are they
TO be confined alone TO inlringemcntS upon
her own State authority and freedom: We
shall see.