The Republican journal., 1873-09-11
Massachusetts Revolts,

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| Massachusetts, Revolts.
We take pleasure in publishing and call
ING attention to the very able article from
the Boston Daily Advertiser entitled
'.Breaker~ Ahead" 1t has more significance
than amy political writing which has drawn
our attention for the last dozen Years. 1t
| is significant. first, because it comes from
| a republican source; second, because il
attacks and detie> the party rulers at Wash
| ngton: and thirdly, because it confirms
| in express terms the worst that the oppo-
| siton have alleged concerning the selfish,
centralizing and dangerous courses upon
which the administration seems bent. Our
good friends of the Advertiser and the re-
publicans of Massachusetts laughed long
and loud at the writings of Louisiana,
Mississippi, South Carolina, and others of
the Southern States. under the stretch of
power arbitrary rule and military suolu-
CATION OF those States in time of profound
peace, Men who had studied history, and
taken note Of the SILENT slow but sure
entertainments. by which the liberties of
other peoples have been tettered and
crushed. felt alarm at these unrebuked
proceedings. They saw that these tactics
would soon become the administration
policy i'll the north, and seeing it sounded
an alarm 1t affords this class a large
measure of satisfaction to find this cry OF
alarm echoed by the leading republican
paper in Massachusetts, and they hope that
| the discovery does not come too late
Those who have studied the history of
tho human race know under what specous
promises, by what asserted solicitude for
the public good and in what impercepti-
bic degrees designing men and the enc
mics OF liberty overcome the aspirations
of 4 people to be and remain their own
rulers. Behind 4 whining establishment
and the cant of patriotism, there is con-
ceaied sinister Seliishness and the ready
| Wr:l'nn of the u,urprr. The iron hand
has always Il velvet glove. But fortunate
~ in This attempt to subvert the free choice
Of Massachusetts, and enter upon a course
OF undisgused dictation. the instrument
selected is likely to defeat the end The
administration at Washington is plainly to
be seen pulling the wires that move But
Ter And if this We're not the case, and
the doughty General moved of his own
y0Iition, there would be scarcely less cause
for apprehension.
But Massachusetts is thoroughly aroused
to the audactv of federal interference in
her elections The article which we copy
is sufficient evidence OF that, and still
! more 50 is one in the Advertiser of Satur-
day. from which the following is an ex-
tract
The interference of national office-h oders
with local politics must be dealt with sum-
| marilv. The people are unit on this question.
The offence Of the federal ring in Massachusetts
is intolerable. The resolution Of the democratic
platform on this point Is Il good one; but if
more vigorous and expressive one can be
written. let It's have it, No mincing of fine
phrases will suffice The people are angered
| and they have abundant reason to be. The
| Fresdents officials in this city and throughout
| the state have conducted AS if they had been
| hired out to General Butler for the campaign,
| and if the public business has not been neglect
ed. il is plain that more officers are draw
| ing salary than there is work for. The voice of
the conV emit ion should be so full-toned and pene-
| trating that it will be heard in Washington
above the clnk of the Treasury gold, and at
Long Branch above the roar of the surf. The
rank and file OF the two parties not at issue
on this point. If the issue is forced, the office
| holders will be party by themselves in Massa-
chu>ettS. And if they keep their places, the
| people know how to find out who is responsible
| tlVil-servicc reform is watchword not for
| gotten, and those who regard ability and in
teSrlty III office are watching for the outcome of
| certain fair promises. Let the convention speak
| the thought of the people.
| 1t is impossible at this writing to say
what result will be had at the Convention
on Wednesday. But should Butler be
| nominated, of which there seems now a
| fair chance, there will arise such com
motion as has not been known in the
politics of the Bay State within the mem
DRY of man. And the result is likely to
| be the election Of the excellent gentleman
whom the Democrats have put in nomina-
ton for Govemor-One upon the bright
escutcheOn of whose honor there is not a
stain.