New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-22
THE MASSACHUSETTS, CONTEST.

GEN. BUTLER IN HIS OWN DEFENsE-HE REPLIES 10
CHARGES AGAINST Ills VIRTUE, MORALITY, AND
HoNFsTY-A NAMEIEsS PORTRAIT OF AN AID
YERsARY.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNRl
BOSTON Aug. 21.-Gen. Butler prints let
ter I'm The Tareer this afternoon, addressed to s. O.
Fay OF scarborough the gentleman who at the meet
ing of the Temperance Union in Marlborough last week
so strongly opposed his Endorsement by the ProhDltory
party and SAID various unpleasant things about the
would-be Governor. The General begins his letter by
declaring that he will not lower himself by answering
or denying Mr. Fay's assertions. but he simply asks
him 10 state the evidence upon which he re-
lies to Justify them. He pleads guilty TO the
charge OF being an "emneut criminal lawyer" and
saws IF were your assertion that IN order
10 attain a high rank tins department OF law must
involve heavy load Of moral turptude. should say
that YOU reason logically as he who says hat nc
who drives fat must himself be fat II you are
right then the seapponted leader of the opposition to
me- Judge Uoar, who defended the most important
criminal case of the decade last Winter where prose
cuted the confessed criminals in behalf of the Govern
ment must carry very heavy load OF moral turp-
tude'" The writer also pleads guilty OF being " amD
tous :" and he has doubt that he was one OF the
most active enemies of the Antslavery cause IN 1885
but as that was his first year in college, he docs not
remember the fact. He then goes on as follows:
Again Won say that went into the comparatively
q poor man. How do you know thati 1 lived in the
same house drove the like horses and the carriage
then that do now, and kept the same number OF SET
vants-as my neighbors know What IS your authority
for that assertion that came ont OF the war one o.
The richest IL not the richest man Of New-Englandf
What is your evidence for that ssseruohi nave you
know n owned other different property then than
nowi You say: In his granite speeulalons for the
rseTtionI Also. that 10 is acting as counsel
for the Credit MoeeT JOB for large lee,I
DO YOU know the that refused large fee TO de
the Credit Mobier aud was never counsel Tor tnae
gah up and retaled III puOhc assemble insefap
saunders Of my enemies sna o 10
which intend TO hold you unless you JUSTIFY yonreli
by proof II had gone TO Congress -, pall-maEer Of
very moderate means and had served Tor Years as CHAR
man of the Committee Caims-the only place in Con
business of selling himself successfully aud prohtaby,
because it remains with the Chairman OF such COMMITTEE
claimant Will give 10, is, or 25 per cent of his
claim, II Is "a g39d one. 70 ons,t nave II
and had come of Congress reported to be worth half
million, while equal partner in the pail business
dence OF such wealth by building house reported 10
have cost $4,000 and had become manager Of nation
nationp bank interests while In Congress- would there
not have been very considerable ground Of aeens
eng e 81 II "p mo Visible o max
ing money than you have nowi l accuse no one. 49,,
Now, you further pleased TO say that have used
Intoxicating drinks, and have been known to be drunk
What evidence have you for that assertioni And ior
operate politically with men who use intoxicating
drinks3 IL you not follower Of the Hamilton
Hall meeting advocating its candidate when that meet
ing elected TO preside over IL well known
as openly and publicly notorious and haOitu-
ally using Intoxicating liquorsi suppos,
Sir, that 1 should gather W. and boil down
and mold into charge all the gossip scandal ana pos
sble ISLANDERS that have circulated In the community or
have beenbrOugh ~ me by enemies about yOurse w.
especially In connection with the other during your
NE would you quite temperate or Christian for
Inc 10 assert in the rostrum truths And would
you think 1t full repaaton excuse when they were
denied by those who knew them 20 be false apologize
by saying. DID, have intention OF misrepre
senting Mr.. Fay r.
Concerning the charge Of being profane man, and
the statement made by Mr.. Judd that he had been
Obliged TO burn the daily papers tes they
contained reports of Gen. Buffers speeches ID the
courts that his family should not Them the Gen
back by saying that he does doubt the fact
that This Judd takes and reads very vulgar newspaper
and that anything could Justify profanity, 1t would be
20 the OF temperance advocated by Islander,
calumny ignorance and the vile Misrepresentation
which every thinking man knows must OF necessity be
Hes The writer signs himself. with much respect
us possible. your oDedent servant, b. F. Butler"
GEN. BUTLERs PROSPECTS DEPRESSED.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.-A prominent Official
the Government who returned to-day after q stay OF
several weeks IN Massachusetts, reports Gen. Buffers
prospects for extremely faint and that lead
is Republicans OF the State regard his defeat at wof'
erster "a settled IN advance HIS letter salary
grab and Representative Hoars reply have injured hi
beyond recovery.