Litchfield enquirer., 1873-09-18
Massachusetts Politics.

the noble stand it took last week, against
 the lmpudent pretensions of Gen. B. F.
 Butler, backed by fraud and the undue in
 huence of federal office holders. Gu,
 miserable civil service system has enabled
 Butler to obtain the appointment of his ad.
 herents to the most important federal of.
 fices in Massachusetts. To the disgrace
 of our present administration be it said, the ofice-holding class in that state seem to look upon that notorious individual as the congressman who controls local ap- pointments. Other Massachusetts con- gresspen stand in such fear of Butler that they have allowed him to monopolize the federal patronage of the entire state. His support of Boutwell, in the recent senatorial contest seemed to have given him additional strength with the admins tration; and, as natural result, we hear of U. s. marshals drumming democratic recruits into Republican caucuses to vote for Butler; of Navy Yard employees going ''solid" for him; of country postmasters being called on to ''send up" full delega- tions pledged to his support. This federal interference is met by most emphatic re- buke in the second resolution of the plat form to be found on our first page. The back pay steal is also denounced. Butlerism is slapped in the face in the fourth reso- lution; and theimportant principle that it is not only the right but the duty of the na- tional government to stop the extor- tions of railroad monopolies is distinct. ly enunciated. r.l.s .-,.f. ..-, rrl We hope and believe that the Admin istration will profit by this plain talk of the strongest and purest Republican State in the Union. It is not Gen Grants chief fault, as alleged by Mr. Sumner, that he is a ''quarreler. He has not quarreled enough. He has yielded to im- portunate bummers like Butler; to cor rupt "carpet-b -baggers" like Kellogg; to plausible rogues like Tom Murphy; till he needs just such clap of thunder as we heard from old Massachusetts on Wednes- day last, to teach him and his cabinet that good Republicans are not disposed to allow the business of humoring bad Republicans to go any further. .aH
 It is very pleasant thing to see Massa- chusetts not only denouncing congression- al grabbing in general, but repudiating the chief of congressional grabbers in particular. It is grand thing to see the president of party convention rise to the lofty disregard of partisanship that eharacterizes every line of Coy. Bullock's opening address. It contains a warning that the Republican party cannot afford to neglect. It acknowledges the patent fact that prolonged supremacy has cor rupted it to the extent that reform can be no longer postponed. He hopes and be- ieves that reform will come from within. If not, says he, let it come from without
 The point made by Butler that his op- ponents were committed to bolt had he been nominated, was shrewdly taken. Un- doubtedly the underlying idea of the con- vention system IS that the minority should yield to the will of the majority. But when a minority believe that an unworthy man has obtained his nomination by un- worthy means Is not bolting their duty as we'll as their right? fgs6 e8 na
 We are particularly rejoiced to see the Republican party recognizing the duty of Congress to. repress railroad extortion. With so much purchasable material food ing Congress from the Southern States, we have no great expectation of immedi- ate relief. but the principle is a correct one, and one that perhaps some future ''anti-railroad" Congress may carry into. effect ..,t q, leee.,...,. .. ....-.-.5 ,s...
 Miss Bliss of South Hadley, and Miss Mary B. Ferguson of New Haven, are about to attempt at Wellington, South Africa, the foundation of seminary to bepatterned after Mount Holyoke. A Cape Colony pastor became interested in read
 ing the Life of Mary Lyons. founder of the Holyoke Seminary, and determined to establish school on the same plan. These two ladies, both graduates of that Seminary, and teachers, have undertaken its management and will sail on Saturday for South Africa. yd l5rl39estI q sai fsR ayff ----------------- ------+-g fu. s4.I3.l. 6 ! The Central Pacific Company have been l discharging workmen because ''the peo- pie have decided against them.'' On the other hand Gov. Booth has been warmly welcomed by the people of Sa: Francisco. seta-sja LircHFiElp. etar H. The Sept. Term of the Superior court | oo,nanoos &;tb tIo +,;o1 oe poool .,. N,