New-York tribune., 1874-10-14

ards of political morality, then thil
man, whose name Is the synonym OF all tha'
is degrading and vicious in our politics, can
have no part or lot with il. And yet ReDub-
licans have nominated him by nearly unani.
nous vote in Convention. Republlcans VIII
vote for him at the polls. Republicans VIII
| return him il he is returned. RepuDlcanS
will rejoice over his election as party
triumph. Republicans in Congress VIII
welcome him to Republican caucuses'
A Republican Speaker will assign nun
to some of the most important posl'icn'
in the House. A Republican AdmihiS'ia'.on
will disregard the protests OF the inoS' 40
spectable Republican voters and give MN 0or
troll of political appointments ana III III
respects he will be conspicuous lnnuen'ia,'
potential in the party. Is it strangeli III SUCH
q state of things the honest Republican voter,
who wants to vote for the things he believes
in and for men who believe in them, stands
still and doubtsf
Six years ago. when this man was candidate
for Congress, after having given in his ad-
hesion to the anti-Republican doctrine of pay
ment of the National Debt in protested paper,
an Independent candidate against him re-
celved a beggarly 1900 votes against Buffers
1900, the party all the time denOuncing the
latter's financial views as reasonable heresies'
but giving him their support Three years
later, he made q raid upon the State
for the nomination for Governor, and was
barely defeated. Two years later, another
raid in which he was again unsuccessful.
His character was well known. The better
class of voters in Massachusetts,, and indeed OF
the whole country, know that Mr.. Butler
stands for all that is demOralIzing and bad In
politics; that he is not in any sense Repub'
Iican by the tests which the party sets
nm for itself; but that he is simply
a bold, unscrupulous self-seeking dema-
gogue, without any conception OF morality
or purity in politics, whose influence is per-
nicious and his example infamous. And yet
he is Republican Representative, carrying
the Endorsement and approval not only OF the
Republicans of his district, but of his State and
the nation. Flaunting his defiance IN the party's
face, splitting upon its platforms, and boldly OPP
posing its policy, shedding like water the wordy
rebukes and denunciatiOns which party plat
forms shower upon him in resolutions that
almost call him by name, he still demands Its
support and allegiance, and, what is more, he
gets it. In all his pirating career. it has hap
pened that but one man. and he clergyman
whose party ties sat lightly, has stood up
publicly and threatened to bolt his nomination.
Who then, is responsible for him 7 The
Republicans of his district certainly, for they
nominate him almost unanimously in con-
vention. The Republicans of Massachusetts,,
for they allow him to contend for the highest
Office in their gift and hold themselves bound
to submit to the chances of his success. The
Republicans in Congress, for they give him
positions of prominence and influence and
full recognition as leader The Republican
Administration, for it gives him the Federal
patronage he demands and the highest con-
sideration in its councils. He is represent
ative Administration Republican. And yet
we are told that the party is engaged in puri-
| fying itself.