The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-20
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 90, 1874.
COLLECTOR ~ SIMMONS.

The recent republican gubernatorial can
vsss in Massachusetts has not yet passed
from memory. Tho contest took place, ms
contests in reference to men always should
take place-within the party itself. This
contest, moreover, took on Other phases. II
was question whether the party should
commit suicide; whether the good or bad
element therein should iulc. Happily it
was decided that thereafter, rs heretofore.
50 far as the republicans Of Massachusetts,
could determine, the party should still live,
be- controlled by the best element of hey
population. that outside interference in To-
cal affairs should not be tolerated, and that
only the best men should be elected to po-
silions OF honor, trust and responsibility.
The convention stamped "Butlcrism' I'M
der foot, and made emphatic the DECLARE
ton that Benjamin +. Butler was not their
leader, and that they would not follow I'M
der his leadership. During the cycntful
canyass. William A. Simmons, the super
visor Of internal revenue for New Eng
land acted very prominent part in be-
half Of Butler Taking advantage of his
official position, as 1t was charged and new
cr denied, by threats of removal and pro-
misses of appointments, he cndcavorcd 10
secure Buffers nomination. By, we think,
an unanimous vote Of the convention. the
President was requested to remove him
from office. 1t is true that his name was
not used, but he was the man, as he, Gene
raj Butler and every man in the country
well knew. Instead Of removal, he receives
promotion. In the face of this demand Of
the republicans of Massachusetts, he has
been nominated for collector Of the port Of
Boston the most lucrative Office in New
England. This appointment is made Just
on the eve of elections in two of the New
England states. Will the Senate endorse
il. in face Of the protests OF the republicans
Of Massachusetts ? We trust not
How the republicans of Massachusetts
feel upon the subject, may be seccn from
the following extracts from the leading re-
publican newspapers of Boston. The Id
rertiser, the ablcst of them ALL says This
bold attempt to override the expressed
wishes of the republicans of this state ought
to he defeated. and it can be-" The Glo5e
thinks ''the administration can hardly af-
ford to hazard again the favor of its sur
portcrs in this quarter" The JoWnay says
that "Simmons ought to have been rebukcd
instead of rewarded, by the President of
the United States. on the first fitting occa-
New England to think Of steuimng that
tide of political corruption which has swept
over other sections of the country, if they
nre to be thwartcd in this way by their
highest public servants The 7ranscyfpt
says that ''the new nomination for the col
lector of Boston is likely to prove direct
attack upon the integrity and strength Of
the republican party Of Massachusetts.
1t VIII array one section of republicans
against another, virtually ostracising hon
ored members of the organizations whose
independence and influence have constituted
its chief reliance for popular support and
N''''PH h''N dlC tllc tAIItSslOlN. he
it understood, of the republicans of Massa-
chusetts. Some Of them come from Jour
nails not apt to criticisc any act of the
President or the party. They are plain,
outspoken and to the point. 1t is the kind
OF criticism that is needed Just now, as it
has been heretofore, We venture to say
that never before has President made
nomination under such circumstances lie
must have known-he did know-thc
opinions of the Massachusetts republicans
in reference to William A. Simmons. If
the Senate does not reject the nomination,
who dare foretell the fate of the party in
Massachusetts,? Can they, in any event,
act quick enough to save New Hampshire?
These are serious questions for the Senate
to determine. The democratic press of
Boston are ALL of course, jubilant- which
alone would show which way the wind
blows. The question is with the Senate
now, let lis hope that they will act wisely