The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-21

the people desire TO hear new enc. We
may talk as much as we are q mind to
about keeping experienced men IN office,
but the voters are as anxious to select new
men for official positions as the new men
are ready to take them. The people be-
lieve in rotation in office; and the principle
is correct both in theory and practice, ex-
cept, perhaps, when applied TO what may
be termed mere business offices, which, to
use the language of distinguished member
of Congress, "should be settled on bust
ness principles" No one is better aware
of this than General Butler, and therefore
while he is sat home" on the floor of Con.
gress, he knows that the essex district
may soon tire of him, and that it behooves
him, before that day, TO seek fresh field.
"Kccp your name before the people" may
he an excellent political maxim for young
man and up TO certain point but when
the man becomes older, or the point is
passed, it becomes too much of good
thing aud the people are apt TO kick against
the pricks. General Butler will never
allow tins time to come in the Essex dis
trict, and hence he will, as we have said,
HE himself away TO fresh fields.
That fresh field is the gnbernatorial chair
of Massachusetts, chair which has been
the halfway house" for many man to
more spacious mansoLs- II has been SO
because to occupy it has been to have the
endorsement of she good people of Massa-
chusctts. Hence General Buffers ambition.
But that endorsement, to-day, does not
carry with IL the weight it formerly
did, The day has been, and it has not long
since passed, when a man placed before
the country with the hearty support of
Massachusetts, to back him, had something
to rely IL but how different III now. Think
of the governors which she has been wont
to elect, of her Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress only few years ago, and
then come down TO the year of grace 1874,
with Talbot for governor, Washburn and
Boutwell, in the Senate and the probable
representation in the forty-fourth Congress
and it is enough 10 make a Massachusetts
man, or son of Massachusetts father,
hang his head in shame. That General
| Butler knows and feels this may account
Tor his present course, or 1t may be ac-
counted for on two other hypothesis. For
many years ne has been candidate for
| governor. lie has led the democracy IN
their hopeless fight many time knowing,
| probably, that tie endorsement of the dem
ocratic hosts (?) of Massachusetts, by a
nomination, would answer the same pur-
pose with that party that a nomination and
election would With the republican party.
AT all of these times there was
nothing secretive in the methods used for
obtaining nomination. Twice has he un-
successfully sought the republican, nomi-
nation. Both times, he openly and boldly
proclaimed himself candidate, and
sought, on the stump, the popular support.
His course, during these two campaigns,
while abhorent to our ideas of propriety,
could but challenge admiration for their
boldness. Having been candidate for SO
many times and for so many years, he may
feel that the voters are beginning to tire of
the mention of his name in connection with
the office of governor, and has, therefore,
concluded not again to enter the field But
we do not SO construe his course, his
silence. All men learn wisdom by ex.
pcr'cnce, and General Butler is human and
far from being fool. We believe that he
sees his opportunity this year, and, at the
proper moment, will seize it. He must see
that the staid citizens of Massachusetts.
the men who really decide the nomination
when aroused, are Disguised and repealed
rather than attracted by the manner he
has hitherto pursued Whether he sees it
or not, it is fact; and can any one doubt
that lie now sees the mistake of the past
When the proper time comes, and that
must be soon. we shall look to see him
quietly enter the field as candidate. If
he does SO, we think that his nomination is
nearly certain. So far as candidates in op-
position are concerned, he could not have
a better opportunity. There seems to be
no man of sufficient ability, with a reputa-
ton for integrity and well enough known
to the commonwealth upon whom the op.
position to General Butler can be united
with any prospect of success. Talbot
would be as nothing IN comparison to him;
and we fear that the "false friends" of
MI Dawes placed him, last winter, in so
doubtful a position that he would have no
drawing powers" II Butler wants to be,
the auguries point to him as the next
governor of Massachusetts.