National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-25
BUTLER ON BUTLRISM.


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GRN. BUTLER TELLS WHAT M KNOWS
ABOUT BUTLRRIs.f-"N0 sxEAK On MYP-
ooaIfE cAN DE GUILTY OF BuRLrRlsN-
SOMETHING ABOUT uNM0Ns. DAWES.
AND THE sKNAToRsuIP.
trrsa tie Dsstsa 0lsss.1
n IL sadssvse 70 secure IL fslisst anA ftseh-
ct dseails Of al matters q pslisieal intsssst 10
lay bslsrs no rse1sss. The 0ssss = Yhday dts
potshed fsDqgtse 70 lie selsssf 0sa Dutlsr, ~
IL parposs q htervisWing Mn upea ~ peeeeat
esisis and Massachusetts politics gsoegally. n
osasesl vas fosnA hara u vssk, bss Sun eesA-
Auusgedly esavssaing with two visstees-sas u
Whsa W. prsainsst merchant 81 H. cher
topie Being asks1 II hs AaA say sAjsetiea 70
being iatsrviswsA, the Osssnl sail - had nsae,
pfovids1 - Wa eerrsetly rspeetsd.
Reporter. win yaa sbiset - NJ taking lsWn
youe answers b shset hanat
Butler. No Est ne ~ that - very basy,
and yea Aaa better ask yeuF Qssstisas rapidly:
Reporter. 0sassai, vAsa ars ysa gsing b
Washingteaf
Batter. Ige te-aisht. Matters It psblls htsr-
ct demand ny attention thsss, 81 I have ssvsral
easssin sosrt, in which ~ seaassl, that nsst -
attended 70 at oacs.
Reporter. They accuse yea q inteoding b step
here to Srranes the election Of Ssaster.
Butler. Yes; -. tse, 80 is stated that junpsd
o1t Of . carriage IN going 70 Sannsr's fansrsd to
slsctioassr for the Ssnatosship.
Reporter. u that not tras1
Butler. No. I rode out In carriage with thrss
oe ~ colleagues, Including Judge Hosr, and
only LET to walk side By side with oas Of them to
the grave, and I an certain that the subject was
never mentioned. Ises, also, the statement that
there must be some corrupt eoilusion between
Dawes and ne 70 elect him Senator. Nov. - .
political friend, between him and other persons
named, can have no choice. As personal
matter, seeing foe likely 70 b chosen, should
have natural desire to have one ~ far Oh -
possible. The western part OF the State 10 de-
manding the Senator for the second tins In
nearly thirty years. II the eastern Republicans
can saord to ignore that demand, do not under
stand how party action can we'll BE- carried on
When the west presents It man Who had nearly
half the votes ct the last slsetiGa do not how
political party can b carried On II ths:i claims
are slightsd. an aware that some prominent
gentlemen in the eastern part of the State
threaten to break up the Rspubliean party In
certain events, and perhaps that u what they de-
sire; but believe the good sense Of the Rspublt-
cans Of Massachusetts, can be trusted to do Whist
10 right The gentlsmen who arc opposing 1lr.
Dawes called on him, ~ they did upon ne, 70
work In the hafnsss to carry the election; and
while they were quite willing to st ne asids
aftsr the work was done, I did not thiak they
would In like manner turn Mr.. Dawes cut to
grass, and - reward the faithnl services Of many
ysars. Repablics are said to b ungratsfal, but
In this eas, n would b Republicans Who are nm.
grateful. But ali this n nothinr to ma.
Reporter. (sssi.r CODY Of The Poet On the
table BY the way. General. what makes the Ped
10 bitter sssiust youf Two years AFRO Il really
seemed 70 BE- in favor OF yeQr election.
Batter. know no reason ave that fts peopris-
tors suppose that I had something 70 do With
the widening Of Water street, near the new post
oaes, which took part Of their buildIng. Bat I
know nothing Of that TIL II WAS dons, and had
nothing 70 do with It. I think, however, that Il
ID proper that Q Government bcilding fof the &C.
eonmodstion Of the whole people should have
proper approaches, end hope the Post will get
suitable compepnsioa for any injury thatits prop.
srty shall hs3S ea6eived.
Reporter. :Yss - that the papers opposed to
,you are esnsealfy denounein9 Butlsrism. What
do you understand by thatf
Butler. COATES dat quite underlined the
meaning Of the term q they sss It. They insist
that the person Of that name desires TO become
0oysraer OF ne CoumoaWsaltE ~ thS voess Of
his fellow-citi.sas. And then they say, further,
that hs means TO make that the stopping stone to
the Presidency. How being 0ovsrnef wiz help
him in that direction, unless h intends to b .
good Governor, 10 more than can mssins. II
hs shoald show himself there a incompetent,
corrupt, or weak chief magistrate Il would b. an
insult to the intelligence Of the people to think
that being Governor would advance his supposed
ambition; and ~ hs IL only to be made Gov.
srnor By the votes OF . majority OF the peo.
ple, such hoaorabls ambition might we'll b con.
fsssed to be Butlsrism. But another form Of
It seems to b desiring to promote the inter.
ests Of ones friends, and not allowing then
to b struck down, il possible to prsvsnt II
By the hands Of any body Of men. however, q.
rogsnt and powerful, unless sens vroae en- b
shown. In this phase Of Butlsrism ths Prsssdsai
and Senate Of tn, United States, by TIVE. shirdsl
majority, seemed to share. Or. perhaps, th..
word means unnsosssary lsbor 10 advsnee tn
interest Of ess's state and ooastitusncy BY every
proper means best adaptsdto that end; q, psf.
hsps, IL may mean leaving ones friends, family
and home when danger to the country called, and
FOREGOING all ether consldsrations 70 Sht for III
honor. safety and integrity without stopping q
count the cost, Upon the whole rather think
that this Is Butlerism. Al least have mover
seen anything like 1t In any OF those who are %
loud in oppostion, I confess to you, Mr.. Ne.
porter. thai II this II mot l3utlerism. do NOT
know what the meaning. Of the term d, Per.
hsps. however. I have omitted one other phase
IL. 0uD0OrtlnK A0mlnI1ffA-
tioo and the psrty With which be acts LOYALTY and
faithfully. IN Ali msasurss for the rood OF the
psrsooal An bItion Ard houes
10 keen the party intact while ones oppcnents
IN, s,riyIpr to belittle the Government. derrade
~ ocsrs bsrats ~ aation and threaten to break
m the nsrtv vhe. svs, \ subordip.ts os,o.r n
not apooIntcd n secordanes vith their vishss.
Upon the whole. on fall reasetion. I thfnk iii
mnst be Rutlerism. bapnsn 10 rsmember. notber
phase-standinr for The moor and onuressed aralpst
the rich and povsrful vherever onorsssion shovs
itsele without eountinr the eost n vhIeh n /,
done. and receivfnr obioouv and abuse m return.
AIlov me "a ssv thst NO ancak or hvnooeite ean IS
ruiltv Of Butlerism.
Renorter. Tbev nav you ara inimIeal "a thu
merohanta or Boctop. :
nutIer Iook A. nv nseord and .av vho AZ nv
eolIearues M done mora for the Commercial An.
teresls Of Roston IA, have 4. the d.rk davs
m our comm.rc. nj The h.-I,.,,v n ~ ne 7
sttad out m. on,v srn.d,tior th.s ~ ..,t f,o.,
Boston, employing her ships that we're lying idle
and making the large disburssmsnts incident
thereto. ASK the insurance companies On vAor,
they relied to ret relieved from the expressions
Of the bankrupt law. BY which their money
would have been carried TO other States, and the
money Of Insurance which was kspt here TO ~.