, 1876-10-07

tho Republican party were such -
pareg % ge's pay NJ S'ouds e ''PRSEs him pub
servant ca,not brfug a character from bis Inst
place It ts wise to use some caution In accepting
lis advances ~ a now engagement, EuWeTcf
pressing; and tho Representative whom ts'c
voters 0f the Sixth District could tolerate no
longer might live among US q year or two at
least before Insisting tl,at the Seventh District
should repeat thu experiment. VIII unlues-
toncd ablsty and unDoundcd aularity, the
nlcthodR by which he pursues the obiert Of Ills
ambition seem to me pernlclous and evil,
At thr last State Convention At which he sought
tlc nomination for Governor, and 1od bis own
forces, It was ouly alter they had bocn detected
In large amount of double voting t!!at he
was on that occasion that he nskeJ, with humpr
ut his own, "Why 1t was always Insisted on TAX
Ing extraordinary precautions to secure All
hunest vote whenever he happened to 10 a can
atdateM They were nover nselcd In Kepub-
furc.
When be bohsted to two Of hls colleagues at
Washington, IN 1s74, "tl,at he know what they
wsre telsg.apl!ng 70 sostsn; that he got tIolr
who read them on the wires by the vligk, and
brought them to li,n," !" anu the House If Repre-
scntattves passed tito resolve offered by Huury
1; L; Pisrse. t. pro1ost the telegraph FROM
papers iuLorn' us, he employed sucl, an agent as
1uiln D. Sanborn to dug the steps Of Mr. Plrree
In New York and And 0ut his business tllrrs,
aen. Butler showed that he regarded "a lcgltl-
,nnte weapons Of political warfafs mcana wlish
tn pirate Of professional lilo hc would unluubt-
ediy think blae and dshunuraple, on lpvrl with
hstclling At keyho1es or picking pockets. do
not bcleve the Republicans Of our district wish
to employ such 4genelcs
But q serious question presents itself, Of tho
right Of a nominating Convention 10 call upon
Republican votcr8 to support for Representative
10 Congress man y H}lu t8 at Variance With tho
Republican party Of tho country upon two at
least of the 1aost important declarations u lts
Convention ut Cincinnati. Gen. Butler
was in. faror Of paying the national debt
In greenbauks, a mcasurt which the Republican
paFty has thought Inconsistent with tlu national
tho policy u providing for q. specify return to
spo-ie payments Is uusounl, oppressive, and
l,,lse!devous. ae says, to bo sure, that Ao
slall ncqulasec, shall not resist an experiment
which he regards g wrour In principle md
runoua In practice, because the pnrty 'hnB de-
.cldcd against hin. But this will not do for
Rcpresentative upon . question so vital,
affecting the industry, the wages, the property,
the prolpcrlty OF every member Of the conltnn.
ively in favor u our groas party aeasures. eu n
Wlt0 would employ . lawyer ~ hla advocate
who told tLe Jury that he ha4l no case,-tAat his
claiul WIS ur1,-but That. II they choose to
givs n verdict 10 Wou'd s,a H.; ,;acaaiessef On
Butler ts not only eeotfer Mt the whole Of
u nas sne nosI no ~ ,,,i s1ag,o , u those
Wan ol persona TOE IT, aaaeslon anu Pets9nal service.
hc gots for he enemies. Eu1lnenuy 10 is -
Contractors md lub1trs do hls bidding, and col
lectors detail subordlnates to attend 10 his o.
na,,,,taa ranun nv Fun ~ aspg mpgu Asuppose tho
ne,s mepuund ~ tSn n1st.ns. whose asia.
Cineinnati, meant Wnat t1ey said; and That the
paftY IN Aassashusetts, Wno AaVe approved and
rat'nea IL h mean 70 ~ ssana " nc p!ls,plcs and
PURPOSES tneIa annuuneeu. No loea! c1nYen-
soa'1!ve @ IN g Gongisss, ief sappors y Mpuhlle-
a,s as .,canr. n ~ prnnI''a 1a c ctasisr
sany saam " nos at1sSaausus ~ neeomos bolt
LIZ yonsentaon. M - - ''ot ING entertainment to
lnG ho4imat9h u ven. nntler ~ tnls dis
ttict ny hepu9iican' convention. and the plao-
ihg hn a',a o ele }n, Sta'g Mpi1oteaa Gommtteo "
harr ,hr'e.,t 20 Iong our parry
is ctea oyarywhSI,c - M pdoof llat our p!ofcs;
slohs Wcte nypoeflaca1 ana 1nelnccie. 1t should
DO mGtw wttn A. eafnsst protest tanaresstaneo With
out WnlcA tAa auIsess ot ouF aational cahaldates
Even upon ti!e great issue Of maintaining
euI9 a. rsns a. Sn'etaoS IT. eae ame1a!aeDs to
ttso CONSTITUTION ~ Tue States which were e!-
gagco ~ the rsoe4iion; upon WhlGh thoroughly
naree s1 w1th zen; 1; Butler, think that pnttlng
~ ni,n u ohce vi! not % helP, but llndranee
my hehablltan party cafrte4 tue country auc-
sessla!ly shroa&h tae War, aud four
yours ngo Aaa nfm aaa secure possession Of
THO government tor, an indefinite future.
What haa changed all thlS and brought In q
Hoase y OF RgpsSaa'eaiatiTea a'ea eontrolled by cx-
tr;,ea, - .r T., WITH. .,a nas s59ppea the
iIss bean srr,stoIngd T., IN IN n a.. csa pa' nn
assured victory, and has substituted struerln
for cxtstcneof What has revived the almost
s1tinet hope ot Southern Rcosls aud their
N9flhefn 3f3 a.aes g. fosanihg t1lcif iost powerf
WHat1 nut tue tceprse4te4 und .w1uesrrcaa
dissatisfaction excited at the North, a. the saI,-
born mpaetles, aalary'gtAbe, tho barga!ns. con-
Tracts o1llce-1upblng and caucus-paekiHg, which
ocsnr T. every mx1's !, mind whsa aen. B1t!ers
a. nathe u mentioned IN connection With polltiesf
Tho strength Of tho Replbliean party Is in its
puritg aoa IT, pa9tf!ets; II i % honeat narty
wiio]c wscly aud well; aud tts Representative
saaaid represent IL putost aud highest aims.
presented to tho Republican voters Of tho Sow :
eneh plstriSt for whom they may cast their