Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-03
General Butler.


The supporters of Judge uoar, the kid
glove radical candidate 10 the Seventh district,
have issued circular to the radicals Of that
district. 10 which they say they cannot afford
to send to Congress on the incoming of the sec.
ond century of the Republic, as their contribu.
ton to the party Of moral ideas. of reform, Of
honesty aud high moral duty, such a man as
Benjamin +. Butler, dishonest soldier aud
loud mouthed demagogus.
we ask you to pause and consider whether
We shall be represented in character or 10 poll
ios by y political adventurer who. when be
marched into the Essex district, after he had
proved al unsuccessful. dishonest soldier, and
Grant, succeeded by intrigue in securing the
republican vote, but who proved to be wolf
10 sleeps clothing, loud mouthed dema
aogus, who wanted Office to assist him 10
p'uuderDg the public Treasury and degrading
the public service. He was repudiated by our
party but not until he bad so demoralized the
party and disgraced it that 10 district always
overwhelmingly republican he was defeated by
democratic candidate, end left the district as
ii is to day, doubtful one.
Shall this adVeuturer, as he is defeated 10
one district and leaves it demoralized, be per-
ni.ted to take possession of the Seventh dis
trict and demoraize it too? To prevent B.
i. Butler, with his army of lobbyists, Office
holders and bummers, from capturing this dis.
trict as he did the Sixth and ruling and run
ping it for his own selfish. dishonest euds, till,
by the disgrace he heaps on ths party (tor the
party is held responsible for its ofhcers), the
Seventh district shall be forced in self.deteuce
into the democratic party. 10 prevent history
repeating Itself in our district, with the record
OF The effect of Butlerism on the Essex district
staring US 10 the face. we call on all republi-
cans 10 the district to sustain and vote for
Judge K. lockwood Hoar, no political pedler
who goes from district to district. begging, en-
p!oyment, and promising any and every thing
ior votes.
''E. lockwood Hokr never was tricky GRIM
inal lawyer, never was the constant defender
and alder of robbers Of the public Treasury.
lie never was a rsbid, pro-slavery democrat,
who, before the war, catered to the Southern
democracy and voted sixty one times for Jetfer
son Davis. He never listened at key holes or
bossted of having stolen dispatches from his
neighbors. He never insulted that exemplar
Of true repuboanism, John A. Andrew, and
never was termed by him a dishonest, dsrep-
utahle kuave.'
mo, Judge Hoar never was accused of lying
or selling out to the rebel army, OF forming a
ring for gain by N ans of which our brothers,
fathers and sons were to continue deadly war
aud sacrifice more lives He never conducted
himself as rowdy or demagogue, attending
conventions and working wires and oaucuses By
means of paid agents to reach the chair which
our war Governor, Andrew, so onobly filled. He
never moved into Congressional district and
said there till it repudiated him and his base.
ness and indecenoy had manufactured demo
cratic majority. lie never voted for soft money
or declared there was no such thing as public
conscience or national honor.
Let us not be blinded by Butler, and the
cheap, vulgar Wit of a smart criminal lawyer
Let not cunning arguments, which, for selfish
ends Butler skilfully advances to exotic your
local pride, have the weight and results he aims
at.
Let us put nail into the political coffin of
the man who has given his own name Butler
i,m, to the soouudrels, the Beknaps, the
Shepherds aud Babcocks, who have done all
in their power to dishonor aud disgrace the
party of Sumner Lincoln and Andrew, and to
whose memories you owe it to strike another
blow for true, honest, pure, uuselfsh republl.
canism,"
Following the above introduction come three
chapters which purporI to be correct blog.
raphy of Gen. Butler. They are, as may be
supposed from the preface, very scathing and
II strictly correct it would seem that ths Con.
gressional candidate is one of the most terri.
ble criminals 10 the land The last chapter
closes as follows -
The fact is, the man is totally unfit to hold
any public Office, much less to represent us re.
publlcans Of the Seventh District. His record
has been or is disgrace to Massachusetts. He
has done more than any man in this State, and
generation to lover the tone OF Its politics,
create despotism and serVitude out of public
otaces, to mi,lead aud debauch the impressible
by au example Of bad principles aod bad prac-
tlces, carrying with them kind OF false show
aud glitter OF celebrity and popular attention.
Alter such history and with such character,
having ruined himself and half ruined his par.
" 10 another district, iato which he removed
10 get political step, he now returns to the
district he deserted and thrusts himself upon
Us. a discarded politician, at war with the chief
principles of bis party, and 10 state of quar-
rel Wlth DO small proportion CT it's members.
teow.republicans of the Seventh District,
" the memory OF our glorious past and OF the
Hsat republican party, remembering the lnsult
winch this Butler offered to Andrew, the crimes
Which he has been the author of against public
morals aod his treaohery to the Union army,
We adjure you to staud by your guns 10 this
coming election. Roll up the old-time majori-
Tor our true leaders. Hayes and Wheeler
soa Ebenezsr lockwood Hoar, but sending to
nnal disgrace and deserved defeat this man
whose whole career is summed up 10 the SEN
'ence, 'Swagger, bluster, failure.
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