The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-10-06
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in Congress man who is at variance with the
Republican party of the country upon two at
least of the mot important declarations of its
principles and objects issued by the national
convention at Cincinnati General Butler was
In favor OF paying the national debt In green
backs, a measure which the Republican party
has thought inconsistent with the national hon.
or, and has recently avowed his belief that the
policy of providing for speedy return to specie
payments is unsound, oppressive and mischiev-
ous He says, to be sure, that he shall acqui-
esce. shall not resist an experiment which be
regards as wrong in principle and ruinOus in
practice, because the party has decided against
him. But this will not do for representative
upon question so vital, affecting the industry,
Ine Wages the property the prosperity OF every
who Is heartily and actively in favor of our
great party measures. Who would employ a
lawyer as his advocate who told the jury that
ne had no case, that his claim was absurd, but
tnat II they chose to give him a verdict he
should acquieSce? On the question of reform in
the civil service, General Butler is not only a
scoffer at the whole of it, but the most con-
splcuous example of those who make the hold
log OF public office the reward of personal ad-
besion and personal service. He boasts that he
goes for his friends and that he goes for his ene-
mics. Eminenty he is "a part of the thing to
be reformed" Naturally contractors and lob
bers do his bidding, and collectors detail subor-
dinates to attend u his errands, and run his
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sachusetts, whose delegates voted for the plat
form of the party at Cincinnati. meant what
they SAID; and that the parry in Massachusetts,,
who have approved and ratified it, mean to
stand by the principles and purposes there an-
nounced. No local convention, which under.
takes to nominate as representative in Congress
for support by Republicans man whose speech,
history and character are q defiance of Rspub-
lican party doctrines, has any claim on our alle-
glance. 1t becomes boiling convention. It
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vited.
The nomination of General Butler in this dis
trict by Republican convention and the plac-
ing him on the State Republican Committee by
the delegates from Lowell, is doing our party
lncalculable harm throughout the country. IL
is cited everywhere as proof that our profess
siens are hyp0critical and insiucere. 1t should
De met with earnest protest and resistance,
without which the success, of our national can
didates is exposed to serious peril
Even upon the great issue of maintaining
equal rights and enforcing the amendments to
the Constitution In the states which were en-
gagged in the rebellion, upon which 1 thor
oughIy agree with General Butler, 1 think that
putting him In office will not be help, but a
hinerance. The Republican party carried the
country successfully through the war; and four
years ago had firm and secure possession of the
government for an indefinite future. What
has changed all this and brought in House of
Representatives controlled by ex-Confeder-
umphal march in which the Republican party
has Eaen accustomed to go on to easy aud as
sured victory, and has substituted struggle
for existence? What has revived the almost
extinct hope of Southern rebels and their
Northern allies of regaining their lost power?
What but the deep-seated and widespread
dissatisfaction excited at the North at the San
born moieties. salary grabs, the bargains, con-
tracts, offlce Jobbing aud caucus packing,
which occur to every mans mind when Gen.
trai Buffers name is mentioned in connection
with politics? The strength of the Republican
party is in its purity and its patriotism. 1t is
an honest party, and has administered the
government on the whole wisely and we'll; and
its representatives should represent its purest
and highest aims.
L agree with you that some name should be
presented to the Republican voters of the
seventh district for whom they may cast their
votes with the assurance that he stands
squarely on the whole Republican platform
and repudiates none of its planks Whose
name it shall be it is for you to determine I
shall be very sorry to have you fix upon mine.
| bave never held public office By my own
desire, and certainly wish for none now. But
recognize the importance and the duty OF
making public protest against the candidate
now 10 the field, and hope that all true Repub-
licans will at least Stand and be counted" as
not cohsenting to his election,
Very respectfully yours.
+. r. HoAR,