New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-10-20
American securities, lower gold, and improved
business
THE BOLrERS on THE DEFENSIVE.


The boiling Republicans of the With (Mass)
District have addressed their late political as
sociates in a paper at once persuasive ana
peppery. Gen. Buffers various positions have
caused his public character to be often and
frankly discussed; but we do not remember
an instance IN which the whole case against
him has been so compendiOusly set forth as
upon this occasion. In another district, says
the committee, Gen. Butler all but ruined the
Republican party he has now taken refuge
in the With, and has received the nomlna-
ton of a convention which passed
"no resolution and took no ground upon
"either of the two issues of finance or civil
"service reform" They did worse. They
nominated man known for eight years to be
"the constant, most outspoken, most violent,
"and most persistent opponent of the prlncl-
"ples now declared by our national platform
con both these points" When 1t comes 10
sending his letter of acceptance, OF civil SER
vice reform he says nothing, and OF 1lnahclal
questions nothing except that for the present
he will bow to the will of the party, ana
obligingly keep silent. Yet because he is the
regular nominee of the organizatiOn the true
Republican is expected to accept him, paper
dollars. United States bond taxation, indefinite
postponement Of specie payments, ana all!
Then upon another point, that of the patronage
exercised by Members of Congress III the DIS
posal of the Federal Offices within their respec-
tive districts-a point upon which Gov. Hayes
has been most explicit and satisfactory III MS
declorotions-we find Gen. Butler naturally
clinring to n pcrquisite which ne has found In
fomously convenient. What could the honest
and consistent Republicans of his district do
but bot2 Was it not demanding little too
much to ask Republicans to vote for candi-
date because he did not think As they did
Politics may and does make a man acquainted
with strange bed-felows; but what law de-
clares that such acquaintance shall be followed
by acquiescence1
The anti Butler Republicans by few plain
figures show that it is quite possible to defeat
Gen. Butler; and, should this be done, we
shall hear no more through all the gratlhed
land of the improperly of boiling. The total
vote in the district has never exceeded l9,OOO.
of these, not more than 5000 have ever been
Democratic, except in 1874, when Mr.. IarboX
received 5000 Republican votes. This year,
conccding 5000 votes to Mr.. Tarbox. there
will remain $4,000 to be divided between
Judge Hoar and Gen. Butler In any case,
there will be a Republican minority over Mr..
Tarbox, and so il is for the Republicans them
selves to decide between the two Republican
candidates This fact reduces the bolt to
very minute proportions. No mischief, IN
n strictly party sense, can come OF 1t,
Gen. Bulc1 being at least nominally
n Republican. Those may vote for INN
who think that the presence of Gen. But
Ter in the House of Representatives Will
strengthen, comfort, and assist the admnlstra-
tion of Gen. Hayes. Those may vote against
him who are of precisely contrary opinion.
Republicans everywhere, however, who find
gen. Butler rather "A heavy load to carry will
be thankful to their dissenting brethren III
Massachusetts, for furnishing them with suf-
Gcicnt disclaimer of all responsibility for the
General and all his works and ways. We con-
slider the action of the anti-Bu;ler men IN the
With Massachusetts District very timely, and
worth thousands OF votes fer the National Re
publican candidates everywhere.