The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-15
BUTLER TALKS.
Evidently Sick of Kearney-The Press
and the Administration Attacked.

Evidently Sick of Kearney-The Press
and the Administration Attacked.
NEW YORK, Aug. l4.-Gen. Butler in an in
terview last night said that he was not de-
serter from the Republican party. He occupied
the same position on the money question as in
1869. but he had left the Republican party
without being any nearer to the Democratic
party. The Republican party has no other is
sue now than that of money. and they are on
closed up the colored issue by non-interference
iu the South, so that the negroes must settle
their own affairs. He spoke of President
Hayes administration as follows.
l can't see any administration. I'd liks 70
know what Hayes administers. The only ad-
ministrati0n have seen is his appointment of
81 men who helped him to fraudulently fill the
highest office in the government. He has ap-
pointed more scoundrels to office than were
ever known to the country before.
In relation to the distress of the laboring pso-
pie, Butler says:
The government should lend helping hand
by freely transporting them west, build houses
for them, and support them until they can sup
port themselves.
Relative co Kearney. the following occurred: :
Reporter-You endorse Kearney, or at least
part of his programme?
Butler drawing himself up and frowning)-
Kearney is not endorsed by me, He knows his
own business, as do mine.
Reporter-But you are reported as having
SNoh Hilu oncoufoSoAoht, duu scut uiu VI LIS
way rejoicing.
Butler Swelling with Indignation, his cheeks
putting and voice cast in high pitch)-
the lying press, the infamous lying press of
Massachusetts asserted that brought the man
East. that 1 paid bis expenses and gave him
money to go Cd. What fair play can be ex-
pected from liars? You know what God says
in the Bible about lying. Bat let that pass.
Reporter-Do you think, General, any good
fruit will come of Kearney's work? Don't you
think his speeches are rough and violent?
Butler with grim. sardOnic smile, )-Would
you want the man to gr0au in melody? Ha l
been uneducated as he is, had L been worried
as he has been, bounded down by servile and
fiendish PRESS thrown into prison for exercis-
ing liberty of speech, probably 1 might have
expressed self in much the same way.
Rep6rter-But Of course you will admit, Gen.
eral, that his line of inveciive will secure but
few intelligent followers?
Butler, (auxious to escape from the subject)-
have nothing to do with Kearney whatever.
He has come East to please himself. The true
and honest things he may utter, have my ap-
proval, and the foolish and absurd can only
grieve over believe that he means honestly
though he may have an unusual style of ex-
preston. But you can't expect roses from
thistles, and you must look to the nature of the
causes which produce such men and make
invitation, and he is here, as l understand,
solely and wholly on his own responsibility.
Reporter-YOu will probably be candidate
for President of the new party?
Butler-I belong to no party. don't see
any new party, but think this is grand OPP
portunity for the people to look out for them
selves,