The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-01

commissioners OF the State Lunatio Asylum.
In thoir report Of 1873 they say: g" II Is some
times n relief to focl lat in the expenditure Of
large sums of money the Office 81 trustee ia
wtholt prrunlary compensation and admits "
nssurnd instance of irerdom from tomptniinnb
Vne would naturally conclude, after reading
.rs 81 the state Lnnatc Asylum. were the
trustees To- huilda new onc. received no COM
trustees. and tlnt thcy Wcro content With
thrir lay IA Commissioners But in 1877
Wh'n They eanie to settle M their accounts
paid kemschos 6 o Spees s0' and xxx or RS1
Travelling cNI enses. although they could not
POSSIBLY have incurred any Another fragrant
instance 81 - me of the practices OF these men
Nt,usthcir hcaching isto be found In the case
one Of the & Sntcnnial Commissionars 4 vcry
calahle and worthy young man. who had been
nppointoi n Gov. CASTOR. was removcdby Rice
10 remove she man u lie could find adcrent pro-
tNt Tor 50 doing. He could not. and therefore
ing he n m II his rrmoyal: shomIi there "p be
h'',i 81 'Ilitional s"rVl'r in tho future feel
prIhons competent Tor this purpose will bo
.herrlu ny responded 10 In Massachusetts. ne il
has Dee in the other Stat'e Of tho Union"
me Way Gov. Ei"u appealed to the patriot
ISM 81 persons competent for this purpose"
WIS - appoint MS nephew an associate Com.
missl oner TO th" Centennial Exhibition. and
AlloW'him to draw pay for a few months TO the
tune uf 81 1926.
ThBra are unnumbcred other abuses which
Butbr has brought To- the attention NJ the peo-
PIE "A m.rr enumcration OF them would MI col
uln ~ ~ THr sun. He has had TO do this with
GA the assistance of the press. for with the tx
=, btun III the Boston Globe, the daily press of
ilt' state has been Inscriptions and dastardly
u liz OPPOSITION IL Is charged TINT Butler is
'tmagOgcnl in his specchcs. think this is, TO
ratr il mildly; unfair. His speeches nrc logical
arguments. They nrp addressed to the reason
AMI not tq the passions ot his bearers Dcmn-
gugisn. in its modern acceptation. does not
Of HaTs 9rmo"t is W M l3T'y w6 ThI point
I c"ption IA that I'm which he deals with national
| finances tut l AN constrained to say that he
mass r?grnt AMI logical argument in sup
! rort ,of his views. lie insists that the capital
/ which was invested In Government bonds Just
n.ior" The close Of the war was not a pairi-
| financial legislation Of the war was bal
ought not 10 have been mndc fundabe In per
cent. bonds. Thcy ought to have been made
/ receivable for all public dues. and redeemablc
/ IN nothing. Then the burden Of the war would
have been rs cquitahly distributed rs il is DOS
| words. this would have becn in eircct a forced
| loan-and TINS is lust the way Frederick the
/ nrent Of l'ruSs ia paid the expenses III his wars.
| dic 'ohscript"d men and cNactcj forced loans.
| Tho poor man gave his blood and the rich man
hs money Tor the maintenance Of the state.
/ There Is nothing Ike population in Buffers
financial theory. lie says the bargain made
/ with the hondholders was a greedy. cute. hard
| bargain. but il wis a bargain and must be kept.
/ Inc financial legislation since the war lie in
sists has boon radically wrong even on the
| theory upon which our war finances were mun-
aged. Tn effort 10 force resumption has been
productive II cvi only II has ground the poor
| and agErndized the rich. II the burdens nl
| the war wore not 10 be horne n he would have
! imposed them. then they ought to have been
! distributed through generations To- come.
/ Ihrr" would have been no national debt II IL
| had been fought with an irredeomahlo green
back currency. The blood OF the masses and
| the money or property ~ the rich would have
been sacrificed for the good Of all. A. il was
] the blood was poured out like water. and great
debt saidled upon the masses also. for the BEN
cit OF ne rich alone. THIS was done. and was
| lrremcdablc. But II WAS Shylock-like for the
favored class to insist. after the war was over,
| that their pr G~riy should be- speedily enhanced
Ia two and half times It's cost at the expense Of
the cla,- that had already borne the brunt II
! the fight. lie insists that resumption il not
| practicable. II will fail after having brought
innumeiaMe woes upon the people. Without
England tho Government cannot retain specie
| enough in ts vaults To redeem its notes
Another part pi his argument is keenly an
preciat"d 10y the people-it ia that part in which
he deals with untaxable property. He insists
that coupon bonds were the invention ~ the
dcvil-at least II was devilish inyention-be-
cause II enabled man 10 cheat the state. his
creditors. aud his family. The owner ~ coupon
bonds even II they were taxable need not pay
taxes upon them. Then he says he endeavored
TO nave the Income from bonds taxed. and i'll
slstS that this war not an lnfraction OF the con-
tract with the Government bondholder. The
| principal could not be- taxed. but IL income from
any other source could be taxed, then there
wac no reason why Tue income from govern.
| m"ui bonds could not he legally taxed. His bill
WAS defeated by the influence 81 CAPITALISTS.
! Butthe most telling point Of Buffers speeches
il that bart devoted to local abuses. maiadmin-
isiratun Of state affairs. and the attacks upon
the fraudulent Administration. lie docs not
| hesitate t. declare that Hayes was not elected.
and anirms that the office was secured for him
| by shameless bargaining The great principle
for which the war WIS fought WAS bartered
away. The rights Of the black man were de-
nberately surrendered. and thus tho usefulness
| Of the Republican party WIS gone
II Is really something wonderful 70 see one
man raising ~ Tor himself personal party IN
any State and -till more wonderful in stald old
! conservative Mussuchus otis. This IL what But
| lei has done. He has absorbed the Democratic
| party and divided the Republican party. IL he
succeeds. II will assuredly be the greatest per-
| country.
But will he succeed believe he will. But
! | may be misLlk, n. OF course. have not the
! means OF forming u very accurate idea 81 the
political situation. I am guided hy what have
seen and heard, l can only say that my Iudg-
| nIcnt l. unbiased.