The New York herald., 1878-09-25

the worst as regards the administration Of them. ]
90 not nean ~ this TO make personal criticism
upon "a or ''b, " who are concerned in the admins
uaton, but the present party in power has been in
more than twenty years, and however honest and cap
able they may be. great many abuses have crept in
which in the ordinary political routine will not nay,
cannot DO corrected. Wnenever, II ever, the people
OF the State with q good degree OF unanimty hall
wish my services In that regard they can command
them.
DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINES.
Bred and born a democrat, and imbued thoroughly
with all democratic OF school OF Jeffer-
evente OF the have convinced that their views
OF the sphere OF the general government need some
,n' moa,nea,ons as applied 10 country not now as
commercial country, where the different communities
were so separated from each other by distance that
general adm minstration needed. The constiu-
tonal amendments, the results oil the war, which
make all men equal before the law. and give eqaal
rights ana powers, and ought TO give equal burdens
under the government TO all mon. believe ought
be made tue rule oil actoo Tor Tho future unity Of the
country but IN all ideas OF economical adminlstras
ton OF The State ana national governments, allow
Ing the STATE governments TO be supreme within
their borders in all things that do not infringe the
constitutional rights OF the OF tho United
states, nave not changed my opinion.
TRUE PRINCIPLES OF ADMINISTRATION.
In our own State think we have swung away from
the true principles OF OF the state
crnmcn, which should be administered by men
elected directly IRON the peoplehe more direct the
better because the more responsible TO them. But
our State government IS really administered by COM
Inissoners irresponsible, ana therefore disadvanta-
geous, and suffering corruptiops asen them
upon the boay polite. 10 use figure, our state is
cences have attached themselves to her until prog
ress OF her people Is impeded and she Is entrey
overburdened. rhls ought to DO corrected No one
man do IT. but II the people desire II 70 be
ono man acting for AMI in the name and behalf OF ho
people Gun do II. But must be done by the people
themselves who should hts hands the pco-
pie of the country sustained Jackson in ais great
test nth tho money power.
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
len years OF careful thought have given assurance
OF Judgment that The financial system of the country
Is making Two clnsses--the very ricn and the very
poor-and must end II not changed In an overthrow
OF republican institutions, because the poor
dependent upon the very rich and tae Independence
OF the mtdde classes Is beng wholly broken
down. Tramps strikes, Communism, arc the resuiss
Vi and protests OF the masses against this change
am frequently asked '.How can you, as u Jacksonian
democrat, DO otherwise than OF money!"
This question comes from very view OF tho
contest OF Jackson with the banks ana the money
power OF that day. His proposition was OF n
tasonsm in behalf OF tho govern nent aganst tho
money power. That the government should control
tue hnancal system OF tho country IN the interests OF
capital, but sgainst capital which seeks employ mont
only through usury. Capital engaged In business
industrial enterprises he never antagonzed and there
never Is and never ought TO be any autagonsm be-
tween such capital and labor. He look eilvcr
and gold, because they were tho only money or
tho national government at that date, TO antagonize
the bank notes ana the bank capital, which IL money
at usury. he Insisted upon tho governmenrs
trolling Its own money and Its beng divorced from
banks The experience OF the world shows that
must be some substitute for gold ana silver for the
views OF Jackson and insisting upon tho Same thing
That he does employ the paper substitute which has
Obtained from the necessities OF the cnss Instead o1
goid aud silver which well Understood bv baukerx
from Its scarcity, VIII give them control II that b6
tho money OF Tho government only.
have skeiched these Vows to you because Of your
kind words OF appreciation and not for publication,
Tor do not care 10 expose myself to tho certain mis-
construction, not to say iasifcation, OF tho press,
which portion oil thcm make Of any views that l.
may put FORTH notable example OF this is In re.
gard TO the speech made proposing relief for the
laborng casses Wherein when actually said .'rhero
Is natural wealth enough IN this country for all II
could be by law brought within the reach Of all,''
made TO say that All tho wealth of the country
ought to DO distributed by aw" " then upor thefr
malicious and malevocnt falsi1cntion the charge OF
Communism brought sganst me. / am, very
truly, yours, BENJAMIN f. BUTLER