The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-01
REM. F. BUFFERS CHANCES
ms ONE QUESTION or SURrISSING
rNTIHLST IN U.iSSICHUSETIs

CT the Majority OF which he Is Certain.
E,.U.v. Oc,. % "What do you thint 81
rhl.,'. chance, This inquiry has almost
,c.omc form " eantation in Massachusetts,.
r,r.. friend. meet instead ofsaying How d'yc
IL. r.Y a-k each others opinion about
.. scion .hlnns. The conduct Vt the train
siI., -amr question to you. II you give him
sclnr., as lo uuuchos your 'i'krt. Tho boot.
Mole .u thr sircrt corners eolieit the same
,of.n.,.on ID you stop to have your boots
,,ls,.I. the ,abmnn are equally inquisitive;
.t.. 's., 4loiman. 40 he cNtols his wares.
...L. f... ...uNcr thc bias Of your Judgment for
orara.t-t lu' r
t.r La,,r'iIr election draws near. The pub.
ii. interest i- intensified. Only ono week now
,,,,r,.rce aul. ~ course. the great mass Of the
,,,nl. havoc made M their minds. and deter
mined .w .dny viii vote. Still tho contendng
t,.,. air vigorously wdging war upon each
rcr l'i. ihc most rcnla' kah.c canvass eyer
,,w.a,ti.ug 81. II il uniuuN IN many respects.
Lhrlr-' pla"c. party lines appear. 10 the cas-
,.i.h..r, =. o. be- entirely ohl,trratcd. Indeed
vULaris hear. in common conversations the
,iit. D. mo'gat and Republican used to dcsig-
atcman- politics. The terms employed arc
pYt.r.nl anti Butler. or course. there urc n
,r,atn many mon who will vote ON the 9Th OF No
ur.4r ff1m conviction. force ~ habit. or parti-
,,H rcl.r... Just a- they have been voting for
rcar- e. with thcir PARTY. But it is. never
l.s... ..io 'aW lwh the oil parties have boon
shaken u.. ..c deal. Tho Dcmorratr party
has ..0. lcl the most There will be a re-
.roctl l-l might say n ru'v respectable
,orlo. p guard loft - preserve the ancient or.
,ani1,.ou: but 10 will bc Il skeleton arm 8.
.ous's'n: ~ nrip.lly ~ surcrannuatcd oflc, go
NN''Al' co. ' ~ ''"'" 'i i0''' M"oh He
l,n.'r.'' party will. ~ they fondly hCnc
,,,, tic j. ,trinution ~ Federal patron h,,e
The i't ana the III a." are making ir mite
ipleais Co w, 50 veterans 10 stand by their
sIors Tr, Democratic party. they say. II, surr
'"''' % .' VS. ~ ~ VI
osut''l ih lN'' anu 10 nave cohtrol ~ the
r.leral patronage in 1SSi-why IN, refore
,f ,t--..i.,,..,.,. p.,,,,..,,r.,. si,,, A., 49,
"0"" '" '1'9 80" .'' 49,, .'''
W. pr-lllltiion ami vote Tor Buucrf The
iroai mass oi the Democrats probably will
1911 ella. ....r,..,, .rJ ,,,., a., pr,i,r
1871 '9 ,-"'''"' INV NV'' w bu''r'
simply b"Husc ih'y know that there are not
.A + J.rnl Offices 10 sunny ,h,i.
- -, III, ., -, -,
'l'thh""''V l''"'is WIN sV' pl"Vcs' ih"t
lttrwil receive thrre-tourths OF the Demo-
'rt'rv t1nryhody admits. His most sanguiuc
friends cam iuat he Will get iivs-siNths. while
h,hgrrd himself thinks he will be- the choice
.inur-a.tl~ ~ tho Democrats, So far rs can
frm nr 49, Innate upon actual observation in
VARIOUS paris ut the state. | think Gen. Buffers
--,ln.i. l- not loo high In this city il is difii-
,urtU nni "a Democrat outside n select circle
Vhols Mt enthusiastic in his advocacy Of But
Ter. VI" il especially popular with the Irish
and everybody know that this class furnishes
Awry IN ld'ranle portion OF the Democratic
vote " Boston. 1t is ms difficult 10 find an anti
Butler lrshman in Boston as IL is to find "A Re-
publican lrishman n New York There are q
very considerable Number of Germans also for
Butler. It is undeniably true that among the
workngmcn he ia the favorite He appears to
te iust ~ popular with the middle class-the
all "a. 4. l.s..
themselves On moderate capital. He has his
friends also among those who stand higher
y the social and business world.
But. a. rule. social Influences and
Doneyed interests nre bitterly hostile.
and are urging an INSCRIPTIONS and. in my
Judgment ehort-siguted opposition. There are
exceptions. however. to this rule. / naturally
expected the corporations to be united against
Butler, but learn from good authority that the
serving strict neutrality in the fight The en-
lioy"es of All the railroads over which have
travelled "a me state are almost 10 a man Tor
Butler. found this especially the case on tho
DID Colony, the Boston and Albany, and the
boston anu Malne roads. 10 show me strength
pVv..I "a inis uitec,,,oh th en,lloye" OF tne
new iork ana Boston Messenger Express Com
thn1 w H. 'ia. oua "i i9Iity-els, mn I'm,
Poyed ny maj coin pany N B4sian no knew that
"r6 unsin WVu,I VOC I"t bVt,of i,,.,. T.
r. NV . u, '.p uDllcan NoIs VII but'rr receive
~ ~ ui, VI IN, adsWc, M nsbuD,l'Hh S,nie
.1 M iust aaitahS- 81 W. Sih,
4. . HH.. a.
WI ", vi 's1,i"uv. I ney ei.p Anpot h33out zoVuU
49, me- io,Nl ', sa 0I me Statr ~ 10 MAS IN
.Iiunt wullV3ri1 I!9'unoVV ~ WHEN Wy HAbes
rsIts ttoo'VSvv, ''iu w w. il!ucI
i0 M Tx, - ~ - 49,. Ic..iNes -,
be- a, 49, ~ ,ho y NJ ". w .oilovi h'c .Yt',
"a. k,nfi ',,, 49,, ~ tuas
ti,nt A. ,, u,,h IL Il US i', ,'ii na' I2uuu
r RI AZ 49,, ,,i,.a II NIL % con ~, iSu ~
I'll "Durt 49,. i pu.isi i-u,v1' ~ 'y N, - ~
r $3.50 " UP M SID Nh, VIZ. II DuI
IA ,nnc,,J L,v,er h ~. W. H., ~
arers maj ,H c,n,,s ,bey ~ na t ~ VI,
reliable. Thev admir- Thai there nre mnny H.
fuiiisars ~ IL sa,,in,, 49, a. Hpi'.tJ N
s4ns NAV SIN vi, ~ Bit1e, put1skt L. ~
sei avs hi his frisnis a. n,t war thair
un thelr sleeves This unIouiteliv ~ i'm,
During NV hrief STAY here found several ~
I4hlicant who toid me thev Womb vote fnr NM.
ler tut they did NOT Intend To- nroclaim tbeir
I!rtose on the street corners.
In the rural districts il is quite evident TINT a
Considerable portion Of Keuublicans viii sun
I"u Butler. Having trAyersed the state east
and west and north and south. and spent hrce
days with Butler in different localities / an,
satisfied that while the Republican partv is moi
50 nrarly swallowed mn by the Butler Marty ms
TIE Democratic party has been still il is divided
The parry lines are broken down. Democrats
md Republicans comningle and frsterniza as
N his speechos deaIs The Republican nnrty his
Aeayiest blows. and they are the most vocifer-
nat be- spent lLreo months on the sunni In
ls1C ~ helm elect HAYES ami heinv unahl. 10 IA
i-rld,~ whether Hayes ever was elected. the
AIB.aAAo By his hearers Is .nontaneoua and
uahuiiuo.s When he sneaks ~ The Rnnuh
Lean uarty bavny nn re ' be we
pes-,lual rl,hts f"r hIonEs az well ae ,rhiti
III. ,l4sriDv d. of,..,,.r - 'i-..',.,'. n-i.t