The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-09
GEN BUTLER ON THE sIrU1T1oM
Notice Co the Republican, Press that Ne IL the
ItveIiest KInd OF Corpse.

BosToN, Nov 7.--B. +. Butler was found
at his ofco this afternoon. He said that at tho
beginning OF the campaign he had said he
should DO the happiest man on election night II
his opponent was elected by n small majority
while no CButlcrl had a large vote. Precisely
that had como about. Talbot had received OF
the Faneuil Hall Democratic vote ten or fifteen
thousand. and about tho same of the prohib-
itory vote. " Take them of aud add uno-quar-
tor. which had n right to expect to my own
vote. and / should have been elected. Cool ron
soning has assured me that It was next to inn
possible TO win. Every Federal oflicohoder,
including those In seven Custom Houses and
their dependents: every Postmaster. with his
clerks and dependents; every State officer.
every county officer. and every city officer of
tho eighteen cities. with Two exceptions. and
thcir rctancrs, employees. and depend
snts; nearly all the newspapers Of the
state. including the rcligiOus wceklies. one
Of whom Mt least | know had been subs-
died previously against me; n large part OF the
clergy. especially those over churches highly
ornainented with painted windows nearly or
quite all the higher graded schoolmastsrs,
whose salaries. made high in flush times. have
not come down but would in case Of reform all
the treasurers and superintendent and agents
OF manufactures, OF whom tho same may he
said all OF the colleges who are dependent on
the state. ana yet whose property used for In
come escapes taxation; the hired officers Of
nearly all the railroads. whose salaries are
enormous, while the dividends Of the stock
holders are small were all combined against
mo. These and u flood OF orators from other
States the capital OF tho banks, and tho orRanl-
cations OF the old parties. would. have nnnihi-
lated cause less Just less dear 10 the people.
and less important 10 the safety and welfare OF
tho nation. These facts demonstrate that the
people OF the State were with me at heart and
tho majority o. the people not holding office. or
their relatives not holding office. voted for me.
This is shown by the fact that ! received mora
votes than any other candidate for the office Of
Governor ever received who was Defeated and
more votes than any candidate for the Office Of
IA INT In
Presidential year"
Upon the political eject OF the canvass Gen
Butler said: The campaign indicates thnt the
leaders Of the two parties, the Republican and
Democratic are TO be found together hereafter
IN favor OF their supposed common interest in
the money question, and they leave out the
older principles which have heretofore been
the recognized principles Of their parties. The
Republicans have given up the broadest and
no6est plank OF their piatiorm-cquai rights of
men-and the Democrats. have abandoned the
platform Of Jefferson and Jackson to become
the defenders OF the theory that the issue Of
bank notes Is the only honest money The
masses OF ooth parties sooner or later Will de-
sert their lenders and coalesce in the opposition
10 them, as the masses Of the Wing and Demo-
cratic parties deserted their leaders and united
against slavery. Four-llfths Of all the people
are united upon the question that banks shall
no. longer issue currency"
:. The General does not believe that the Repub-
llcan party can institute any reform In the State
House. for there IL no one source OF corruption
in the Government they can dry up without
tnIONlnk on llelf htlnertnls. VINO. whom that IL
done will expose others. This will render the
party so odious that they will not be able to
carry out any reform.
AS to his future course. he said / propose
10 devote the remainder OF my life to the service
OF the people. II they demand IL. / came for
ward in this campaign at the demand OF the
people. and should do the same thing again
and again and again. / see some ot the Repub-
llcan newspapers say | am dead, politically
dead. am glad they think so. II they do. They
VIII go on in their career OF oppression OF the
people. both in the State and In the nation.
will show them the liyeliest corpse at a funeral
that they ever heard OF. Personal success or
defeat 70 me are nothing never. ResW0ain."