The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-30
Letter of Acceptance from the
Essex Statesman.
A BID FOR THE G0vERNORSHIP
The Electors Urged to Pool
Their Issues.
Boston, August 90, 1878.


amounting to somewhere in the vicnhy Of fifty
thousand. General Butler his arrival from New
York, few days ago, at once commenced the
preparation OF letter OF acceptance. He was en-
gagged TWO days IN that work. II was dictated to a
secretary nrst then the author IL carefully
and erasures and interneatons the manuscript
show that he had carefully weighed every word and
sentence IN the letter. The proof slips were again
submitted for his perusal and numerous alterations
were made there also tf ti'
THE LETTER f
The letter Of acceptance Is addressed to sstho
ST. s74 voters of who have asked me to
be Governor" opens by IN explanation Of the cir
cums,ances under which he was induced to ask for
these signatures, ana then forth the principles
which viii! guide the writer's political measures and
in OF ali governmental functions that may
be ntrusted to him. These principles are summarized
ollows:- HlhW tIu
Equal rights equa, duties, equal pc wsrs equal bur-
dens, equal privileges aud equal protection by the
laws 10 every every where under the government
State national. ta enH tra Hfk
If there any principles OF true republicansm o.
cred by this cnunciation then have yet 10 be IN
slrucled They are OF universal application. and
snsr eec upon aee laws and .hs Execution Of
Thorn.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. Nr
Tho only use oi parties in constitutional govern
ment Is that one purity may watch the other and ex.
pose It's abuses IN governments and procure cnangs
the abstraction OF the government and IN the
making OF the laws, winch change Is always health
1u. In ordinary times those changes are 50 frequent
as in then selves become the cheek and FOR
the evils that have mentioned; but when some
great, Ovcrshadowlng question, possesses the public
mind those having ths right OF that question Obtain
power. and long they keep that question to
the front hold H. Such was the case with the repu6.
ncan party the State OF MASSACHUSETTS. Organized
for the overthrow oil slavery thereby 10 elevate aooT
that laborer might call another man master, the
republican party has remained IN power IN this State
WITHOUT let or hndrance Tor more than twenty years,
covering whatever faults ami wrongs OF STATE admInA
islston might have by the mantle of tho advocacy
before the law. ana equal projection Of all men by tho
general For these principles tho war was
fought and 10 tho realization Of the results Of Tue con-
the majority oil the people OF tho Common
wealth, without regard 10 party have been ana are
pledged; SO that during that time there never has
been contest where the proper action OF that party
IN governing the state has been iairy issue and
not overshadowsd by national questions. ynl1s syf
BY skilful management OF the machinery by which
success in politics. achieved-th State CON-
ntiee sitting in pcrmanenco, reproducing itself year
BY year controlling all the conventions oflts party
by tho Appointment of the presiding officer, who
should appoint all It's committees-a Clique or, as ihe
term used, 'ring" has been formed " MICH governs
the state. ~ @f9
THE POLICY OF sELPIsHNEss. 4.,
Men never devote themselves assiduously, TO the
political AFFAIRS without they intend In greater or
less degree 10 live by poiticsto faslcn themselves,
their relatives, their dependents ana their con
Therefore, without making charges Of any greater
degree OF untarness or dishonesty In the republican
party than any other as long IN power, sale 70
say that abuses have crept ID, wrongs have been
done, instrumentation has been effected and laws
have been npuluted for the boneht vi such ring,
10 the detriment oil tho whole people OF tho Common
wealth. The wlso and good men who have taken
part tho republican party, bound to IT by tner de-
votion 10 Its principles as national party, have
found themselves utterly powcress either 10 correct
It's abuses or overpower the man,puators. II such
abuses exist In State tho evidences OF them Gun BIO
readily cobjectured
Many pu0hc Offices viii be found nIled without re-
.tl.alt NIL md
Tho tendency OF Legislation will be 10 remove such
offices further further from the people, tnus 10
cvade the just responsibility OF executive adminstra-
ton They viii conceal their doings and expendi-
lures and usurp constitutional government, until tue
Executive, elected by and Immediately responsible 10,
aud who IN ust sight OF the people, Will become
the mere ngurehcad OF administration.
The public debt will largely augment.
Many sorts oil enterprises Will be under taken by tho
State Of them foreign TO the true theory oi tho
proper OF government, In which the State will
become partner to furnish from It's credit money
needed to carry these projects, without par
tcipaton their supposed profits and the losses paid
wastsfnin ness aud extravagaucs IN carrying on
necessary governmental affairs will be engendered
Taxation, increasing In amount year by year, Will
become oppressive upon the Individuals and upon pri
vale enterprise
BY a sknul evasion OF the law dominant class
will be enabled TO conceal their property, 30 shall
escape ITS Just share oil the public buriens tho indas
tries and prosperity OF thc State Will decay
and Iangush, that capital will lose It's just and ull
returns and labor 10 underpaid, underfed unen.
ployed ano crimes against property aud persons IN
crease.
Let us see IL we do not End the evidence Of oil
classes such ruinous legislation unconstitutional
appointments to Office, change OF forms of govern
ment. burdens OF oppression to the people which We
have enumerated IN the legislation and government
Of this Commonwealth during theIast twenty years.
TWENTY YEARS OF LKuTsLArIoN
General Butler then reviews Tue legislation Tor and
administration oil tho State during the past twenty
years. the course Of which he refers 10 The Increase
OF the debt, and says that on the LIST
Of January, 1seo, 1t was nearly s7,oOoooo.
On the LIST Of January, 1878, 1t was IN
376 per cent while the population OF the State did not
between The year 1860 aud the year 1877 but
Increased Than ten times faster tDan have to
people who are TO pay H. Ii the population had IN
creased equal TO inc debt insioad OF Massachusetts
having 1652, 900 inhabitants now she would have ton
that number, or 1880 o0o lilo then sets forth
the evils OF government by commission, and says
Two real estate belonging to the Commonwealth
was ~, l16. 900. while In 1877 IT had increased
an increase OF us per cent, For very large BART OF
this vast the outstanding sterling bonds oil tho
state wore issuou, on which We now pay interest IN
London. aud IN this do not include the lost invest
ment OF more than 50, 900 900 in nearly worthless
personal property which the state owns" t.e
=. THE SAVINGS BANKS. llt
Ho condemns the abolition OF the laws against
usury. aud Ia ITS effect upon savings banks says
III has converted ourtnost puDilc spiri,ed eiecno
synary aud charitable institutions. the savings banks
into Sbylocks for ind that nearly $4,000, 600
loaned tho Let oil January last by the savings banks
OF tue Com cath at rate OF intercst of eight per
cent and upward, and some AS high as ten pcr cent
Now who does not know that there 10 no honest bus
ness wheh can pay that amount Of interest and ive
and that man with gooi security, such savings
bank ought to take, will pay tnat interest for any
siderable timer
"rhs repeal OF the law against usury has In many
cases ruined both thc borrower aud tne savings
bank which was The lender. II certainly has shaken
To it, domination our savings bank stem. Before the
repeal OF the law against usury, in 1863 wncn ~
unlawful for any institution 10 take more tDan
per cent inc savings banks were what their name
purporls them to DO, repositories of the earnings
Of thrifty poor men and women, ahd the failure Of