The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-12-05
EN-. BUTLER JNI'ERTLE WE'D.
aracterstic Talk-lnteresting as q
Story Telling Truths that Ought to
be Heeds d-What He Thinks OF
the Elect ons.
THE BALANCE OF POWER.

as bold and powerful advocate of the
peoples welfare.
A Tribune reporter interviewed him
in New York last week, and that
paper published, for IL wonder, in full
what the hero of Massachusetts said.
1t is SO pointed, so truthful. SO honest
and like all he utterS. said in such an
interesting way that although
lengthy. not a reader of THE ANTI
MoNOPOLIsT will deem it too long.
Here it is in full, word for word, just
as Butler said 1t:
eporter-We!e you disappointed,
General. in the results Of the Massa.
chusetts election!
General Butler-I was not disap-
pointed in one view Of the word dis
APP lntment. l supposed that l
Should be elected. In tlat was mis-
taken, but not dlsappoini ed. l should
have been elected if 1t had not been
for the most outrageous and persistent
bulldoZing Of the labOring men OF
Massachusetts by their employers,
which changed thousands OF votes.
In one case q man had Il factory with
a very considerable number OF voters
employed in it. He took them down
three AZ Il time in his own private
carriage. lie voted the three, ana
then went back for three more and
voted them. and so on until he had
gone through with his men. In other
cases. when men asked leave of their
employees TO 90 and vote, they were
told they could go, but they need not
come back amy more if they did-that
they did not want their services any
more. In another case, i'll my Own
city, where Il man found one of his
WOrkmen on the street, he literally
took him by the shoulder and march
ed him to the polls, and made him
vote the Republican ticket-althOugh
he was known to be exactly the other
way, and had SO declared himself
amid cries of 'sliame shame shame:
don't vote against your principles
from the people in the ward room.
Tae Mississippi plan of bulI,lozing is
much more honorable and far more
brave. That is done with u shotgun.
and two men can play ut that. The
Massachusetts plan is II work upon
the lahoring man fears that his Witt
and children will starve during the
hard winter which is coming, which
is simply knavish. cowardly and dis.
honorable; ana yet it is doncl by men
WHO claim to be honorable men,
openly advocated in the newspapers.
and circular was printed in this city
which would have been distributed
had | not found it out and exposed it
beforehand, calling upon the employ
erS To exercise the vast authority
they had over their employees to
make them vote against me.
Reporter-Do you think that was
done ut the instance Of the Republi.
Can committee?
General Butler-A Republican COM
miltee. There were various sorts.
The chairman OF the Republican
State committee sent for leading man
uIacturers, and had them at the
Parker House at his room. to advise
with them for that purpose. 1t he
denies it. | can prove 1t. hope
shan't hear any more talk from the
Republicans in Congress where am
about bulldozing the negroes.
NO INTENTION OF RETIRING.
Reporter-Iou don't expect to re.
tire from politics, do you, Gcnerall
General Butler-R Retire with no.
600 men at my back! Pshaw
Reporter-The reason | ak is that
! have seen statements of that Kind.
General Butler-Prec.Sely 1t YOU
read the newspapers you have seen
that with the r.any thousands oil
other lies. l have got more votes
against both of the old lariy organi.
la M Il
OF Massachusetts. aided hy sutscrp.
tlonS from New Y oik, than any other
man WAS ever elected by. Governor in
Massachusetts in Il non.Pre> iden: ial
year, and u larger vote than any man
ever bad who was defeated IN an !
year, Presidential or non-Presidel-
tlal.
eporter-Do You think there were
many Democrats who votod for Tai
hott
General Butler-About Is 900. All
the Democrats substantially who
were bondholders and bankers voted
for Talbot. of course with the exceI-
ton Of some 5000 who voted for
Abbott. got over 1000 Democratic
votes. Abbott rot about 10000. and
Talbot about $1,000 and the rest of
his majority WAS made up OF the Pro.
hibsuonist vote. They voted about
10000 last year. They only vote,
about 1900 this year Ior their csndi.
date.
Reporter-Dn you think the Green.
back party. us u party, will continue
In nolitie>i
General Butler-With tho excep-
ton of three States. the Republicans
party Is in the minority In every State
III the Union
Reporter How TO you account for
that changed Ii was not SO ii In 1876.
General Bu.ler-The change is iir>l
due Ia Hayes southern policy, which
has le.alized bull,iuziny negroes IL.
the south and workin:men in the
north. and 10 the fact that the Green
Fuckers have cast almost seven times
more votes than they did for Peter