The New York herald., 1878-09-27
GENERAL. BUTLER:
THE ESSEX STATESMAN AGAIN ON THE
sruMP-AN ALLUsIoN TO GENERAL WHIT

wARNxD NOT TO USE MONEY TO DEFEAT
HIN.
[pY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
BosTox. Sept; 20 1878
General Butler opened his mpaign tn this city ut
Institute Hail. Boston Highlands. this evening.
About two thousand people gathered 10 hear
him. among whom were Denis Kearney and his pri-
vato secretary, Carl Browne. The Generals speech
was mainly denunciation OF tho men who have ruled
this State for twenty years. He frequently quoted
from State prove his charges Of exirav-
agance in the cement ofthe staio's onsirs Tho
old arguments based The hard times wero repeated
and the ind ucement hold 10 vote for HIM tor
Governor ana if he elected he would cure all the
ills the people suffered from.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
de paid his respects to General Whitney, who pre-
sided over the Faneuil Hall Convention yesterday
lie said there several good men there, among
them one Frank Bird. who has been SO Tonga demo-
era. that he associate with like Bu,ier
Mr.. Bird he considered good sort OF
man. am gong TO quote from him.
he said ana | 40 not think il good
policy to discrcdrt my witness He then read
from a report presented to the last Legislature by
Frank Bird, showing up tue conduct OF General
Whiney while no was state director oil tho Boston,
Hartford Erie Railroad Mr.. Biri's report showed
that the directors OF that corporation hau Dromisedt to
| deposit in the Stale treasury for every dol
| lar of the State scrip given ,hsm for salo
| ST. 80 OF Burdel bonds. When the transaction had
been completed IL was found that the $3.50 900 sur
| Plus tn c bonds had disappeared from The state
! treasury effort had been since made to mud
where II went to--and they call this well governed
| rue srArE COMMISSIONERS AND THE TAXES.
Tho State Commissioners and State institutions
were again overhaued, aud the cost OF construction
@ anu o were also sye%ed
and the speaker argued that me poor man para all the
taxes while the bondnolder carried ms coupons In
his pocket and dehed the tax gathercr There some
thing wrong nc sAd. In legislation which reduces tho
Of pr0ps my per saa Keeps y the
ponents say am responsible for tho legislation as
they are. We'll, what OF 1t? suppose am. The
difference between Them and me Is that am Ia favor
oil changing It, but they are not
NATIONAL BANKS
Now l am not, he said. opposed 10 the national
| banks, because we must have some medium 10 eX-
change ouc money. Now, have seen circular
which called subscriptions 10 aefeat my election
i nope the national banks are not such Tools as TO
take part in anything of this kind They are
creatures OF Congress- they put or: money
to interfere IN the elections OF the peo-
PIE. When l 60 back TO Washington 10
every rascal them. Tney are tho trustees OF tho
funds OF Inc stockholders. What right have they 10
put oui that money destroy the liberty of the cit
zons We will not be oanKriddon. Our ioreiathors
fought TO he freed from tho potty tyranny OF
kings ana We %''' aos now go n.nMs naSs 20 20
bank kings warn thom, therefore, In all solemnity
let us have lar pay ne pcope N inc INV 9ss ova xna
board, and the next Congress Will contain on'y lew
| oil their friends.
| independently. Ill anybody offers you money" nc
said, stake II. and then vote as you please"
REPLY OF The INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE TO A
LETTER OF WILLIAM ENDIcoTr--AIs FINAN-
CiAL ATTITUDE IN TIE PAST AND THE PRES
ENT-THE COMPARISON BETWEEN BANK
| PAPER MONEY AND oREENBAcKs.
| BosroY, Sept. 26, 1873
The latest contribution to tho literature OF the
Butler campaign is a letter in answer TO William
| Endicott Who two weeks ago, wrote an exhaustive
reply - the Generals letter OF acceptance. Buffers
letter will be printed here tomorrow morning 1t is
written in the style peculiar to the Essex states.
man. and he is not prepared to take back
! single statement OF his platform. Tho larger por-
ton oil the le,er Is take, up by consideration Of tho
State Indebtedness and the vndication Of his ngnres
In his letter OF acce ptance attacked By Endcott.
| BUrLER AS A BOND HOLDER.
Iu regard to his ownership Of bonds and his advo.
cacy Of The payment of Unied States securities IN
gold while In Congress, as charged by Mr. Endicott,
the General says
| Congi ess, don't know whether to be more amused
the want OF logic OF the argument or the pervcr-
siou OF statcmen 10 not re.cr now, OF course, TO
his comment on my happening TO own $l3 900 oi 3 65
bonds, payable in currency. principal and interest,
! u
co uid 6nd IN the Treasury standing TO my credit.
But one OF my offences, according 10 Endicot', is
gold. Tnat is true. Tnst was in is7o, oetorc
the decentralization OF silver whom silver was three
per above gold, and then she bankers and bond
holders wanted the coupons made payable IN Paris
and Germany, whore they woui BE- payable in silver,
per cent more. opposed II and insIstcd that they
shouc be paid IN coin according 10 the contract OF
lse9 Silver was three per cent above gold IN 1870
their bonds should be PAID In foreign coun
tries, so that they might receive them thus II
silver not IN coin-silver and gold. That opposet
and ncd them their contract. Now, silver beinI
the cheapest they want law passed to make thes
bonds nay able IN geld gold Is now worth the
and gold payments would impose the greatest burdci
on tho people.
Again End,co,t seems to think there is sometn,n
inconsistent with my present views IN the motion
made Congress- which he states as foiows:--
And the United States solemny pledges its faith tn
redcmpt OF tho United states notes In coin.
True, | offered that amendment, but of course,
lost, because my objec; was that hero should
currency for tue people aud one currency Tor III
bondhodcr. The contract in regard TO the bond ha
; been changed 1859 to make the bonds payable II
coin, and thought the notes or grcenbacks held
used by the people ought to be paid coin, well a
, the bonds OF the capitalist, and said 81 certaiul
thought u ought TO be done whenever got
and arc able to do SO. Is there anybody mere who
: ready to do 1t before tnatY" l thank Endicott 10
guouns my angmase o,eu 10 nnd n1
States notes IN coin before they arc rcady and able
do It,"
BANK rAr.R MONEY.
Endicott also thiuks tnat he Inns some inconsis
tcncy with my present nnanciai position, BECAUSE IL
1851, said "that the tituiiOual currency OF har
, m9n.y hai been swept away" ''Ail that We hav
4 now Is currency OF rags, shreds aud paches Ini
, is cause OF our present financial crsis," apd III
remedy that then proposed was the withdrawal G
= all hank notes unuer ten dollars thou under twcuty
and until all payments' under Gity should b
y ! made In coin l denounced The system OF ban
= paper money thcn, as do the system OF bank papc
a | money now. Aud l quoted tho words Oi Wcbstc
4 | against an irredecmaole bank paper currency
| | do now, "that OF all the contrivance
IL the best TO make the rich richer anu the poo
| md u he weat % lA0 4
tue rich mans profit" rcitcrate that now. Thor
was no otner legal tender money then thought OF o
, Issued by the kovernncu save gold and silvcr an
4 / DO prefer gold and SILVER to Irrodecmablc ban
f paper money, which mas been tue cause OF all mat
. panics since the country had an oxistepcc, aud
. desired II to DC wiped out then as desire 1t TO
W ped now. Bat with greenDack currency