The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-23
BEN BUTLER's REMEDY.
The Part of His speech which Uc was not
Allowed TO Make Tuesday Evening

For myself, let it not be said have given
no plan or details hy which remedy may be
administered, Under the rules OF tho House
have neither time nor opportunity. have had
To- beg time for this almost lnopportunr speech
on This bill for II will be- saul. What has this
to do with the Army billY" | saw no other op-
portnnity in which could cnl the attention Of
the House ana the country 10 this great and to
me seeming impending danger. and 1t has this
1t is claimed that we must have u large stand
INK army To- repres~ the possible outbreak of Ia
boring mcn-tO put them down with III" bullet
anu bhyonrt, the machine gun and cannon. II
they uui, work and strike and bad men should
hand together Ia take advantage Of their nrrcs-
sites 70 lnHGEurhte violence and wrong. Re-
move the cause, and then you will not need an
army. The only suggested ncnd OF un army
VII cease, except on the Western frontier.
Instead OF supporting four hundred men. ut
an expense OF nenrly n million n year. on
the frontier as n regiment. supper, four hun
bred families, with strong. stalwnrt work ingmen
at their heads. in place 81 TINT regiment. and
give them arms. and they will protect them
selves from your Joscphs. your Sitting Bulls, or
your lnulhhs. whereNcr thry may be iound.
settle them together in communities Of four
hundred families each. and they will be your
nrWy-hot ol consumers, but an army OF pro-
du'"rs OF large numbers, each settlement
stronger than regiment. Exercise the power
the Constitution mas given you and make them
United states militia for your frontiers. and I'M
Ike soldiers, when they do not fight they will
produce. and not ra, The, production Of others.
send ont n selected head pf a family. willing to
work. with his wife and children. and give him
iorty arrrs OF lhnd ana only what your soldiers
'7l N''h w I'lkNllNh, f4tlullk. pay
and quarters. and you viii have a producer ut
home 10 defend himself IA our fnthcrs did in
New England. ns our fathers did in New York,
without IN" aid ot any regular army. ENpend
the forty million dollars a year which your army
annually costs you IN putting settlers on lands
OF the frontier with their famii's. who. in u few
years. Will not only hc n srlf-Supportlng but a
set-recuitlng army, which shall udd To- ana not
decrease your wealth. Then it VIII hr time To
TAX about disbandlng your regular army cut
ting II down to n few soldiers - keep tho guns
and carriages in the several forts painted; and
only educnic your officers and let them turn
their Efforts To- civil life until 10y the poss bic
contingency OF foreign war they mny BE- called
into action ut the head Of volunteer soldr on
whom you must at nst depend. Depend in the
several states upon W"li-rrguldtcd United
States militia which the Constitution pr"sup-
poses: and do not let my rnr b" paln",l again
Toy hearing it said TINT militin Will not hight. or
will sympathi2c with II mob ut rioters. When
that hour comes your regular soldiers cannot
hr depended upon any more than milltn, ana
the whole history of the armies of the worli
tells you that the regulars irAtrrnlHr with tho
people when tn cans" of the mob Incomes thc
cause ot the people. and tn" action OF the mob IS
revolution against their opprcssurs who take
away their liberties ana their rights