Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-06-19
speech of MAJOR Butterworth.

Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND FELLOW CITIZENS
[Voiee-"introduce him.''l Laughter.
1.-THE Major was thereupon formally in
troduced by the Chairman, who remarked
that he had deemed an introduction un-
necessarily I thank the audience for the
compliment suggested by this call. I beg
to correct the statement. Mr.. Chairman,
you have made to the audience that
would make a speech. l will not. When
the eagles are on the wing, it is we'll for
birds of lighter pinions to hunt their
perches. daughter and applause, and
voice, "Go ahead. Well judge of that.'l
The Convention nominated men worthy
to be trusted-tried men and true. I shall
do what I can to secure their election.
[Applause.l fyou will indulge me,
will suggest what ought to suggest itself
to every mind, and that is the Importance
of the campaign of 1879. This is the van
tage ground-Ohio is the battlefield. In
1880 we will sweep the Nation from one
end to the other. [Applause.] The issue
in this country has been squarely made.
AS General Garfield said, it is the issue as
to whether the war of 1861-1865 settled
anything at all.
Many aone-1egged soldier has answered
to the little boy who wondered why he
could not dandle him upon his knee, when
asked: ''Papa, why did you go to war; -
has been compelled, in the light of the
history that we have written in the last
five months, to answer Darling, l DOM
know [Cheers.l
had supposed that this was a Nation
organized for the purpose of having with
in its organization helpful strength. We
so believed until 1861. Then it was sug-
gested to us that we were in error, that
while the waters of China and the utmost
humblest of its citizens, it could not de-
fend any one of its citizens at home.
/ We thought that in 1861-1865 we had
settled that it was a mistake, that not
only in foreign waters, but everywhere
throughout our county, the Governme nj
can reach down to the humblest and throw
around him such protection as will enable
him to hold up between him and any
wrong ihe constitutional laws of his coun-
try. [Applause.l
I believe the Ides of October will show
that citizen soldiery was in earnest
when they said that henceforth and for.
ever this shall be Nation [applausel com
posed of States, but yet one and indivisi.
BILE; and protect all its citizens every
where, White-liners, ballot-box suffers,
, repeaters and Ku-Klux to the contrary
notwithstanding. Applause
have heard men whose fingers had jus
been turned from the throat of the Re
public say in Congress to these soldiers
that they were the men who were war
ing against the liberties of the people.
have heard the Democratic portion of th'
, House of Representatives applaud tina
utterance to the echo; and they do tina
in the name of loyalty. [Applause.l
did not enjoy it.
F; It is the purpose of these men to starv
e on the frontier the army they could no
kill in the field. [Cries of 'FNever.' .
e That we will determine in October. zap
y plause.l We have said to them that tht
men of Ie61-1s65 will see to it that yo
J.; shall appropriate the money we have pre-
e vided to feed our comrades and their chi
dren, and you shall appropriate tiff 20
e do not we will retire you and put Othe
D. men there who will. [Applause.l
They say when you talk this way yo
at are spelling this work of reconciliatio
Is and pacification. [Laughter.l You ca
ID not pacificate anybody that way. sul
NIT to you whether history affords an il
stance of such large-hearted mRgnanimii