New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-03
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DENTs-TPE GRE BAoKrr~ 49, THriR Nh
THE NEXT LFGisIATURE-soH TAxAJiOs
FIGURrs-wHAT DEP ATS BUIIFT.
IRON AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT Tlunfyg
BosroN, Oct. 80. - General Butler aud hi.
chef fugemen boasung mat he il sure of
election next week by from 1900 10 10000 pin
rality but he and they boosted l.sf year mp q
the very morning of election day. and then Talbot
beat HIM by more than 25.OO0 Thy dtd not nm.
dertake a very careful preliminary canvass of votes
then, nor they done his year. and tney
might, therefore, just well clam $4,000 majority
now as anything else. They profess to believe THAI
they going to carry every city Gle State, and
that But er will lead Long Nv al least 1000
plurality in Boston alone Inc regstraIo OF Bos-
ton last year was 80, s53 tins year he revised st
foots up only 81. 159. No oily suppose that Long
carry the city but he will not b. 80 far behind
as the Butler party claim, and he ~ uncx ecedlv
popular in other sections. After the hepubi.-
can state Committee closed its canvass las wear
he chairman and secretary asserted that But er
would he beaten by al least 10000 votes. Talbot's
plurality was 25,29O Reports OF this years can
vass have been received from about three-fourths
of the State they show that If voters 90 10 the
polls the General Will BE- defeated qui'e decsyely
as lie was last year. That ovei-coniidence and bus
Iness engagements will make men negiectiui or ior-
getfuI OF duty next Tuesday, the committee say.
gives Butler the only possible chance tor success
this year. and the iina effort Of the committee
make sure that his opponents 90 and vote.
The General has made all sorts Of bluuders IN his
personal canvass, just everybody knew be would,
but it was better for him 20 under axe n than To
keep still. With two possible EXCEPTIONS his
lieutenants neither popular likable men I;
and not all of them together could have done Tor
him what he nas done Tor hmseif-cOuld either
have so damaged hun or have gwen him such adj
vantage. No paper IN the State has so dealt with
him after bus own rough fashion OF dealing with an
opponent "a The Herald of this city, aud other
paper has half so large a circulation among the
classes from which he homes to draw support lt
was quite IN his old way. therefore. to attempt to
silence its voice by nsinuaIDg that he was On the
track of something very damaging to one
of its owners, ana threatening TO make 1t
public as soon as has record was
plete if the paper did cease its warfare on him.
The Herald replied by Offering him the use Of its
columns and inviting him TO proceed with hls
posure at once and has not IN the least refralned
from criticism or softened its tone in speaking Of
him and his speeches. The bundeT he made here
was one of the worst Of this year. Bat indeed. his
whole canvass has been marked by such an amazing
lack of good that he deserves 10 be- beaten for
his want of discretion. And the signs Of the times
are SO unmistakable that some of his followers are
said to be already organizing 10 run him for Con-
gress in the Lowell District next year.
When his campaign opened the foremost place
was given to the so-caled Independent wing of his
coahtiOn-Simmons and Usher and Palmer aud
Warner and Nichols and Baker and Others of that
class being pat forward as uecOXs 10 draw voters
from the Republican ranks But II became apparent
some time 20 that these gent emrn of the kind
who have little power except when III office. and OF
late IL clear that Butler Is beginning TO est-
mate them at something like their true value.
Palmer president OF one of hts Worcester con-
yentions, made loud and fervent sperch. and
hasn't much as peeped IN public since that dav
Warner hoped for a denomination To the posi- from
whch the Republicans retired him three years ago.
but good Democrat was made the candI-
date for Secretary of State, and Warner
has been given nothing bu the chance 10
lift up his voice for Reform in the
country districts. Nichols was tIclled a fort
night ago with an independent nomination to "a
seat in the Governors Council, but this week he has
been competed 10 retire in favor of Democratic
nominee, whose friend threatened slaughter 10
Butler in that district unless the field was relln-
qu' shed to their man. Baker was rewarded for his
laboTs in the good cause by nomination for
Register of Deeds for Essex County, but the
sty for Democratic votes down that way Is urgent,
50 he wlthdraws for the benefit of the Democratic
candidate aud General Butler. Thus il goes. With
the approach of election day these renegade and
dlslrunted Republicans are sent to the rear. and
Democrats get the nomination wherever the Butler
party has chance to run in a local official.
The Central Committee of the poor Greenback
party has been meeting again aud trying 10 con-
vince itself that its organization still has life. But
to pieces General Butler, indeed. has either
accepted or declined the Greenbackers' nomination,
has in fact, treated them with degree OF indif-
ference that barely escapes beng contemptuousj
but, with single EXCEPTION the remainder of their
nominees have sent little notes TO headquarters
begging that they may be excused from standing
up to he voted for on election day One by one,
with what has appeared to be monrnfu delllera-
tion the Central Committee has substituted the
regular Butler candidates. so that now the Green
back ticket actually has nothing distinctive but The
name of ITS Attorney-tienerai. Here aud here the
fIftt
and presume IL Will SUIT Buffers purpose 20 let q
few of these men be chosen; but in the state as a
whole there isn't party enough left to make q de-
cent ghost. However 1t may be with other COM
munties. after next week Massachusetts will have
no more trouble with this craze.
The coming Legislature will be made up quito
LARGELY of untred men. The member who has been
President of the Senate for the past three years, an
excellent officer and unusually able legislator,
was set To satisfy the claim" of another sec
ton of his district. The gentleman who followed
Candidate Long as Speaker OF the House has en-
tered into business engagements that leave HIM so
little time at present for public duties that he felt
obliged to decline a denomination 10 the service Tor
which he has most decided qualifications. Hence
it follows that each branch must elect new
presiding officer next Winter. Among the
new members OF the House Is pretty sure 10 be
Colonel HIgginsOn, nominated IN Cambridge. " no
has been dong good work on the stump. and II cer-
tain 10 make active and intelligent legislator
considerable number of those who did credi 10 the
State IN the lower branch last session have been
nominated and will be reelected, but the claims of
locality have been pushed In many quarters that
the Legislature as whole Is not likely 10 be very
strong body.
One who knew nothing about afflrs in this State
would imagine from the way Butler talks that
going on with degree AZ extrav-
agance ia every direction ii &c threatened TO
bring us all To bankruptcy very soon. Mark
some figures bearing TINS point. In 1874
our special State tax 50 0OO. 90 this year inc
same tax is only 100000. In 1874 the aggregate
for the Commonwealth of our county. city. town,
school aud highway taxes @26. 700. 60J this
wear the corresponding total of The same axes -
only S2O,512, 1888 In other words, since 1874 tho
state has econOmIEed TO such an extont tnai II
duces taxation by $1,000. 900. while the people
themselves nave economical so yigilantiy tuat