The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-09-19
BUTLER, THE BRICK.
Why He Left the Republicans.
What He Hopes for the ColOre d
MN From Democratic
Success.

Pittsburg, 1S.-General Benjamin
T. Butler and Col. John w. Forney
arrived in this city this afternoon and
made their headquarters at the st.
Charles Hotel. About 8 O'Clock Paul
J. Carson, ex-deputy sheriff. together
with a number of other colored men,
called upon General Butler. Mr..
Carson Was spokesman, and in brief
speech stated that they wished to pay
a tribute OF respect 70 one whom they
believed q benefactor to their race
and to whom They ascribe the merit
OF public services to them when
their fate and future were in
= critical state. Butler, in res
ponse said he had done nothing
but what he conceived to be his duty
IN the war, which was not begun for
the emancipation of slaves, because
all would remember that the first
proclamation Of President Lincoln
called out the troops to retake and
repos.esS tile United States in prop
erty which had been seized from them
aud to execute the laws. After re-
viewing his career from go to '65, he
continued: For sixteen years since
the war | have ted with the repub
licRn party in the hope that they
would extend that protection 10 the
colored men south, that l seemed
out to be done | tried
TO get it done in Compress, but
it ives not done. | fought the cam.
paign for Hayes in 1876 to have that
done under the promise OF platform
and party leaders that it should be
done, and what was the result The
very first act OF Hayes administTa-
ton WAS 10 turn over the states Of
Louisiana and South Ca, Gina, where
it wac claimed there were republican
governments elected by negro votes,
or else Hayes Was not elected; where
that was tse fact, he gave the govern
Dlente 90 elected over to the demo-
Gratis From that hour. for four years,
not one thing has been attempted to
be done in thu relief Of colored men
or anybody else. Tnsre has been,
1t is true, lite attempt TO stop the
illicit distilliug of whisky and brandy
in the south. Some men were killed
by the laWless dlslilIers, and their
murderers have not been punished.
There has net been proper protection
for the men who live dowu there.
That being SO, in the best interest oil
the south and The bes. interest of the
colored men, | propose to have a
change. II the republican party
cannot provide thia protection in elk,
teen years, | do not propose to try
them twenty. General Hancock has
said he will enforce the Thirteenth.
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend
ments in their letter and spirit. No
body who knows his will Goubti
that he will Etand By thai
liz elected aud given power
and nobody doubts that the demo.
cratic party has the power TO protect
the negro II they get into power.
Their great leader has said he will dc
so. | propose to try this experiment
for four years, snd then. il the d mo
Gratis csnDCt DO better than Hayes
has. l shall turn rouni and help
!. kick him cut at the end oil
four years. O3e thing is Ger
tain, l cannot be more powerless
during the next four years to give the
colOred men proper protection than
l and every other man has been il
the past
The following telegram & ON Gen.
Hancock was read
New YORK, is.
To General 4. L. Pearson, Pittsburg
l have not had time to answer by
mail your letter of the 18th inst. The
occasion you have VIZ item ABOUT will
be Of special interest. The compost
ton Of your meeting Willindicates that
the remains of sections!ism and Bit
terness are to be grappled with. and
that we have a growing party cover
ing all sections and embodying har-
mony, freedom OF opinion and fair
expression through the ballot box.
(Signed) ". 8. HANCOCK.