The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-09-02
BUTLER FOR HANCOCK !.
He Takes Leave Of the Radicals and
Joins the Democratic Fold,
DGlOunCGS the Republican Party in a
Sound and Sensible Speech.
And Compares the Records Of the
Standard Bearers.
Enthusiastic Ovation in Faneuil
Hall, Boston,
Presided Over by Former Republican
Who Makes a Telling Speech.

Who Makes Telling Speech.
BOSTON, August 3l.-The Massachusetts cam
psign can now go on. General Butler has re-
lieyed the anxiety Of the Democrats and Repub-
tiCans by publicly stating his position. He has
placed himself squarely on the Hancock plat
form, and announced his intention to take the
stump in favor OF the hero OF Gettysburgh. He
has also officially stated that he is not candi'
date for any office, elective or appointive, this
year. The meeting In Faneuil Hall, at which
these declarations were made, was notable in
many respects. 1t was large and enthusiastic in
the first pl ce then 1t was composed Of men rep
resentlng all shades of political opinion, There
were Democrats, GreenbackeIs, Independent Re.
publicans, straight Republicans and men ON the
political fence. On the platform were such men
as Isaac Hull Wright, representing the Fanueil
Hall wing; General A. ?. Martin and A. A, Hag
gerty, representing the Butler Democracy; AL
bert Palmer, John /, Baker and Andrew ], Hall,
representing the Butler Republicans,
REPUBLICAN cHAIRMAN't SPEECH.
Palmer presided, and made ringing speech, in
which he declared squarely for Hancock His
aTraignment OF the party with which he has
acted for twenty years was one Of the most
scathing inYeCtives in the history Of politics in
this State for quarter Of century, Every
election day, he said, has marked the waning OF
its strength by hundreds of thousands of lost
votes. We see 1t in 1876, in the agony of ship
wreck, ciinging to the floating spars Of few
technical bubbles, while the angry waves of a
hostile popular majority of million swept It's
battered decks until, finally we see 1t escaping
death on the liecraft Of juggling arbitration
The scene changes, and we see 1t at Chicago
tossed with internal diskensionB, the prey Of con
tending factions and animated by Fanagan'E
commanding spirit we hear them bandying for a
whole week the name OF the one illustrious man
who yet lives to link them with their greater pas
and then behold them as they thrust aside the
conquerer of Richmond for the hero Of DeGolyel
and Credit Mobilier
GENERAL BUTLER's ADDRESS,
General Butler was introduced at the close Of
this speech and was received with a perfect
storm of applause and cheers 1t was FIVE min
utes before he could open his address When hG
did the house fairly rOartd itself hoarse OveI
every Democratic declaration and every attack
on Garfield. After an exordium Of some length
in which he portrayed the importance of elect
ing President to be in accord with the popular
majority at this time and of the inutility OF any
third candidate. General Butler proceeded;
All history teaches that long continuance II
power breeds corruption in the administration O
| Governmental AFFAIRS that corruption seeks per
petuation,and fears change Of administration les
It's wickedness may be detected even II not pun
ished. have come here to meet you fellow citi
zens face to face, to give you the result 0
thought and deliberation on my part, so tha
those with whom have been accustomed to &C
in political matters shall understand and appre
ciate some OF the reasons, at least, which induce
me TO give my voice and vote, to avail wha
they may, in favor Of a change Of the part!
policy that has governed the United States for tn
last four years. Thatmy words may have all tn
weight they can or ought to have, let me prOmis
by saying that am not, and shall not be, can
didate or aspirant for any Office, elective or ap
pointive, at this election or under the incoming
administration, so that my vote will be the fre
will Offering Of patriotic duty when 1t shall b.
given to my COmrade in arms in the war for tn
preservation of the Union, the tried and loya
soldier and patriotic chieftain, General Hancock
PARTY PLATFORMS
l may be met with the objection that part
platforms go for very little in governing the &C
tions OF the admins tratlon elected under them
That is too true. And, perhaps, there is no NOR
strikingly illustrative example Of the fact thai
the course Of the administration OF Mr.. Haye
during the last four years, regarding the plank Il
the lattorm under which he was elected-o
Civil Service Reform.
Upon the question Of universal manhoo
suffrage am clear that all ought to vote, an
laws should be so enacted that those votes shsl
be counted as they are rightly cast. The peopl
know how to vote rightly, Dye reiormers sen
somebody who knows how to count honestly
When any one Of my Republican friends desire
to put to me political question which he deem
unanswerable, he ASKS. "HOw can you act wit
the Democratic party which undertook to brea
up the Union which you fought to sustain2" Th
trouble with your question, my friends, Is this
you have forgotten the history Of your country
A portion Of the Democratic party undertook /
secede from the Union, and thereby break up tn
Democratic party. II the Democratic party ha
undertaken to break up the Union the Unio
would surely have deem broken up, Does an
sane man not blinded by partisan prejudiC
doubt that without prompt vigorous, loya
courageous and patriotic action Of the masses
the Democratic party that 1t would have bee
possible for the Republican party to have pr
served the Union2 Look al the rank and file
our armies They were as largely recruited fror
the Democratic as from the Republican party.
THE COLOR LINE
Can the Republican administration protect th
Southern colOred man in all his rights and wi
they do so2 Since the war closed, for sixtee
years the Republican party have had absolul
control Of the Executive Department, and, unit
the last Congress, OF the Legislative Departmer
Of the Government, and most Of the time by
two thirds majority. Has that party given pr
lection to the negro in the sense In which the
pat the necessity for SO doing before the people
Their very campaign cry is an admission thl
they have not so done. II at the end Of sixtee
years they claim they must be continued 1
power four years longer that they may do 1t. ho
long shall we, who have some convictions as
the miEconductof the party in other regards
well as this, pnt up with all the shortcomings {
the Republican party, In order to have thel
funl their promises, SO often solemnly made an
as religiouily broken. unhesitatingly dsclal
thlt at the close Of the war, and during Ii
peitod OF reconBtruction, was one Of those wh
believed stringent measures necessary for Ii
protection Of the newly enfranchised colore