The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-09-07
General Butler Leaves the DeGOl-
yer PARTY.
An Extract from his Speech.

Ieneral Butler Leaves the DeGOl-
yer Party.
An Extract from his Speech.
General BUTLER delivered q powerful
peech in Faneuil Hall, Boston, the
venlng of the 2Sth ult., in which lie ar
Aligned the Republican party for its cor
upton and prodigacy in manner that
net The hearty approval Of members OF
10Th parties. We present the following
xtract from his speech:
"lt is claimed that it is necessary to
Ieep the Republican party in power for
he better protection of the negro in the
South. II that were true, would pause
ong and carefully before / should do
to hinder the success of the
party. But can the Repub-
lican administration protect the South
ern colored man in all his rights, and
will they so do2 Since the war closed,
for sixteen years the Republican party
have had absolute control of the execu-
tive department and, until the last Con-
gress, OF the legislative department of
the Government, and most OF the time
by two.thirds majority. Has that party
given protection to the negro in the
sense in which they put the necessity for
so doing before the peopleP Their
very campaign cry is an admission that
they have not SO done. II they cannot
or will not do 1t in sixteen years, how
much longer must we trust them with
the power in order that they may do
it2 II at the end of sixteen years they
claim. that they must be continued it,
power four years longer that they may
do it. how long shall we, who have some
convictions as to the misconduct Of the
party in other regards as we'll as in this,
put up with all the other short comings
of the Republican party In order to have
them fulfil their promises, so often
solemnly made and as religiously bro.
ken7 l unhesitatingly declare that at
the close Of the war and during the
period OF reconstruction I was one OF
those who believed stringent measures
necessary for the protection OF the newly
enfranchlsed colored citizens in the
South. l was of this opinion in 1876.
four years ago, and fought the Presi.
Dental campaign Of that year upon that
issue only. l was In earnest. desired
laws to be passed that should protect
every man everywhere in his rights as o
voter and citiz n. But the tirst act, as
We have seen, OF Mr. Hayes, acquiesced
in by bis partv, was to abandon all pos.
sible claim of right OF reference in
the South In behalf OF the negro--to re-
move the few troops that we're there, il
any we're necessary, and to take pains to
turn over the governments OF Louisiana
and South Carolina to the Democratic
party, destroying the government elec-
ted by Republican votes there, which, II
they were not duly and legally elected,
then Mr.. Hayes himself was not duly
and legality elected. The assertion Of
the one fact must be the assertion OF
the other. The assertion Of title to bis
Office must be the assertion Of title to
the Republican State government OF
Louisiana. The denial Of the election
of Governor Packard to Office was the
denial OF the election to Office Of Gov
ernor Hayes. Indeed, Packard had
some half score thousands more of a
majority than Hayes had.
"Nothing has been done-nay, moth
ing has been attempted to be done-to
afford protection to the negro in the
South, or indeed nybody else there. In
deed, these States in the South we're put
in condition 40 that nothing could be
done by the Federal Government. Nay,
all, both white and black Republicans,
have had no recognition At the hands Of
the Administration, except the few men
who were engaged in the false and fraud
ulent counting Of electoral votes in the
several States. In fact. Mr.. Hayes, af-
ter his experience with them, would mo-
admit there were enough Republicans
honest enough to take the census, and
his party now are finding fault with enn-
meration made by his appointees. These
facts are too notorious for comment
even, much less denial. Am I, q friend
OF the negro, bound to fight another
campaign in his behalf as a Republican
simply to see him abandoned and my
self cheated once more2 What guaran.
tee have I that General Garfield will
take different view of this question
from Governor Hayes9 They are both
from Ohio, and each has been and is q
supporter of the other. Why are Ra.
publicans to be deemed to have aban.
doned their political principles, and
gone over to the enemies of the coun-
try, because we propose to vote for q
Union general for President, while Mr.
Hayes, who has been the moral and Of.
fetal head OF the Republican party, Sec
ond only to President Woolsey. OF Yale,
can with applause appoint Confeder-
ate general to Cabinet Officer / fail
to see any distinction between the two
acts in any aspect, save that we are 60.
ing to vote for great general and Hayes
appointed little one. Now, then, it is
because I am friend OF the negro, it is
because / desire to do all that in me lies
to aid him in the difficult position in
which he is placed by the attainment,
so unprepared, OF his citizenship, that l
now propose to act with the Democrat
lc party. They at least can protect him !,
and believe will 80 do.
Believing. as ! do, that with the
election of General Hancock race COL
lisions will be at end; knowing, as I do,
that be has the executive power, deter
mination aud steadfastness in right that
never has faltered, think l can trust
him to see that the promise OF his letter
Of acceptance that the thirteenth, four
teenth and fifteenth amendments shall be
carried out in their letter and spirit.
@Mr. ALBERT PALMER, prominent
Republican, presided at the Faneuil Hal
meeting in Boston on the 2Sth ult., said
in his speech on opening the meeting:
"When parties change their principles,
patriotic men change their parties. ]
cast nv first Presidential ballot for Lin.