The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-11
BEN. BUTLER
JEuY lie IS Il HdNCOCH
DEMoCRAT.

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Republican Party--4 Speech
that Gets Do,Vm to The Roots
ofMe Uhote Business.
1.-THE following isa synopsis 0!
the grcatspccch delivered by, Gen:
cral Butler at Fanel Hal, Boston:
The general began his speech
with the assertion that there is no
potentato many country which has
4 semblance even Unconstitutional
government more absolute and dos:
potic thanis the President Of the
United States during his term ol
ofticr. Ifchangco of policy or adj
ministration Of government is
needed itcan only DO obtained at
a presidential election, as demon
strated by the practice Of quite
Iahalfcentury. In fact, no third
person cantbc supported for: Presi-
dent with any result save in the
nature Of aprotest against. the nom
inecs Of the conventions Of the two
great political parties. There is,
therefore, no more solemn duty
imposed upon any patriot, no
other or higher power exercised by
any clector, than TO determine
which one of the two candidates
represents more highly his con-
victions upon the greatest of the
measures and principles Of govern
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would be most likely to rebound to
the common good and the perpet-
uation of the republic which no
patriot desires or as yet dare to
say is not the best form Of govern
mcnt known upon earth for free
and enlightened people. Irrespec-
tive Of the merits of the principles
or candidates Of fcither of the parties
there is a primary important factor
in this question to DO taken into
account by every patriotic elector,
which ought largely TO determine
his vote. All history teaches that
long continuance in power breeds
corruption in the administration of
governmental atIitirs; that corrup;
ton always seeks perpetuation and
fears a change Of administration,
lestitswickedness may be detected,
even if not punished General
Butler said That this has become
,lxiomatic, so!tllatza tradition al
mostclaimcl to be a law, exists
against a third term nztle =prcsi-
Dental Office forany, may however
wise, great; or good. If no man
can be great, wise, or good enough
to WELD power longer than a second
teriSa,E7hSw great wise, and good
ought gfIiiIsGs S.s!s, &: S-ty to be, which seeks
10 keep in .poESStor a filth term,
in time Of peacc?HWha should
the thinking voters say to such n
party, if the party has declared in
the most solemn manner through
most of its leading journals andall
its so.called reformcrs that its own
administration had been corrupt
under the one whom they admitted
to be its greatest and best man;
that his officers and subordinates
so administered their offices as 10
lead to widespread defalcation,
peculntion, and abuse of public
trust? How shall the conscience
of the voter answer to that claim,
when the party declares by its vote
in the national convention that
such q great and good man, hailed
by them us the very savior Of his
country, ought not 10 be returned
to power, even after the lapse Of an
intervening term? He chose his Of
ficcrs from the Republican patty;
they were confirmed by q Repubii-
can Senate. Were they not, when
appointed, the very flower and
sweet perfume of the Republican,
party? Heavily ought these CON
silcrations TO press upon the indg-
mcnt Of the voter when he is thus
made certain that he can not rely
on the man whom that party has
put forward. What guarantees,
then, should not be required Of
such a party, making such accuse:
tions and confessions Of sin and
corruption in their own party ad-
ministration, that the candidate
they propose in his stead, acci-
dcntally nominated, without hay
ing boon the first choice or even
in the thought Of nine-tcnths Of the
delegates Of the convention that
chose him, and specially not in the
mind Of those virtuous reformers OF
the Republican party who charged,
and proved to their own satisi;lc-
ton these damning sins Of their
party leaders and oilicials-onc
who, although in Congress during
all this corruption and peculation,
never madc one honest protest
against them, but played tho part
only of
AN ACCUSED PARTICIPANT
in tho most of them,-is tho man
for tho OCCASION? Is hc 4 man Of
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