The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-08
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washington, 7.-ButIerWOTth, of
Ohio, made a speech in reply to
Bayne's criticism on the present adj
ministratiOn. The executive, he
said, needed no champion. 1t was
its own champion, and its defense
was his friend from Pennsylvania
(Bayne). In the exuberance of his
soul to criticiSe the administration
had commenced by lauding land
very properly the late President of
the United States, standing by
the tomb of one, "the deep
damnatiOn Of whose taking off,
oppressed every one. Criticised
and pursued on one hand by men
praying he might be unsuccessful,
and on the other by men who hoped
be would attempt to achieve sue
cess by dubious means. The pre-
sent executive had walked forward
to the performance of his high Office
IN manner which ought to com
mand and did command the admi-
ration of right thinking men every.
where. applause On the repub bill
can Side). Neither sWayed from
that direction by those who would
have him incline TO their personal
opinions, nor moved by the I'M
friendly criticism of those who
seemed to regard him as untrue, and
as one who had snatched the sceptre
from their grasp had conducted
himself I atriotically in the honest
and sincere discharge of the high
duties devolying upon him. The
people would judge the course of
the administration dis it lett its i'm
press upon the c0untry's history,
rather than by the degree in which
1t happened to interfere with public
or private ambition of any man OF
any set of men. Butterworth passed
ON to the Question Of presidential re-
movals and appointments and Incl
dentally eulOglZed the administers
ton If President Hayes. 1t was the
freedom of that administration from
corruption that had given the House
of Representatives to the republican
party ; it was its freedom from cor.
ruption that had swept the republic
can nominee triumphantly on to the
presidential chair, in 1880. The gen
tleman from Pennsylvania (Bayne
had complained Of the exercise OF
the appointing power OF the Presi
dent in Pennsylvania. There were
in that state 1876 presidential ap
pointments. How many had the
present executive made; 100? no
rs? no; so? no; 10? no; he haC
made out of 1876, two Of them fOl
cause. Three postmasters had beer
removed, two of them for dishOn
esty applause on the repu 5licaI
side. New York had Eeen pre-
sented before the country as con
tanning a mass of official heads. o
the 276 presidential appointments il
that state, the President had made
five changes and two of those re
movals had been for cause. NeVe
in the history Of any admins
tratioD, from that of Georg
Washington to this hour, had Their
been more considerate regard TO
public service, as far as disclosed b,
public record and yet the Presiden
| had been as if he only lived for tn
purpose of perpetaating the design
and schemes of some indictments
| Butterworth then passed on to tn
consideration Of the circumstance
attending his election to the Forty
sixth Congress, and created conslo
cradle amusement by his deScriptio
of the methods which he asSerte
had beeR practiced by the demo
cratic party, and of the part playe
by Ephraim Holland in that can
paigD.
Cox, of New York, interrupted
inquire what ButterwOrth though
of the removal Of Mr.. Siinch, IL
ternal revenue collector in Cincil
natl, and ButterWorth did not giN
a direct answer, but in course of b
reply said to Cox: You have oil
trict SO thoroughly rotten that
votes the democratic ticket by Il
stinct.
This angered Cox somewhat, al
he said such a remark came wit
bad grace from q gentleman who hs
seduced Ephraim Holland. who, a
cOrding to the gentleman, was
democratic prostitute
In the reply Butterworth made
alluSion which is not Of a nature
for publication, which was chars
terized by Cox as the remark Of
? BLACKBOARD.
subsequently an effort was ma
to have the cOllOquy omitted fro
, the Record, and it was accomplshe
though not until debate had go
: on for some time OF such charact
as to lead Money, Of Mississippi.
suggest that the Chairrequest ladi
to retire from the galleries.
ButterWorth concluded his spec
with an attack upon the demOcTa
e party and its professions Of CT
service reform. In the FOTty-fouI