New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-23
THE TIEWS OF GENERAL BUTLER.

General Benjamin F. Butler arrived in town yes
terday and went to the Fifth Avenue Hotel He
hooked as he said he felt, very well and he was
dressed with his accustomed neatness. He was
asked by a TRIBUNE reporter 20 express an opinion
in regard TO the political situation in Massachusetts,
General Butler declined TO speak at length on the
situation. Finally he said that he thought the
canvass would be active one. and that the Re-
pubcans might possibly lose one or two Con-
gressmen. Of the situation In New-Hamp-
shire he remarked: "I think the Democrats may
possibly succeed in electing their candidate for
Governor as there are some differences among the
Republicans, and there are local issues which have
caused dissensions should feel sure of their sue
cess if did not know the ability of the head OF the
Republican party in the State-the Secretary Of the
Navy"
"What do you think Of tie condition of affairs in
New-YOrE Pennsylvania and Indiana ~
"NewYork is lost to the Republicans, Pennsyl-
vania is doubtful, but / think that the Democrats
will sweep Indiana"
"Why were the Democrats successful IN Ohio y
For the same reason that New-YOrk will go
Democratic by forty fifty thousand votes, and
that which may cause Pennsylvania Indiana
and Connecticut TO follow the lead
that is the swing of the political pendulum. The
liquor question in Ohio, the machine in New-York
the River and Harbor bill and the tariff reform In
Massachusetts may be factors producing this result
but they are not the main causes. AS said. 1t Is
the year for the swing of the pendulum. If we
should go back only as far as SJ2 we VIII nnQ that
every two years since then the political pendulum
has taken a swing. 1t may be said that there are
one or two exceptions to this rule, but the thinking
man, on second thought will that the
exceptions are rather imaginary than real
The present year is the right one fOr change, and
not going 10 get it Can any man who
speaks lnteligenty say he believes that the Demo-
Gratis are not sure Of q working majority IN Con-
gress next year r.
Then you think that it Is only reasonable TO
predict that the Republicans will elect President
in lSS4N
1T by no means follows that because the Demo-
Gratis will succeed this year that they will IN 1854
Button the Other hand the pendulum may be arrested
in Ito swing That II will be before 1854 think, Is
pretty certain. Political parties are born about
once in quarter OF century They die OF corrup-
ton, and new ones take their place"
Do you think 1t probable that a new party Will
be IN the field in 1So+V
That is something that is too far ahead to speak
about. The old party must be gotten rid or before
a new one can rise up"
Is IL your opinion that the Anti-Monopolists will
become powerful III this cOuntryP
There can be no question but that they will be-
come influential element IN politics l have
no expectation that at the next session
Of Congress the report OF the Tariff Commission
Will be acted upon. to the extent Of revision of
the revenue laws. There will not be time enough,
and do not think the Pr0tecOnlsts of the country
want the matter 10 come before Congress. think
this has been illustrated by the rdlculc that mas
been hcaped upon the Commissioners since they
began their Investigations. Ny belief Is that the
tariff Will be an Issue IN the next Pre- sldentlal
campaign. It may, however be partially solved By
the XLYIIIth Cong ress.