The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-07
BLUFF BEN BUTLER.

Cakes Ames Memorial Hall, at
North Eaton, Mass. Several thou
sand people were present and col
laJion was given, after which |
speeches were made. Governor
John D. Long, just elected member
Of Congress from the second district,
gave a humorous review of the can
vass, rendering to Gover-elect But |
Ter his speeches for cattle-shoWS and |
other like affairs, and also copy OF |
his translation of the Hneid. He
alluded to the election of the entire
republican ticket with one eXcep-
tion as Vindication of the republl-
can administration for twenty years
past. This gave Butler chance
for his sarcastic retort, and be I'M
proved it. He said: 81 hardly
know how to address you, following
the polished speech of the governor,
and especially after his kindness to-
ward me in offering so many adj
yantages in the performance of the
duties of the position to which | am
chosen. He promises me transla-
tion of Virgil. Laughter l trans
lated Virgil when | was a boy.
| Loud laughter and applause.
When | was a child | spoke as
child, I thought as a child; but
when l became a man I laid aside
childish things. Laughter. Again
| | thank him for his courtesy in Of
fering me the most excellent collec-
tion-and l speak in all seriousness
the most excellent collection of
public addresses at agricultural
fairs, horse trots laughter little
gatherings, and little meetings of
small qualities of people that l
ever heard or read, and if /
understood that was my duty
as governor I should take them
with great pleasure. NaughJer.l
But [ don't mean to occupy myself
much that way. loud laughter,
which was increased and prolonged
as the general turned around and
looked at the governor.) | think
that this great commonwealth, with
it's 100000 people, its diversified In
telests, of commerce whitening
every sea, of the busy spindle, work
shop, machine shop, and, above all,
of the great leather industries which
aggregate more in value and give
employment to more men than both
the last named-I think that to at
tend to the business Of such a COM
monWealth will demand every hour,
every thought, every energy, every
exertion, every quality of mind
which l possess to bring her to that
: high plane which is the ideal of
us all. (Applause) And [ say
to you she shall have it, SO
far as / am concerned. (ApplauSe.)
When [ can see the ballot in the
hand of every man, because he is a
man, when [ can see every man
with his rights respected every
where in the commonwealth, when
1 see every industry prospecting,
when I can see the laws so framed
and so executed that there shall be
no injustice felt by labor and no op-
preston made by capital, and when
l see courts of Cancellation estab-
lished by law in which all differ
ences can be settled by the en-
ployer and the employed, SO that we
shall be rid of all occasion for any
conflict between them; and when !
can see, further, the safety Of every
man assured whenever he may
travel by sea or By land, by stringent
guards, and when l can see taxation
so diminished that it is no longer a
burden, and as equally distri-
buted over all as the dew OF
heaven falls upon the just and un.
just alike-that being done l shall
have the opportunity of amusing
myself with cattle-shows, horse
trots, dog fights, and like matters
: Laughter and applause. Dc you
know sir, addressing Governor
Long that you tempted me very
! much to say harsh things; but 1 vii
resist this temptation, and, there
fore, only suggest what l might
have said, saying, all the time, that
l don't mean it. But Cunning to the
audience), to show you how he lays
himself open to the opposing coun
sci in reply laughter my excel
lent and reVered friend, the gov
ernor, told you that the fact wa:
one for congratulation to the repub
IlCdu paIGYs IudG dill Int I6SI OIL LIZ
ticket was elected and the head of thu
ticket only left at home. Well, coult
not one imagine if one was unchar
liable, a reason for that? Thu
commonwealth was satisfied will
all the rest Of the government
cloud laughter in which the genera
and governor joined) Now mari
5 you, my friends, don't say that
(ApplauSe).
Continuing, the general reviewe.
the canvass at some length, AM
closed with a complimentary allu
sion to his host and his father, tn
late Cakes Ames.
Among the speakers who followed
Gen. Butler, was Mr.. George A
Marden, of Lowell, who in tn
course of his remarks said: "Gen
D Butler has told us how little there
is of psrtisanship in the politics O
Massachusetts. I have seen legis
latures come and go for the last tel
successive years, every year from
A forty to sixty democrats in tn
, house, but from nothini
that was ever done or sal
by them on the foo