Daily Republican., 1882-11-28
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The Democrats must have reform
candidate for PRESIDENT in 1884. The
cry of reform has resounded through
the Democratic camp for years. and
many of the party have become so in
fiuenced by the cry that they really
think their party means reform. In
beating around for reform candidate,
none will be more likely to jump out
of the bushes and answer to the call
than General Benjamin f. Butler, now
the Democratic Governor of the great
State of Massachusetts. 1t Is remarked
in some quarters by Democrats, that
such q thing as Butler being the Demo
cratic nominee for the Presidency is
preposterous, that he has no claims
upon the Democracy and that he will
have little or no following in the Demo
cratic National Convention. This is a
forced assertion, as 10 shown by omi-
nous shakes of Democratic heads and
the more truthful assertion is made that
he will enter the National Convention
with such following as will give him
no mean advantage at the start. For
Instance, he will have the Nassachu-
setts delegation TO start with, which
will be no light matter He will net
only have the Massachusetts delegation
at his back, but he will come into tho
Convention with the prestige of being
the only Democrat who defeated the
Republicans of Massachusetts. 1t
might as we'll be set down and remem-
bered distinctly that General Butler Is
going to make himself, If possible, one
of the best Governors Massachusetts,
has ever had. True, there cannot be
many improvements over the past Gov
ernors, but the General will not conceal
his light under bushel, and numerous
proclamations of the popular order may
be expected from Beacon Hill State
House.
Not long ago he was mentioned as q
possible candidate for United States
Senator to succeed Senator Hoar, in
case the latter gentleman could not de-
velop sufficient strength to insure an
election. The Essex Statesman met
the suggestion with the emphatic avow-
al: 81 am not a candidate for the
Sen enatorship. What ability and energy
l have belong to the people of Massa-
chusetts "a Governor, and l intend to
give it to them" We have not the
least doubt he will do 20. He has
pockstod MAssAchRsetts aud he intends
to keep IL safely in his fob as Presi-
denti&l timS piece.
A GlAacs over the political field will
show ~ oAco that General Butler has
mere sSStahs to his Presidential bow
than any other possible candidate that
has been mentioned on the Democratic
side. First he has the prestige of per-
sistency and success secondly, he is
popular with the working
class s, because he has always proved
himselfto be their friend and the friend
Ct the poor. This is q very strong
string to the bow of any Presid sntial
Thirdly, he leans to the
side of plenty of money. after the prir-
ciples of the Greenback party, and is
therefore popular with that party and
not Objectionable to the Democracy
lourthly, he ia opposed to monopolies
and this will recommend him to large
class of people who are becoming daily
more alarmed at the overreaching pow.
ers of crushing monopolies. At the
outstart, Butler will have no trouble in
getting the nomination of the Green.
back party. The Labor party would
follow, and the anti-monopolists, now q
formidable party in New York and
other States, would also fall in line.
Thus strengthened he could march bold.
ly on the Democratic National Conven-
tiou and compel surrender. He would
be in a position to say : eff you will
not succeed with me, you cannot and
you shall not succeed without me:"
The siege will be quiet one, but it
will be- no less successful one. The
Bourbons may protest at first, then
swear, and then embrace. Massachu-
setts, was at first indignant, then dis.
gusted, then thoroughly frightened,
and then there was feeble shrek, q
wry face and a final surrender with
success following that surrender. So
will it be with the National Democracy
n 1891