The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-24

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but General Butler, q man Of easy virtue in
politics, having cajolod and ~dragoonsd the
Democratic party into giving him a nomi
nation, induced the State to make him Id
Governor, It Is not to be denied that he
received Republican votes, without which
he could not have been elected. His show
mans career has kept him constantly before
the public. 1t has nauseated many Massa'
chusetts people, but what will be Its etf'c'
on bis political fortunes? Will he be at l.
to command the endorsement Of q renomi
nation?
The Boston Adtertiser, q very careful and
well informed Republican newspaper
thinks he will; and after nomination, "he
will have substantially all the votes Of the
party, which he now owns absolutely" lftht
Adrrr.ler be correct in its view, Governor
Butler has succeeded in his effort to demon
alize the Democratic party in his State
and degraded 1t to the low level Of q mere
personal following, which can have nj
convictions beyond the man 1t follows. !
this 10 what the Democrats Of Massa
chusetts want, they have 1t in Governor
Butler. Their ideal has been arrogant
insolent, untruthful. He has delivered
opinions at which lawyers laugh. He ha'
handed in veto messages which might have
CONT from a man who never saw Massa
chusetts and knew nothing about its atfairs
So that, with respect to State matters, the
Governor OF Massachusetts, has shown him
self surprisingly ignorant
Still he retains his Democratic following
But what Of his Republican following
does he hold that, too? Upon the answer
to this turns the probability OF his re.elec'
ton. Admitting this, the Advertiser ia
unable to solve the problem. There are
Republicans as well as Democrats with
strong stomachs, but 1t is to be hoped that
few Of the misguided Republicans who
started out with Butler will follow him to
the last ditch. It is not so much that Butler
no longer processes to be q Republican, and
In i..t IA M, a ~Rsnnblican. He is an ad.
-..n,r,ar i, no,iHcs who does not hesitate
to take any mean advantage that may bring
~. oh.;o;. aim a, ri time Ia IN. Dem.
ocrstic nomination for the Presidency. He
ramsmhor, ma a reform record as Gov,
r.ord;d Nv NJ ridden h. knows that
N. nsrocrat;c marty ia preaching . reform
.,ro,d. ,hror,b ,bs conntrv. and reform,
b,wsvsr NOON, Ia bis v.tchword. And so
hs aoss .bont ia State ~inyenting abuses
80 rot,.,on, ,hem-,eform;nu ont officials
IN ava n~arsonallv distssteful To him and
r.torm;rs in bIs -per,onal and political
tLsndo His whole course as Governor has
hssn a resort TO the tricks Of the chsrlatan.
Rat h ante Of all this. II he can carry
Ma...cbnsse,ts this wear for the second
.;n,o ho v;,l bs in p~osition to give the Ma.
t;onsl Dsmocr.tic Convention a good deal
~ tro,hle
III were the privilege of Republicans to
:.lac, Wv h Democratic party a nominee
Shor y cou;d mt elect. n nice SNOWY
s.ndida,s without any chance Of success,
pn.,ass n,me would head the list. But
9TH nj ia iollies and ia historic capacity
~. an,ns mo wrong thing at the right time.
~ dn not tbink The Democracy will put
pu,,sr IN the ield for the Presidency. 1t
:. Md - ,sll tbongh, what Is going TO
-, - no,;,;cal convention. There
msr IN Tho Democratic