Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-27

peace, and in still further reduction of ex-
travagant expenditures. We oppose all
sumptuous laws which infringe the sacred
rights of personal liberty; favor the intro
duction OF board of arbitration for the
purpose of reconciling Offences between
employers and employed, in order that a
better understanding may exist between
capital and labor, and a more healthful
condition of the industrial interests of the
State be brought about, ard COM
! mended to the careful considera-
ton of the legislature tie necessity
os law which will secure to all employees
compensation from their employers for
any personal injury they may receive
while in discharge of their duties.
Third. The investigation of affairs at
Tewksbury has disclosed the incompetent
supervision exercised over that institution,
the want of a proper system in accounting
for public money appropriated for its
support, and Indifference to human suffer-
ings."
Resolution fourth is also devoted to
Tewksbury affairs, and after reciting the
abusei developed therein, approves the
energy and perseverance shown by Coy.
Butler to prevent waste and secure econo-
The fifth commends Butler to the people
of the state as the only volunteer soldier
ever elected governor of Massachusetts,
and urges his reelection.
The sixth commends the nominees for
state officers.
While the resolution was being read the
presence of Gov. Butler was announced,
and the convention rose and cheered him
as he was escorted to the platform. After
the applause had subsidized he addressed
the convention. He said the people of the
commonwealth and all who were in favor
of reform and good government had rati-
fed the nomination of last year. 1t now
remained for him to give an account of
his stewardship. He had made recon-
mendations, but not one of those recon-
dations had passed the legislature, which
sat longer than any legislature ever
sat before, and much longer he
hoped than any legislature would
sit again one of his recommendations was
to protect passengers on railroad trains
from murderous distractions. AS it was
an executive recommendation of course 1T
did not pass. Another not able case was
the reftse to the constitutional exhibition
upon free suffrage. the poll tax. He as
serted that the great Republican party
with which he had acted in good faith in
giving free suffrage to the negroes at the
south, refased the same boon to white men
at the north. Many measures passed by
legislature were so defective in form they
did not express even what their trainers
Intended, and ten times over it was neces-
sary to send for the chairman
of the committee which prepared them,
to put them up in proper form, which was
done instead of vetoing, this happened no
less than ten times. Thirteen bills were
vetoed, wrong them enc only, that to pay
increased salaries to clerks and seargants
at arms, was passed over the veto. The
legislative passed in all its sessions no sim
gle measure of public Importance except
the annual tax bill and annual appropria-
ton.
Butler, protesting to feel no anxiety for
his own election begged his nearer to send
him legislators this time who would have
minds of their own and not have to run to
the Republican State Central committee
before making up their minds on any top
ic. There were, che said,"
eight of his counselIors
who agreed with him in private converse
ton, but disagreed after having got their
instructions. On questions of financial
and economic nature there had never been
a word of difference between them. He
asked that he might now have somebody
to back him. When he came into Office he
found the governor tied down by the hair
of his head like Gulliver among the Lilli-
putians. He could not even appoint
colored messenger"
nj rauiauad annr0UiDuIv III his rf
as governor and continued: ''The Rspub
lican papers say General Butler must go,
but he is satisfied to risk his chances of
going to heaven on this issue and is will
ing to rest his case with the
of this commonwealth. If the people of
who would honorablY and with energy
carry on the work of reforming the state
institutions, diminishing taxes, standing
up for the poor who have no other friends,
and being always true to himself, to God
and the commonwealth, he would step
down and yield him room with more pleas
ure than had ever attended any act of his
life.
Next year we will attend to matters out
side and if we are faithful over few
things the Bible tells US we shall be
placed over many. If we do our
duty we can show that this
country is what our fathers
made it, the best commonwealth of the
world. We will make her what she was
when we said, "There stands Massachu-
sets; look at her." If anybody should
say that to-day, fear somebody would re-
ply, "And there stands Tewksbury: look at
her" want to wipe out all that and all
other disgraces."
The governors speech closed with the
remark that he rested his reputation with
the plain people of Massachusetts. Fifteen
members of the state committee were ap-
pointed and the convention adjourned.
Prudent Judge Dixon.
New ARK, N. j., Sept. 26.-Judge Dixon,
the Republican candidate for governor,
has written his acceptance, stating that
though he did not seek the nomination
directly or indirectly, or desire the Office,
he has no reason strong enough to satisfy
declining, and if elected he will endeavor
to perform the duty of the Office. He op-
poses the platform in every respect, but as
convention found him holding a public
office second to none in the state it did net
request him to abandon it, and after con-
, sultation with friends he will await the
proper decision of the people.