The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-11-14
REPUBLICAN, CORRUPTION.
UnblushiDg Frauds Practiced In
the Old Bay State.
The Cotton and Wooden Operatives Made
TO Vote for Robinson Against
Their viii.
Efforts to Defeat the Printing of Dem.
cratic Tickets-Massachusetts
Democratic State.
BUTLER SPEAKS.

He Explains How Robinson Was Elected
Governor Over Him-Startling Disclos-
ures.
BosToN, Mass, Nov. 1.-THE Boston Globe pub
fishes an interview wi.n Governor Butler. had in
his private parlor in the State House yesterday
afternoon. II is as follows:
Reporter-Governor, the Globe would like 20
get your ideas about the late campaign, ii you
have no objection to living them.
II don't know why should; have nothing TO
apologize for. l am proud and happy 10 know
that have the hearts and best wishes of "a very
large majority OF the people of the state although
have not their votes. | said in a telegram the
other night that the large increase OF vote was OBJ
tanned by corruption and fraud on the part OF my
opponents and tbereupOn the New York Tribune
printed that telegram as far as the word fraud
and put in period, and then and
there said that 1 had confessed that nay
editor who would do that would steal sheep ex-
cept for fear that he might be caught with the
animal on his back and be punished by law Let
speak of the corruption. Thousands of
votes were bought directly or indirectly. In some
cases gTOcers were hired 10 supply provisions to
families upon the condition that the head would
vote for Robinson. In another case an agreement
was signed TO pay men in certain employment an
extra days wages II they would vole against me.
In many cases men were given 10 understand in
the plainest possible language that their plans
cases there were ouen purchases of votes.
In the case of considerable number OF
mills, in obedience to circular OF
the Republican State Committee. a canvass was
made Of workingmen in the mills Many of them
were askef how they would vote. Some who in
tended to vote for me-" said Robinson mot
caring disclose their preference. These lists of
voters were placed in the hands OF corporations,
and when voter came mp he did not care To vote
different from what was entered on these lists. /
am quietly having these matters investigated and
one OF these Gays viii produce the direct evil
dence 10 show TO what extent corruption car
ried on. However, piece OF general evidence
will be convincing 10 any honest mans mind 1t is
well that the shoe business is quite prosperous
now; that is to say, so far as labor IS concerned.
There is a scarcity rather than surplus OF skilled
labor in that business. so that the men are inde-
one, Natick-Weymouth. Braintree. Holbrook' Mid
dleboro Randolph, Lynn Danvers, Marlboro
Haverhil, Beverly, In all these my vote very
Worcester. Lowell, Billerica, Chelmsford, there was
q large increase for my opponent, although not
OF my vote IN Lawrence and Holyoke. These facts.
carefully analyzed, will show that the Democratic
party has been beaten by the civilized sentiment
OF unkindDess toward these poor laboring men.
Their necessity, their poverty, and not their
wills. consented. For instance, | do not be-
lieve that any man voted against me ior
.hc .hc saSe .. caSsst,age f.de and good
dinner, but that was eontrivance OF his employer
to get all his votes TO the polls at the same time
and then overlook them while they voted Give
the voter the secret ballot, which was found neces-
sary by the Free Soil party and Democracy when
united, in 1851, to prevent the same sort of bull
doing by the Whig manufacturers, and by which
they carried the state against the domination of
the Whg party for twenty five years aud this State
is Democratic by 25OO0 ON the largest possible vote
and there is not a sensible man but knows it; and
therefore, could not get the secret ballot prOpo
sition even considered by the last Legislature The
lection, and in the revision OF the tariff
will get all it wants. But think
the cotton and woolen men have
Bulldozing their employees to vote against the
Democratic party will not be found TO be high
recommendation TO Democratic CongreSS,to give
their business, protection, especially when that
protection viii aid them to compete with the
South ana West in spinning and weaving their
.VO nd home that
not believe the cotton and wool shares in corpor-
ate stocks are worth as much by 10 per cent as
they were before election and i am sorry to feel
this, because am a cotton and woollen manufac
turer. l am panied to see them sacrifice them
them and my business will be sacrificed with theirs.
But will give you now SPECIFIC case oil fraud
use used & against 100 us and and "a, as that is proven
nit one fraud to cheat the people out of their
election will commit 1000, if that number is
necessary: E The Democratic City Committee OF
tickets The proper block from which to print
them had Deen prepared. and the printing CON-
ceeded Without interruption until the larger
portion of the Democratic tickets printed,
which were to be distributed in the strong Re-
publican Wards. This was the first step necessary
rs the tickets 9 hn fST the strong P%o
the engine broke down, as will be seen
hereafter no considerable damage would
have been done for a very few tickets would have
Wards. The tickets for The Strong Democratic
Wards were in the press, being printed by power.
was going rgnt f & az i2y0 s % wnen
ing the workmen 10 take lunch. At O'Clock the
Chairman of the Committee left, as he was TO be
was right. Those in charge of the tickets we're to
call for them during the night and Mt 80 O'Clock
the engine stopped. Upon repairing to the engine
ROOM in the lower part OF the bnilding, the en-
gine found to have stopped on the dead
point, on the center. Three or four members
Of the Committee went down 70 neiP
the engine OFF the center which was done. They
came mp and the engine run few minutes longer,
when il stopped again. BY accident a gentleman
came there 10 give an order for some tickets, who
was accustomed to run an engine He immediate
ly went down, ascertained what was the matter.
found the engineer very drunk or very stupid. He
refused to give him any information as TO what
was the matter. The steam was down and fire
rate of speed could be kept up was shut Off See
ing that the steam was escaping through the pack
ing in the steam-pipe. the man examined this ana
found tnat the packing boxes had been unscrewed
as to let the packing loose and leave the steam
escape as iast as ~ coulo % oe msoe o ne m @
the nuts and il could not be found. An engineer
who had charge OF a neighboring engine was
that the steam no longer escaped. Finding diff.
Guilty then in starting the engine. he examined
nrs ad inS SeeD s do%n as To- %
possible for the engine 70 run steadily against
such friction. He loosened the bearings, and after
got up steam and started the engine again: again
Il ran for about half an hour perfectly well. He
then went up INTO tne printing Ollcc, suppo>luf
that the engine might continue to run and the
printing OF the tickets be finished He bad been
| up there but few minutes when the engine again
| stopped. He went down and found the steam,
which he had left between forty five and fifty
pounds, had been run down TO ten pounds;
He got up steam again, and the engineer was still
very drunk. At all times when he was down he
| found a man. a stranger 10 him, and apparently
stranger there, who seemed to have no business
there lettering about the engine room. After
getting up steam he tried 10 start the engine again
and he found il impossible TO make 1t run for
any available purpose. What was the matter with
| IL ne could not tell, although he did his best 10
! find out He remained until or o'clock in the
morning when the regular fireman came in, who
enabled to start the engine, after while, and
| IL has been running very we'll ever since. The
regular engineer OF this engine has run II for many
| years but Tor some reason at present unknown he
stayed away from the engine that night. and had
| put his drunken man IN charge of the engine
The engineer who came to get his tickets printed
| and worked on the engine is convinced that the
engine mas been Fixed by somebody so that II