Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-07
Buffers Message.

Butler Message.
The associated press has seen proper
10 give considerable space to the In.
augural address Of Governor BUTLER
OF Massachusetts,. Ii was rather re.
markablc piece Of literature in some
respects and contains some new ideas
many Of which, however, are imprac.
ticable and will not be needed. His
view Of poll taxation, is perhaps the
most unique of all his recommends
tons. He would give every man the
right 10 charge the state stipulation
for his su firage, which is direct re-
version of the present method. This
would have one very evil
dent effect to lessen the
revenue derived from poll tax.
Many people feel no interst in the cleo
tive franchise given them, and rarely
exercise it, but il for that privilege they
can get remuneration, the stimulus
VIII doubtless be sufficient to swell the
list of voters considerably. But in the
southern states, where voting is re-
garded as such an exalted privilege,
and money for revenue such as valua-
bic commodity, the depletion of the
treasury would be very serious con-
sideration.
A negro who would have walked
ten miles to exercise his franchise
privileges would, under the new rule,
walk twenty. What colossal scheme
that would be for some states If the
privilege of paying the polls could be
let to contractors and the voters al
lowed TO sell their votes to the highest
bidder! What an avenue for the flow
of money and the consequent enrich
ment of the dear people? The festive
auctiOneer would mount his block
and cry "how much without fear of
Ran or the grand jury, and the gay
repeater" could vote twice and 20
home with a small bank roll What
startling possibilities develop as we
consider the governors new method
with few amendments and provi- |
sion to make ii national in |
its scope. And the capricious
suiiragist is to be furnished with self |
sealing envelope--a colored one-in |
which to incase his precious little |
document which places his monied |
master in power with rs much ease az /
Louisiana returning board. The |
magnanimity of the willy governor is |
further displayed in the fact that he
proposes to allow women to vote under
the same regulations as the men.
They are not TO be forced to enter the
voting places ms the men do and be ell
bowed by roughs and bulldozers, but
there is no provision to prevent the
button-holer from patting them on the
back or ehucking them under the chin.
lie Is opposed to bucket-sheps
on general principles and interposes,
an objections to small corner on all
the wheat and corn in the country by
any one individual or syndicate, TO
which many, who were on the wrong
side of various deals will say, amen
lie advocates general reform i'm ref
erence to lunatic asylums, and thinks
red tapeism is rampant in such insti-
tutions. He is severe enough i'm this
particular, to make the keepers and
salaried officers of such institutions
thihk he wants them to change places
with the inmates. He deprecates the
employment of the convict outside of
the prison walls, This is perhaps due
TO his serious aversion to the vulrari-
W OF their pretentious costumes.
He thinks the state should have ,
quhrtermaster TO provide the supplies
Tor her public institutions. He cuffs
hepotism in the eye ana is willing to
undertake to Till the places of all Of
iieials who refuse to serve under His
administration of civil affairs. HI
thlnks the masses should be sent To n
high school, and recommends great
many things characteristic of the man
who has never been accused OF being
Il fool.