Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-09-21
wendell Phillip. on butler

To tie Edit0rs Of tie Boston Daily Adrer-
tiscr
The journals say l have changed my views
III regard to Gov Butter re election This
statement. like more than half the journals
say about mt, Is a mistake l shall hail bic
re election next year a vast stride toward
relieving the state from the Republican incu.
bus which weighs 30 heavily upon 1t II
could, / would try TO rally ii temperance par
~. But the temperance men have always be.
trayed Us at the polls or / would try to rally
a Greenback party, since the Greenbackers
have only half done their work True the
greenback Is now u national currency and
without making It 30, specie resumption would
have been impossible. But We must not rest
with this victory. We must make II the only
national currency and remand gold and silver
TO the list OF merchandise. But l have labor
ed with others for ID years TO gather a labor
party, woman's rights party, temperance
party, or a greeEbRck party. We had our
loss and labor for our pains In my ludg.
ment, the time mas not come 70 rally party
on either OF those lines, and tire idea loses
more than It gains by such premature attempt
Outside OF politics one mas no reason to
complain touching the progress of ideas
Those which interested me have made mRrve-
Ious and most unexpected progress during the
last 20 years The slave Is a voter. The pub
lie 10 years ago, was dead a. al adder 10 the
claim of the Indian. He has fought his way
10 a hearing The woman s n ghts movement
touches its triumph l do not despair OF liv-
ing to see the right TO issue bills taken from
the banks, and the Nation furnishing currency
wholly OF paper The 1uhedged politician
may ignore the temperance movement But
all thinking men see that universal suffrage is
"a sham while rum rules the great cities The
labOr cauae like the helmet d MatpoIe's IN
nance, almost fills the political arena, and
Rwes men TO listening
But at present there can only DO two pOht.
ical parties. The Republican Is one. / dis
trust and dispise the Republicans as hypo-
critics and umeservers, double-dealers as
soulless cArrion masquerading IN the grave
clothes of their honored pTedecess ors. They
have no right to seek their candidate among
high minded and honorable men. Let them
choose a fitting leader from among the Tewks.
bury Marshes-those peddlers OF poor mems
bones.
The movement which upholds Butler is the
protest OF earnest men against all this. In
GLIDING within 1t many very evil elements,
this movement Is supported by some Of the
best and most earnest men IN the state. Its
success will grind 10 powder the dead weight
that strangles and chokes US, as the anti-sla-
very rising buried the Wing relics beyond res
direction. such success will give the living
hearts and honest men Of the state room and
chance for movement to recognize women,
protect labor redeem the cities from rum,
and give a currency that will help and serve
business, instead of cramping and undermin-
ing II, as bank monopoly and this hybrid cur
rency do now. Consequently, / have not
changed my views about Butler, but think be
certainly ought TO be reelected, probably will
be reelected, and that he may safely chal-
lenge comparison as to career and conduct
with any prominent political character in the
state WENDELL PHILLIPS