Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-01-12
COY. BrTLER's INAUGURAL.

His Excrlcncy Benjamin +, Butler was
Governor of Massachusetts on
aud delivered his long.expcctcd
address This proved very long
document, covering l22 pamphlet pages and
it was us ffce.spokcn and unique an affair as
{. uld possibly have been snlicipilcd Its
length was relieved by frequ mt touches of
bumpr a number Of finland interpretations
were ma le and the great crowd which lis
tened to it Was as liberal in its applause u, if
Ills Excsllrncy Lad b,cn delivering stump
each AS 10 the main points OF
the Inauguration ovory one is curious
10 know what General Butler had to shy
and few Of such documents will find
as large an audience he dcvotcs onc-sixth
# the whole to the pol!-tlx qualification, the
registration laws, and woman suffrage HIS
Argument for the rcloil of the first is both
ingenious aud forcible, and presents some
new siles to the question. lie believes in
such a tax us tho drty Of the citizen, but not
ns qualification to his suffrage. The pen
al V for non payment should not be disfian-
caiscncn, uid SIS OF citizenship. H also
suy-, and with much truth that the ''prac-
tice which has ub,uincd of latc,' OF "p,ying
the p II tax for voters, in order to have the
vo'el registered, WHO it is supposed will vote
with those who pay his tax,' is one that ode
aucles ,he voters, dcbascs the payer" and
'corrup,s political action Gov Butler
further tuvors compulsory secret ballot, an
aims II linen, of the registration laws, So as 10
permit registry down - the hour of opening
the polls, anil IL t,s vote Of the women Of
the State on the question Of their enfrar-
chlssment. lie believes that the right Of
suffrage is gwen 10 women by the Constitu-
ton and argues at some length in support Of
bis belief
A new r. l. for Gov Butler is that of u civ,
il service rcfimcr, hut his versatility is such
tlai II even his n. umption Of such a role
will surprise my one. lie says: II would
thi,e. as IA as ire Of civil service reform,
that Il Least tn raj o! the paid officials do
ing ia vi s.s If Tie commonwealth who
ac not inlrdird in the Constitution, and
"h cilnli be reached ny law should lie nj
olf ~ sri e ut enactmcn,s Of law and the
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s,ornod. III. v,,;or. roso,ma,orv correction
al ard ,a,,,or institutions ave all IN b.vo,hc;
s,lary lists which now constitute 70 nor
cau, If flo vbo,c concentrations for thrm
cut dawn. ,bc STATE nrison bc mt under
new di., i,1icc. with Graded discounts from
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SUPP or'''ns ny putting 'iii i''c'' ut "''A OUT
doors, IN plan which The Governor tried,
he saws, with su.ces. in New Orleans; the
women's rri.on ,h. rcrorm school Far bovs
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