Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-19
BUTLER's DEFEAT.
THAT the Governor Says OF the
Late Election and His Pc
litieal Future,

Late Election ana his ~
liticaI Future.
The Boston Globe Sunday published
a lengthy interview with Governor
Butler relative to the late election
and hispOlitical future. The Governor
said that he was proud and happy te
know that he had the hearty and best
wishes Of a majority of the people OF
the State, although he had not their
votes. Thousands OF votes were
bought directly, and indirectly votes
were openly purchased and many we're
paid for by groceries, extra wagess,etc,
Employees OF corporations were bull
dozed By the score. The Governor
said he was having ell the cases quiet
" investigated, aud one Of these days
will produce the direct evidence as
general evidence. The Governor
shows that all the shoe towns save one
showed 4 large increase in bis vote
Shoemakers are skilled laborers,
and are independent. The co :
poratiOn cities, on the con-
trary, show large increase
10 his opponents votes. These
facts show that the Democratic party
was beaten by civilized bulldozing'
Give voters the secret ballot aud the
State is Democratic by $1,000 on the
largest possible vote. The cotton and
wo1len men will find that bulldozing
their employees to vote against the
Democratic party is not a good way
to get Democratic Congress
to give them protection. | dc
not believe cotton and wooden
shares in corporate stock are worth as
much by 10 per cent. as they were
before the election. =.
A specific case Of fraud which il
proved was the breaking down Of the
engine OF Printer Kiley, who wai
hired to print the Democratic ballotl
for Boston. The ballots for the strong
Republican wards were all right, but
when it came to printing those fol
the Democratic ward the engine
stopped three times, causing fata
delays, aud it was found that the en-
gineer was drunk; that thu
packing boxes bad beer
loosened so that the steam
could escape as fast as made. Tit
engine was repeatedly put in good or
der and as repeatedly got out Of order
and eVerytime 10 going to the englnl
room stranger was found loiteTinl
with the drunken engineer. Th
engine was kept in a disabled condition
from midnight to nearly 3 o'clocl
election morning, and as a consequence
several large Democratic wards werl
left without tickets where three
iourths Of the vote was thrown befor
| clock. The fact Of conspiracy i
patent. A victory won by such mean
will sink the party out Of sight whicl
comprised them. dare the R0Dub
licans to undo what have done.
reformed the States prison, the insur
ance department and Tewksbury, AM
defy them to turn out Warden Ushe
or Insurance Commissioner TarbOz
or restore the Marshes to Tewsbury
They say my defeat has destroyed m
| Presidential aspirations. | neve
claimed to have any. All the Repub
lican papers and orators claimed tina
if | was elected Governor this yea
my Presidential oandidature was Ger
tain and election probable, but th
votes are wanted next year, not thi
year. If had been re. elected BY tb
same vote as last year it would hav
been hailed as q great victory, but
would not have made Massachusetts,
doubtful State. as there would be th
Garfield reserve vote OF 40, 900 major
iiy 10 fall back on, but Robinson 60
5O000 less than Garfield, with a tota
increase Of 10000 Taking into con
sideration, then, the 100000 expen
diture Of the Republicans, their in
portation Of outside Senators and Cor
gressmen, the combined opposition I
me Of the press, the civilized bull
dozers ell directed against Ii
candidate 1900 in the minorit
three years ago, it may be easily deter
mined that this 10000 msjority MAKE
Massachusetts, not only a doubtiI
State, but q Democratic State mel
year. Other elements are increasin
the Democratic vote. Our Democrat
mothers Of twenty years ego bega
having children at the rate Of abol
three to one Of the Republican mott
eTs. These are now adding 5 per Gel
year 70 our vote. The Republican
raked so near the grave for their yotl
that 2 per cent Of them will natural
die of in a year. Somebody is to lea
the Democratic party to victory undi
different circumstances. The 200
600 Democratic majority in Ne
York has melted away to 10000.
that had happened to me here shou
not have thought thst it improved n
political chances. | hs7e increase
; my vote 10 the State over Hancock
5 10000. While Pennsylvania is r
publican again, New York has lol
Connecticut is doubtful, and Ne
Jersey has just scraped through al
Maryland is shaking in the win
: Virginia has shown the Democra
t that 1t cat have a solid South, al
that tends to make q solid North.
d becomes the Democracy to look at
I resources. 1t can achieve veto
: only by uniting the labor eleme
with it, where it naturally and pro
erly belongs.