New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-11
CARDIFF AND LORD Butte.
A CITIZENS DESCRIPTION OF THE TYRANNY FROM
WHICH THE PEOPLE ARE NOW HOPING TO Es-

A CITIZENS DESCRIPTION OF THE TYRANNY FROM
WHICH THE PEOPLE ARE NOW HOPING TO Es-
CAPE.
TO the Editor OF The Tribune
SIR: | have read with much interest an ar
tcle In THE NEw-I DIRK TRIBUNE from the pen OF Mr..
r. p. Porter on the seaport towns OF South wales
Therein he spesks of Cardiff and the urgent necessity
for throwing of the letters OF Lord Butte II Cardl would
maintain itself in the OF progress Perhaps II Will
interest your know that since your article an
peared the people OF Cardiff OF them have sue
ceeded In driving very large nail into the coin OF
Butte monopoly. They have promoted bill before
Parliament for dock OF their own few miles from
Cardiff and in spite of Lord Butes most strenuous oppo-
son and the by his agents Of the most unscrupu-
lous and hgh-handed means. the Committee OF the
House of Commons have declared the preamble proved
This will be the first step toward the enjoyment by Car
diff Of the freedom which most towns enjoy and one
which all lovers of liberty must rejoice at and, there
FORE matter Of interest tOhe citizens OF your great Re
public who lead the OF progress and have taught
and teaching, mankind what IL is 30 be free
No tongue your side of the water can tell what
terribly depre sing influence the upas shadow OF lordy
house has the manhood and energy OF the middle
and lower classes here The lord the place mill
ion q million and a-haf OF dollars year are wrung
the inhabitants TO supply his pleasures and ektrav-
ngances This Is not circulated again among the
townsptope but spent in London Paris, or the Holy
Land for my Lord is much too sacred parsonage to
dwell among the folk from whom he derives his income
Their business to worship himan invisible deity like
the Grand Llama they might not worship him " they
him But the potentate OF gingerbread they ADORE
provided he be well gilt and when more than usual
piece OF tyranny is perpetrated these freeborn Brtons
who never never viii be slaves, console themselves by
cursng the agents. and bow themselves to the dust ss
heretofore before the hyrant For my part have
no patience with this Other responsible for
M accrpditel Rnenta and In what does
nobemau differ from other men except In the presumed
nobility OF his actions (which nobility am sorry to
say Is generally conspicuous by its absence Besides
my lord appoints those agents, continues them In Office
and never objects to pocket the proceedso their namy
Why then should he flee from his share OF eIeoraton
II he does not steal neither does he demur TO receiving
the stolen goods
When Lord Butte came age SOS he made great pro-
fessions OF deep sense OF responsibility and huge de
sire 20 do his duty faithfully 10 those whom Prov
dence had placed him lie has carried out those beautiful
promises in the way Justly set forth by MI Porter
by tyraanzing over the people by stopping the Of
progress and by making the shaking of Of his shackes
prime necessity for the development Of the town and
mort That he Is generous by fits and starts admit;
but am not disposed 20 accord much praise 20 the gen
erosty that Is not just-that robs whole community OIL
Il charity TO those whom his e1aetons have I'M
Buf fortunately Quem deus rtH perdere priusquan,
deyaopL In the madness Of despotio power the Butte
duced bill into Param mt 10 enable them not only 10
mise their charges. but 90 secure complete monopoly
Of labor Then the worm turned The laborers dubbed
Together their and at the cost Of 5000
defeated the Ubiquitous attempt TO deprive them OF their
rahts The merchants were less fortunate. They IN
d<ea gained a substantial amendment but still were
mucted OF some $4,000 year extra for the benefit Of
Lord Butte The agents reloced but their triumph was
short lived. The merchants united, surveyed the
neghborhOOd and found an eligible site for an tndepen-
dent dock They laughed at for their pains What
could Withstand tho influence OF Lord Butte Al last
Thoroughly alarmed by the determined attitude OF the
merchants all OF tricks were resorted TO with
success and now the House OF Commons has sanctioned
the scheme of the troders Of Csrin for dock and rail-
wny OF their own These unsuccessful contefts must
have cost Lord Butte some S6)O,OOQ besides depre-
caton In the value OF his docks (which he Is now trying
20 scT Of something like S5.0O0,OO0 more-a richly
mered punishment. for bis greedy grasping ut every
bolys rights but what do his agents care They get
their profit the proceedings whether successful or
not but understand they are greatly surprised nj
their defeat chiefly that money could be found to CON
tend with the Crassus Butte They need not wonder.
Az last year their tyranny called forth the quarter
dollars OF the laborers this year the dollars Of the
artisan the 500 OF the snail shopkeeper the $4,000 OF
HE merchant have been as feadily forthcoming All
cnsscs have subscribed toward the expenses OF the
Parliamentary fight And In proportion 10 the grinding
severty the tyranny Il the sense OF RELIEF and thank
fniness for the ray OF light which at through
the dark vista OF Butte oppression For Cardiff, free
there is doubtless brilliant future when she shall have
Exchanged the shackles OF feudalsm for the rights and
privileges OF free men, an ETC., CIllZkS'