Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-25
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Thursday. October a5. 1883.
BUTLER.


 These are the Iiveliest times politically that old Massachusetts has seen for long time. Bold Ben is travelling over the State in special car, making three speeches day, carrying on rattling correspondence, and generally making Rome howl" Robinson, too, has special car and Is making a great many speeches, and good ones they are, too What the outcome Of 1t all will be cannot now be told, but the people of Massachusetts will be very thoroughly stirred up by cleo tion day. The excitement will help the Re- publicans. who have large vote which does not come out on ordinary occasions.
 Two important moves against Butler have been made within day or two. One of these is an appeal to the Democrats signed by about fifty leading men of the Democratic party in different sections of the State Among the signers of this appeal are John Quincy Adams, Leverett Saltonstall Francis ". Bird, Waldo Lincoln and Francis Parker. A part of this appeal ia as follows As Democrats wlo wish to be consistent we appeal to your patriotism and sober con- mon sense to oppose the re election of Ben jamin F. Butler. During all his restless mo- tofiety as Republican politician, after his assertion of the Democratic party, he was chiefly conspicuous in pressing measures the most odious to constitutional Democracy, ,and urging the most offensively partisan policy. His open hostility, however. is harmless compared with his pretended friendship. Caring nothing for party OF principle, he subordinates every public interest to his own aggrandizement. Should he again be elected the Democratic party of Massachusetts would be held responsible for his administrative acts and eccentricities, past and future, while no responsibility attaches to us for any acts of MT. Robinson.
 The other important move to which we re and political workers opposed to Butler. The meeting was called by invitations sent out by the city committee, and the invitations were accepted by between 400 and 500 gentlemen from all parts of She city. It was purely 8 Boston affair and almost the only non resi- dents of Boston present were MT. Robinson, the candidate for Governor, and Nr. Lodge the chairman of the Republican State oentral committee. Ex Governor Rice presided and
 
 mayor of Boston in appointing election off cers without regard to fairness or the rights of the Republicans was strongly condemned as follows: ''Now, therefore, the Republicans of Boston here assembled declare the action of the mayor to be in violation of the law, in- citing to frauds in the election and full of present and prospective danger to the cause of good government. This is the first time in the history of our city that it's chief mag istrate, Democrat or Republican, has lent himself to any scheme which had the appear ancs even, of an attempt to defraud the vot. CTS from having their ballots honestly count ed" Two committees were appointed, one of 628 members who will serve at the polls on election day. All the proceedings were char, actsrized by earnestnsss of purposs and en- thusiasm.
 It will be but about two weeks now be- fore this great contest is decided. If Butler wins he will be entitled to consider his vic- tory great one. If he Is defeated it is diff fcult to see how he will get over it.