Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-11-01
Massachusetts.

This is the las. week OF the campaign III
Massachusetts, On Tuesday next her citi-
,s ,,;lI deeide who shall be their next
Governor. The Butler men are doing all
in their power to carry the election and pro
fess firm belief tina; they will succeed.
The betting. however, which last year at tins
time. was in favor of Butler, is now the
other way and considerable odds are offered
that Robinson Viii be elected. The faith OF
the Republicans no are also confident OF sue
o..s i hasel on fact that there are frcm
1900 to 10000 Republicans in the State
who ,,s,oI,y nave such confidence IN the sue
cess o: the party that they vii! not take the
,r5ub,e 10 % TO the polls. hut who will come
or, ,h;s wear and work for the overthrow OF
Butleri.m. 1t 20, time vixen the part!
can via without -.eal effort and # tins fact
i fuIIy realizel By the "stay-at-homeS
,I,..r. Elm III. no ,.ouht q the rc~ut. y good
many who tool, an active pat n 'a9 Butler
,-onaisn las; year. have come oat against
,,.,. .oiI n,aa' MS fill and arc working equal
II. 5,,,.l f,, his i.rA'. Many OF the straight
n.,,o.r,.s. as. viii vote tlr Robinson for
IL. ,lr,o~r Of .aiiu- oil Bale. D. can
,;d.ue II their aal,s f5r ne Presidency nest
wear, |; would he extremely hazardous
however. lor Republicans 70 rely on these
farce. 10 insure .hsi, success. and Il Batter
succeeds i, will lriy be due to the apathy
nr those who are nominaliy opposed 70 him.
rh.. HAL; who will not leave his business Tor
The >..or: tine necessary 20 express ms po-
E;ieal convictions by casting his ballot
SHOW, small appreciation Of The benefits
and protection afforded him by good GOV
ernment No man is better suited to IN
nrsss this fact on the apatheiic class Of Re-
nub,jcans in Massachusetts. He las
shocked their sense Of proprlety ana Wound
ed their dignity. The glory of the old
state has been taruished and if VT may cred
!, the Boston journal. which ought to be IN
a ppsition to i pretty fully the temper
IF The people al. the result shown by the
canvass. they are aroused sufficiently to
come out and take an active interest in the
election.
The Journal says: We have never
known-not even at Presidential election
such general interest manifested Bust
ness men. professional men working men,
ali are alive TO the issues.
They feel that Butlersm must be checked,
now and forev, and that another year Of
useless turmoil State affairs would result
disastrouslv for the well being Of society.
Thousands viii vote against Butler because
they have seen tina; he is not man who
seeks 10 amend what may be wrong from
an ardent love Of right or justice, bat that
all his steps toward pretended reform are
the tricks of willy politician, who Is Will
III n sacrifice, what is honorable and pure
IN order to bring himself into prominence.
He IS not a statesman, he Is not pAiiah-
,hronist he IS not even a mar true to the
principles of political party = SIMPLY
cheap actor who seeks TO arrange ne pIol
ofhis own play and the scenic illusions ID such
a way that he and he alone will be the object
Of attention His inordinate ambition leads
him TO demand of the people not Legis!a-
ture composed OF honest men, not an fAecu-
tive Council which shall represent the WISHES
Of the people. but he demands men who will
BE my servants and DO FEY olidIne- IN
this country power rests with the people,
hut imperial Butler seeks to reorSanlze the
basis Of government and TO become an au-
tocrat. The people are aroused. From all
parts of the State we receive the same as
surance Of a determination to refuse MN