Morning journal and courier., 1883-06-05
Tuesday, june 8. 1883.
BUTLER EST 0ELENDUs.


Matters are getting to be very much mixed
| in Massachusetts and the bold Butler is the
cause of it all. Therefore it has been deter
mined that he must be crushed in such
| manner that he will fad it impossible to ever
trouble the respectable people of the Bay
| State again. This noble and inspiring move
| ment was begun, as many other grand Massa-
chusetts movements have been, by din
| ner. Among the prominent men present
were Colonel Theodore Lyman, Civil Service
Congressman-elect of the Ninth district, Hon.
| Leverett SaItonstall, General Francis A.
Walker, Charles Francis Adams, jr., Hon.
Frank Bird, Fisher Ames, e. B. Haskell and
others 1t was decided to hold State con-
vention of Massachusetts, independents op-
posed to Butlerism to nominate a ticket for
the fall campaign. This decision was receiv-
ed with much enthusiasm. The convention
will be called early to anticipate the action
of the other State conventions, and it is fond
ly expected by the eriginators of the move
ment that the action of their convention will
have decided influence upon the delibera-
dons of the regular nominating bodies
In pursuance of this action the Boston
Herald, which heartily supports the move
ment, sent out some reporters to get some
ammunition for a broadside, and they got it,
but it was in rather funny shape. Apparently
not a man was found who wanted to have his
name mentioned in connection with his opin-
ions, and no names are given. Among those
interviewed were the following "a gentle
man whose title to be called Republican
5ool
who has several times been urged to take the
party's nomination for high offices, but is
out of active politics at present - "a Repub-
ican who has been leader in various reform
movements inside his party )" ''an active
Republican, "a Republican of national
reputation, who is himself among the con-
tingencies' for the gubernatorial nomination
of his party - "a republican leader, who has
in the past been an active member Of the
State committee of his party, and who has
held important Offices" "a Republican who
for over twenty years has been one of the
most active leaders of his party, though
never a candidate for office, and who is
known as representative Massachusetts Re-
publican all over the country" "another
prominent Republican, who has been very
influential in the councils Of the party ever
since its organization" sta gentleman who has
had the confidence of the Republican leaders
for more than twenty years, but who main
tains critical attitude toward politics and
politicians ~ IAN Independent, who has main
ly voted the Republican ticket"
These interesting and graphically described
gentlemen had good deal to. say about But
Ier-in all enough to cGser half page off he
Herald. They all expressed q desire and in
tention to ''make it hot for the bad man,
but they did not suggest any plan for his de-
struction that appears adequate to an out
side observer. The first mentioned nm
known, though he freely admitted that he
had not given much thought to the matter,
thought there was nothing else to do but to
make the fight against the Governor on the
acts of his administration. Number two
took the opposite view, and thought that the
thing to be done was to show to the younger
voters what a record his excelIency made in
former years. Number three thought that
Butler should be met with unrelenting hos
tility; number four that the retrenchment
policy was mistake, and that it would be
wise to ridicule and not to attack the Gov
ernor; and SO on.
Taken as a whole this is the funniest po-
litical movement that has moved for long
time or is likely to move for long time to
come. The gentlemen who are engineering
it will see its absurdity before or soon after
their State convention, which is expected to
guide the other State conventions, meets.