Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-31
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 To the Editor Of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 The political situation in Massachusetts Is not conflict between political parties. The great change of sentiment among the people is not because more or less confidence is felt or lacking in either of the two political par kies. It is the two opposing forces of socie- ty that are not strangers. They have met each other many times before. And again they have met in civilization that is being forced with relentless fury to premature de- cay; by the bludgeons of a dastardly politi- cal policy, the common property and rolling stock of the Demo-publicans, that has been worked with violence for fifteen years past. The conflict in Massachusetts is no less against so-called Democracy than the so- called opposite party. The situation in the old Ray State Is open revolt against the old regime and Butler has the intellectual scope and tact to gather the elements and shRI e them into a DO xerful' following. And he uses the small Democratic structure in that strong Republican commonwealth simply as a barracks to recruit and marshal into line the rank end file of both parties against tEose that are so infamously respectable. For be it known thas responsibility, like everything else nowadays, is graded. First comes the common respectable people. The next in order are the very respectable classes and next come tho intensely or infamolsly respectable; and to the doors. of this class of people can be traced all of the hashable and rehashabie infamy that can be garnered from the dead houses of all past abomina- tions. The situation in Massachusetts is Ma poleon the First dsthroning the Bourbons of France, duel between the plsbeian and 8 blind conservatism approaching seed. It is bold Ben Butler squared off striking straight out from the shoulder at the political times. He Is the first politician brave enough to take the rights of the helpless 8 pedestal for political prospect. He has hung the light in ihe bslfry of the old South chuFch and it shines all over the continent. And say what they may, he has shaken the old Bay State from centre to circumference, solitary and alone, as nosone man ever shook 1t since the days of the first revolution. He is the larger Paul Revere. He partskes of tho tempera- ment of Jackson, though Jackson was far inferior man. He Is more like old Frederick of Prussia. His political position closely re- sembles that of Pompey, Cicero and Demos themes trying to, rally the common people against the corrupt and despotic govern ments of Cesar and Philip of Macedon. May he not meet their fate Butler is the f1st political Rspieant that ever went to the roorhouse to get pass to the White House. He takes the outcast by the hand. He sym pathizes with him. We admire him, but let DO man insult justice by saying this is a con- flict between the Democratic and Republican party. Butler has been calumniated as no politician in America ever WAS before him or since Now let me ask did he ever, whSther Democrat or Republican, present measure that was not in the interest of the people We have charged him with getting in all par ties and getting out of them. I have now lived long enough to see positive evidence that this was not Buffers fault. He was hunting for party platform strong enough to hold him. He failed to find one, so made one himself And he made it out of Tewks- bury timber, and 1t Is strong enough and broad enough to hold the whole human race.
 A J. MORTON