The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-19
BUTLEK'S BOOM:
He Fires Away at Both Parties.
And is Not Above Working for
Butler.

III n nOtO, &nStS LIS AQOAOoo 40 AoSAN~
thirty days sooner than intended, at
the solicitation of his personal
frienGs; but somewhat against hls
own Judgment. 81 had hoped"
SAYS he, "to have had the advantage
of di .tinct statement of principles
By the Democratic candidate for the
Presidency, and ascertsined from
his own declarations whethers re-
canting some OF hi- public opinions,
he might not show himself better
that the Off isl action of his party
has shown itself by it's platform
General Butler addresses himself o
his constituents" which word Is
found to embrace the people OF the
United States. He says the Demo-
Gratis of Massachusetts conhded to
him the following political inter
ests: First, hostility to all mon
opolies in commerce, indus
tries and lands; second, the
preservation Of the national
legal t. nder currency OF the people
onstitutionally Issued by Congress (;
third, the needs of sll men and
women who labor in the production
of wealth, 10 be pro ected against
the encroe chments of those Who ao
serb and consume without produc-
ton; fourth, sthe necessity for re-
form and ERECTION OF abuses In
government, so that its pressure on
[he people would be made as light
as possible, its administration effec-
tive 20 as TO guard the rights OF
American citizens at home and
abroad, to make public servants, In
dividual CT incorporate. subservient
: to the use and will of the people My,
so as to restore the prosperity of the
country, with equal rights, equal
! burdens, equal powers and equal
, privileges OF all people. He says ne
. owes duty to the people, but t. no
democratic ORGANIZATION whatever
! and he had intendt d, if these great
' principles of government had been
l cordially received AMI honestly
' adopted by the Democratic national
convention as the political chart d
> the party, to have permitted
r his name to 60 before the conven
s ton as candidate for president; il
which place he would have beer
bound by its action to support botE
q platform and nominees He says
. I'm thus doing the will of those VIII
sent me, I thought nothing Of th'
q honors OF the convention, and inter
\ fered with none Of is prcc edings
, save t. serve as member of a COM
. mittee on what should have beer
. its platform of principles ant
y not of expedien s." H. theI
relates his experience or
thu sub. committee on reso
buttons, which as partly embraced
# in his speech b fore the conven ion
n He SAYS that the resolution of rec
2 by him to levy taxes as best t.
e promote American interests an(
q industries and foster Ame lean LABOR
n failsd of adoption by a tie vote
# From that hour his cSndidature Il
q that convention became imposs BIZ
Al He aftei wards offered series
le resolutions in favor Of industries sn
IS of the lsboring men and wome
le OF the country; deeiarin
that the legal tender curreGc
/. under decision of the Suprem
- Court, was the constitutional cul
- rency Of the country; thst a
At mon0polies, as they teod to max
To- two classes, the very rich and tn
very poor, are hurttul to the people
r OF the republic; declaring that publ
e. lands be q heritage Of the people; ths
IN the United States should not perm
~ q ship cansl to b. built across th
=, Isthmus of Psns na without its COZ
ne sent; that there should be frequeI
IN changes In government Offices
counteract the growing aristocrat
q. tendencies of life Offices; that tt
n. United States should protect either
ia everywhere, and that no Amer
can should be tried Fl
any act doRe in this countr
EXCEPT under its own laws, and c
is its own coil. These declarations
n. principles, which seem TO hi
ira to cover most of the live GU
CIV tons in politics on which the pc
Mt pie are interested, were, one aft
as another, voted down by the Dem
le. cratic committee. General Bull
all adds: Through the courtesy of ii
f. chairman of the cOnmittee, and |
Y. his personal intercession [ obtain,
,es boon of thirty minutes to prese
and discuss a charter of the people
rights at the hour of uidnigh
but before il could be presented al
ire laid before the convention, m
'tv ton to adjourn failed, yet one
70 begin voting was carried, so Gag
iii we're the members TO get at the
work of pre- idential nomination
And such convention has bet
called del1berative body. It's tn
40 that 1t spent days upon the IN
. 'on rule which required mans vote
'Jn be cast against his conscience al
aro judgement-in spite of bis protest
'i0 by others, and days in ttYr
to settle the internal d.sae
tions If the machine pc
ticians OF single Stste; bat
an would give thirty minutes onIy to
the discussion OF principles for the GO
dia eminent of the nation. L, thereto
could substantially present but o
ak plank, the most important Of all, t
at protection Of the American labor
the and producer, without which, in l
top Judgment, there can he 10 proSp
ed, ity in this country, and this "
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