The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-23
TIE LOWELL STATESMAN.
BenJnmin Il. Butler, Tired of waiting for
Cleveland's Letter of Acceptance, Com
mits Himself AS The Peep e's Candidate
Synopsis of a Very Lengthy Document.


portant and interesting parts OF which are
Ir nted below, is piciaced by the following
note;
than intended, at the desire of many trusted
and walt oil friends but somewhat against my
own jude ment, because thlnk that tne Peo,,
decisive ole, and should not be begun in
tact, except perhaps skirmi5h or two, until
some thirty days later. and l had hoped to
have had the advantage of distinct state
ment OF principles by The Democratic candi-
cate for The Presidency, and ascerta ned from
his own declarations vine her recaudng some
of h public O, idions he might not show him
self better than the official action OF his party
has SHOWN itself by its platform.
The letter begins with review OF the pro-
ceedings of the Democ attic Nat onal Conven-
ton and of his (Buter's) course there n:
Then follows the following airagnment OF
the coui Sc of the Republican party;
now REPUBLICANS BECAME THE PARTY OF
MONOPOLISTs.
The necessity for money t. carry on the war
drew all he bankers and capitalists into the
Republican party. The immense fortunes,
a most necessarily growing out of the vast
eApt nditures of the war, 1ei into the hands
OF men who attached themselves 70 the pa ~
that rcd III m, AS the iron Is attracted by the
magnet, and monopOhled industries aud ca
tei priscs.
anu westeI n shores OF the republic DV meth
Gus OF quick transportation, giving reason
Tor immense subsiIies, granted TO ma tint co
systems of railrua g across the continent
wiJh all thtlc bfanones aud ieeuers or9a'ed
wealth In corporations and INDIVIDUALS, to
degree before unheard of i'll this or
any other country, , and brought all
tn SO interests substantially into the nepuD-
hcan parry And III any stayed IN the Demo-
cratic party, toy were i'll confederation with
the same class, 10 so arrange po1l1cS that
whichever party came IN power, capital, in
al its varied anu powerful forms, would be
sure of control, and the people be ground up
as between the upper and netner mill
stone" Thus IL will be readily seen, and ne
who runs may read, that the Republican
party is the party of monopoly, of corporate
Interests in every form OF industry, and
every department of business and nnance.
The anti -Monopolists can expect nothing
from the hepublIcan party for reasons before
stated, and scause it hol4s both houses by
the ricn men VINO are the owners OF monopo-
lies, or the paid attorneys.
CLAIMING TO PROTECT LABOR THEY ONLY
PROTECT CAPITAL.
True, it has in all its tariff legislatio claim
ed to protect and cherish American hUor
but alwuJ only as an adjunct TO American
capital. Capital engaged in manufactures
AID other industries, can only be successful
when the American labOrer IS well PAID, ana
& grounded with the comforts UT lie. But
Low little has tie greed OF capital allowed or
co.npsehended TINS ereat fact; To prove which
need only to recall TO your minus now cLpl-
tai chufnY under even partially tulr dlvi-
ii Of It's ieat profits with labor, has sought
u relieve itsen IRON This slant measure II
justice even, by the importation or foreign
labor from every country whcLcc 1t could 90
brought, from the Chlnas to the western
shores of the Atlantic.
Why have they done this? Because these
imported abot ers can and Tor a time do, i've
on " hat GU ID sta.ve the American wOrAlng-
II cn and SO can work very much cheaper lor
IL mas eve been the rule, and II the orkins-
men do not ta&e the remedy for tnts fearful
STATE o. things into their own hanLs. ever VIII
he the RUE Jnut the wages OF the aoorer VIII be
~ 80 much aud no more as Wall support
INN and his wife anu Oh ell in the lowest
de rec IF comfort when AL OF them are at
Work who eau work.
N A Unmarried nnRnn labor.
anu the use OF convict laDof ut Il nominal
pTlte wherever it could lie nuu. tnercDy de
Dusing AMI lowering the ngn sta.u"ru OF
Anne Ican laoor, the perfection of naGnlnery,
by which 80 great Il STARE OF produclo Is
euuctcd hos 81 lessencd nuscuiar e..ort III
labor that capitai sts have been enabled 10
II Lie the lauCr on women and children 10 Il
very large cXteut 10 dO tnat V DIRK which men
former y did. lhus the WORK nginan's wile
ana sisters are mnac tlc Instruments of flower
ing hls own rate oil wages.
For these reasons a tariff which gives to
capital protecuOn upon The ground that
thereby Amerrctn labor may he prot, cted, mas
too often turned .ut by means, some o. winch
] have men Toned, u be sImp'y the enhance,
ment OF the proIlts of capital VII lie labor still
remains substantially unrcwarucd ana Ger
tai. ~ without any Just share of the prom 5.
Herein, as experience mas showI, tue ubor-
ing classes have nothing to hope from The he
publican parry. The nrst and only Object or
pi otcction ia aging duties should be to pro
tcIt .aGor and never TO pNotect capital, when
can TO left 10 protect tscli, as II Is amply able
20 40. Ii should, moreover, tie restrained
I ON ECAting more tnan its lair share OF the
pro MS OF production and trans ,urtatiOn.
Tue Republican party has grantee subsidies
TO rail- Dads and Steamships, rteJted many ana
expensive pubic buildings, spent many ml-
lions in opening the mout Ga the Mississippi
aud lcVCcing ITS banks, and many uullions IN
improving iVurS and hHi DO S. These grants
un.uUnt o sum equal 10 MALT the National
drm. Wi nOut critic. sing the prophet OF these
grants, although some of them are Olscn To
criticism. yet these aic all aids TO the Capltal'
Isl and dni-OwuCr.
Point me to one grant or act in aid of the
Worklhgman do not forget the eipht-hour
law Tor oyernnt n labOrCrs and mt cha .cs,
but there never has been ioAesty ana lower
enough IN the Republican administlat on TO
When m Congress l introduced a bill and
al ocat' Il IL a. vel as / could that CongIesS
grant 3'd 20 Ianlll,s OF l'te ring M IN in cities
TO set ], on tn putt c ANS Ia tie West and
make homes Tor thcmseVys AMI as com II IN
it, s. nc able to protect themselves agalnst the
Indians thus dispense with the 49, OF
the army IL slept i'll the pro G. commit es
| OFT democratic House and Re- uDican Senate
| tAa SIC 'p OF All proposals in Ia,or OF labor
| that kn-WS no waking.
| This bin would have begun another much.
| ne -Ocd reform, the reduct o. to a skeleton Of
| in time VI peace
I,et Congress spend half of the vast sum-
u rty milnons now arproprlat I'd To the army
Tor l. Var eI eNpend I res, in orEaniLiA ~ aud
disclllln M m mill ia 10 be trained under
| thc AUTHORITIES u the states instead of the
| pa!try go, W heretofore given, and We $ all
nave Il military force % n reliance in @ @. y
| emergency, like the trained aad organ. Ell
| militia OF Massac US T. aud at .onaI q ua cd
| OF NeN ork, tie hrsL armed bones at tae
| cuplG'l when in anger in vi.
| Iho hepu ica pa, ~ has in IT, ranks many
| good, true am cOnscirnJ.ous men who lul-
| lowed IL, fortunes and carrie It's elections
| because It irOteoted tie LABOR o tic 80 tn in
| II riEhts anu clai ned to project Inc LiDorer
Of the North IN his waees.
call Il attention OF such men TO the fact
| that that par y has failed to GO en- her Lauor.
| ms men "re I 81 eu p o. ment ami starylhg,
| aiter qua 'er OF ceutury of hepubi- All
| ruic. Me- mos Il is we'll KIN WIN IN Ma sA-
chus tts ana hhode Island, d now far IN
9th pa Is of the North leave TIE r. cd an