Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-08-22
GEN, BUTLER'S ADDRESS.
ADEMAGOGUE'S APPEAL TO THE MOB
The Doughty General in Long-Winded
Address Gives his Opinion of Demo-
Gratis and Republicans and Sets Him
selfup as the WorkIngman's
Only Friend.


anxious inquiries, hasten to give account
of my stewardship of the political inter
ests with which ! was charged Tines
were four
l. Hostility to all monopolirs in com
merCc. industries and lands.
9 The preservation Of the National lr-
Gal tender currency of the people. con It /
tutionHlly issued by Congress
3 The needs of all men and women " Ia
labor in the production of wealth. To hV
protected against the cnCrOaChmentS IF
those who absorb and consume without
producing.
1. The necessity for reform and COrreC-
ton Of abuses in government, so that its
pressure on the people would be made as
light as possible: its administration etfcc-
tive, 90 guard the rights of American citi-
zenS AT home and abroad to make public
servants individual or incorporate sub
SerVicrt to the use and will of the people
only, 81 as TO restore the prosperity of the
country. with equal rights, equal bur
dens, equal powers and equal privileges
of all people.
had intended if these great principles of
government, by the people and for the PEG
pie only, had been cordially received. and
earnestly and honestly adopted by that
convention as the political chart of the
Democratic party, to have permitted my
name t. hC presented to the convention
for the ~utIragrs of the people as chief
executive 10 administer and carry forward
the necessary measures in which case
should have been bound by its action
to support both its platform and nom
ineeS.
In thus doing the will of those who sen,
me. sought none of the honors of the
convention, and interfered with none of
its proceedings, save To serve as a mem
Der Of lis committee on what should have
been lis platform of principles, and not Of
eNPeIirnto' ...,.,. .,
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si,u''ir Itll ',tn' ne or neg"
.Nt VI si!4' N,l"l propositions ne c"i'l
l IN ,sIiliI ~ tler, CHAIRMAN, rIiiHh
th "',pr i'1 ,tuciniH ri,a,tlllh i.Hri.I
vi - ~ ne
MINNIE M uj'' "''Tt ,ai p'tIh
o,ip.,'' ~. iVv'' ul'''i c!'ii'' 1Ii' vi 'hc
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ail1 2 pt citc'c' permanent cil'irlial
u ,i pitatn, pl',tiolni 10 me G3nNe'l-
.ioii, tnu o'il P,ailh ~ witch Nh""l" il"N'
'le,rl G,, d,c"r" M,th ms NifWH t ,
nuo-C"tlhlittee oi eIEht was CHOSEN;
any, uitttteu to prepare larllI plank ana
sunni! II - me colliiiltlee' IN tna' SUP
lions which may be thus summarized
!. That no more revenue should be
i'i, ~ any lori'i VI taNa'loh than apSo-
49, ~ NECESSARY WI '''e cApehNe "i tHc
~ 'i ,Ii.
~ fr''' 9i,ch revenue HI""l" ne raised
~ '"irh on IN Ports.
,.'t, Ii i Lt'iH uocu ~ aTtS 1nu
hlaluIaGturcs, ana the necessalleS OF life
IL, t p["'hutd III tniS country; should come
H. ~ Irr n,t' luAuiieS ?no''i" DC taxed 10
ti iiiiot' 'u7Hio!t POM
h'l tHG lnterhitl revenue TAX upon
ii,I''oiH uint'lieu ana ieTiheh,eu' ana 70
I I"voo, lynx Wtir Jay shoulu DE sacreuly
,'''. ot''; " IeIleNlhS ne people from me
ieil",,,ii'H p.tiueis Vi tiie war TO W.T. tne
oIIu a'i,' co',lior. OF reliel OF soldiers dlS
nniJu III Ii'e wars vi 'he hepupilc ana
trH ,''S 9',ch pensions us congress should
iic', 'lihe 70 ilHie tllOW Such soldiers, ana