Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-28

Whig party y - destroyed Andfh 1S5r. oy fh&
third Of party OF .ls52. Lincoin was electsd
stroyed- As its majority grsvitated % tfos'
son and armed rebcllioE ! left Il then Q,
serve my country as 1ow 1 do Fear
years for their triumph. Everythltg, inclnf
ing politics, travels faster nov, as there are
more railroads and tclegraphs 20 Distribute
intelligence .
In politics. as in everything eIse. there = .
seed time and harvest. Hc who expects -
reap must sow. and he can't reap whca be
ought to Be sowing. and the Presidential crop
IS harvested only once IN four years
In many States II we exert our strength. We
already bold the balance Of power. In quite
ono hundred Congressional districts les thar
one thousand votes viii determine Ehcfher =
friend Of labor and the people. or the tool of
monspolr shall haze a seat In Congress Let
see 20 Il that 10 mHn goes tp Congress from
any district who is not with us and for "a;
strong enough IN moral rccttude TO stand fOt
the rights Of the people. '-unsred By powef
ET,Ecr srkrE i.EGfsrkTuREs:
Again. in balanced States make an alliance
with whichever OF the other parties VII
choose 80 20 do. Ninorities naturally gravE
tate toward each othe. Sive them some state
officers and take otherA q yourselves upon 9n
agreement that both parties shall vote the
same ticket De particular 10 see 10 II that
your own friends are rent 20 the state Leg
isiafurcs- There arc many states where laws
are needed for the protection OF the
workIngmcn- the farmer and the mer-
chant against oUpressors and monopoiies.
and " these viii stand together. they can get
protection I'm spite OF the monopolist- For
example. in fhc State OF New York as else
where the producers and traders and con
sumcrs need cheap transportation and comre-
fifion between watcr-horne freight and the
railruads- The labortng msn and toiling
waited Railroad The mechanics need a good
lien iaW. All nred a Law 20 regulate the hours
Of labor, whether a wOnan toiling IA a mill or
stancin- behind counter. OF conductor or
driver standing on a car. II aayb body tells
you that this Is class lcgisiafisn, reply 20 hlu;
-Icz. we know IL. se are legisiating for our
class a little while. for Il e the nrst time re
have had an opportunity. The other class hae
had legislation enough 10 last them f<r one
hundred years"
ms ADDRESS 70 MS PARrT.
To the Grenback-Labor party and the knti-
Monopolist Organization. and TO the Labor.
had accepted the selection Of your conven-
lions as candidate for President. Anxious for
the success q the principles which You rcprc-
sent. in which - you know ] 50 heartily con-
curred. I presented. ss you have learned, as
your representafl~e. your platforms 70 the
Democratic conversion. in the hope. n if were
made the rule Of thai party. which should
be composed OF your fr ends and allies For
reasons that I have maize apparent, your
principles were rejected and your alliance
splrned. Personally ] havs no grievances
with the Convention. I was treated with
every courtesy and consideration By lie ofaCers
and meInBcrs- for which take pleasure hert
ana now TO express ohligations- But for you
have grievance. The Democracy Ezs eff
you 10 arht the battle against tta oprressors
OF the people alone We will ngE. the bartie
Of the people together In the best manner We
can; and plcsige 20 you all that have Of re
mainiug strength IN declining years 10 do
all thst IN me lies in behalf Of the
principles that you and bold or-zr,
and without the NnrfW rrraE4Iaurn and
adoption OF which this Government cann0i
stand. You viii have one advantage in your
candidate: you will have 20 s3cnd no time IN
defending him. HIS c1ings hfvc been known
70 the country for morr than a quarter 81 q
century. Every act II his life has heea under
a microscope lighted by the lurid flames Of
hate and SANDER. He 4 yet unharIncd. and
has no opinicl TO take back. no policy % re-
cant. and no Just charge to explain for what
he has done either IN peace or war. Ofper-
eonal advantage 70 myself nothing can ac-
crue- ] am too old 20 make selnsi. plans for
tie future. yet | hope as my last political act.
II il - he. TO do some service 10 The people
and mankind IN calling back the Government
To the purpose for which Il was framed By our
fathers. government OF the people. gov
ernment by the many. and not by the few, nor
for the interests Of the few.
BESIxxIS r. BUTLER
fSofe-f have issued this address AZ an
earlier iay thar mad intended at the desire Of
many trusted and valued friends. but some
what against my own judgment. because
think that the peoples campaign should be o.
short sharp and decisive one. and
should not he b-Eua IN fact. except perhaps a
skirInish OF two until some thirty days
later: and had h-p-d 70 have the advantage
OF distinct statement Of principles by the
Democratic candidate cazr the Presidency and
s-certaincd from bis gvn declarations
v v nethcr recsntlng some - rs public epin.
the Otscisl action Of his party has shown
itsc1 By IL plafform-