The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-18
GEN. BEN. BUTLER.
Blaine Is the Strongest Candidate the Repub-
licans Could Have Named.

Blaine Is the Strongest Candidate the Repub-
icans Could Have Named.
New York Special
Are you willing to give your views of the po-
litical situation, Generals" asked reporter of
General Butler, at the Fifth-ayenue Hotel yes
terday.
II do not know that they will be of interest to
anybody" was the answer; "but know no reas-
on why I should conceal them"
what do you think of the nomination of Mr.
Blainel"
Il gave my views after his nomination. 1t is
the strongest nomination that could have been
made, as it has since turned out"
But there seems to be a great number of
boltersl"
''More apparent than real can remember
when Mr. Webster said of Taylors nomination
by the Wing party: It's a nomination not fit to
be made which was true, but the popular en-
thusasm carried him through, and the boilers
were whipped in before the election. In Massa-
chusetts 40 900 Republicans left the party in 1878
and 1879 and voted independently. But they
were not the so-caled independents of to-day.
Their action was protest against the rule of the
Republican party, which then substantially
under the control of the men who now bolt for
Blaines nomination, and James Fireman Clarke
and Charles Francis Adams and their co-workers,
now having repudiated the regular nominations
of the party in most contingencies, will return
to Mr. Blaine, certainly, rather than vote for
anybody that those men should support by what
party soever nominated"
But is not New York the battle -groundr
Yes, and the neighboripg States of Connech-
cut and New Jersey In New York this curious
political condition arose. In 1882, CO. 900 to u.s.,
900 Republicans voted for the Democratic can
ddate for Governor, and so many Republicans
stayed at home that he was elected by the ehOr-
mons majority of 102 600: ont with all that ma
iority he received only some S50more votes than
did Hancock in 1880. But what was the Re-
publican vote either actively voting or remain
ing silent! 1t was protest against the Repub-
lican administration, which had repudiated Mr.
Blaine, and against the nominee, Nh. Folger
by the Republicans devoted to Mr.. Garfield and
Mr.. Blaine; and but few of them are the men
who now bolt Mr.. Blaine's nomination That
vote of course will go back to Mr.. Blaine so it
would seem to be unwise for the Democracy to
count on that vote for carrying the State of
New York. That that vote is not to be depended
upon by the Democratic Governor who was so
triumphantly elected is seen by the fact
that the very next year, when the Gov
ernor caused his friend to be nominated
as Secretary of State the leading Office on the
ticket, Mr. Maynard was defeated by some 30, 900
votes, while the rest of the Democratic ticket
were elected, making change in one year-if
anybody could be so silly as to believe that the
1872 900 majority of the previous year was to be
relied upon as Democratic votes"
"Who do you think can carry the State of New
York"
at would neither be profitable nor proper for
me to make prophecies, hut | will state few
facts. The Governor felt it his duty to veto the
bill which enacted ive-cent fares on the elevated
of money to be taken from the middle and labor
ing classes who principally use that railroad.
Again, it has been unfortunate that the Legisla-
ture has, with the approval Of the Governor