Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-21
BUTLER.AND WEST.
The Former Expatiates on Eis "Flops,'
the Dates and the circumstances.
The Latter Comes Out In Letter Of
Regret That He Oanno. be Present.

PROVIDENCE, II. L., Aug, 20.--I.ast
evening BENZ. Butler again spoke at
Rocky Point to a small audience. He
said he followed the banner Of
Democracy unilinchingly because
II was the banner OF
slavery. He kept his bargain with
that party, which In those days, was
the nearest straight. Jeti Davis WAS
constitutionnlly right. He fought for
his country until he found his country
In danger aud then left the party aud
rcbelled. When WAS released from
obligations to the constitution
in regard to slavery I followed the
banner of my country and did what |
could to right that wrong. In 1870 !
voted fop u bill by which the negro
could rtmain here without having his
home riddlcd with bullets. In 1888
proclaimed on the floor Of congress
that the greenbacEs should b, main,
tanned AS the currency OF this country.
| stood by the greeuOaclSs because
nothing else WAS paid the soldiers dur
ing the war. IL was proposed 10 pay
for blood In greenbacKs and pay
bankers In gold. ! said what II
good enough for soldiers Is good
enough for banners. The greenback
of to-day IL the MONEY Of the nation
aud soon there Will be none other
for you cannot get much Of any other.
/ stood by the Republican party until
10 put forward for president nan
whom could not support. Then,
without altering sentiment, / left and
supported IA gallant soldier. laid be-
fore the Cincinnati convention and
asked the Democratic party to nd ,pt
three principles of that code Of rules
which the Democrats of my state had
twice Endorsed Ia state convention and
70 agree upon an Issue Us the
greatest OF itsues, that Of
lnb1r and people, Of how the people
were to get their share OF what was
belonging TO them.
f 4 BROUGHT THAT
before the Democratic party and the
principle was spurned. left them
and app aled To the people
| have not changed one hair,
and what 1 have done
has not been done In corner. He
then appealed to the people TO organ
lie much Ia the tone Of lis letter OF nc
ceptance. VI
The following letter from A. NJ.
West, the candidate for vice-president,
was read Ut the meeting.
HOLLY sPgIsos, MISS. Aug. II, 1881.
Charles r.. Adams.
DEAR SIR--I am In receipt Of yours
OF the sth. 1 regret my inability 70
comply with the invitation OF your
state central COMMITTEES 10 participate
ON the opening campaign demonhtra-
ton for Butler and West on he
18th instant ut Rocky Point. /
haze accepted an invitation " spak
In Central Mississippi Oh the I7th
and In several other places
Immediately after. ] infer from your
letter that Al the labor and industrial
organizations Of your state are In
hearty accord and co-operaiioD for the
accomplishment Of coriihon objects.
III this union and cooperation could
be extended
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE coCSIRy
the public administration would be
honest, justice re-establlshed between
man and man, the coequality OF states
recognized and unjust and
deceptive syetems Of taxation
abrogsted, The general resources o.
the country would be developed ~
constitutional niethcds,. and tbf strife
between states engendered ana fos~
tered by the two Old phrfies, Inc uu-
paraileled opprssstpli aud tyranny
which have married their career would
pEAuE AND PROSPERITY
among the masses would follow, the