The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-18
BUTLER.
He Speaks to a "Fair" Audience.

he speaks TO - air Audience
LEwvIBLE, n. Y, September 17.-An |
actual count OF tickets shows there were
1900 on the Lewis County fair grounds
this afternoon, when General Butler
spoke, and this in spite of the attrac-
tons OF two other fairs in the neighbor-
ing counties. General Butler passed
the day at the house of Senator O'Don-
nell, and received and shook hands with
4 great number of people. At O'Clock
he was called for by procession of
citizens, headed by a brass band, and
escorted through the town to the fair
grounds here. There was an unprece-
denied gathering. The grand stand
was packed, and as many of the less
fortunate people as could get within
hearing distance of the speakers stand.
had assumed favorable positions long
before the arrival of the procession
General Butler was well received with
applause and cheers. He was intro
duced by Hon. John O'Donnell, who re-
ferred to him as the former Democratic
Governor of Republican State, fore
most statesman of his time and a presi-
Dental candidate.
The Generals silence was q signal
luz dllOLACI OuIOQlJL VI applause.
He had been invited to the fair,
in the language of the invitation, to
speak upon whatever subject or sub,
jectS he should choose, and political
speech was, in consequence, expected.
He was listened to with breathless at
tention, and frequently interrupted by
applause. Gen. Butler said: Il do not
take this great gathering all to myself,
but attribute it first to the interest you
have in your annual fair; second, to the
interest you have in the great political.
questions that are now under considera-
ton by the American people. The man
ayers of your fair gave me the option to
speak upon such topics as desired, or
l would not inf1ict the address / am
about going to upon you. am going
to speak to you of that l know most,
and hope you know least. l
want to be just to all parties,
and say to the shame and disgrace of
the Republican party that, while they
have freed the slaves, there has not
been honesty enough and executive
ability enough in that party for twenty
years to give them free ballot and a
fair count Oh, God! For an hour OF
Andrew Jackson, that he might say,
BY the eternal, the laws shall be en-
dllu lllC Viz BNOHiS
righted'" (Great applause.l General
Butler noted the criticisms Of the New
York World, and concluded by saying
II received the great legacy of the right:
of the people from my. father and my
grandfather, and they taught me that
the platform upon which l must eve1
stand, under whatever political denomi,
, nation might find myself, was equalit!
of power, equality of burdens ano
equality of rights. l have been in then
all, and know all their good and know
all their faults and fallings, but cal
, say to you, in all sincerity, that thu
mass of the people who compose all thu
E parties are honest lovers of their coun
try, who would do it no wrong if the!
: knew it; nor would they suffer an.
e wrong to be done it. (Applause.) Their
: are honest men in all parties and a
t many, in proportion to their numbers
g in one as in the other, and if it ever az
= appears that there are more dishones
@ men in one party than another, it is be
: cause that party is in power, undo
temptation and that their rascals ge
found out" Uaughter.) General Bul
Ter then talked of the Republican party
and referred TO his own action i
the recent Democratic convention
j. in Chicago, where 1he re-. he claimeS
: country. And after they voted dow
n telling them, God help them, woul
5, not. (Great laughter and applause.l
l. had q very thorough opinion of wis
{ they would do under the circun
n stances" (Uproarious laughter an
e applause.) The subject of railroa
l. freight rates was discussed, to show tn
discrimination against the people. -
doesn't cost but half q mill mi
to carry 100 pounds OF freigh
They charge you half cen
= Remember that. I want law
r change all this. want to take Il
n water out of the railroad stocks and p
;; it into the canal. Great laughter.) II
= Republican party is part of monopol
/: because monopoly has gone to then
al but enough of monopoly" He stay'
err in the Democratic party to make
n, union with the monopolists of the SOU
4 the old slave holders-to govern
n and it is of no consequence which par
wins. The people never win. II u
s. laboring men will vote together tn
can elect two Presidents. By the nur
Der of their votes they can carry al
State in the union, except 7
le south. They cannot carry that. I
IN there the laboring man cannot get /
- vote counted, and the equality of t
er privileges of all men under the law.
n, stood for that from my youth up, and
nd want to leave this rs blessed herita
tn to my children and my children's Oh
so dren for ever" At the conclusion
an the speech, Senator O'Donnell led t
fcrowd in three cheers for General b
Ter, though he could do better than tn
and called for cheers for the peopl
party. They were given with will.
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