News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-08-21
0u%Ier,s Address.

pays his respects to the Democracy ina
manner exceedingly vigorous. Ifthey
have any hard names in reserve we
opine that they will be applied liberal
" TO the late Democratic Governor of
Massachusetts. OF course Ben. is also
severe upon the Republican party,
hut the amusing and instructive, the
beautiful and sublime, appear in the
severe castigation whreh he gives his
late allies. He shows conclusively
that the Democracy are not the friends
of the laboring man, but does
not draw the natural and correct in
ference which every sane man must
draw, to wit: that the Democracy if
defeated at all must be defeated by
the Republican party, and that
so far as protection of the interests
of the laboring man is concerned
the Republican party is substan-
TALLY in harmony with the better
class of ideas which Butler attempted
to engraft upon the Democratic plat
form, but in which he most signally
failed in doing. We quote from his
letter part of his experience before
the committee on resolutions at the
late Democratic National Convention.
1t will be remembered that Butler in
troduced series of important resolu-
tons, the fifth, last and most impor-
tant of which pertained to the tariff:
and reads as follows:
"That the laws imposing duties fol
revenue should be so adjusted as best
to promote American enterprise anC
American industry, to cherish anC
foster American labor, and not create
monopolies."
Commenting upon his labors there
Butler in his letter says:
On submitting these resolutions t.
the sub-committe, the first four article:
were agreed to without division bu
the fifth, declaring the duty of thu
government to so lay taxes as best L
promote American enterprise anC
American industry, and cherish anC
foster American labor, failed of adop
ton by a vote of four to four.
From that hour any candidature o
mine in that convention became TO mi
impossible.
: At the next meeting of my delega
ton 1 requested that my name be no
presented, and suggested to them tt
favor the nomination of a gentleman
whose length of public services ant
long acquaintance with public affairs
t and whose prior consideration in othe
Democratic conventions showed tina
he had some claims to be considered
Democratic statesman. All of tn
delegation who remained faithful t
their constituents, and represented tn
!, Massachusetts Democracy, so voted
and with true consistency and pro
priety so stood firmly to the end.
Then ensued in the committee
struggle of many hours so to frame
tariff plank that should appear to sa
: what mine said, and yet not say it
? and appear to say the contrary, an
, yet not say it; like the Western hun
ter who tried to shoot his rifle. q
, something he dimly saw stirring in
f bush, so as to hit it if it was dee
and miss it if it were calf.
\ With this struggle of ingenuity an
deception, as if for prize, of course
l had nothing to do, but simply stoo
by my guns.
:, afterward offered series of resc
l. lutions in favor of industries and Is
. boring men and women of the cour
try. All of which, one aft
another were voted down. ~
;: Just the size to which the Bqtl
= movement will attain is now problena
ical. The prevailing impression amor
- well informed observers would
j, dictate quite liberal following amor
n the worklngmen OF Massacnusetl
- Connecticut, New York, New Jerse
= and Michigan, among that particul
; class who are really in sympathy wi
the Republican party, and yet are u
90 willing to place themselves openly
n the Republican column. Should tt
= prove to be the real state of the cas-
=. of course all hopes which the Demo
no racy might heretofore have had of C:
9. rying Connecticut, New York a
oh New Jersey, must soon vanish in t
e thin air. Republicans can we'll affc
. to stand back and laugh at this fl!
or between the dog and bear, consoli
:. themselves with the cheering thong
a. that our dog isn't there.