The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-27
General Bntler,s Card.

General Butler will make the run for
the Presidency. He will make it in
earnest, and for all it is worth to him.
He stakes upon the result all his per-
sonal and political power and influence,
his present reputation, and his future
political prospects. The vote he can
obtain will demonstrate Just how large
or small factor in politics he is; how
great or little following he can COM
mand; precisely how much his alliance
or adherence will be worth hereafter to
the Democratic party, and how much
they can afford to offer for his ale
glance. It will also demonstrate wheth-
or there is room and future for third
party in National politics. Having re-
solved to stand up and be counted, Cen
eral Butler will use every art and will
put in motion every mechanism he can
control to make his count as large as
possible.
His letter indicates what is, indeed,
necessity of his position, that he pro-
poses to conduct his canvass more
against Cleveland than against Blaine.
lie was delegate to, and candidate
in, the National Democratic Conven-
ton. For several years he has been
leader in the Democratic party, and its
regular nominee for Governor of Massa-
chusetts. The bulk of his following
will naturally be drawn from the Dem
ocratic party. His campaign must nat
urally be protest against the Demo-
cratic party platform and ticket, since
it was the Democratic party which con-
temptuously rejected him. his following
and his and their wishes and requests.
In the matter of tariff protection to
American labor and wages-which con-
stitutes one of the main elements of the
revolt Of the workingmen against the
Democratic platform and ticket-there
is nothing TO complain Of in either the
Republican platform or nominees; there
is everything to complain ofiE the Demo-
cratic platform and candidates. Hence
General Butler ann ounces that he is
postponing his address to the country
until Mr. Clevelands letter of accept
ance has appeared, in order that he
may speak by the card "where | disa-
gree with him." This is specially sig
niiicant of more serious trouble in the
path of Mr.. Cleveland and the Demo-
cratic party.
This great insurrection in the Demo-
cratic party General Butler will lead
and push with all the energy and
adroitness for which he is famous. An
army of Democrats, composed of those
who have heretofore been the most en-
thusiastic, trustworthy and energetic
workers and voters of that party, will
follow General Buffers banner of re-
volt.
This movement by General Butler
will, therefore, destroy the last linger-
ing hope of the Democrats to carry New
York. and will almost certainly assure
Republican victories in Connecticut,
New Jersey and Indiana. In fact, it
settles the contest, and makes the cleo
tion OF Blaine and Logan morally GER
tain. 1t will stiffen the backbone of
the Tammany revolt also. 1t will re-
lieve the Republicans of the necessity
of obtaining a majority in the doubtful
States, by splitting the Democratic party
so that a mere plurality will be de-
cisive. No tricks nor combinations of
the trading politicians can be made to
work successfully. General Butler is
not going into this contest to elect
Cleveland, but to defeat him. The Cen
eral doesn't propose to make sport for
his enemies, but to pull down the pillars
of their political temple, and thus
avenge the indignities which they have
heaped upon him and his followers
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