The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-21
BUTLER AND WEST.
A SPEECH AND A LETTER.
Tho 'ircenback Candidates for President
aud Nice-Presidcnt Define Their
PositiOnS-Ben Makes Re
markable Statements.

Providence, Aug. 20.-Last evening,
Gen. Butler again spoke at Rocky Point,
to Il small audience, substantially as fol-
lows;
He said he had followed the banner Of
Democracy unwillingly, because it was
the party of slavery. He kept his bar
gain with that par,y,which in those DAYS
was the nearest straight. JelI Davis
was constitutiOnally right lie fought
Tor his country, until he found his coun-
try III danger and then left the party
and rebelled. When ! was released from
my obligations to the Constitution
IN regard to slavery, | followed the ban
ncr of my country, and did what could
to right that wrong. I'm 1870 voted for
a blll by which the negro could remain
mere without having his home riddled
WIN bullets. In 1865 | proclaimed on
the floor of Congress that the greenback
should be maintained as the currency of
inns country. stood by
the greenback because nothing
else was paid the soldiers during war
ana 1t was proposed to pay for blood in
greenbacks and pay bankers gold. |
said what is good enough for the soldier
Is good enough for the banker. The
greenback of to-day is the money of the
nation, and soon there will be none
other, for you cannot get much of
any other. | stood by the Republican
party until 1t put forward for President,
man whom | could not support Then
without altering single sentiment |
LETT IT and supported a gallant soldier.
| laid before the Cincinnati convention
ana asked the Democratic party to adopt
three principles: That the code of duties
which the Democrats of my State had
twice endorsed i'm the State convention,
ana to agree upon an Issue as the
greatest OF issues. that of
labor and the people; of how the people
were to get their Just share of what be-
longed to them. / brought that before
the Democratic party, and the principle
was spurned. left them and appealed
to the people. | have not changed one
mar, and what have done has not been
done in corner.
lie then appealed to the people to or
ganize much IN the tone OF MS letter of
acceptance.
/ VESTS LETTER.
| The following letter from \. NJ. West
| candidate for Nice-Presidont, was read
at the meeting:
Holly Springs, Miss, Aug II, lssi-To Charles
/ i. Adams:
DEAR sui am in receipt of your,
of the Sth. regret my Inability to
comply with the invitation ofyour State
Central committee to participate in
the opening of the campaign demon
Stratiun of Butler and West, on the
18th inst. ut Rocky Point. ! have ac-
ccpled an invitation to speak i'm Central
Mississippi on the 18th and in several
other places Immediately after inter
from your letter that all the labor and
industrial organizations of your State
are in hearty accord and cooperation
for the accomplishment OF
common objects. If this union
and cooperation could be extended
throughout the entire country the pub
lie administration would be reformed,
Justice re-cstablishCd between man and
man, the cO-cquality of States recog.
nized, and unjust and deceptive syS-
TENS of taxation abrOgatcd. The general
resources of the country would be
developed by constitutional methods
and the strife between the States. on.
,SCndcrcd and iOstercd by the two old
parties, the unparalleled oppression and
tyranny which have marked theircurCer
would pass away and peace and proper
itN among the masses would follow, the
supremacy of the constitution of the
: United States maintained inviolate.
Economy would he practised
in expenditures, government sala.
rics would be reduced To
correspond with the simplicity of re-
publican institutions, corrupt men
) would he expelled from office and good
, men appointed to succeed them, and all
d u elcsS offices and agencies would he
: abolished. | therefore hail You and
: those whom YOU represent as brethren
81 engaged in the glorious work of reform.
, ing the abuses of the government and
: trust your meeting of the 18th will be pro.
e ductivo of much good and that its in.
iluence will extend until il is fell
all over the country, and the people be
O., aroused TO sense of the danger threat
% cning their liberties and that the oh
| iccts for which the National party |,
battling may be accomplished. | sin
| cerely thank you, and through YOU
! those whom you represent, for the cor
, dial invitation to attend your opcnin.
demonstration, and regret we are so sit
uated in the south as To forbid like dc
mOnstratiOn.
am, very respectfully yours, etc,
: \. NJ, WEST.