Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-04
surLEIs's BID.
For the votcs Of the Honest Work
lngnan.

CHICAGO, Ills, Sept. 3.-General But
Ter arrived here this afternoon from
Michigan. Owing to the fact that the
train came at On unexpected hour the
committee to meet him was not at the
depot. He proceeded to the hotel and
spent his time till evening In consulta-
tion with his supporters ON the question
OF the proposed fusion with the Demo-
Gratis on the electoral ticket in Illinois,
The result has not transpired.
About three thousand people gathered
in Battery ID. Armory this evening for
the purpose Of listening to an address
by General Butler. He appearedshortly
after 8 o'clock and was received with
cheers. He said, "Most Of the
people, both In the Republican
and the Democratic parties were honest
and there were bad men in both. The
Savior Of mankind in choosing twelve
apostles found one who had devil in
him and was o thief. The doings OF the
Republican party of late had shown
more corrupt men in II. The Dsmo-
cratic and Groenback parties within the
past twenty five years had had no chance
to be tempted and therefore 1t could not
be known whether they were corrupt.
The Republican party had made good
record in saving the Union and freeing
four millions Of slaves, but that was
past record, like that on tombstone.
Tie Democratic party made good rec
o, d under jackson, and If jackson were
alive to-day he would vote for him with
all his heart. At the last election some
thing like eight million votes were cast.
At the coming election there would be
eleven millions. The workingmen of the
nation numbered several millions. What
was to prevent them from choosing the
PRESIDENT II they voted with either Of
the old parties or divided their votes
between them. The workingmen's votes
would be thrown away. Tho speaker
was laboring to keep the other parties
from succeeding in their scramble for
office. II his hearers wonld vote for
him their votes would not be thrown
away even If they did not succeed in
electing their condidate. Men were in
the habit of coming to him and asking
him II he really expected to be elected.
His reply was he didn't care. He was
sent to the Democratic Convention to
ask that body what 1t was going to do
for the laboripg men. 1t wouldn't
promise TO do anything and he left 1t.
Now no wanted the workingmen to vote
together no matter whether their candi-
date was elected or not. II they did
this they would not have to ask the old
parties at the next convention what
they weuld give the workingmsn, they
would come to him aud ask him what he
wanted.
The speaker then proceeded to speak
of the demands which he had
made at the Democratic Convention In
on behalf Of labor, In vain, similar to
that pursued by him In former speeches
and followed with similar reference to
the action Of tho tariff laws aud the i'm
portaiion of labor under contract. He
then proceeded to speak Of the labor agi
tation In Massachusetts,, begun by him
many years ago. They succeeded in
sleciing nine men to the State Legisla-
ture. Nobody thought they could do
all thought they were throw.
ing away their votes, but these nine men
controlled the legislation of the State and
reduced the hours Of labor TO the basis
which exists to-day. Tho union Of the
laboring men Of the little town Of Lowell
made possible the election Of the great
Charles Sumner.
He would have II criminal offense for
any one to mako man work more than
sixty hours . week. Eight hours as q
days work was sn Experiment.. Congress
passed the law making eight hours .
days labor for government lsborers.
This was intended to prove the ques-
ton whether . man could do a. much
in eight hours ~ he could In ten.
From that day to this, he said, the
Republican party had not manliness or
stamina enough 10 enforce 1t. He ad-
vised his hearers not 10 get up expensive
ratification meetings. Workingmen did
net need TO be told by brsss bands to
vote. He hoped they would not dress
themselves in uniform a. anybody's
guards and mako monkeys Of themselves.
No honest man need any guard. He
was at the head Of this movement, ard
would zee to II that it, interes,s
were pushed forward. II had been
charged that he was doing this, that hc
might be somebody else's Secretary Of
tho Treasury. What did ho want Of
the Secrstaryshipi He had secretaries
Of his own, some Of them capable Of fill
ing Cabinet positions. In this move
ment he had simply and only the good Of
the workingmen In view. General But
Ter excused himself from speaking furth-
or, saying that his voice had been some.
what impaired BY constant speaking and