The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-10-09
GEN. BUTlER'S CAMPAIGN.
A Great Grafton at Lowville,
N. Y.---A New Jersey
Talk.
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In New YORK.


The actual count Of tickets shows that
$4,000 people were on the Lewis County
Fair Grounds when Gen. Butler spoke and
this In spite Of the attractions Of two other
fairs iii nrighboring counties. Gen. But
lcr passed the day nj the house Of Senator
O'Donncll aud received md shock hands
with great number Of people. At o'clock
hc WIS cnilel for hy procession of citizens
headed by bnss band, and escorted
through tho streets Of the town to the iair
grounds. Here there was mn unprecedented
gathering. The grand stand was packed,
and ns many less fortunate people as could
get within hearing distance Of the speakers
stand Ind assumed favorable positions long
lofore TN" arrival Of the procession. Gen
Butler WIS received with applause and
cheers. lie was introduced by the Hon.
John ODonnell, who referred 10 him as
the former Democratic Governor of Re-
publican State the foremost statesman Of
his time, and Presidential candidate
The Generals rising was tho signal for
another on,bur,t of applause. He had been
invited ~ the fair to speak upon whatever
subject or subjects h, should choose. and
political speech wns consequently cx-
pccted. lie was listened to with hreathless
attention aud frequently interrupted by ap-
plausc. Gcn. Butler said
Il Ito NO. ttke this great gathering oil to
myself, but attribute II, first, to the interest
sou have in Your annual fur: second, to the
interest You have in the great political Ques-
tions that are now under consideration by
the American people. The managers II
your fair gave me the option To speak upon
such topics ~ desired or would not in
i'ict the address nm about 10 make upon
you nm going to speak to you Of what |
know most aud hope You know lcast. l
want To he just to all parties. | have been
in them nil. md know MI their good aud
know NIL their faults aud f,llings But
can say to You IN MI sincerity that the mass
Of the people who compose nll parties are
homes, levers Of their country, who would
do II no wrong IL they knew IL, nor would
suffer any wrong To be done IT, IArplausc.
There are honest men in all parties. and rs
many in proportion To their numbers In one
as in the ether: aud il il ever appears there
arc more dishonest men In one party than
another II il because that party Is IN power
under temptation, aud that their nscals get
found out" Laughter.
Gen. Butler then talked Of the Repub-
lican party and the Democratic party, and
referred TO his own action in the recent
Democratic Convention in Chicago, where,
he Claimed he represented $4,000, 600 Ia
boring men in the workshops and In bust
ness in this country. And after they voted
down my platform in Chicago left them.
telling them God help them. would not,
| had a very thorough opinion Of what He
would do under the circumstances.
The subject Of railroad freight rates vas
discussed to show the discrimination against
the people II don't cost but half mill
mile to carry a hundred pounds Of freight.
They charge you half cont. Remember
that. want law to change NIL this.
want to take the water out Of the nsiiroad
stocks aud put II into the canals. The Re-
publican party is tho party Of monopoly
because monopoly has gone to them. But
enough monopoly has staid in the Demo-
nopolists If the South the old Shareholders
IL govern il. Aud il il Of no consequence
which party wins. The people never win.
Ii hhoring men will vote together they
can elect two Presidents by the number Of
their votes. They can carry any State in
the Union, except i'm the South. They
cannot carry that, for there the laboring
man cannot get his vote counted. And
say IL is 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 Tor twenty years TO give them free
ballot and fair count. q, Col, for an hour
of Andrew jackson. that he might say, BY
the Eternal. the laws shall bc enforeed-the
wrongs OF the people nshted'" tGreat
applause
Gen. Butler noted the criticisms Of the
New York World. and concluded by saying;
Il received the grca, legacy ~ the rights Of
the people from my father and nv grand
father. and they taught me the platform
upon which must ever stand. under what
ever political denomination might lind
myself equality Of power. equality Of bur
dens, equality Of rights. and equality If
privileges Of all men under the Law.
stood for that from youth up. and want to
leave this ms blessed heritage 10 my chill
dren and my childrens children forever
At the conclusion Of the speech Senator
o'nonn.ll led the crowd in three cheers for
Gen Butler Gen, Butler thought h. could
do better than that, and called for three
cheers for the Peoples party. They were
given with will.