The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-06

BUTTE.
butler In Chicago.
CHICAGO, September 3.-Genera,
outler arri ved mere this afternoon
rom Michigan. Owing to the iste-
ness OF the train he came at an nm nm.
expected hour. The committaa ~ r.
meet MIN were not at the denot. He
proceeded to his hotel and spent his
tlme until evening in consultation
WIN nls supporters. One of the
4uestlons proposed was fusion with
democrats in the electoral ticket in
1lilnols. The result has not tran.
spired. About 9, 900 people oatherad
IN the Battery d Armory this even
ing for the purpose of iisteninv sen ~
an address by General Butler. He
appeared shortly after 8 o'clock and
was received with cheers. He said !:
Most of the people, both in the
Republican and Democratic parties.
were honest and there were bad men
IN 10th. The Savior of mankind, in
choosing twelve apostles, found one
who had the devil and was q thief.
Inc dOlngs of the Republican party
OF late had shown that there were a
number of corrupt men in it. The
Democratic and Greenback parties
Within the past twenty-five years
mad had no chance to be tempted and
therefore it could not be
known whether they were corrupt.
The Republican patty had made a
good record in saxing the Union and
treeing four millions of slaves, but
that was q past record like that on q
tombstone. The Democratic party
made q good record under jackson,
and IL Jackson were alive to-day be
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 100000. The working
men OF the nation numbered 6,OOO,-
600. What was to prevent them
from choosing the President if they
voted with either of the old parties.
If they divided their votes between
them the wOlkingmen's votes would
be thrown away. The speaker was
labOring to keep the otEer parties
from succeeding in their scramble
for Office. 1t his hearers would vote
for him their votes would not be
thrown away even if they did not
succeed in electing him. Men
were in the habit of coming to him
asking him it he really expected to
be elected. His reply was he didn't
40 ro. ho xuoo oouf horo tn non,o
cratic convention to ask that body
what it was going to do for the
lab0ring men. 1t could not promise
to do anything and he left it. Now,
he wanted wOrkingmen to vote to
gether, no matter whether their cam
didate was elected or not. 1t they
did this, they would not have to ask
the old parties at the next cOnven-
ton what they would give working
men. They would come to him and
ask whas he wanted. The speaker
tnen proceeded to speak OF the de-
mands which he had made at the
Democratic convention in behalf of
labor in vain, similar to that pur-
sued by him in former speeches, and
followed with similar references to
the action Oh the tariff laws and inl-
portation OF labor under contract.
He then proceeded to speak Of the
labor agitation. In Massachusetts it
was oegun by him many years ago.
They succeeded in electing nine men
to the State Legislature. Nobody
they could do anything at
all. They thought they were throw
ing away their votes, but these nine
men controlled the Legislature OF the
State and reduced the hours Of labor
to basis which exists to-day. The
union of the labOring men OF the lit
tie town of Lowell made possible the
election of the great Charles Sum-
ner. He would have it q criminal
offence for any one to make man
work more than sixty hours a week.
Eight hours as days labor was an
Congress passed law
making eight hours days labor Tor
the government. This was Intended
to prove the question whether man
could do as much WORK in eight
hours as he could in ten. From
that day until this he
said the Republican party had not
had manliness or stamina enough to
enforce it. He advised his hearers
not to get up an expensive ratlf1-
cation meeting. WOrkinglen DID
not need brass band to vote. He
hoped they would not dress them
selves in uniform as body guards
and make monkeys of themselves.
No honest man needed any guards.
He was the head OF this movement
and would see how its interests were
pushed forward. 1t had been
Charged that he was doing this that
he might be somebody else's or secre-
tary Of the treasury. What did he
want OF q secretaryship? He had
of his own, some OF them
capable of filling cabinet position.
In this movement he had simply
and only the good OF workingmen
in view. General Butler excused
himself from speaking further, say
inc his voice had been somewhat I'M
paired by constant speaking ana ne
had further engagements.
Blaine Libel Suit.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 3.-In lhe
Tinted States District Court to-day
lmdpe Woods overruled the demur-
rer tiled by the defense in the Blaine
Sentinel suit. The attorneys Tor the
defense appeared and announced the
,SentiueUs answer will be ready 10.
morrow. and Blaine counsel waived
the formality of the ruling OF defense
to answer. The SentiaePs counsel
saw they will not possibly be ready
for trial before November, for the
reason that most of the witnesses live
at distance from Indianapolis and
great deal of work will be required
taking dispositions.
wool Growers' Meeting.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. "a
largely attended meeting ct State
,vor. uos hold here TO-DAY.