Evening journal., 1890-05-15
Nh. -euTTERwoRTH's CASE.


position of Representative Butterworth,
who though Republican spoke against
the iniquities Of the tariff.
Mr.. Butterworth is an honest, but not
courageous man. He is one Of the
ablest and by far the most popular man
on his side Of theHouse He joined the Re
publican party from principle when it
was a party Of principles.
There Is no question, now, that the
Republican party was right in advo
eating the freedom Of the slaves and in
urging the seeding states back into the
Union The measures Of the party then
were sometimes harsh and fanatical, but
in the end, IL is right that slavery was
abolished and that the states are back
in the Union.
SO long as Lincoln lived, there was
party of principle When that great and
good leader died it became part
Of hate and has drifted through various
vulgar stages Of bloody shirtism, Grant
ism, and through the fraudulent bargain
ing period of Hayes into party of
Doodle and pelf Now it represents moth
ing that Lincoln could admire or tolerate.
1t is party Of extravagant pensions,
preposterous proteetionism and suspi-
cious subsidies 1t is a party Of greed
and no principles.
This hideous greed is hidden under the
various sugar-coating disguises Of graft
tude to the soldiers, the preservation Of
American Industries and the restoration
Of American commerce. But those are
only the thin films Of silly sophistsies to
conceal an organized raid Of robbery by
legal methods.
Bluntly stated, that is the situation of
the Republican party of the present day.
J Mr. Butterworth sees this and disap-
proves, but he has not the courage to
= leave the party which advocates bad
system. Mr.. Butterworth said In part:
That he knew an industry which had
been able TO make $50 600 600 dividends
2 on a capital of 81 $50 000 Protectionl
Why the country could in such case
better afford TO keep these men in the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, pay their board and
expenses, and set them up in the banking
{ business He favored proper protection
y but these men held the world In their grip
4 When he said that be did not favor that
! kind Of protection he was told "You are
not sound on the tariff !" The time was
X come when some little concern should bs
e shown TO American homes and American
r firesides. A great body Of employees ii
this country were foreign; in some ersai
fsctories in the East they were known OF
the rosters by numbers. because Of un-
familiarity with their names
e This statement about the copper in
y dustry is true In greater or less degree
}. Of the four thousand other industrie
d which have been protected They hav
y grown into robberies.
u The system that Clay advocated ha
e become scandalous aud shamefu
i scheme OF loot, by which 500, 900. 600 ca
s be wrung from the peoples pockets fo
e copper and $50, 900, 600 per annum for til
, But Mr.. Butterworth's veneration for th
y party which was once ''the party Of Go
IT and morality" is so great that he onl
= protests; he does not abandon the aggr
cation Of seldshness, even when 1t fall
D. under the leadership OF robbers, eve
= when it is possessed Of the money Devi
IS The pension system and the subsid
- system have degenerated into vast an
vulgar schemes Of loot, but still MI
ie Butterworth has not the courage to OF
" pose the band Of robbers which Is usin
.. the great party of broken principles as
cloak. All that Mr.. Butterworth can q
ne is to abandon politics, because his part
70 has degenerated and become disgusting
m and resume his practice as a lawyer.
Is There are thousands Of Republican
be who feel as Mr. Butter worth feels Man
q Of them have not the courage to 4
d even as much as he has done-protes
y Many an honest man tacitly submits
B. these evils, which are notorious. one
o and shameless, because he is cravenl
b, afraid Of being called "a rebel and
~ free trader. He submits to the,
in schemes of public robbery because thel
IS is some good in the theories on whic
Ve they were started and because he
S. afraid Of The ridicuie OF the robbers. 4
y would rather be Republican, wron
+ than Democrat, right,