The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-16
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Ben. Buffers opposition before the Massa-
olusetts legislature 20 the Australian ballot
law has reused tho ire of the Australians. and
one of them gave a Sun reporter a few re-
marks not very complimentary TO Ben. or
Massachusetts, We clip the following:
There are always some Australians in this
city and a reporter has found that they are
enraeed over the remarks made IN Boston by
General Ben. Butler about Australia, as re-
ported in the Sun. General Butler told the
Massachusetts, Legislature that he was OPP
posed TO the Australian ballot because II was
got up by people who were IN such bad odor
in England that they could not stay there,
and he said further. II don believe 1t II con
sistent with our dignity and selirespeet to
take a system of balloting lately invented by
nation of British convicts. ! don't want
any assistance from them. We can get along
without any machinery Of theirs"
1T was an outrage for Butler 10 talk that
way about us said an Australian from AIDE
laide. who was found IN an uptown hotel. 1T
is a gross insult 70 the inhabitants OF our vast
populous, powerful and prosperous country
Australia is not a nation OF British cOnvcts
A few thousand of the ylOlatOrs OF British
laws were shipped 10 one OF the Australian
colonies in early times. Just as other people OF
the same kind had previously been shipped 10
Virginia New England and other British colo
mics in America. 1t was as far back as 1887
that the practice Of sending offenders
from England TO New South Wales was
abolished, and this class OF people was
not sent % any other part of the great Austria
liam continent The high tide OF immigra-
tion into Australia began over fOrtyyear ago,
after gold had been discovered in Victoria,
and it is within those forty years that the
country hasbecOme pOpulOus and our settlers
came from all parts of the world, but more
Especially from the British Isles including
ireland. and from Germany. Ever since that
time we have had an excellent class OF set
tlers-business people, working people and
Farmers. more spirited and respectable
population than that of Australia does not
Exist in any country under the sun. Our
Settlers are not like the miserable hordes
III immigrants that are pouring into
lew York and Boston, and that have
<been crowding into this country for over
talt century. There are no such ship loads
ef human degradation to be seen at the port
II Melbourne or any other Australian port as
I have seen in the port Of New York. such
ewarms of paupers mixed with criminals 1t
is certainly not for Butler to speak of Aus
lralia rs n nation of cOnylcts when he looks at
bis own country. Perhaps he thinks that the
original settlers If his own State were all PurI-
tanical saints, but If he does think so he does
not know much about the people who were
shipped there, whom England was only too
glad to get rid of. IL he will look up the
country from the Potomac to Cape Cod.
which he can find III England, he will stop
talking about Australian cOnyicts. l do not
know who his own ancestors were. but he
bad bett@ look them up and tell us
for the information of the Australians why
they came here. have heard that he him.
self has record that would send him to a
penitentiary in Australia. For such man to
speak of Australia as a nation of cOnvlcts
when addressing the Massachusetts Legs
]sture is too foul an insult to be tolerated.
Here the Australian visitor ia New ork
who made this remOnstrance was overcome
with anger. and could only add that he would
like to see the slanderer Butler.
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The Suns Washington Chit Chat has the
following: When the Silver bill comes up for
consideration in the House next week the
anti-silyer men will present a better organ
lied opposition than they did week ago
There has been considerable quiet work per
formed by the anti-silver men during the past
four or five days and there Is a general de-
sire to choose an experienced parllamentaran
as tactical leader and renew the fight IN
earnest, If the bill cannot be defeated it is
proposed to urge the adoption Of Il substitute
in the shape of proposition for monetary
conference.
There seems to be a conflict of evidence as
to the methods the anti silver men Will en-
ploy in fighting the Bland bill. Mr.. Warner
and Mr. Andrews of Massachusetts say they
do not think it is possible TO hllbrster 10 any
extent under the the present rules. A canvass
is being made among the Democrats, and
there is a feeling that some or the men who
voted for the consideration OF the resolution
on last Mondav will realize the inadyisabihty
Of. placing the Democratic party on record as
favOring free silver at this time.
On the other hand, some of the anti-silver
men are convinced that majority of the
Democrats in the House favor free silver and
regard il as almost certain that the bill will
pass. Under the circumstances they are dis
posed 10 favor the passage OF the bill with as
little friction as possible. and lot 1t 60 over to
the Senate with the hope that it may meet the
fate of the Force bill.
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That bad boy Ailesbury is playing havoc
with the respectables abroad. cable TO the
Sun. dated London March 18th, states that
the report Of the official receiver of the estates
OF the dissolute Marquis of Ailesbury, made
to the court of bankruptcy to-day. shows
that the total liabilities OF the gay young no.
bleman are 4345 400, of which G244, 2l1 are
unsecured. The assets are the life interest OF
the Marquis in the estates and other property
the value of which has not been ascertained
Lord Aiesbury was not present during the
proceedings. which. in fact. are far more in-
teresting To his creditors than to himself
IL is understood that he is enjoying himself in
his usual manner somewhere in the Riviera
lie is supplleu WIFI money Dy sam Lewis, the
well known usurer. IL is said that fresh quar-
rels have arisen between the Ailesbuly and
the Warehouses who, before he married her.
was notorious as Dolly Tester. the music hall
performer. IL is said that the disagreements
between the couple have now reached such
stage that they are not likely to be settled
outside of the divorce court.
OF the 1850 900 which Lord Iveagh form
erly Guinness the brewer agreed to pay Tor
Savernake Forest. the ancestral home OF the
Ailesburys. 1900 900 is to remain on mortgage
ut per cent.
The rumor is revived that the MARQUIS in
tends to take the seat in the House of Lords
to which he is entitled 1t is said that he will
carry out this intention before the close of
the present session OF Parliament. The Lords
live In constant dread lest he carry out the
threat made some years ago to drive Mp 10 the
House IN donkey cart, clad IN his fayorite
costume OF a costermonger. Nobody would
have the power to prevent his doing so If lie
chose TO.
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The Sun says editorially: A bill is now be-
lore the Legislature at Albany 10 appoint an
or,cer TO be known AS Legislative Counsel
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