The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-16
"BANIsHEp FROM ROME

"BANISHED FROM ROME
In the address that Ambassador
Bayard delivered at Boston, in Eng
land, which drew upon him the CEN
sure of the Republican house of rep
resentatiVes, he said speaking of the
effects of the policy of protection. that
1t had done more ito Danish men Of
independent mind and character from
the public councils than any
other single cause" We had with us
this week in the person of Ben Butter
worth striking illustration of the
truth of that count in the indictment
of the ambassador. He was repre-
sentative in congress In the Fifty-first
congress, and on two or three coca
slons during the passage of the, Nc
Kinley bill had the temerity to vote
against some Of the schedules, partic
ularly the amendment that put tax
strenuously urged the extension of
reciprocity to Canada, an application
too near home to find favor with the
reciprocators, whose philanthropy was
directed to efforts in Borrioboola Cha.
For this and other indications of hav-
ing mind of his own Mr. Butter
worth was excluded from further at
tendance in congress as a Republican
representative.
In 1896 he addressed the employees of
the Proctor & Gamble company at
their annual outing in Ivorydale on
Higher Citizenship" which he took
to mean better citizenship" ''the me-
cessity for which is each day becom-
ing more obvious in view of the dam
gers that threaten" He opened his
address by saying that he used oc-
casionally to bear witness here at my
home upon divers subjects of public
interest, but latterly, either my stand
ard of political methods has been too
high or the controlling political tnflu-
ences hereabouts too low and sordid
to permit free and fair discussion of
political or economic questions"
Speaking from his observation of pub
lie men and knowledge of public meas
ures" and his familiarity with the in
f1uences that are strongest in this ma
tion," he said to his audience that ''the
main trouble in securing a right So
luton of many economic and political
problems is found in the utterly mer-
camille spirit of the age-the unsur-
mountable obstacle being the aggrega-
ton Of fabulous wealth in the hands
or under the control of a few who are
corrupt, and the resistless power it ex
erts when in the hands of evil men. in
directing and controlling public af-
fairs and dominating private rights in
defiance of justice" While rejoicing
ito see wealth in the hands of men
who obtain it honestly" he saw in it
q great danger when used "to control
legislation or administration or corrupt
BOTH" and predicted that ''it is net diff
feult to determine the Character of
such a sowing. AT the pace we are
going the harvest Will be ripe before
we dream of it, ard II VIII not be
gathered with sickle
Mr.. Butter@orths associations had
been with the Republican party. 1t was
in it's ranks that he had made his
Observation Of public men," obtained
his knowledge of public measures"
and gained hts familiarity with the in
f1uences that are strongest in this ma
ton" It is of that party, those pub
lie men and measures and those inf1u-
ences that he, exiled for his independ-
ence and individualism, spoke when he
said that they see political bandits
grow wealthy by plunder1ng the peo-
pie. They see respectable people be-
come the tools of these bandits in con-
sideration Of the honor supposed to in
here in the office they obtain for cash
or base service. They see a trium
virate of political bosses parcel ont
the spoils of a nation or state. as the
Roman consuls partitioned the plumber
of a province. They witness the great
danger of a party that has the prestige
OF victory and honor being seized and
controlled by the representatives Of
vast wealth, who contract with politi-
cal bosses to advance the funds neces-
sary to capture nomination and cleo
ton, with the understanding that the
rates of duty shall be so adjusted that
part of the revenue contributed nv
the people can be appropriated with
out liability for embezzlement.'
This was in February of this year.
What the speaker saw all men saw
and have seen. They see Mark Hanna.
at the head of the iron ore trust. in
the steel billet and rail pool, grown
wealthy by plundering the, people"
gathering from 1.-The representatives of
great wealth" the funds necessary to
capture" for his Mortgaged Man "a
nomination and secure an election"
They know as he knew that there is
an understanding that rates of duty
shall be SO adjusted" that the adj
vances made can be recouped from
1.-The revenue contributed by the peo-
pie without liability for enibezzle-
ment." They see the Mortgaged Man
daily preaching the gospel of restor-
al ioh sof his policy, so that this ''un-
may be carried out. And