Year: 1871

cause he Is man standing up IN the image OF God who


aborer 70 his 10 s Gs S
but rather representing the view Of the tho
worst arstocrat even In this country. Let the Repnb
can party 10 II that swing not away from the true
radical Democratic principles Republicans and be,
come the party OF the banker the bondhOlder the mo-
nopolst and the capitalist and array ourselves against
the laboLng man, until we stand where the old WING
party did in 1853 when the laborng Of the State
and overthrow IT, in which glorious victory OF the labor
ing man thank God had share


MASSACHUSETTS, STATE GOVERNMENT REVIEWED


Gen. Butler then reviewed great ngth tbs admin
istraon OF tho state Government, which he of
rcckessnos and progacy and attributes this TO tho
that the State ia governed to great extent by Commits
siOns not elected by responsible to the people.
He said The ordinary expenses Of administering your
Government in the last nine years have been increased
quite million dollars, and the extraordinary and excep
tiOnai nearly six million You will observe that the
whole Government has passed into tho hands Of subsan
selves and nearly out of control of your Governor and
Council whom you have elected or true 1t is that they
are very much economical than your Boards Of Com
mssiOners For while the expenses OF the Boards and
Commissioners are almost quarter OF million the ex,
and Council are thirty thousand
dollars only and that has nearly doubled In ten years
Thus you will that there has been almost steady
Staewhat may be reckOncd. indeed, as the personal
expenses Of the State Government consisting Of the sal
aries OF officers and employees, aud their expcnseS-Of
quite hundred and twenty thousand dollars year, or
an aggregate Of a million.


The expenses OF the Board Of state Charities alone
have run up five years S20O79 35 TO $40 81
almost onehalf more than double But that Is not won





Springfeld Republican was on that Board. You
now account for the strenuous vindicive, and menda
cOus opposition OF that paper to my election aS Chlef
Executive, because he knows and you know now, and
know that If ever am Governor of the Commonwealth
tho Board Of state Charities and every agency
will reformed tn the extent at least of remtting that
member OF the Board to his cOngenal occupation IN
lighting the nations lfethat OF staying at home
vyng better than himself when the state needed
all her abebOded sons in the field He was able indeed,
in body, TO 90 10 the war; but not willing In mind; not





The Republican other than that defended IA counsel
tho United states Marshal against the suit OF the editor
Senate the United States, Does not tins exhibit call
rcforml Ought not this to DO investigated
am not now speaking Mt all Of the men, many of whom
are estimable gentlemen, composing these commissions


do not mean IN use words of inculpaton OF the very
Department Of the state Auditor. am speaking Of
the system not how pure the men may be; they
cannot escape the irresistible law OF al goVernmcnta
action I'm tho expenditure Of money under the shield OF
boards and commissions to be prodga waseful ana use
less. ~,


The law OF extravaganza enforces itself without the
need OF electing Governor pledged to enforce IT, lnd
vidua responsibility in government alone VIII hOld men
TO strict accountability and economy. The great bur
dens OF taxation, my ieuow-cu MS must be reduced;
this matter must reformed; these the baInaccs
which have fastened themselves upon the ship OF state
through long years OF her voyage under command ana
rule OF a single party Whatever party might have gov
ened in the State for this length OF time, the same
result would have accrued We have as pure I'M men % ana
as good In the Republican party as can be found
earth, but the continual cravings OF partsans the un
assuaged greed Of office operating contnnay NM IN one he
public money is taken by the million This VIII nave 10
ne not @ done ne noc the Repubcan papty m
will he outside OF that party by the people Of the
Commonweolth acting irrespective OF party l. as a Re
publican desire that the Republican party, which has
done much for the State, much for the country 40
incidental TO it, long continuance in power One set OF
have ruled in these matters IN your state House s
demands for place and pay with ever increasing
dependents to be provided for until see the result III
your ever increasing expenditure. II do not change
them change
the people shall say, amen.


CONCLUSION.


have come before you and have given you my views
fully and frankly without conceament, precisely as
talk to my friends I am ready to give you my views
upon any other question. have replied well as can
to the attacks that have been made upon
me. / have shown the reasons for them.
have called your observation-disclosures L have been
forced do in selfdefense to what has been done
I have but two wishes for myself to ~ before
you. Go to my home, and ask there Of me, - Will
abide the answer, VIII ateyer 1t may he. hae another
Go anywhere aud every where and find good soldier
who served under me- and ask him and will abide that
answer. whatever it may be. Loud applause, amid
which zen. Butler took his seat.l


the General retired the cheering was long and loud
continued, continuing for several minutes


When it had subsidized Mr. sanborn and said he
wished to answer the Generals questions.


The chairman said the hall bpd been hired for Gen
Butler aud no one else could be very well allowed TO
It evening. II Mr. sanborn wished to answer
Gen Butler he should hire the hall for himself. ZAP
plause.l


The audience then dispersed the band playing several
airs.


WORD FROM GEN. HAwLEY.


SPRINGFIELD, Aug. M.-The following dis
patch was received from Gen Hawley, after Gen. Butler
had closed but before the audience had dispersed The
Chairman refused To allow it TO be read


HARTFORD, Aug. 24.-If Butler said was dismissed or
removed from my command, or even rebuked TOR
my conduct officer, beg some friend TO read this
dispatch IN which say the charge is Infamous false
hood aud the man who uttered it a liar and black
guard. The last written communication from Butler
my conduct copy sent me OF his recon-
mend n iou for promotion. j. r. HAWLEI,


r1HE STEEL QUESTION.