The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-04
BEN. BUTLER.
More Of His Hitting Like a Prize
Fighter.
The Boston EX-COnstable Who is
Now a Representative
Gentll8."

The Reno New correspondent oil
the Sacramento Record Union inter
viewed Gen. 3. F. Butler, and below
is the result as it appeared in that
paper. It will be seen that. the gen
eral still maintains the truth Of our
morning contemporary's compliment
to him, namely, that he can talk like
N angel and bit Ike a prize fighter.
Having hit the ofic;ous Salt Laker
who esgumed to instruct him as TO his
duties one bloB straight from the
shoulder, in the remark that If be did
not ike this country he could leave,
Gen. Bst Ter gives him another equally
effective blow il the following:
RepoIter-GeneTal, have you any OBJ
JectiOus to being interviewed?
Butler-It depends a coed deal upon
the nature Of it.
Reporter-Well, for instance as TO the
correctness Of what appeared in the Chey-
enne Leader.
Butler-Oh! do not say such prcpos-
ferrous things as some therein stated.
RepOrter-Do you think Grant and
il.de9 Will be the opposing presidential
candidates?
Butler-Grant is almost certain to be
nominated at Chicago. 1t Is probable
that Iilden viii be the democratic
nominee, in which event Grant will have
q walk over.
Reporter VIII there be any third party
in the field
Butler-The republicans will not put
up third man. The national party will
certainly have candidate.
Reporter-Then, in your opinion, what
is likely to he the T, suit?
Butler-I don't care to express an
opinion. No man could have very in
telligent opinion until he knew who we're
the nominees of the several conventions.
RepOrter-ls your visit to the coast
connected with the Kalloch affair?
Butler>~EntiTely one of pleasure and
recreation. All the members of my
party are relatives except two. l know
nothing about kalloch except what
have read in the papers.
RepOTter-Haye you seen the account
of your visit to Salt Lake, as published |
IN the Tribune, and are you correctly |
represFnted2
ButleT-I saw that TepgTt the morning |
it vas published. l. only states one fact |
truly, and that Is that l was at Salt Lake. |
All the rest Is eIaFgerstlon and misre-
In the first place, L saw
but one gentleman with whom l had any
about Utah mat ers. He |
called upon me, introduced himself as
from Boston, and brought himself into
my knowledge IS formerly one Of the
of the state and that he
was now a lawyer in Salt Lake
| knew that he had been dropped
from the force. lie has been de-
scribed In the ITibuae as q represen-
tatlYe Gentle. / hope not for the sake
Of the Gentiles. He expressed himself to
me strongly against the MOrmons, and l
said TO him that if MAJ did not like the !
in which ne had cast his lot,
instead Of stopping to quarrel with them,
be should move to more congenial eli
mate; that men who csms to Utah knew
they were coming TO q Mormon com
and 1t did not seem quite we'll
10 simply have contention. | find I am
rs having insulted him by 50
saying. At the time he did not seem to
50 take 1t, for he detained me until ct
length l was called away by one of the
party, as L was going on visit ID Camp
Douglas. The editor further gays l was
4 pad lobbyist for Delegate Hooper.
All the time that l knew Hooper I was
IN Congress myself so this statement Is a
mixture Of ignorance and msleyoence,
and utterly false. Through our acquaint
nee in Congress. Mr.. Hooper met me at
Ogden and invited me to be his CUES.
Turing my stay in Salt Lake, and am
grateful for the courteous trestment l
received from all the people, Gentiles
and Mormons, including those in author
ty, except the editOHand the representa-
i've ~ Gentle.