Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-21
M rrnth About ButIer.

At last sufficient evidence, II is claliAleo'
has been obtained to justify the cnarse
/ that Butler has sold out the GreenOacA
| and Labor farties, and is nothing mort
nor less than a tool OF Blaine. Gen. FAR
sons Chairman OF the Greenback La
Dor party Of Maryland, went 10 Ne"
York several weeks ago for the purpose VI
getting Butler to visit Baltimore ana au-
dress the workingmen OF that city. FOR
two weeks he was unable to get any salts
faction from Butler or his agents. Butler
said he was in the hands Of his agents,
and his agents did not appear to be will
ing to discuss their plans. Finally the
Republican National Committee sent for
Gen. Parsons and told him that Gen.
Butler was acting under Its direction.
This statement satisfied Gen. Par
sons that the Labor party had
been sold out. and he returned to BaItl-
more and publicly announced the conclu-
sion at which he had arrived. In iact'
the National Republican Committee Uolo
him that it should not permit Butter 10
90 to MARYLAND because it was not
doubtful state.
NuenFUe STEWART. Lut uEeAAA VI AnN Oe-N-~~
movement in Baltimore, said on Saturday
night that the bottom had fallen out OF
the labor movement in that city. As the
truth about Butler becomes more gene
rally known he will be met with Kisses
where he is now met with cheers. In
stead Of being applauded by workingmen,
as the workingmen's friend, the finger OF
scorn will be pointed at him wherever
/ he shows himself in public.
A writer in the Boston Herald says that
in Boston it is openly talked that Butler
/ did not announce his purpose Of becom-
| ing a candidate until he had made bar
| gain with the Blaine managers. The
man. it is alleged. who conducted the
| negotiations was William +. Chandler
| Secretary Of the Navy. According to this
/ talk Butler was to receive his cam
paign expenses and, in the event
| Of the election Of Blaine, to have
1 control Of all the Federal patronage
/ Of New England. Blaine, it seems,
/ did not want to give up all the New Eng
! land patronage, but was willing TO allow
| Butler to have that of Massachusetts,.
/ Grant had made that sort OF an ar
| rangement with Butler, and Blaine was
\ willing TO enter into the same sort of an
agreement. Butler, however, was mex
orabIe and got what he wanted, and, it is
/ stated, the agreement was put in writing.
/ Butler, so the Herald writer says, got
/ So. 900 in cash and is to have $25, 900 when
the campaign closes.
II is not difficult to understand now
/ why Butler is labOring so earnestly with
out the hope Of getting enough electoral
votes TO show future generations that he
was ever a candidate. Neither is it diff
/ cult to understand why the Tammany
Senator, Grady. joined the Butler move
| ment. because if Butler is paid it is
reasonable to suppose that Grady is.
! This is a remarkable campaign, viewed
/ from any standpoint. The most remarka-
/ bic thing about it is that demagOgue like
/ Butler has been able to get TecOgnition and
/ even applause from workingmen. There
i Is some satisfaction in believing, however,
/ that the Butler movement will have 50
| declined before the campaign is over that
/ il will not make itself felt at the election.