Daily Republican., 1884-08-09

The New York Herald now has
another reason why Blaine should no,
be elected President. At one of the
sessions of Congress, when he had Just
been elected Speaker, he Herald alleges
that 10 get the supper; Of Butler, Blaine
had promised Butler the Craftsmanship
OF the Committee on Appropriations.
One day just before he committees
were announced, Blaine and some other
members were closeted in committee
room with a sentinel a: The door to keen
out intruders.
1t had become noise1 around that
Blaine had given Buffers promised APP
polntment 10 another, and the General
becoming uneasy about the report de-
termined to see the Speaker about it be-
fore the House met az u o'clock. He
went TO the door OF the Committee
Room, and was refused admittauce, as
Speaker Blaine was very busy. The
story goes that Butler, nos TO be out
witted, got look through the door, and
saw Blaine sitting at table. He then
laid siege to that door knowing that
there was no other way Of egress from the
room, and he had to open the session at
II o clock, and il then wanted quarter
to that hour.
Butler, however, waited, sure of his
man whenever he made mis- appearance
Five minutes before twelve he had not
yet appeared, and Butler stood and eyed
the door. The room only had one
door, and the case seemed perfectly
safe.
Finally, at fifteen minutes after
twelve, the hero OF Dutch Gap demand
ed once more leave to enter the room.
The doorkeeper said certainly" and
flung open the door. Butler walked in
and found the room empty.
Where's Speaker Blaine?" he de-
manded gruffiy.
He's in the House, suppose, was
the reply.
The General buried into the House.
and arrived just in time TO hear another
mans name read out tor the chairman
ship he had expected TO get. Aninves-
hgation showed that Blaine, knowing
that Butler was at the door waiting for
MIN, had climbed out of a window.
ciambered along a ledge of stone
work to the window Of another room
from which he reached the Speakers
chair unobserved by Butler. q" Do the
people want for President of the United
States,a man who climbs out of the win
dow to get away from General Butlero'
asks the Herald.
We do not think this is a very dam
aging accusation against Blaine. He
seems IN have l-pnurn ~l,,.
and rather than have a row with him
he adopted little strategy to get clear
OF him. He may or may not have
promised Butler certain position. bnt
II he did, circumstances arose in making
up the Committees of the House, to
demand change and change being
demanded, Blaine made il, but he had
not time TO squabble with Butler
about 1t just az the hour Of the meeting
OF the House. At any rate the lesson
was a good one 10 Butler. It gave
MIN an insight into window climbing
which served him good purpose after
wards when he scaled the building in
winch the Democratic Convention OF
Massachusetts was assembled at Wor-
cester, entered through a window, can
tured the Convention, and carried away
the nomination tor Governor Blaine
wasn't 10 be caught in that style, that
was ALL
Is this the long threatened disclosure
that was TO le. the people have an in
sight into Blaine true inwardness and
moral character IN retaliation for tear
ing away the trail curtain that hid
Cleveland's immoral character from
the public ? Terrible disclosure, Aw
ful revelation Let tie Herald give u,
another good Joke