Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-30

Now that the stories of Presidential
nominees are in order, remarks Mrs.
Grundy, / call attention to one which
found in the Congressional Globe and
copied therefrom. Think OF Benjamin
f. Butler having once publicly reproached
James G. Blaine with being a boiter
from a Republican party measure and
aiding the Democrats! This Butler did
on March l6, 1871, when he was a Re'
publican Representative from Massachu'
sets and Blaine the Speaker OF the
House of Representatives. He charged
that he ''saw the Speaker go over there
on the Democratic side of the House,
getting Democrats to agree to support
resolution" he (Blaine) had offered
through one of his colleagues from Maine,
which resolution Butler boldly claimed
was substituted for a bill of the major
ity of the Republican party and was
forced through by influence on the hoor
and by the Speakers gavel at his desk.
by aid of Democratic votes" Il see
here" continued Butler, looking at him,
gentlemen from both the North and the
South who have told me they were put
in a very delicate position by this action
of the Speaker in league with the opposi'
ton" Mr.. Dawes, his colleague, having
asked Butler in this debate if he did not
believe in acquiescing in the will Of the
majority. the latter said, Eyes, sirl
always to acquiesce with the Republican
majority and never with the Democratic
majority. This is the way l understand
acquiescence." The quarrel which took
place between Butler and Blaine on the
floor of the House at that time covers
over two pages of the Congressional
Globe of the date just given. Mr.. Blaine
having put Mr.. Wheeler afterwards
Vice President) in the chair as Speaker
pro tempore, went on the floor to handy
words with Butler. In the course of the
debate the latter accused Mr.. Blaine OF
being the owner of rich coal fields, and
being more interested in "some land
grant measures passed from the Speakers
table at the last session" than he was in
any great measure Of the Republican
party, in behalf OF none of which, Gen.
Butler claimed, had Mr.. Blaine raised
s'his clarion voice" He said, during
this or the last Congress for the first
time has the Speaker left the chair. Was
it to speak upon some great measure of
finance, of protection to the loyal people
of the South, or of reconstruction! No,
up to this time he has only been speak
ing through a wooden gavel heard upon a
wooden box. He has now left the chair
for the floor solely to attack a fellow
member"
Further Gen. Butler said twice in the
same debate, once in reply to Mr..
Blaine's assertion that he (Blainel had
favored the repeal OF the coal tariff
For ways that are dark,
And tricks that are vain,
will name Speaker -
And that I rise to explain.
Blaine was no less sever in character
izing what he called ''the insolence OF
the gentleman" and Butler said, ''but
all this abuse of me, this getting ex.
ceedingly wrathy by the Speaker against
me, does not harm any one and will
brighten nobody. The calling of hard
names will do no harm to me here or 10
the country. If l could have been
killed by being called hard names l
should have died long, long ago.
(Laughter.) l have withstood the rough
side of a rougher tongue than the one
just wagged at me. l have seen abuse
with more ingenuity. but not more
malignant, launched at me, but / have
survived, and shall survive long after
the Speaker has filled the Presidential
chair-very long"