The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-10
Blaine and Butler-A Good Story

n. Y. Herald
The Blaine managers are promising
everybody erything-protection to
dynamiters, encouragement and help to
Cuban filibusters, liberal appropriations
to contractors and jOtbers, high old
time" to spectators, and in the ears Of
decent voters they whisper:-lt's all
bosh; Blaine really means 10 make the
quietest and cleanest administration we
ever had. You're perfectly safe to vote
| for him."
Mr. Blaine has won a fame of his own
in Washington as the most liberal
prOmiser in his party. He has never
| hesitated to promise everything that was
asked, and he is probably before this
time over his head in engagements. That
is why he is thought to be such mag
netic man.
Poor General Butler tells a good
story about the promising character Of
Mr.. Blaine. Blaine needed Buffers
assistance to be made Speaker on GER
tain occasion. He promised Butler the
Craftsmanship of the Appropriations
Committee, and so the General supported
him in the caucus. General Butler is
not distrustful man; the understand
ing was clear, Blaine's promise positive,
and he waited without uneasiness for
the announcement of the committees.
This was delayed some days after the
Speakers election, as is usual, and on the
day when it was to be made, friend of
General Butler whispered to him that
Mr.. Speaker Blaine intended to give
the Craftsmanship to another man
The information was so positive that
the General became uneasy and deter
mined to see Speaker Blaine before the
House should meet to hear the commit
tees announced. After some search he
discovered that Mr.. Blaine was in a
committee room. He went to the door
but was repulsed by the door keeper,
who told him entrance was positively
forbidden, as Speaker Blaine was very
busy. General Butler, however, deter
mined not to be outwitted by Blaine.
He got look through the door and saw
Blaine actually sitting at the table, and
he determined to wait at the door and
seize him, as he must necessarily come
out to open the session of the House
at noon.
At a quarter before twelve Mr..
Speaker Blaine had not yet appeared
but General Butler waited at the door,
and sure of his man. At five minutes
before twelve Mr. Blaine had not yet
appeared, but as the room had only one
door and General Butler stood at that
the case seemed to him safe.
Finally, at fifteen minutes after noon,
the General demanded once more leave
to enter the room. The doOrkeeper said,
Certainly" and flung open the door.
| General Ruflpr walkad in and found tho
room empty.
Where's Speaker BlaineP' he de-
manded grufiy. "He's in the House,
suppose" was the reply. The General
hurried into the House and arrived Just
in time 20 hear another mans name
read ous for the chairmanship which
Speaker Blaine had promised him.
On investigation he discovered that
the promising Speaker Blaine, knowing
that Butler was waiting for him at the
door, had climbed out of a window of
the committee room, clambered along a
ledge of stonework to the window Of
another room, and out Of that had
sneaked into the House and into the
Speakers chair.
It is not long since General Butler
told this story TO some FRIENDS. He adj
mitted that "Blaine is a very cunning
fellow" and first class promiser lin
fact, a very magnetic man; but he
thought it was not always safe 10 trust
him.
Do the people want for President Of
the United States a man who climbs out
Of the window to get away from General
Butlerl