The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-20
BUELER's MOTIVE.

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the course of Ben Butter with ref
erence to the political parties, says
the statements that he has been
offered 8 cabinet position and the
control Of New England patronage
IN case Blaine is elected, are errone
Gus. The Herald is right, for Bat
Ter does not work for contingent
and doubtful fees if there is a bar
gain, and 1t iookssas If there were
one, Ben lakes no chances but gets
his pay in good hard cash, and some
of it he will put into the campaign.
Ben Butler is Nc simpleton, and be
never does something for nothing,
There is motive in all his actions.
and III politics that motive has
ever taken the form of selfish gain.
Nor does Ben Butler do any foolish
things unless he is well paid for
them. He is too shIewd to
work for nothing, and too clear~
headed to make himself Ridiculous
merely for the fun Of doing so. If
there were the faintest probability
of'Butler's gaining any honor by the
course be Is pursuing; if there were
q possibility that he could be
elected by the people, or could threw
the election into the H. use Of Rap-
resentatiVes with the hope of there
forcing a compromise that would
defeat both Blaine and Cleveland,
his conduct might be excused on
the ground of personal ambition sod |
love OF notsriety.; bat under no cir
camstances that are possible can
result be reached to CRAFTY, mach
Less satisfy the ambition of the
stormy petrol of politics" AS
there is motive in all B u4ler's ac-
tons, what is that motive in boiling
the nomination of Cleveland.
and coming out as a third
candidate for the Presidency !?
1t can be only one thing-to assist p.
Blaine. at least tWo-thfrds of the
votes that will be cast for Butler
Will be Democratic votes; that is to :,
say, were he not a candidate, they =
would bs thrown for Cleveland, as :
against the Republican nominee. ),
These votes will coma largely from
New York City where good MANY
OF the workingmen bave gotten the e.
foolish idea chat Cleveland is their Of
Enemy and Butler their friend 81
Butler is well aware Of the fae.s s.
he knows that every Democratic cl
vote that he gets in New York is in
equivalent to vote for Blaine in is
he State where the Presidential A
ontest will be decided. How much 50
money Butler Will get from the 10
Elaine managers for turning traitor
D the Democrats and making this =,
tack upon the Cleveland forces, VI
o one but he and those 70
Tho make the payments =
i'll probably ever know, but that -
9 will be well paid few who have 70
'lloWed the career of the cockeyed va
IN of-destiny will doubt. LID
But that he and his ee,conspirators ,
i'll succeed in this scheme, we do -,
ot believe. Two years ago Cover -,
Dr. Cleveland carried his State byE eas
1900, majority; the people were ~ -
len proud of him. Since then he -,
AZ done nothing to destroy conf. -
'nce in his ability, integrity and
'nesty: on the contrary his admin. Gel
tration has been such as to win nl'
ore OF the respect OF the peopie,
i'd to prove his fitness for the great 4 h
Sk Of beginning the task Of purify. ~
g the national government
d returning its admins o
alton to the republican simplicity AAe
at made it great in the eyes of the
orld. Not only does his party
ind by him faithfully, deter.
ned through his election to re-
EN- the nation. but the clean and
re men among Republicans are "
dorsing him az the best man far 81
esident who has been nominated.
6 Democratic disafection towards i,
tier cannot be great in a STATE
lich has ever been true to its SIMS. No.;
doubt If Ben can get as nnany a-
mocratic votes IS Cleveland win
q from the Republicans. ga
t is hardly necessary to suggest f =,
Butler the pTopriety of getting =
pay in advance. Being depraved AL
'ugh to make the bargain, he is seq
ewd enough to get the money. We
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