Barbour County index., 1884-09-05
Blaine's Promise To Butler.

everybody eVeryCnlng-pr0tectl to
dynamiters, encouragement and help
to Cuban filibusters, liberal appropria-
tions to contractors and jobbers, high
old time" to speculators, and in the
ears of decent voters they whisper:
Its all bosh; Blaine really means to
make the quietest and cleanest admin
istration we ever had.f
Mr.. Blaine hasMon 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
magnetic man.
Poor Gen. Butler tells a good story
about the promising character of Mr..
Blaine. Blaine needed Buffers assist
ance to be made speaker on a certain
occasion. He promised Butler the
Craftsmanship of the appropriations
committee, and so the general support
ed him in the caucas.
Gen. Butler is not distrustful man;
the understanding was clear, Blaine's
promise positive, and he waited with
out uneasiness for the announcements
of the committees. This was delayed
some days after the speakers election,
as is usual, and the day when it was to
be mnde friend of Gen. Buffers
whispered to him that Mr.. Speaker
Blaine intended to give the chairman
ship 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
committee room. He went to the door
but was repulsed by the doorskeeper,
who told him that entrance was posi-
lively forbidden, as Speaker Blaine
was very busy. Gen. Butler deter
mined not to be outwitted by Blaine.
He got look through the door and saw
Blaine actually sittingat the table, and
he determined to wait at the door and
seze him, as he must necessarily come
out to open the session of the house at
noon.
At a quarter before twelve Mr.. Speak
er Blaine had not yet appeared; but Gen
Butler waited at the door sure of his
man.
At five minutes before twelve Mr..
Blaine had not yet appeared, but as
the room had only one door, and Gen.
Butler stood at that, the case seem to
him safe.
Finally, at fifteen minutes after noon.
The general demanded otce more leave
to enter the room. The doorkeeter
said, certainly" and flung open the
door. Gen. Butler walked in and
found the room empty.
where's Speaker BlaineP" he de-
manded gruffly. "IIe's in the house,
suppose" was the reply. The general
hurried into the house and arrived
there just in time to hear another mans
name read out 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
ledge of stone work to the windows
of another room, and out of that had
sneaked into the house and into the
speakers chair.
1t is not long since Gen. Butler told
this story to some friends. He admit
ted that Blaine is very cunning fel,
fow," and first-class promiser-in ia t
very magnetic man; but he thought it
was not always safe to trust him.
Do the people want for president of
the United States man who climbs
out of the window to get away from
Gen. Butler.-New York Herald.