Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-28

impulse and sentiment Search the coun-
try over and you will find hundreds Of
thousands of this class. The opposition
70 Butler has exhausted every known in
vecive it could possibly hurl against
him. 1t is compelled 20 play on the old
and well-wom stories, aud people get
tired, you know, Of having the same
string drummed on forever. The dispo-
sition among many is1to have sympathy
with one who is the constant recipient
Of abuse. They want the under dog
given a show. and SO Butler, having been
the under dog for many years -hav-
ing stood the fiercest possible assaults,
having gone steadily on and come up
smilngly and more determinedly into
the ring than ever. after each round he
stands to-day before the country with a
a strong, united and determined person
al following. He has n constituency
That waits not for reason nor argument
1t will follow him in whatever he under
takes.
"What is Buffers object in running
for president? Has he any hopes Of be
ing elected -
No; | do not think that he has ths
slightest idea that lie viii carry one
electoral vote. Butler has his mind
made up He feels that he went to the
Chicago convention with as much i1ght
to be made its nominee as any othe.
man in the party. That convention SGT
upon him. very hard and sUmmar'ly
disposed of both himself and his plat
form, saying plainly as possible, No.
we want none of you or your works.
Butler came home maddened and d'sap-
pointed. He had been ignored, repudi-
/ ated disgraced before the entire conven-
ton, and his nature is not such as to
make such treatment rest easily with
! him. He was probably determined to
retaliate. The time had arrived when
he could run for president ON his own
I personality, and demonstrate his indi-
4 vidual following and he could make i.is
political power felt upon the political
/ prospects OF the nominee of the cOnven.
/ lion which had euchred him out
do YOU think Chere has been any
trade between Butler and the Blaine
mauagers!'
Not the slightest and Butler is the
4 last man who would make any trade
sven if he could under toe present cir.
cumstances. | attribute this To one
( thing, Butler wants to run to poll his EN-.
/ tire strength for the purpose of being
/ able to demonstrate Liza true political
Individuality. He wan& to defeat the
4 democratic ticket so that he can so into
/ The national convention and say, You
/ declined my candidacy four years ago
you refused me recognition. / have
/ demonstrated that YOU could not get
along without me. have beaten you
once and I shall do so again unless you
choose TO take me for your nominee, ln
Butler the democratic party has an an
/ tagonist to dispose Of who will worry II
/ greatly as Blu lers object is to call out
the largest possible vote for himself. lie
could not be induced to make any bar
gain looking to the transfer Of his vote
TO Blaine"
DO you think that the detection OF
the foreign vote from Cleveland offsets
the Independent bolt from Blaine ~
Yes, many times so. There is nc
doubt that a large portion of the foreign
element the Irish especially, are opposed
to Cleveland's nomination, and VIII do
everything possible to defeat him by
voting for either Blaine or Butler I'll,
reasons for their feeling have been pub
/ lished so frequently that it is unnecessary
/ for me to repeat them Governor Rice
talked much more in Il general way ant
his remarks all indicated the coniidenc,
which he has in the success of the -
/ publican ticket. lleillustrated by happt
SMILES the condition Of the democratic
party at the pr sent moment. and was
evidently thoroughly convinced tina
when the votes are counted next Novem
Der Cleveland will not know what struck
] him,