The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-11
Campaigning
With Ben Butler
Humors of the Tour of 1884
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or rather a, list OF our supplies Hdu D0CH
published and commented on in no com
plimentary way Cfor we had an extern
sive stock), we had no Medford, and
the quiet smile of the old general
showed his satisfaction. He loved
victory. The next day cab halted
before the door of the largest PROV
sion'' house in the city.
"Have you any old Medford ruma
l asked.
II think we have little. - And
they had Just one case and half of
very old Medford.
What is the price?''
"Three dollars a bottle
"I1l take it all.
But the firm would not part with all
the treasure to one customer, though a
case was soon in the cab en- route to
the car.
When the general next visited the car
the butler placed a bottle of the old
Medford before him with glasses and
water; he carefully decanted about a
spoonful into the glass, passed it grace
fully under a nose indicative of good
living, shifted it cautiously, then tasted
it. Setting his glass on the table he ex-
amined the bottle, eyed me cautiously,
then poured out a good, stiff drink,
added little water and slipped the mix
ture with evident satisfaction. How
much of this have you on boardR'
cone case, and can get no more. "
"Keep it for me and give the politi-
clans the champagne, directed General
Butler. And Medford rum was the
only spirit served to him during the
tour.
When the eventful date arrived we
pulled out of the railway station and
settled down for our first run to ALBANY.
Every town along the route had its
delegation of admirers at the station,
but no stops were made, as the first
speech was scheduled for Saratoga.
This extract from a Syracuse journal
will show the tone of the average
meeting:
'That horny handed son of toll, Gen.
eral Ben Butler, candidate of the
workingmen and of the people IS party,
rolled into town today on the bOudoir
ear, Etelka Gerster. It is the first trip
of the ear, which is just from the shop
and cost 49,, 900, and the workingman s
candidate pays $3.50 day for it's use.
The car is furnished with royal DIM
ing room, four magnificent sleeping
rooms and lavatories. The walls and
the ceiling are covere1 with heavily
embossed leather and the general has
a writing desk of carved Spanish wal
nut. He also can look at the people IS
candidate in a large number of costly
mirrors and can keep out the light by
dropping costly tapestry
After picturing with pathos the sad
estate of the workingman who wears
patched trousers and can't get enough
to eat, the orator went from the Grand
opera house to his ear, where dinner
was served by his cook His remarks
about the horrors of famine were par
ticularly effective when it is remember
ed that before his ear left New York
it was loaded with two cases of cham |
payne, extra dry; ] case of sherry, |
case of brandy of 1925, / case of rye
whisky of 1857, / case of claret, 6 bat |
ties of port, dozen of lager, dozen |
of ale, 4 dozen of ginger ale and so |
quarts of charged water, besides other |
of life's necessities. Neither will the |
s friend be disturbed by /
the ordinary noise of a car, for the |
floor is deadened with cork and papier |
maehe and the ventilation is also per-
feet. On the exterior of the car are
examples of Landseer in stained glass. /
General Butler was expected to
speak from the balcony of the Wieting
opera house, but on account of the rain
he meeting was adjourned to the Grand
opera house, where great Republican
'ide show came off, The house was
packed from pit to ceiling.
'EAmong the sensational turns OF
speech that pleased the audience were
hese: They say we ought to be CRATE.