THE OMAHA PA ITT f.KK: MONDAY. JUNE .. IPO.
mmi TOE- WORKING MAN
3lecoJlectitm of Ben Butler Prtiiden-
titl Campaign in 1884.
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TfOnrly a quarter of century see the
fnatlona political slluatlc-n KtriKlnitly re
wmbled that of today. Two s-r.-a rartle.
Arrayed against each . other, with the ever
sinunt prohibition Issue and one or two
leaser ones on the outntd. gave promlw
f a battle royal at the polls on the fol
towing November. Through the clever
fcnanlpulsttons of two of the mint aritut
TPolitictaa the country has ever procured,
th old rreenbe-k party nepran to alt Ur
sula' otwf rv under Ih title of "the pro
file's party." with General Bnjamln T
Butler mm lta candidate and fualna for Itp
b)ct.
Important neadquartem wera opened at
51 ITtrton Square, New Tork. and It f
peon evident that an expert Tired head w-s
at the helm. Campaign literature ban to
flood the mm. I Is. . and the Vnowlnr oner
Toegan ta smile when the name of William
A. Fowler, as chairman of the executive
committee, appeared on the circulars. W.
A. Fowler had been chairman of the ex
cutlv committee of the democratic party
during a farmer oempalirn and hla ability
and enenry had at once been recognised.
Speaker were ens Bard and sent nut In
MI directions; money flowed lavishly. A
ort of andenrround connection between
10 ITnloa Square and the Fifth Ave
rue hotel and the Internet shown In the
people's party by some prominent poli
ticians soon -caused the report that the
campaign was a -republican party aide
how, thinly disguised.
One morning I went to the office of the
Old Park theater, now Tuew Fields' Herald
Square theater, and was handed a note,
toeing' informed that the messensrer who
left It bad called back for an anrwer the
econd time. . The note bore the heading
of the people's party ,and requested me
to call at the t'nlon Square office. As It
Was elgned by W. A. Fowler I at once went
to the headquarters and was soon In con
gnjtatloa with the keen old manipulator
tf men and things. ..
I Maktaar at Noise.
' "Charley," said he, "we want to make a
rtolae that will be loud and loner: that will
(begin at enoa and continue until the first
of November. Meet me tonight at the
Fifth Avenue and decide if you will under
taka a real old-fashioned circus boom for
tha people's candidate for president, and if
ao, on what terms. This much is Impor
tant, you are to begin at once, can have
ail tha help you want, and will not be
Untad aa to money for expenses."
One mornliur a anvHch engine kicked the
(boudoir car XJtelka Gerster down through
tha road and fnto a quiet corner of the
grreat ahed of the old Forty-second street
railway station. The placard "Private" dis
played on each platform kept the travel
ex away, but supply wagons came and
went, Henry Pickett, porter In charge, with
cook and waiter, checked off. the auppliea
as they arrived. But It waa not until Gen
eral Butler, wtth Colonel Abergher, his sec
retary, paid a visit and was entertained at
luncheon that 'the startling truth dawned
on the political world.
Tha "New Tork daily newspapers gave
the outfit a column description each the
riext trornlng, and. In spite of the usual
press agents efforts at secrecy, kept it
tip, with remarks both humorous and lurid,
according tj t hejjplitlcaj rreed, of, thja, yarj
pus editors. . .
From a room In the Fifth Avenue hotel
tha -Work 6T manufacturing a boom anon
extended to tha offices of the Mann Bou
dior. , Car company, -then- to the general
Offices' of the- New Tork. Central -railroad.
Whir bundles of printing, all packed, were
addressod 1 station agent along the lines
on which contract had - been made for
tha hauling of the "General Butler Bpe-
claL" These agent instructed from the
operating offices of the different roads.
autnmoned the local billposters, and In one
week's time the dead walls and billboards
of every city, towa and hamlet la the state
wore covered with great posters announ
cing that tha hers) of New Orleans, the
people's candidate, for president, would
apeak eith. In or near the towns wherein
these announcement appeared. A score of
agents started through . the state - fit had
(been decided ta confine the . campaign to
f. ho then supposed 'doubtful state of New
'fork), organizing reception committees to
Work up Interest la tne speaking dates.
fcngag bands of mualo and. la fact. Insure
a crowd. Thus, by the adoption of cirrus
methods the' candidate of the people's party
,was eagerly expected all over the state,
smd the cause of the common people began
assume Important proportions.
The general was billed to speak at Bara-
(Cora October S at n o'clock a. m, Where
fhe would arrive from or how waa not
Stated.
The country was then ready for the cam
algn to open In earnest. The "scare"
beadlta For He is a Working Man.' the
full descriptions of the cost and elegance
Df the car. the fact that it cost 06,000 and
Vaa chartered at H50 a day until election.
tand the list of supplies for the tour made
khe people of the state eager to see the
trUded band wagon of the party and hear
aha STlaele old warrior speak; and the
arteries flashed over the wires were all
ill ed by the up-atata press and read by
th -up-stat people, often to the exclusion
iif Juer Important matter. The Boston
Glob and tha New Tork Bun vigorously
Fupportod the movement.
( Oil far tie Whistle.
On th occaaioa at tb general's first
"tsir. to La car tha auggestten that he um
plu th liquids provided fur the trip was
gnet with an ltHjulry as' to what we had
pa iioard. "A-nything you wish to order,
prat tha reply, Well, give me a little
jMadford rum," came the answer like a
flash. -Sow, aimougn the, or rather a, list
$tt our supplies had been published and
pomnwntod on lfi no complimentary way
(tor wa Jti an extensive slockv we had
kio Medford. and the quirt smile of the
Id general showed hi satisfaction. He
loved victory. Tb next day a cab halted
ftiefor th door X tb largest "provision'
(ious Ja th city, '
-av you any old Medford rumT" I
kaked.
"I think w have a little." And ' they
had Sast o case and a half of very old
fcUdfurd.
What's the price?"
'Three dulars a bottle.
TU ake It all."
But th firm would not part with all
h treasurer to one customer, though a
tas was aooa la tns cab en rout to the
Car.
ybeov th general next visited the car
th butler placed a bottle of the old Med
ford before him with glasses and wau-r
be carefully decanted about a epouufui
Into th glaas, pass tt gracefully under
h aosa indicative of good living, sniffed It
f oauUoaslr - tasted it. Setting hi4
Claas oa Aa table he examined the bottle.
lyd as cautiously, then poured out a good
luff drink. aldtd a lit Je water, and sipped
the mixture with evident satisfaction
"How BBurk of this have you on board?'
'On case, and I. can get a aaora." "Keep
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Xurse: "Why is it, Doctor, that you use Beer instead of
malt extract?"
Doctor: "Schlitz Beer, Nurse.
Because I have found that my
assimilate it better and
that there are no ill
effects. Have vou
found anyone under your
charge who did not benefit from it?"
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jwrsc: "io, Lioctor. While some patients
at the Hospital where I was before were sickened by
malt extract, I have never noticed such result
from Schlitz Beer here. Even those just recovering
from an operation retain Schlitz Beer. Often it is the
only food they can take."
Doctor: "It is the best nourishment. The care given its
brewing, even to cooling it in filtered air, makes Schlitz
Beet so pure that no harm can come from it. Schlitz
Beer, too, has a richness in food value, greater than I
have found in any other beer, due to the barley, hops
and yeast used."
Nurse: "Why is it, Doctor, Schlitz never causes biliousness?"
Doctor ; " Because Schlitz is thoroughly aged. Fermentation
is completed at the brewery, not in the patient's
stomach. The final step after bottling and sealing is
the sterilization through which it is impossible for any
germ to exist."
Xurse: "My patients seem to enjoy the taste of Schlitz."
Doctor: "Yes. Even old world brewmasters have com
plimented Schlitz on its full rich flavor, proving the
goodness of all the materials."
Nurse: "If Schlitz Beer is such a benefit to -the -tick
it ought to be good for the wclL
Doctor: "It is. And if those who are well would drink
more of it we would have fewer anaemic patients.
We would have less stomach trouble
and nerve disorder. In every way . the
use of Schlitz promotes health."
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pagne," directed General BuUer. And Med
ford rum was the only spirit stsrved to him
during the tour." "
A mle aeadeff.
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 bad its delegation or ad
mirers at the station, hut no etops were
made, as the first speech was scheduled
for Baratoe-a. Tina eatact from a Syracuse
)oumal will show the. tone of tlie averaee
meeting :
That horny handed son of toil. General
Ben" Butler, candidate of the workingmen
and of the people's party, relied Into town
today on the boudoir car, Etelka Gerster.
It is the first trip of th car, which is Just
front the sbop, sod cost fki&.UOu. and the
work legmen's candidate pa s tl-30 a day for
it use. The car Is furnished with a -royal
dining room, four magnificent sleeping
rooms and lavatories. Th wails and the
celling are covered with heavily embossed
leather, and the general has a writing
desk of carved Bpamah walnut- He also
can look at the people's candidate la a
Urge 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 weara
patched - trousers and can't get enough to
eat, th orator went from the Grand Opera
bouse to his car. where dinner was served
by his cook. His remarks about the hor
rors of famine were particularly effective
when it is remembered that before his car
left New York It was loaded with two
cases of champagne, extra dry; one case
of sherry, one case of brandy of IKS, one
case of rye wbitiky of IS7, one case of
claret, six bottles of port, four dosen of
lager, four dosen of ale. four doaen of gin
ger ale and fifty quarts or charged water,
besides other of life's necessities. Neither
will th workingman' friend be disturbed
by the ordinary noisa of a car. for th
floor Is deadened with cork and pspier
mache, and the ventilation Is also perfect
On the exterior of th car are examples of
Landseer In stained glass,-
"General Butler was expected to speak
from tha balcony of the Wieting Opera
house, but on account of th rain the meet
ing was adjourned to the Grand Opera
house, where a great republican side show
came off. The house was packed from pit
to ceiling."
Aamaalag Incidents.
General Butler aood high In the favor
of th Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers, and if I am not mistaken was a
member of the order. Several times dur
ing the "swing" he was Invited to tide In
the engine cab over a pleasant road, and
his enjoyment of these trips was almost
childlike.
Occasionally gam ardent oUUcai op
ponent of th pecple'a party creed would
refer to General Butler's New Orleans rec
ord, and th oft repeated charge of steal
ing the old Creole silver service would
be revived, but to the best of our ken no
word of it ever reached tb old general.
At Elmlra. th stronghold of th one
strong greenback party, the people's candi
date had many strong admirers, and when
our car reached that city the evidence of
their work was everywhere visible. Na
tional flags anl bunting decorated many
buildings; ah arch over th. principal street
welcomed Tho Hero of New Orleans
veterans of the civil wsr In the array blue
were on every hand.
V were delighted with our chief's recep
tion, when, to our astonishment, a preces
sion headed by a band of musicians play
ing "Marching Through Georgia" filed into
the square epposlts the railway station.
Just in tb rear of th band were two stal
wart standard bearers, each carrying a
hug silver spoon at least ten feet above
the beads of the crowd. TYe were all aghast
and expected the general to be very indig
nant, when he burst into the heartiest
laugh we had beard from him during the
campaing. "Good," said he. "Capital."
No candidal for th presidency or any
other office was ever greeted with such
proof of the hatred of his logical enemiea
Straw Vet Hera.
Jt was during the people's party cam
paign that tha now time wrn straw vot.
story was born. A pencil fiend, after care
fully canvassing a pullman car express
loaded with "silk stockings, " came upon a
section! hand going through to the next
water tank. The knight of tha pick was
seated in th end of th combination
smoker whea apreached by the seeker of
political forecast information.
"My good man," said tb canvataer,
"whom do you intend to vot for next
November
"rVh will I vot for? Why. Cleveland.
of course. Who else would I vote for?"
"Wo," said the jiert, "I have been
through this entire train and you ar the
only man on th train that will not vote
for Blalna."
"Hav ye?" Well, to a 1 with this train!
Tou wait till ths gravel train comes along
and se who they'll vote for!"
And It waa the gravel train that deliv
ered the goods for the Buffalo candidate,
but they never considered General Iiutler
as a serious proposition and consequently
did not vot for him. New York Herald.
A man wbo is in pereect Health, so h
can do an honest day's work when neces
sary, has much for which h should bs
thankful. Mr. L. C Juders of Branch-
ton. Fa., prlteu that he was not only un
abl to work, hut he couldn't stoop over
to tie his shoea Eix butliea of Foley's
Kidwy Cure made a ntw u.an bf lunt. I.
says. "Buoceas la roici'e fc.iu.-iLi C.-'a"
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