The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-09-07
blaine of Maine.

er Of the National House of Representatives.
delivered a speech at Saratoga, short time
since, in which. in the usual slang of Raids
calism, be denounced the Democratic party
as corrupt and it's leaders dishonest. 1t is
an old adage that man who lives IN glass
house should not throw stones, and when a
member of high standing in the Radical
church undertakes to accuse a great party
and its trusted and leading men of dishonesty.
he himself should have clean hands and
wear unsoiled garments. Falling is these
essentials, he should not be surprised at an
exposure of his own record. In referring to
this speech of Speaker Blaine, tie New York
World says:
"Mr. Blaine passes in Washington for n mil
liouaire He owns n house there, " hich is said
to be worth some $50 goo, and he lives in
style which indicates very ample means. He
owns rich coal mines in Pennsylvania, rich
copper mines on Lake Superior, and hand
some private es ate in Maine, besides his ex
pensiYe mansion in Washington. Now il
comes out that ten years ago this same Mr..
Blaine was poeI man. He was two years
member of the Maine Legislature, and has
been eight years a member of Congress, having
than the moderate compensation of these Off
ces--a compensation hardly sufficient to main
tain the simple deceEcies OF his position, with
out any margin for luxury or display"
Mr., Blaine resides in Augusta. Maine, and
the editor of the Augusta Standard, having
been requested to examine the tax list of
that city for 1861 and compare the taxes
paid by Blaine in that year with the amount
he paid in 1871. makes the following state
ment:
"In obedience to the polite request of our
correspondent. We will say that examination
of the books Of the assessors of the CITY for the
year 1861 reveal the fact that Mr.. Blains's
total valuation for that year was 81 $50. on
which he paid a tax. including poll tax. of
S25.SS His valuation this year is S37 00O
and tax $8l3.30. This $37 900, however does
not include large coal and land property in
the States of Pennsylvania and Virginia. nor
valuable interest in a Lake Superior copper
mine, his prnceIy residence in Washing
ton, valued At si0, 900 or $50 900 or any other
property. 1t only represents the assessed value
OF his property i'll this city, which probably is
not tenth, and perhaps not twentieth of his
total wealth. II viii be seen that his yalua-
ton has increased twenty fold in the last ten
years, and that the tax which he pays on prop
erty in this city this year, is nearly one half
what the whole valuation of his property was
then. During all this time Mr. Blaine has
been actively engaged in politics.; has been
Chairman of the Republican State Committee
aud has boen continually in Office. In 1861 and
1862, he held the office of representative in the
State Legislature. at salary of $3.50, and for
the last eight years he has been a member of
Congress With IS 600 per year. AT least S4e,-
3UU of his reputed halt million OF wealth was
rec eived from these sources, from which. of
mi ho lodi fal hic nF
ing, &C.
Such is tine damaging record of leading
New England Radical and an aspirant after
Presidential honors. lie is fair sample of
class of men, such as Harlan, Morton.
Sherman, and scores of others. who entered
Congress as impecunious as Lazarus. but
who have amassed princely fortunes and
dwell in richly furnished houses. seat in
Congress has showered upon them the gold
en- sands of the fabled Pactoius, With as
much profuseness as though they were the
fortunate possessors of the wonderful lam p
of Aladdin. When the first named OF these
worthless. quondam min lister of the gospel,
went to Washington he was as poor as a
church mouse now he is millionaire, owns
palatial residence and rolls in state in a
magnificent carriage that would excite the
envy Of the Archbishop of Canterbury
These are the men who are eternaIy ptating
about and shedding crockodile tears over
the dishonesty and corrupt practices of the
Dem ocratic party. Could brazon iInpudence
and hypocrisy go further 2