Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-01-10

in this State. Again, as soon as Congress
met he lett the Speakers chair and de-
mandcd an investigating committee, with
q democrat as chairman and q majority of
the members belonging to the opposition
side Of the House, so that tho inYestiga
ton might be Invested Of even the appear
ancc Of being governed by the republicans
to screen party associates. His testimony
has been heard declaring that he never
owned 4 dollar OF the STOCK Of the Credit
Mobilier, in any way or manner, and the
truth OF his statement has been fully con
frncd By the testimony ofthe otherprom-
inent witnesses in the ease. The verdict
of the press Of all shades is that he is com
plctely exonera.cd from the charges
against him. 1t was noticed that the re-
port in the New York Tribune OF Tuesday
of the evidence in the investigation omit
ted Mr.. B'aine's. The Washington cor
respondent Of the New York Times COM
mcntcd upon the fact as follows:
The suppression by the Tribune Of Speak
CT Blaine's testimony in this case causes
much comment here. 1t is looked upon as
specimen of petty personal malignlty that
surprises those who remember the Tribuncs
course toward the Speaker during Tic late
campaign. There is probably no name in tbs
whole ist whose entire escape from all con-
nection with this affair causes sach chaSrin
to the editor Of the Tribune % that Of Mr.
Blaine.
The Washington correspondent Of The
Boston Advertiser also says:
The total emission Of the New Iorl. Tub-
une to publish Speaker Blane's testimony
caused considerable criticism here, IN view OF
the repeated attacks OF ihat ranar 81 tie
Speaker during the las. campaign.
The Tribune Of Wednesday morning
however appears at the confessional. and
not only acknowledges the omission OF
Speaker Blaine's testimony and apologies
for it. but makes clean breast OF the
whole matter, and declares that ''hc rec
ori o. The Speaker in connection .7tb this
affair seems to be abSo1ute'3 clean From
an editorial il that paper Of Wednesday
we copy the following
One of the twelve Congressman mentioned
mas testified in his own behalf. We mean
Mr.. Blaine. The purport of lis evidence
was given Yesterday IN our report Of the ex-
animation Of Messrs. Ames and Alley, ba. By
an unfortunate accident the evidence itself
was omitted. We print it therefore to- day in
full. 1t is in substance this. That Mr..
Cakes Anles, some tine in the Spring OF
1868, proposed TO Mr.. Blaine to take ten
shares OF the stock at about par, and SIR.
Blaine refused. The witness adds that he
never owned or held directly CT indirectly, 9.
derived any benefit or profit whatever from
any shares or stock Of the Credit Mob;iier, CT
the Pacific Railway; and his statements are
corroborated by AU,es ard Alley. We hare
no hest alton in saying that the record Of the
Speaker in connection with this affair seems
to be absolutely clean; and j: is q great satia
faction to US to be able 10 say 1.-THE great
err, since, from the acc ental fact OF his
names heading McComb's list, he has had 10
bear the brunt Of the general attack upon the
whole business.
This ought to be sufficient 70 settle The
question Of corruption raised against Mr..
Blaine in connection with tie Credit Mo
blicr affair. We trust the papers Of this
State which repeated the foul ISLANDERS
against him will be as ready to acknowl-
edge the wrong they did him rs the Trib-
uue and make tho apology ana rcpara-
ton which honor demands