Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-12-29
RepIy TO "KenneJec. q"

To hc Editor Of the Press:
Will YOU give an old personal and
political lliend OF your correspondent
"Kennebec' little space in your paper
Tor brief reply to his communication OF
the 50,h ulIimO, upon the Senator cues.
ton This letter. from beginning TO end
Is a vigorous agraigumcut OF Mr.. Speak.
ell Blaine.
In tact. the careful reader oil lhis OK.
traordmary communication cannot lail TO
see that while the author deals heavy
blows al Mr. llamiin Mr. Blame is the
man he is really after. While we feel it
would be perfectly safe TO leave Mr..
Blaine TO answer Tor himself, both
special and general, to The specifications
contained in this informal indictment,
We cannot lorbelr TO notice two or three
extraordinary allegations, prominently
paraded before the public with flourish
oil irumpets' seldom INDUCED Ia by this
old war horse Of the "heroc age in
Maine politics.
Nh. Blaine is charged with the heinous
offence OF declaring himself friendly 10
The reelection OF Senator llamln. And,
really. y.-because n man is elected TO serve
The people Of the Kenuebec district in
The 4llh Congress has no right to
entertain an opinion, much less TO eN.
press it publicly. When the contest was
between Mr. Ilam!ln and Hon. Lot. NJ.
Morrill,, il was oil right for Mr.. Blaine to
shake of his neutrality and throw his
influence in favor of the latter; but now,
when 4 trio OF candidates are in the field,
running Tor luck 10 defeat the life long
Seuator.-why, Mr.. Blaine must assume
an inolfensivc neutrality.
1t is quite ceal. from the tenor OF this
letter, that 'Kennebec' has not forgotten
that the senatorial term has its limita.
tions; that like another old war horse Of
Scripture notGriety, he "smelleth the
battle alar of, aud is clearing the way
lor another senatorial contest, TWO years
in advance. What else does he mean
when he says: During his (Blain's)
present engagement with the kennebec
district, and near lis close, = successor to
his neishbor. Senator Morrill,, will be
chosen. And would not the veteran Sen
ator whose lraise the Speaker now pro.
claims, remember his efforts. and aid and
that Mr.. Blaine sees less clearly within
his reach the tenancy OF the White House
and would consent to be made Senator
not nOC, but when he shall leave the
kennebcc district in the 4lth Congress ?"
All! here's the rub. The November
elections have possibly thrown such n
dark shadow over Mr.. B'aine's proSpec
tive tenancy of the While House that he
may be willing TO become Mr.. Morrilrs
successor That would be "goring n1y
OK" therefore | will blow such blast up
on my "bugle horn" as will scatter Ham
Inns "henchmen, camplollowers, aud
sappers and miners" into wild confusion,
and, while am killing off Mr.. Hamlin
in 1919, | will prepare Mr. Blaines
ascension robes" and burial in 1867.
This "bugle blast of "kennebocn is for
the succession in 1871, and il is only be"
canse the fertile Imagination OF the writ.
er points TO Mcssrs. IIamln aud Blaine,
as being IN the way OF the Hon. Lot VI.
Morrill, as his own successor that this
violent attack is made upon these two
gentlemen.
And now few words in reply TO the
charges made Oy "hennebec against DIT.
Hamlin:
lie is guilty OF the onense of having
warm personal friends This is true,
and the fact is very troublesome 10 those
who are working hard 10 defeat him.
This is very strange accusation 10 bring
against any man. Ii proves too much,
and re. acts with terrible force upon its
authors. In the same connection, he is
araigned, because he is true TO his friends.