Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-08-31
Mr.. Blaine, as a Man of Wealth.

habits OF a political man ought to be ex'
empt from the attacks of his opponents.
These matters. like g mans religious
belief, ought to be considered as his pri-
vate affairs, and sacred to his own control.
if they are not managed in such msn'
ner as to interfere with the rights oil
others. A man may make just as good
Congressman or official if he is rich as
if he were poor. In either case his pow.
erty or his riches could hardly be o
legitimate ground for political promotion
or rejection.
1t is said by Democrats that Mr.. Blaine
/ is Iieh-lhat he has become suddenly
rich-and fnriher it is said that his riches
have not been acquired By Legitimate en-
terprise in business, but is the result oil
political kuavery or the abuse OF bis
power in official station. All this is SIM
pie supposition or assertion, made in such
manner and so oft.repeated, that many
are Likely 10 give it more or less credit
and believe what has no foundation in
truth.
Fully as it ought to be conceded that
the private affairs of public men should
not be the subject of discussion, auimad'
version aud groundless suspicion, they
ought when aSSailed to receive snch vim
dicstion as the false or plausible alleys
tons require. Many, no doubt, have
heard the assertion iterated and reiterated
that Mr.. Blaine was 8 "poor man" IN
I 1868, but is Row millionaire. Some
persons. even Republicans, not knowing
whether Mr.. b. was wealthy or not, oil
whether his riches were acquired in one
way or another, have had their confidence
in his honor shaken by this persistent
effort to couple his name with bribery, oil
malleasance in official station. These
I aSsailantS DO the same as TO assert thai
he has had the opportunity to fill hi:
pockets with public plumber, and wish tC
convey the impression That be has done
So Such disgraceiul charges, without
one io,a OF proof, are infamous, and
should consign the authors of such muir
derers OF character to the lowest politica
bOttou,eSS pit. Who cares whether q
man is rich OF not il he has acquired hi:
riches by foresight, enterprise and sagac
ity, and has not interlered with the right'
OF others or violated the laws OF the land
Riches ought to imprint no stain upon The
character OF any man unless acquired by
wrong and oppression and violated law
Ii this we've true. why DO not the assail
ants deal in facts. and not faint man by
innuendo, suspicion and gross falsehood
Give Us the facts.
Mr.. Blaine needs no apologies Tor hi,
riches from this quarter. II must be
confessed that all our knowledge OF his
aIairs must be derived from others. The
following article from the hennebeC
Journal meets the various lalsehoods thai
have been sci in motion; and Tor the sake
Of counterac,ing the poison OF such reek'
lessnesS ii is given Is au an.idote.
The whimsicAiily OF a parry attempting
10 sail into power because prominent
opponen; i, iich is new invention, Ii
IS new development oil political cam
paigning. Il 1t should prove successful
the Democrats will deserve patent for
this new departure. l. would be and
ought 10 be 4 more consistent stock in
trade than Greeleyism. Who knows but
this will be another club like imitation, to
knock the brains Gut OF some shallow
pated fellow and compel him to swear
that he never would vote for rich man
or his party associate, Tor any ollice, be-
cause '7.o rich man erer e'tployed u poo'
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