Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-08-06
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Mr.. Pillsbury addresses another open
letter to Mr.. Blaine. This time' however
:. he has nothing to say about Paper Cred
2 its, evidently having become satisfied thai
he had made mistake in introducing that
subject at all. The open letter of J. ii.
lManley, and the publication of the letter
of Mr.. Blaine addressed five years ago to
the Commissioners ofPaper Credits, cflec-
ted this quietus of the Paper Credit scan
dial against Mr.. Blaine. They were too
much for Pllsbury, and SO the sub
ject is dropped. Were Mr.. Pillsbury an
honorable man. he would make an hum
BILE apology for his base and false charges
against Mr.. Blaine. or at least allow the
readers OF the Standard to see the letter OF
Mr.. Blaine explaining, when the subject
was fresh in the public mind, what he
knew and did about Paper Credits. But
Pillsbury is plainly not that kind of man.
If he will not retract a SANDER againststhe
dead, he can hardly be expected to apollo
gize for SANDER against the living.
Having dropped Paper Credits, Mr..
Pillsbury returns to the assault against
Mr.. Blaine, with neW ca charge-noth-
ing more nor less than the Credit Mo-
bilier. Three years ago this topic was
brought to the attention of the people OF
this State, not by weak special pleading
and insinuations. but by direct. emphatic.
and bold charges. Right in the face of
| them, Mr. Blaine was elected to Congress
by a rousing majority, against uneX-
ampled efforts to defeat him. At the
opening of the following session of Con-
grcss. Mr.. Blaine left the Speakers chair,
to which he called Mr.. Cox of New York,
democrat, and demanded an investiga-
ton into the charges made against him in
connection with the Credit Moblier. The
calling of Mr.. Cox to the chair devolved
upon him the appointment of the commit
tee of investigation, upon which he placed
a majority of the political opponents of
Mr. Blaine. Pillsbury insinuates that Mr.
Blaine's position as Speaker, and the ex-
er,ions of his dependents and associates"
were employed in Mr.. Blaine's behalf, but
the facts on record are that he called pO-
litical opponent to the chair, and the ma
jority of the committee as appointed by
Mr.. Cox were the political opponents of
Mr. Blaine. If the investigation was not
thorough, searching and impartial, the
| g., f,;1 tn al.
rested with the democrats and not with
Mr. Blaine or his political associates.
The result Of that investigation, SO far
as Mr.. Blaine was concerned, is briefly
told in the following extract from the re-
port of the investigating committee:
"Among those who have in the public
press been charged with improper partci-
patton in Credit Mobilier stock is the
present Speaker, Mr.. Blaine, who moved
the resolution for this investigation. The
committee have, therefore. taken evidence
in regard to him. They find from it that
Mr. Ames had conversation with Mr..
Blaine in regard to taking ten shares Of
the stock, and recommended it as a good
investment. Upon consideration Mr..
Blaine concluded not to take the stock,
and never did take it, and never paid or
received anything on account of it: AND
MR.. BLAINE NEVER HAD ANY IN
TEREST, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, IN
CREDIT MOBILIER STOCK OR STOCK
OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
COMPANY"
But Mr.. Plllsbury thinks it was not
enough for Mr. Blaine to keep his own
hands clean, but that he should have TAX
en- men like Cakes Ames and James
Brooks under his guardianship and kept
them in the path of rectitude. Pilsbury
has often given evidence in his paper of
the wonderful ability and power which he
supposes Mr.. Blaine to WELD personally
and politically, but really it is too much to
suppose that Mr. Blaine should see to
"tucking up" Ames and Brooks in their
little beds o'nghts or dole out their money
to them as mothers allowance their chill
dren. Such full grown men, and mom-
bers of Congress at that, with plenty Of
money and independence. and constituent
cies In Massachusetts and New York be.
hind them, are not the kind of fellows to
be taken by the ear by the Speaker of the
| House, be he even so powerful man as
Mr.. Blaine.
This going back to an old. exploded
SANDER signifies that Pilsbury is hard
pushed for matter,to carry on his cam
paign against Mr.. Blaine The Agricul-
tural College Scrip lie recoied upon the
heads of its originators, the Paper Credit
lie has been abandoned, and the next and
last thing is TO bring from its grave the
Credit Mobiier scandal, which so far as
regards Mr. Blaine was dead and buried
two years ago. One interesting part of
Pillsbury's letter, is that in which he par.
TALLY confesses to his unpatriotic course
in the war. There is more of the same
sort that he might as well confess; and
while he is at the confessional let him
confess that he knew the ISLANDERS against
Gov. Cony and Gen. Hersey were false