Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-12-13
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As presiding officer Mr.. Kerr vii! necessarily
cut a poor figure coming directly after Mr. Blaine,
hut the same may be said in greater or less de
gree Of any man in the House, including Mr. Ran
dall.-7Ke Nation.
Under the heading, "a Very Fishy Sen.ation'
the Springfield Republican publishes the letter
purportng to have been sent from New Jersey to
Mr.. Blaine, with Introductory remarks as follows
The following Letter appears in the Maine stan
datd, democratic weekly paper printed at Angus
ia. cit has 4 very ancient and iish-hkc smell. Ii
not forgery, it is pretty clear ease of abnormal
cerebral excitement.
1t is said that Mr. Speaker Kerr ard others
quite aware and approved Of the motion of
Mr. Wood Whether this lie not, it is quite
apparent that proportion Of the democrats are as
hot-hcaded as they are malicious and that it is not
yet clear whether their discontinue Monday,
was owing to bad management, or the scruples of
few who had not been sufficiently inspired or
disciplined. IF the Herald is correct, Mr. Speak
cr Kerr has less judgment than has been accorded
him; and if he fails in this particular, Mr. Blaine
and the republicans who follow him will be likely
to give the democaa:s particular fits" betor1 the
session is over.-Irorideace JoUrna}.
To see the republicans in n minority is curious
sp ectace, bat believe that ii will be found that
the compact minority in the House, with its shrewd
and smart leaders Will give the large and green
majority all that they can attend to- Mr.. Blaine
started oat, yesterday with great yigor and made
several fine points against Wood and Lamar. 1t
was a rare set-to-that between him and Lamar
aud the House enjoyed it. Blaine will make a
splendid leader FOR the minority, and lis only dan
ger is that he Will not always keep cool He is
mpetuous and sometimes il seems as il he couldn't
learn the art Of silence. But he is man Of tre-
mendous powers, and any party Would be proud
of him in the legislative hall. There is no demo-
crat IN Tie House able 10 meet him in a rough
and-tumblc debate Randall is cooler but he hasn't
1.-THE of Blaine's debating talent and there is
half the battle won in his very physique. He is
likely to have enough to do, this winter, for the
burden of leadership in the House is upon him.
Washington Correspondence Of Springfield Repub-
HcaH.
\ private letter received in this city by one Of
our most respectable citizens from an intelligent
gentleman residing in opc Of the Western States,
says of Mr. Blaine:
OF all the named aspirants for Presidential hon
ors on the republican side, have no hesitation in
declaring my decided preference for him. Leay-
ing out of the category the martyred Lincoln,
Blaine has high qualifications for the Presiden-
tal Office as any who has filed it since Jackson.
He possesses in an eminent degree political sagaci-
ty and common sense, superadded to which, a long
and prominent political experience has made him
one of our most astute public men. Certainly he
is very popular man, and his popularity Is not
confined to any particular locality, but is cocNten-
sive with the republic. On the score of more
availability he is head and shoulders above any
other named aspirant. In my estimation he would
make a splendid run i'll the entire West, where
political tops are not in demand, and where practi
cal craftsmanship s more highly estimated than
any amount Of constitutional ''scaors" would
be.
The Reynolds Herald, published in Pennsyl-
yania, publishes conspicuousy in its editorial col
umns an article from correspondent, favoring
Mr.. Baine's nomination as the republican candi-
date for the Presidency.