The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-06
A LITTLE OF THE OTHER SIDE.
What MT Proctor Knott Says.

The Union and the Gazette of this
morning give such extracts from the con-
gressional proceedings of yesterday in re-
gard to the Blaine matter as they think
favorable to Blaine, but wholly omit the
remarks of Mr. Hunter and Mr.. Knott.
We give the telegraphic report of Mr..
kuott's remarks, as follows
Knott, chairman of tie judiciary com
mittee, said he had listened to lmputations
upon hinself within the last few hours,
which, coming FROM different source he
might perhaps answer very differently
from the manner in which he should now
attempt to answer them. Those who were
Intimately acquainted with him knew that
he was the last man IN the wCrid to seek
a personal controversy and he assured the
house that, of all men in the world, the
gentleman from Maine (Blaine) was the
last man with whom he would seek such
controversy.
Mr.. Blaine had either been absent or re-
quested delays whenever they had oc-
CURED and now he seemed surprised that
the Investigations were not completed,
Mr. Knott quoted from Homer and from
Shakespear passages illustrative Of his
idea OF Blaine greatness, which provoked
nirth on the Democratic side Mr.. Blaine
was in doubt whether he was speaker or
member only, and it would puzzle any one
to discover. Mr., Knott affirmed, in
answer to Blaine's complaint, that he and
Mr. Hunter members of the subcommittee,
were peers of his in every sense, and in
point of honor it was no disparagement
to Blaine to say that they were his super
liors. iHisses and other marks Of disap
probation tron the Republican side of the
house.
MIR. Knott said: That is ali right;
there are three kinds of animals in the
world that hiss-vipers, geese, and fools.
Laughter.
In the second place this subcommittee
was selected long before there was any in
!; sinuation, public or private, that the gen
tleman from Name was in any manner im-
plicated il any of the alleged fraudulent
transactions Cn the part of any of these
corporations and it did seem to me, when
the gentleman flung his imputations at me,
as little strange that he could ascribe
such motives TO me.
MIR. Knott said it was remarkable that
no one could mention one of these rail
roads but Blaine would squeal He had
asked Blaine's personal friend Mr.. Frye
to act on sub committee, but he Mr.. Frye
decliced
Mr. Blaine seemed to think it was the
settled purpose of the committee to defeat
bis nomination for president at Cincinnati
He (Mr. knott) was perfectly willing
BlaiEe should receive that nomination ana
If in the pending campaign we cannot de-
( feat the gentleman from Maine. said lie.
our cause is entirely hopeless. Laugh
ter Ii he (BlAine) shall receive the
T. nomination and be elected by the Aulerl.
Can people in the face Of all the facts. then
ali can say is, may the Lord have mercy
on the American people. Shouts o.
/, laughter
: The Judiciary committee has done tht
gentleman no wrong. it has not ever
decided what should be doue with those
= letters He (Mr Knott had no knowledge
: of any transaction by Blaine incorSisten
;, with the highest personal integrity, bu, h
;, believed in showing UP the guilty.
- Here Mr. Blaine moved the previou
question on his resolution and attemptet
II % make further remarks but was prevent
- ed by loud calls to order and by tn
. speaker pro ten ruling that be was no
i entitled to the floor for that purpose.
% Mr.. Knott protested against this metho
i OF taking the matter out Of the hands of th
committee.
= He Mr. Knott had received a cable
~ gram purportlng TO he from JOsia
Caldwell.
i, With regard to the intimation that th
: telegram was suppressed. Mr.. Knott sal
: that any man, high or low, who woulC
= elsewhere, make such an insinuation wou!
have to take the consequences. He hurI
at ed the talsehood back into the teeth of an
(, man who makes a suggestion as to tn
pit suppression Of that telegram. In les
than thirty minutes after it was receive
r. he (Mr. Knott read it to several gentle
'n men, There was 40 particular addres
+ in London from where it purported I
- GENE, and | did believe and am u,
altogether certain yet that do not beley
ay twas a fixed up job. Murmurs of dissel
s. from the Republican side.
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