Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-05-15
MR.. RLLLNE ZRZUXPHANT.
Hrs GROWING PoPCLARITY-AN ELOQUENT
CHAMPION AMONG THE COLoRED PEOPLE.


which was poured upon Mr.. Blaine. His eneme:
have ceased their Infamous attacks, always ex
cepting the two or three of the most VIGOROUSLY
bad sheet; like the b ,ston Herald and New York
Sun. OF coursc We are not taking into account at
all the mud sDipes of the ex-confcderate press It
Maine, with whom any loyal and tric man Is OBJ
noxious enough, but one Of their own neighbors,
who knows them too well. is particularly de-pised
because he is feared. In spite of his detracloi'i
Mr.. Blaine seems to be steadily advancing towards
the Presidency. | am not SO certain that they
have not helped i'm forward, for since they have
made such fierce and SC snda,ous war upon him,
the warmth of hi, friends is greatly increased
and many who before only favorable to him
as their St cond choice, have come out among his
most ardent champions. 1t seems as though even
his enemies were raised up to help him, for how
essentially they have contributed TO his rromi-
hence and popularity!
Let us begin with The Foster letter which was
stolen for by the Kngfeld Patriot. Gi have
the name Of the paper wrong will you correct 1t
That going to ruin MIR. Blame, and 1t
was widely circulated for that purpose. But
shortly the editor of the kngfeld Patriot
awoke to the fact that nothing could do
MIR. Blaine more good than such eiio:t-,
and so he accused somebody of having led him
into the publication of the letter for Bial es ben
pigeon, and il was evident that he would be very
good one if he could find cause mean enough to
employ such talent.
Then began the attacks upon Mr.. Blaine as a
radical who had lost his official position, and con-
sequently his power. Fernando Wood honest
soul, thought 80 Until he awoke somebody who
knew ri lat from wrong in the LOUISIANA business.
That innocent democi at has not camped anywhere
near Mr.. Biane's path since the first DAYS oil the
session. Sam Randall, Sunney Cox, Ben lllll,
9th nv nFa,{p r,
Blaine in the ir turn, and the howl was sent up
from the liberal and democratic press. "h) sup
posed that "Blaine had killed himself by hls rad
zeal amnesty speech. They awoke a few days al
forwards to find that Blaine was wakl1g away
from all other competitors for the Presidency, be.
cause of the action which they predicted would
ruin him. They had helped him again. and gwen
new life to the Republican party by their disloyal
invitations to the combat. The northwest IN par
ticular was ablaze with enthusiasm and delight at
Blaines mastery handling of the ex confederates,
and his exposure of their traitorous plots.
1t was no use, and they acknowledged II, TO at
tacS Blaine by direct advance, and they aban'
doned that line for one more congenlal lhey
began their sere. Of scandals with gleeful ante
ipations. NoW they had Blaine where he could
not use their records against them. There was
something significant in that, and still tuithcr III
the fact that nobody could fight so we'll vita dirty
weapons as they could They brought out IN
quick succession, the sixty four thousand dollar
scandal, the various other vague rumors OF i'm
proper railroad transactions, several Disgusting
domestic lies, and the smuggling yarn The
greater part of these aud the most shameful YER
sions of them, did not live long enough to be
named for, strange it may seem, even the dem.
ocrats were ashamed of them. Those which did
live to be named were so promptly stamped out by
Mr.. Blaine that every decent newspaper IN the
land Acknowledged his triumphant vindicaon
And this leads me back to say again that he has
gained many warm friends through the efforts of
the scandal mongers to injure him. This IS es-
pecially apparent in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New
York, where many newspapers lately have been
outspoken for his nomination. They Judge wen
that the man who is so hateful to the Democratic
party must be a worthy Republican, and would be
model President. Ii is gratifying sign that
the dav has not yet arrived when the ex-conteder-
ate officers in Congress can dictate policy to the
country they fought to destroy.
Prot. John NJ. Langston made a very able
speech to the Name club, on Wednesday night.
lie is of the leading colored men in the coun-
try, able and pleasing speaker. Besides, he Is
pronounced Blaine man, and Is dong all he can
to promote his nomination for President. In his
speech he took the ground that Providence would
over-rule the schemes Of the dlsloyal and wicked
men of the South. Providence had raised up two
Presidents for in times of sore trial-flst Lin
coin and then Grant, and Providence was bring
ing forward another leader now. When this scs-
sion of Congress began, he had told our represen-
tatiye that this ex confederate House was sent to
us as a puni.hment-that it might warn us to be-
ware of trusting the country too far towards the
verge of State rights ,aad the rule of the old
slaveocrac He knew that Blaine must make
that amnesty speech something of the sort, that
would arouse the sleeping Republicans. and point
to the who is to be taken the leader in this
our time of trial. He had told Mr.. Blaine
that the hand of the people was Leading HIM to-
ward, the highest honors the gift of the nation,
and an awful responsibility rested upon him. AL
together, Mr. Langstons speech is one of the best
with which the club has been favored, and we hope
that during the coming canvass he may be induced
to visit Maine, unless it is judged that he can do
more valuable service among his people IN the
South. He believes in Blaine, and he believes In
tine success of the Republican party, even in most
Of the Southern Sta,es if the canvass can be prop
erly managed. j. w. Is.