Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-06-06

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In the House Of Representatives zee
tsrdsy. Mr.. James g. Blaine created .
sensation such - has not been e.
perisncsd In that body ines The opening
Of the se.sion. A. the NEws said yss-
tsrday afternoon. Il vas very indiscrsst
Of the s~z-Speaksr. 10 gain possession Of
the isttsrs which Mulligan held. In the
manusr In which 10 did. But the indis-
crstion was dmply political. Asa man
he did perfectly right. and ~ . man he
justified himself In his personal explain
alton yesterday. Thslettsrs which Null
ligan had we're private In their nature,
and had been stolen BY that model Dem
ocraiic witness. Mr.. Blaine imPly a.
serted his rights a. . man whom he re-
fused 10 return his private lsttsu TO the
keeping Of an avovsd enemy. The
Democrats we're jubilant. The one
man whom they feared. had placed him
self in their power - they believed. and
o. long a. he kept the contents Of the
letters secret they would Be al liberty
to imagine al kinds Of frauds, and ssnd
their i~msginatious broadcast ~ the
land. Mr.. Biiins's own action had dss-
troysd his power ~ q candidate. and the
great work Of the Democratic Invest.
igating Committees had been accom-
plished.
Thus our Democratic friends Of the
House reasoned among themselves.
Alas, they did not know with whom
they had to deal. Nj. Blaine did not
take these extraordinary steps TO
his private letters because there was any
thing In them which he feared 10 make
public. or which would damage him in
the eyes Of his fellow citizsns. He sim
ply desired to rsbuks the impertinsnes
OF a sslf-confesssd thief In the person Of
Mulligan. and to assert his rights A. an
American citizen. even In the face Of the
High and Mighty Democratic Committee.
Having done this. and shown his su.
prsms contempt for his accusers. he
now steps forward and reads to the
world the letters which he secured from
the thieving witness Mulligan. And
what do they amount TO? Simply moth.
ing. They relate to private business
transactions. most Of them covering a
period Of time when blaine was not In
Congress at all. II ever q man presented
u perfect defense before the bar Of pub
lie opinion. James q. Blaine did 70 In
his remarkable speech In the House yes
terisy. The Republicans. a. they list
snsd. were aroused TO . perfect h1ors OF
enthusiasm. and the Democrats. while
they snesrsd for effect. we're covered
with confusion by the completeness OF
his vindication. He literally carried the
House by storm. and the political mis-
take Of last week WIS amply atonsd for
in his grand triumph Of yesterday.
His speech was not only = vindication
Of himself: 1t was an arraignment Of the
Democratic party In the persons Of Its
subcommittee. which Is nov engaged In
investigating Blaine. Mr.. Knott was
accused Of receiving a telegram from
Josiah Caldwell. who isnov In England.
completely exonors,ipg the ex.Spsaker
from the charge against him in regard
to the Tom Scott bonds. This dispatch
was received last Thursday. and was
deliberately suppressed BY Knott. Every
thing tending to establish the guilt Of
Blaine has been studiously spread before
tho public by this honorable Democratic
Committee. while all which wa in his
favor has been a. studiously suppressed.
That was the substance Of Mr.. Blains's
accusation. and Mr.. Knott Was forced TO
admit its truth. He confessed to hav-
ing received the dispatch. and urged. a.
. weak excuse for having withheld II
from Blaine aud the public. that he did
not know the address Of Mr.. Caldwell
In London. and WIS waiting to discover
10. 90 a. to get n more Satisfactory dis
patch. before saying anything about the
matter. such reasons a. this will not
do. The Office in London. from which
the original telegram vas sent, would
BE- able TO deliver any message addressed
to the sender. Mr.. Knott will have to
cudgsl his brains for a moro reasonable
excuse than this for suppressing the
most important evidence In favor OF the
defence. The impression has long been
gaining ground that Mr.. Blaine was
simply . martyr to the snmity and spite
Of the Democratic party which fears him
more than any other man in the Rspub-
lican ranks. That impression 10 now
strengthened and confirmed by what
tnnsPired yesterday. How will the
Democratic party answer tho arraign-
ment thus publicly mado in the House
OF Representatives.
Mr.. Blaine has sprung q veritable
mine in the camp OF his enemies. His
prompt action in reading the letter.
which the thief Muliiean stole. and thus
giving them TO the public as a judge.
will create for him n sympathetic feel
ing throughout The country. which can
but have an important influence In the
Cincinnati Convention. Americans ass
people respect and honor the man who
stands mp bravely in defence Of his rights
~ a citizen. Had Mr.. Blaine preserved
the secret OF the contents Of these let.
tiers. he would have been ruined ~ q
Presidential candidate. A the case nov
stands he 10 stronger than ever. and the
chances are that the Democrats Of the
House will o see. when too late for