Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-06-07

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WEDNESDAY MORNING. June 7, 1879.
END OF THE CONSPIRACY.

END OF THE CONSPIRACY.
We gave yesterday in our editorial col
umns and dispatches all that was received
up to the hour of going to press, OF the re-
markable transactions of Monday in the
House of Representatives resulting in the
complete and triumphant vindication of
Mr.. Blaine, from the imputations cast up
on him from the imagined contents of GER
tain letters that were clearly his private
property. We repeat on the first page of
this issue, the dispatches, publishing them
in full, together with the letters.
There is no prouder moment in Mr..
Blaine's life than when he held up the
package of letters, coupled with the stir
ring words, "But am about to show the
letters. l thank God Almighty that am
not ashamed to show them. There they
are. There is the very original package.
With some sense of humiliation, with
modification which do not pretend to
conceal, with sense of outrage which
think any man in my position would feel,
invite the confidence of forty-four mil
lions of people and ! will read these let
ters."
We cease to wonder at the applause
that followed upon these brave, honest,
golden words. Reviewing the course of
the investigating committee. which had
resolved itself into body to dig the polit-
ical grave of James G. Blaine, he turns
his back upon them, and appeals to the
confidence of forty-four millions of the
American people. Mr.. Blaine has now
submitted his letters to this immense but
impartial jury, that will not err. Their
verdict is found in the thousands of re-
joicing hearts that have been relieved from
intense anxiety, and from every part Of
the country will come the verdict
mot Guilty"
The contents of the letters are such as
are likely to pass from one business man
to another. They contain nothing that
can be construed into fraud or an attempt
al concealment. Their statement of busi-
ness matters, are fair, square and frank.
They throw no discredit upon Mr.. Blaine,
but on the contrary exhibit his generous
and noble nature in his business transac-
tions with men, allowing them to make
terms of payment that will not prove dis
tressing to them. Once or twice he be-
comes short of money, and urges quite
earnestly the payment of notes already
overdue. How does this coincide with
the democratic furore about his "immense
wealth" and that he is millionaire ?'
BY exhibiting these letters, Mr.. Blaine
has put his case before the country in
strong light, and has clearly shown the
outrage that the subcommittee attempted
to commit upon his rights as citizen by
demanding his private correspondence.
not only before it had been shown that it
related in the remotest degree to the SUBJ
iect under investigation, but after it had
been clearly proved that but one letter,
and that indirectly, referred to it at all.
In the scene of Monday, even Hunton, the
chairman of the investigating committee,
stated that he had no right to see or read
Mr.. Blane's private correspondence, even
when asked by Mr.. Blaine TO do so. Why
did he objectp Because no gentleman of
honor would do so. What must be Mr..
Hunton's opinion of Mulllgan, who not
only read. but stole letters that did not be-
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ington, when not asked to do so by the
committee, and further threatened TO use
them, not tor the public good, but as a men,
ace and weapon to defend himself from
the just and natural consequences of his
own misrepresentation.
But the climax In that remarkable scene
in the House on Monday, was reached
when Mr.. Blaine charged the investigat-
ing committee with suppressing impor-
tant testimony. Knott could encourage Mr..
Mulligan, with batch of private and
harmless letters, but could sup
press telegram from Josiah
III. Caldwell, completely exonerat-
ing Mr.. Blaine This shows the depth
and depravity Of the conspiracy against
Mr.. Blaine. The slander hounds had re-
ported that Mr.. Caldwell knew too much
about this Blaine affair, and had fled to
Europe to get rid of being investigated
As soon as the matter came to the notice
of Mr.. Caldwell, he promptly telegraphed
the committee, and on Thursday morning
last, at o'clock, the committee received
the despatch, completely exoneratng Mr.