The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-24
CONGRESSMAN HEWITT TAKES
THE HIDE OFF JIM BLAINE
AND HANGS IT ON THE
FENCE.
Declaring Him to be the Champion De-
famer and Fraud of the Grant
Party.

New YORK. Oct. 2O.-Congressman
Abram 8. Hewitt, at Democratic mass
meeting to- night in Cooper Institute, got
off scatbing attack On ex-Speaker Blaine,
Of the house OF representatives. a great
portion OF which WIS careful review of
Blaine's record. Among other things Mr.
Hewitt said: The republican leaders seek
TO divert attention from the extravaganza
and corruption of the administration by
interposing the bloody shirt and cloud of
calumnies against Democratic can lidates
between the public gaze and monument
of infamy which the Republican party has
| reared inscribed all over with frauds,
among which the most conspicuous are the
New York custom house frauds, the usur-
patton in Louisiana, the Credit Mobilier
iniquity, the Freedmens savings bank
swinde, the Black FRIDAY operations, the
post Office straw bids, the Emma mine dis
grace. the Belknap post traderships, the
BOSS" Shepherd villainies, the sate-rob-
berry conspiracy, the Indian ring robberies,
the San Domingo job, the Venezuela
conspiracy, Atty. Gen. Williams's landau
let, Belknap's soldiers gravestones, the
back pay steal, the Babcock revelation, the
Bristow and jewell removals, the Robson
irregularities, the removal of Henderson
and Dyer, of Missouri. and the removal OF
Yaryan and Pratt of Washington. Among
the men most notorious IL
THIS WORK OF CoNCEALMENT,
vituperation and misrepresentation, is
j. G. Blaine. But those who live III glass
houses must not throw stones. Mr.. Blaine
has record which will not bear examina-
ton. Mr.. Blaine delivers substantially
the same speech wherever he goes, occa-
sionaliy interfering or emitting particu-
lar statement, according to the latitude OF
his remarks. Thus, in Ohio he spoke OF
Judge Clifford as giving judgment to q
rebel against Dow, principally, for sugar
seized ON his plantation by a foraging
party from his regiment, and of the Judge
himself as an ingrained, hungry Democrat
double-dyed and twisted, dyed in the wool
and coarse wool at that. 1t is a grave
offense to apply such language to an hon
orable and learned Judge of the suprem,
court, and 1t is much graver offense i
the allegation be false. Now the allegation
is absolutely and entirely false, and | ap
ply to it
THE GOOD OLD SAXON WORD LIE,
which II is, and which 1t deserves. Mr.
johnson called it malicious falsehood
MIR. johnson was not rebel He was
loyal union man, whose property was con
fiscated by the rebels because he was loyal
He offered to furnish Gen. BOWS regi
ment with whatever supplies they nigh
require on his simple receipt. but tn
party acting under BOWS express order
stole the property and would give no re
) ceipt, for which act Mr.. johnson ha
properly brought suit and recovered judg
D ment The facts were matters of publ
e record. Mr. Blaine had full access t
them. He is a public man. responsible
for his utterances and it is no justifcatio
! for him or his friends, alter the use OF sue
language, to say that be was deceived
y But the peculiarly of Blaine is that be i
{ perfectly reckless in his assertions when b
: thinks the proof is not at hand to conviC
r him of falsehood. have carefully watche
e his mode of dealing with the house c
i representatives, and | can produce man
instances to prove the justice of this crit
{ cism on his public utter aDces."
o After referring to Blaines possession c
s the Fort Smith and Little Rock railroa
e bonds and the fix their ownership had e
a him into and his seizure and Appropriate
of
THE MULLIGAN LETTERS
: for the purpose of SURPRISING or destroy
ing them. Mr.. Hewitt said: Moreover
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