, 1876-06-03
k1R. BLAINE As A CANDIDATE.

Do Republicans give full weight to tho
consequences upon tho success Of tho Re-
publican party which 1nny result from the
furious onslRughts upon tho personal and
official record Of Mr. BLAINE? 1t should bo
borne in mind that these charges are not
produced OF presented by tho Democratic
parsy; they have been prepared in advance,
and fortified with ciscumstantial evidence by
tho rivals, or the friends Of the rivals, Of h1r.
l3LA1aE. viz, CoNKLrSo and MORTON. They
have succeeded in establishing tho no longer
deniabls fact that for long series Of years.,
whi1o lii. BLAINE has been in Congress- and
while Spcaker, he has been an extensive
dealer in tho various forms Of wiltl-cat rail-
road investments, acting for himself, and for
tho corporations, and for brokers. All this
docs not involve criminality Of conduct but
tho fact OF his selling those speculative
bonds for spectators IN attostcd by his
own account Of sales furnished in his own
handwriting. There arc runors that nd
titionnl scandals Of the same general char-
actor arc yet to bo produced.
We havo at oil times had high opinion OF
tho personal and political character Of Mr..
t4@4-A VI 4tAo k'AtAtCk0At AAkSA4ECkA.
alability, and have considered him as eminent
ly qualified for tho duties of the Executive Of
fec. But tho Republican party owes nduly 10
the country. Wcbclievet tho SUCCESS of the lto-
publican party in the present election of
vital Importance to Nil tho greAt interests Of
the American people, and VIC consider that
tho party cannot jeopnrllizo the interests of
tho country nnd its own succcss by nominat-
ing Il candidate SO overwhelmed with acc.lsa-
tiona preferred by Republicans, that from
ilrst to Inst tho party must oct on tho dcfcn-
sivo rs to tho personal integrity Of its canli-
date Tho country IL extremely sensitive,
aud justly 30, rs to the interference Of tho
great railroad corporations with the legisin-
| ton Of Congress. There aro now before
Congress, IN various formE, applications for
Governmental aid III tho form OF grants OF
bonds amounting to soyerM hundred millions
of doilarR, besides permanent addition to
the payments for interest. 1t IL uudoniablo
tlat all theso Eailroad gpeculutors regard Mr..
DLAlNE's probable election with extreme f.
yor, and their advocacy Of him will haye an
immensely damaging elect upon pub
! liz sentiment. Ilin record On this
| railroad subsidy business has ulroeGy
been extensively published ty his Republican
competitors. uo entered Congress iu Do.
cembor, 1868. At that session tho pacitlo
Railroal Hing proposed the great fraud by
which the SECURITY the Government hc!d for
its previous grants Of SG4,000,o0o Of bonds
with thirty years. interest was changed from
first to stcond mortgage on tho rohds.
Mr. WAsuBunsE, Of Illinois, thoroughly ex.
posed this fraud, and moved to strike ont
tlae section making tho change. Mr.
blaine voted with the majority against
striking out, and tho mortgage Of tho United
States, for principal and interest. amounting
to over $l00. .o00,tKl0, became utterly value.
! less. Dir. DLA1NH voted for the hI! aud sup.
lostcl 1t.
Tho Government granted 60,U>o, 600 acres
| Of land To the Northern Tacit1o Railroad
Company, Tor which Mr. BLA1NE voted aud
| worked to pass 1t. On tho bill to grant
SG9, ,01D, 600 Of bonds to JAY Coo1E's North
| ern Paci6o Railroad, when tho vote was
taken. MIR. blaine arose and said that hs was
| paired of III favor OF tho scheme against
b1r. THOMAS, OF Maryland who, IL present,
would vote against it, md In TINT case he
would vote for it. Tho bill was defeated
through the powerful opposition Of E. D.
WAsunuRsE, JouN wEarwoar1r, and J. L.
FAaaswoRra, Ut 1llinois, who looked upon it
as gigantic swindlo on the National Treas.
ury. Mr BLAINE has supported generally all
tho proposed legislation asked for by tho
railroad companies, though during the six
years ho served w Speaker his uame does
| not appear Oh the lists Ut recorded votes,