The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-02

The story told IN the press dispatches
this morning pretty effectually settles
Mr.. Blaine case for the present at least.
IT he should submit the letters he
obtained from Mr. Mulligan. and has
retained In bad faith to tho COMMITTEES
and they prove to be as innocent as he
claims they are. he may recover some
thi,Gsof his lost ground But until he
does this the emphatic Judgement Of
tho country must he that the charges
against him are true. and that he has
used his high place for corrupt ends aud
UNANIMOUSLY betrayed the trust OF his
people.
| 1t is easy TO understand why even Il
Christian statesman like Mr.. Blaine.
who prays and hiesscs his meat and
piously condemns tho Southern people
to tho bitter vengeance of tho patriotic
North. should object under ordinary
circumstances to have his private CORE
spondencc printed in the newspapers.
But ii is not likely that Mr Mulligan,
who Mr.. Blaine himself admits TO be IN
honest and intelligent gentleman. would
have been silly enough to have pre-
sented to the Investigating committee
or to have subsequently published let
ters appertaining only to Mr.. Blainc's
family matters. or other such delicate
affairs as transpirc in every mans life
and it Is equally improbable that
Mr.. Blaine should have so much dreaded
the publication OF such letters as to have
obtained them from their custodian
under a false pretext. refused to return
them, refused to submit them to the com
mittec, and thus forced the country to
conclude that they related to and
convicted him Of the damaging
charges against him. and which
the committee are investigating.
Even II these letters are likely to show
some little deviation from the rigid path
OF Christian life, but contain no cyi-
dence of corruption in his high office,
with the whole country watching eager
ly for the confirmation or refutation of
the charges against him, Mr.. Blaine
should have promptly complied with
the request OF the committee, accom-
panied as it was with a promise not to
make the letters public, and submitted
them for examination The extraordi- |
nary conduct Of Mr. Blaine can only be
accounted for upon one hypothesis, and
that She is guilty.
Nor does this exposure effect him \
alone. 1t strikes at the Republican /
party itself Mr.. Blame has long been a 4
honored and admired leader of 4
that party. Only few months ago.
when he stood UP in the House to evoke /
from their shades the sad memories Of
the war. marshaling around him the
phantoms ofthe Union dead, and cursed
the Confederates from jefferson Davis
to the last half starved private who fell
at Appomattox, calling upon God to
wreck vengence upon the rebellious and
disloyal South. the Republicans from
one end OF the Union to the other were
frantic with enthusiasm, and proclaimed
him the leader and the prophet of the
party. And now he is the foremost man
n the lists for the candidacy Of the
Republican party for the highest
office in the Republic. The Republican
party cannot escape the responsibility
md shame OF Mr.. Blaine's guilt. The
party created him and has
IGNORED and advanced him. He is part |
md parcel of the organization All its
losts were struck with admiration when
lie cursed the South, and the South re- :
urning good for evil, now wishes all its
losts JOY in their leader, who has
urned out to be swindler and little, If
ny, better than thief.