Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-04-25
liffnck on AIr. Blaine.

AMI every other person who il was allege'
had al interest IN The matter. have dcnie,
any knowledge OF such Transactions.
The Boston Adrertiser. in an editorial
thus discourses concerning the charge:
Professional des.roycrs Of the repuiG
lion OF public men Mil be both amused
aud veX at The laundering iucapScity O
uae ut tEeir apprentices, who has under
taken thc 100 Of breaking Down the char
sc,e- oil 1ir Baine. We Go not forge
that there are mAly mcn-and newspA
res -thd never g. ail even 10 bear lh'
,nd oi lac charges. much less listen In The
u.her side. before stopping their ears aud
shouting guilty.
This story asont Air Blaine, however
does 40, even have the merit ct being
well invented. An analysis Of i; would
al oace expose lis imprO0ab.l8y. ~ a
meeting al ;ho directors Of "a great raj
road. one of the m,mbeys ol the board
asks where Sum OF money has gone, and
,.l.is p resolution "a inquiry TIE out-
siac pubic believes that the directors ol
rJrprsaJoC, have il-Ai 90 examine The
BOOKS ct tscir tr,.smers, even II stock
holders have lot. Bat in this case VIC
aie asked % believe that the Treasurer
legged the impairment director % "it-
draw bis resolution because IL would
iuulicate Mr. Biaiuc. Then, did not the
answer sell impllca,e hlm as not
Ike harm 81 Joue whicL Mr.. RollIus Is
asserted 20 nave deprecated? DID not
the director snake himself an acCOmplcc
m a cOrrut. transaction by keeping
silence, Do TIE directors OF the Pacific
Railroad pGtMsa ihe disposition they make
ot tleir money! Does The company
p,rmi. the treasurer, or any body else 10
cxpeud sums OF So 900 without q vote
Oh ,uu directors The necessary answers
TO these questions show the improbabilliy
OIL. iue s,vly Is il was hrs; told.
Bat the inventor Numbered again when
be permitted Tue knowledge oil tie charge
he was about - bring TO leak out IN
advance. NJ. Blaine was thereby enabled
10 pronounce the story untrue, and 10
bring tue proofs OF It's laislt1 a. the same
umC that The "Lhuaderb5l.' was discharg-
ed. We DO %, know how The dcnia.
could De moro emphatic or the proof tha:
The Story was untrue more complete
Probably Nj. Blaine did uo' expect 10
escspe from such charges ..- tbs which
comes iIOu Indianapolis. Cey,alu,y none
OF his friends cou.t nave expected T. iuT
HIM Bu, The skilled detrac.uIs have not
We. made ready Tor The assault. They
viii not attack him with a story 50 easy
10 be disposed oil - this Que. They bring
charges that IL Is "dillicu,, 10 DIspgOye.
Homes; Democrats teplyre The -,tion OF
members OF their own party who desire
% destroy the reputation Ct honest men,
that party Interests may be advanced, as
is evidenced 10y The following ccmmuni-
cation 70 tae Portland Press:
am democrat. and DO not write TO
tell YOU that am going 20 vote the yepub-
hcan ticket, OF that | am tired OF what
YOU i.ypaut,y deuoGuco as the Bourbon
patty. such is not Tue case. have
yo-et nay party ticket, aad l propose 20
DO so IN the Iu.urc. have no sympathy
with Your crowd. and have no intention
Of voting lJr James c. Blaine il the
republicans nominate him Ion l1c Ptcsi-
derCI
Bu, IS Ltmocya, Who Las auown Mr..
Blaine tor q number OF Years. and know
SJmC,hiu- OF lis reputation - q business
man aud +. citizen, / can but express my
DISCUS. e., The course many democratic
lapt,s axe pursuing and have pursued
q lao
In.s Is t.u, u The ArgiS IL particular. -
For twelve ye4I, O.. mas pursued him with
The mauSuuy %! one apparently .yeuziod.
/. has accused Jim of aImos, every pos
sib.e ol,uce. The other day II uuwi.
ung.y declared Is policy 10 be ANY Ih.Dg
TO beat Blaine.
Ia pursuance OF ;hat yJicj. the other
moruil- that paper headed a sensational
despatch accusing Mr.. Blaine vita SOME
Irregular connection HI,h the P4citic Raj
road. "C.usht ~ i.st." and the like
O.Ley p.pe.s printed The promp, dculA.
Of Tie p..,.-s Who were connected WIKI
Mr. = aar. lu the scandal, and stalled The
denial IL their headlines. Not - the
-4rgU.. j. did not even print the letters
but IS ob,cJge!, a possible said that Nj
Blaine had received letters icOm the PaI-
ties deny NJ ANY knowledge OF the trans
action. They made Ae utmOs. OF tu-
charge aud The leas, possible Of the reiu-
lalion No, cJa,cu, with this, The editor
followed the desis Gu the next dag vi
an editorial iSnorius The deuia. aud add
iug 10 tue latest scandal. The old Credit
MOoi.ier charge. which, so far Is Mr.
Blaiue was concerned, was Telu.ed by s
democratic committee.
Iuis Is only = sample OF the misrepr-
sensations OF Mr.. B.alne by the Irg0s and
other democratic journals. Week all
week, column site. column of abuse anC
Islander are published about Blaine.
One would ;hjus tha: these editor
would see that they eilec. nothing Mr.
Blaine irou Being IN obscure man, ba:
risen 10 q ua,iona. reputation, and 10 TIT
leadership oil his party in the nationa
House. lie lbs been investigated. hunted
DETAINED and abused, yet he stands be tel
with the people of Maine today than eyel
before, and Is oest appreciated by thos'
who have had business relations will
INN and know him most Intimately.
Now. tor policy's sake. isn't Il abou
time that democratic papers give up thi;
TRADE against Blaine until something ha:
been proved against him? Isn't Their,
= danger thai democrats will become
disguised with this constant Anything
10 beat Blaine"
4 Teto,