The Republican journal., 1878-08-29
How Emery Helps Blaine
The Bangor Commercial says


four years ago, and which he has now
ShamcessIy abandoned, and fallen to
4 abusing every one who now adhcrcs to
! the sound principles that it embraces.
! In regard To Mr.. Blaine, it will be
/ found that he has had no more efficient
J aid toward Republican control of the
state than that furnished 10y Marcclus
\ Emery. Il was HIaines good fortune to
perceive many Years ago the use that
could he made Of the conccit and impu
/ dcncc that characterize Emery. After
/ the Peek detalcdtion. Emery was full of
I that mysterious and accurate knowledge
Of hidden matters which he always as
| Sumcs and over which he shakes his wise
/ head While other Democrats who We're
merely mortal were coujcchUnaq that
much OF the fruits of the Peek robbery
had gone into Republican electionecrmg
/ funds, Emery. as reckless as he now is,
announced in his paper, the Bangor
Inion, that he had good and reliable
\ authority for the statement that S25,oo0
Of the money Went to elect the Republic
Y can congressman. This gave Blaine the
I chance that he wanted. y summons
/ brought Emery before the Legislative in
ycStiratng committee at Augusta. The
! figure that he cut was painfully ridiculous.
/ The Committees report was published in
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4 10 tlc I,pftnvnlncp If SIarrrllus hayinp
\ running meanings. SUCH as "holng In az
ne lar... ,.n3 M INA hnrn tnninr ,,,t
1T the small end thereof, Nc. From a
I N'iH '' ''iN - "'i'l' 49, We Id'lNi'l "
! our columns the following
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-' N' '>'4''' "t M Emery testimony l. a.
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-A t..r MO" lt'-" nave u llt matter, Is from
rlH"T have 4o personal knowledge My sources
" ."''' a' Oh are >hoH as s!"uIu not De VIKING
! !" I'P"I'' u matter ABOUT fecks using money
/ H. l'.'''"' XII t">tS' N"s l1eit iuu!"i nave NO
---''1 '-!ai"H '"u( y pu' i Is an inference
i'1 II Il "4.'" '-HNt "t"iH' y" "I' io HaS
/ t'eF e"HhAnlrated WIN me mas pretended 70
TIT, ,i ',. ~ Tx "i' ''i'qt 10
| the article that my informant had any personal
| knowledge or definite information abuut the mat
1 tcr understood ii was repo7t lie hal heard III
gave ME the source Of his information respect
fully de- line to give the name Of my informant or
/ to give the maine Ac gave to me
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-AN W.T. -A4efA' III lht lace OF TINS series {" mega
turli.,, th. vb"ia nlatter ~tiii ,,an,.,.J tbat
he should fee himself justified in repeating the
charges contained in has article the committee
thought " advisable 20 require the name which lie
AaI JUS, declined - give, for a. these gentlemen
whoever they might be. possessed sufficient know-
edge To convince Mr. Emery.the Committee thought
il qmte probable that they would prove of material
service NJ ieIretnE out this matter. Accordingly
Tie Committee voted to require the names. and
MF h'heFE n"' wishing 70 give them ana beng
Ia i w. a',I ~ ~ 1o'lini1t
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,Tt,4 a. r,l ,,r,I'taj bi,, fthrn bn,,rs INA a
i,,rr.d to >ii,t his cnnvenianc,. ''"1 "-
Xh.n tI,. ,.nn,,i,tn., alsi,, mat u l,- 49,
pearel and while declaring that he did not believe
ne '"Hi4 De legally compelled 10 answer the ques
u"A addressed 70 NM ne yet thought eXpedeEt
ana prudent TO do so and would therefore give the
names uldef protest lie then informed the ON
HIliee MAJ y NJ howard of bangor, was ms I'M
mediate informant ana mat towards authority
was q Irtter WAlch ne had seen from Vol 'Teo. W.
otdAi'N. 81 Augusta NJ Emery informed the
committee laal hoWafu had no more information
thah ne had himself put that CoI Stanley, he pre-
suAe.1 nag. at hnery further suggested that II
IAe ommittee should call on Louis q. towan-
redeFick A fIke. and Jas ; Pike some important
information on the point involved would doubtless
be elected
HE INDIGNANT KNOWS NOTHING.
,nvio,,s f, ,l,,,;,, oil ,,ss;t,, =; .,.,..;,, .,,
Committee at once resolved to summon Col Stan
givc the toown u ,es stn T'ela 1 appeared ana
= have no knowledge that Mr. Peck has spent
IpScS
any speh purpose In ny letter to Bangor. con
Such a. Mr. Peek himself f' Communicated to me
ana 'nat was simply that s g was his debtor 70