Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-01-24
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AUG STA,
Thursday Morning, January "a, 1878.
Massachusetts, senator's RULED.

Senate of the United States upon the oc-
casion of presenting the statue of Gov.
King of Maine TO the National Gallery.
has informed our readers of the attack
made upon Senator Blaine by the two
senators from Massachusetts because OF
his remarks upon that occasion. Those
two senator's it seems were not pleased
at the mention made of Massachusetts IN
connection with Gov, King. Indeed
Massachusetts did not appear well that
day viewed in the light OF the times OF
Mr. King. The record that she made in
the war of 1912 as contrasted with the
patriotic attitude of the people OF the Dis
trict of Maine at that time is one which
we have no doubt her senators and all
her people would be glad to have buried
out of sight forever. Maine struggling,
bleeding, by land and sea, for the nation
al government against the insolence and
oppression of Britain Massachusetts lead
ING off in the Hartford convention, de-
nouucing the war, refusing the support
not picture that Massachusetts in these
times can look upon without a feeling OF
shame.
But why should Mr.. Dawes or Mr.. Hoar
be indignant at the remarks OF Mr.. Blaine
He was speaking for Maine as in duty
bound. His subject was one OF our States
Vrandest historic characters. The occa-
sion demanded reproduction of his pub
lie life from the lips of the orator, and the
GROWING events of that public life were
those connected with the war of 1912, the
separation of Maine from Massachusetts,
and the formation OF the government ct
the now State and it's starting out as one
of the family of the United States. There
was nothing for Mr. Blaine to do but to
speak as he did if he spoke at all of Gov.
King as the occasion demanded. Should
the history of Maine aud her heroes and
statesmen of the early days be blotted ont
because forsooth the recital might touch
the pride of some Massachusetts, sena
tor or injure the feelings of the aristocratic
descendants OF the Hartford convention
rederalsts of the old Bay State Should
Mr.. Blaine have presented the statue OF
Mr. King with an apology to the Senate
for his best deeds, and a lament that
Maine was more patriotic than
Massachusetts in the second war with
Great Britain or that the people of Maine
were independent and stout hearted
enough to struggle for separation from The
parent State As Mr. Blaine well said in
reply to his ASSISTANTS. you might as well
attempt to write the history of Abraham
Lincoln without mentioning his illustlious
struggle with the Rebellion as to under
take to mention the public services OF
William King, the first Governor of Maine,
and omit the acts and events connected
with the war of 1912 and the struggle OF
Maine to break away from Massachusetts
Whatever others may think about this
matter, there is no true son Or daughter of
Maine, either within or without the limits
of our good State, that will not arp'aud
the fidelity with which Senator Blaine up
held the record of our State and its dislin-
guished men in the remarks made in the
Senate.
The most unfortunate thing for Massa-
chusetts in connection with this affair was
that her senators should have manifested
the bad temper which they displayed, and
the worse ignorance they showed concern
Ing the history of Maine and Massachu-
sets. Facts which nearly every school,
boy in Maine is familiar with were entire
~ unknown to the two honorable Massa-
chusetts senators. Mr.. Hoar retired early
from the contest, but not early enough to
prevent the making of weak exhibition
of himself and disclosing that the disgust
which he expressed was only an avowal
that he was unable to sustain himself in
the melee. Mr.. Dawes held out a while
longer than his colleague, only to be at
last so effectually silenced by the replies
of Mr.. Blaine, that the country cries
shame upon him as the papers are read
which recount the disaster that befen
him. The Cancellation organs of the State
will now have to come to the rescue of
their senators. The honor of the State
demands that something shall be done.
Very likely they hope this is the last they
shall hear of Gov. King. He was ter
ror to Massachusetts living, and the stat
ne of the dead hero, after the scenes of
Tuesday, will be a reminder of those
days of which the State and its senators
had better keep discreet silence.
The Money Question i'm the Leg
tslature.
The vote taken yesterday in the Hou Q
upon the resolve in favor of sound cur
rency, which passed the Senate several