The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-10-02
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JAMES G. BLAINE.

His Doubtful RecOrd-He Votes Against R'mon'
eizIng Silver-As Speaker OF the House he
Forms Committees Favorable to Credit MObll-
ier-And the Union Pacific Il. r. Company
Buys His Worthless Little Rock and Fort
Smith r. II Bonds, and Pays Well-The In
VestigatiOn In 1875 and the Exposure He Cap
lures the MulliRsn Letters and SuppTesSes the
Dangerous Ones-His Brain Attack.
James G. Blaine, United States Senator
from Maine, spoke in Canton on Mon
day. Our people should know who is
James G. Blaine. abm.
As one might expect, Blaine is "stal-
wart," and denounced Hayes bitterly in
speech in the Senate, for Withdrawing
the troops from South Carolina and Lou
isiana, and permitting the duly elected
Governors, Nichols and Hampton, to
assume and exercise their duties without
military interference. Allthis James 6.
Blaine denounced. A subservient tool
of the money power, he would rule by
!! force.
He opposed remonetizing of silver,
and voted to sustain Hayes's veto; the
bill, however, was passed by two o'thirds
vote in both houses of Congress, Hayes's
veto and Blaine's vote to the contrary
Notwithstanding,
He became o member of the lower
House of Congress early in the war, and
in due time became Speaker, serving as
such when Credit Mobilier was using
corruptly the Republican Congress. The
Speaker having the appointment OF the
committees, could favor and serve the
Union Pacific, Credit Mobilier knaves.
In the House, on June 9th, 1875, Mr..
Blaine rose to a question of privilege,
and addressed the House on the investi-
CATION into the Union Pacific and North
ern Pacific matters, in which his name
was entangled, He sought to play the
bluff game, and overcome the develop
ments before the committee four or five
days previous.
The committee had accidentally got on
the track of Mr.. Blaine, and compelled
the attendance of James Mulligan of
Boston, to testify before them. On the
last day of May, 1875, the witness, in
testifying, spoke of letters from Blaine
that he had. At once Blaine's counsel
moved an adjournment till next day,
claiming to be too eick to go on. The
committee adjourned till next day, and
when they met, witness made a state.
ment before going on with his testimony.
After the adjournment the day before,
Blaine called on him and asked about
the letters in his possession, and asked
him to give them up to him. This he
declined to do. The witness said Blaine
almost got down on his knees and plead
for mercy, saying they would ruin him
for life; and when the witness further
declined, Blaine asked him to think Of
his wife and six children.
He let Blaine examine the letters in
the presence of Fisher and Atkins; and
after getting them back he retired to his
room, and Blaine followed him, and
wanted to look at the letters again. He
let Blaine again have them, when he
(Blaine) kept them. The witness said
Blaine asked him if he would not like a
consulship. Blaine even talked Of sui.
eide.
Mulligsn said Blaine admitted in one
of bis letters that he had realized $64
900 on the bonds. 1t seems there were
several bond matters, and Fisher and
Atkins, had had some dealings with
Blaine.
We can only touch upon these matters.
This ex xposure no doubt defeated Blaine's
nomination for the Presidency by the
Republican National convention. Short.
ly after this he was prostrated by brain
attack, which laid him up for some time.
The attack occurred as he was about en-.
tering church on Sunday, and seemed
to come at convenient time.
The speakers on Monday were Blaine
and Gibson. Honest citizens of all par
ties may Judge Of the influence such
men should have. Are they proper per.
SONS to give honest teachings, to honest
people