Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-06-24
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There are many men who, when
James G. Blaine, Of Maine, the
hero Of the "bloody shirt" cam
paign, fell down In faint, after
the publication of his Mulligan let
tiers. supposed that that was the
snj OF the Pine Tree statesman.
They thought 90 because 1t would
have been quietus to an ordinary
man. Hu. Blaine is talented fel.
low with simply an intinitude Of
cheek. Amongst other of his
sources Of strength Is the fact that
he 10 the pet Of the Protestant ALI
ancs of the Quilted States. Rugged
old Simon Cameron, who made
Hayes the nominee of the Republic
can National Convention of 1873,
has put upon record his opinion
that this attitude of the Alliance
was rather singular in view Of the
fact, to employ the language of
Pinafore, that Biaine's "sisters anu
his cousins and his aunts" were de-
vout Roman Catholics. He might
have added that every male men,
Der Of John G's family, with the
exception Of himself, is also to-day
. Roman Catholic. And they are
not converts, either. Blaine him.
self 10 the convsrt-to the Protest.
ant Alliance. Simon Cameron
thought that this aspiring New
England statesman had too many
aunts in Roman Catholic converts
some of them abbesses-to render
his political role at all graceful.
However that may be, the eccen-
trioities Of James G.. Blaine are by
no means confined to reIigion-nor
his Inconsistencies either. In q GER
tain memorable bloody shirt" de-
bate in the Congress Of the United
States the following passage &C.
CURED:
Mr.. Williams-I should like to
ask the Senator did his substitute
light?
Mr.. Biaipe-No. I found out
afterward that he was q Democrat.
daughter. 1 was iuveiglsd into
hiring him without knowing who
he was.
Mr.. Eston-Did he cell himself
for half-price
Mr.. Blsine-I do not know. l
paid full price for him, more than
m average Democrat WIS worth in
war. lGreAt laughter.1
Apropos Of this passage, Mr.. Al.
thur McEwen, of Virginia City,
Nevada, writes to the New
York Sun. Mr.. Nc Even sug-
gests that sit might knock
50 large hole In the sarcasm Of the
s'fsrocioas warrior of the Senate il
s'thAt substitutes record could be
"hunted up"
The Sun which, whatever its
shortcomings otherwise may be, il
. perfect encyclopedia Of political
facts, at once responds with a
complete chronicle of Blaiue's per-
turmHucas ~ drafted man. We
csuuot do better than quote Its sue
oinct history OF Blaine AS y warrior,
even though IL should leave that
gentleman In the uuenviable role
Of braggart and liar:
III replying to the questions of
Senators Eaton aud Williams, Mr.,
Blxine implies that his substitute
did lot fight, because lie was
Democrat. 1t Is we'll to BIZ exact iu
htstorical matters, even uf trihing
import. IL WIS MOI because he Was
. Democrat that Mr.. Biaine's sub.
stitute failed to reuder any assis :
Ancs la suppressing the reUellion.
He did not 20 TO the front at all.
Political influence Of apJtent sort
WAS exertsd vt Augusta III behalf
Of the man who represented Mr..
Baine Ia the Army of the Union,
aud he Was put to easy aud useful
services In the Provost Mar-hars Of
nce In that town. Soon after, Mr..
BlAius's substitute Was detected III
forging soldiers certificates of dis
charge and draft exemption papers,
and selling them ut $3.50 apiece to
other patriots who preferred to re-
main Ut home. Upon this discov-
cry, Mr.. BiAine's substitute was
locked up in the county iail,
through the iron bars of which he
watched the varying fortunes of
tho war aud saw his principal grow
rich aud famous.
Mr.. Bisine's memory is at fault
IN another particular. He Informs
Mr.. Eaton that he paid full price
for hts Democratic substitute, That
statement IL hardly accurate. Tue
substitute was paid out OF the funds
Of The Augusta Loyal Mutual ALI.
ance, al organization of patriots
who formed pool to insure such
Of Its members az might
b drafted against the expense o
procuring substitutes. Mr.. BIaiu,
WAS y member OF this iuterestin,
association, aud had subscribed 4
it, fluid. Several years later tn,
city OF Augusta undertook to REIN
burse the subscribers to this fund
aud did so in i've per cent. twsnt,
year bonds, to meet the interest OF
which, We suppose, the people o
that town are still taxed. Their,
Also appears on the record of th
city's contingent ex penses for 1885,
the following entry:
~. Il. Blaine, for substitute.........s2co 90.
We have quite as little Chart,
for the Republican politicians Il
Congress wuo 20 on fighting til
battles that ended fourteen year
ago IS We have patience with th, ~
sx-C0nfedsIAte Brigasijer General
and Colonsls aud Msjlrs who de
light 70 exercise their rhetoric /,
parading the errors of their unsl