The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-08-23
A Letter From Mr. EIalne.

EX-Secretary Blaine has written let
ter upon the issues in Maine, where a
spirited campaign is in progress, and in
which he is taking an active part. MIR.
Blaine SAYS:
1t was, in many respects, great
misfortune that the election following
directly after the neiarious attempts TO
steal n State government was one pri-
marily IN, diving Il natural issue in the
choice of President and Vice President.
| believe there were many honest Dem
ocrats and honest GreeBbackers in the
State who sincerely desired to record
their disapprobat;on OF that iniquitous
proceeding; but they found that to 10
so in 1889 involved separat on from the
party in the National cam paign, and
abaIIdonnient of issues IN no way con-
nected with the local pol ties OF Maine.
! They felt they could not afford to turn
their backs on their honorable and gall
liant standard-bearer in the Nation to
punish the mis- leeds OF Stale oilicials ut
home. The time has now arrived, now
ever. when no such embarrassment sur
rounds the plan question of duy, and
it so happens that by the perverse de-
signs OF those who sought to impose a
fraudulent Government on Maine the
issue of that evil conspiracy is thrust
upon the people in the pending election,
whether they be willing or unwilling.
E,ery intelligent man in the State rec
ollects that thirty-seven members of the
Legislature were fraudu!ently counted
out by Governor Garceion and his
council, and would hare been de-
prived of the seats To which they
were chosen by the people, and spurious
members installed in their places, if it
had not been for the interposition of
the Judiciary The opinion of the SUI
preme Court was asked in perfectly
regular and constitutional manner, and
the answer given by that tribunal de-
stroyed the conspiracy against the rights
OF the people. The opinion of the court
was so strong, its discussion OF the ele-
mentary principles of republican gov
eminent so able and so comprehensive,
that it secured the admiration of q much
wider circle than those directly interest,"
ed in its conclusions. IN the pending
election, therefore, the most important
local question is that of sustaining an
honest and independent Judiciary.
IN addition to this importan; issue,
the election of 1882 involves many ques-
\ tions of National importance, questions
4 which deeply affect the prosperity of
the people of Maine. Whoever neglects
/ to make his influence felt in the pend
/ ing campaign disregards interests which
| pertain to his own future and his own
| fireside. The choice of four represent
atives in Congress and of a Legislature
that shall appoint n Senator of the
| United States brings directly before the
! people every issue that is involved in
! the administration of national govern
ment. Upon every question which par
ties divide in this country, The interest
of the people of Maine must lead them,
after sober second thought, to support
! the Republican. BY the spread OF
manufacturing industries, by the growth
OF agricultural interests, the people OF
Maine become every year more and
more interested in the maintenance oi
! protective tariff No candid man be-
1 lieves that the protective tariff viii
! be upheld for n single year il
! the opponents of the Republican
! party should come into power, and by 50
much as any voter i'll Maine helps to ele-
vate free-traders to power, by so much
he aids to imperil the manufacturing and
agricultural interests of the State: and
not less so in the matter of ship-build-
| inw. Two out of every three candid
/ free-traders outside of New England
will probably declare that if their arty
/ ceed to admit foreign-buiit ships to
American registry, and would break
down what they term the odious mo-
nopoly of the coasting trade. Causes
which need not here be enumerated
have imposed a long list of hardships
upon the navigation interests OF the
country; but the free-traie e party is the
only one which has proposed to allevi-
ale these hardships by the utter deStrJIc-
ton of the navigation interest itself"
On consideration OF the third point
| Mr. Blaine SAWS: The Legislature TO
be elected viii have the important duty
of appointing Senator of the United
States. Every Republican knows in adj
vance that he is voting for Frye, and
that nothing is to be left TO the chance
or uncertainty of caucus. 1t is worth
the jealous effort OF all who cherish re-
publican principles to see that Maine S
position in the Senate, now so honorable
and so strong, shall not be impaired or
imperiled by the result of the pending
election. Our prospects are so prOmiS-
ing, the surroundings of the party in
Maine so auspicsous, That we all have
heart and courage for the work of the
campa On The divisions that distract
Republ cans elsewhere are unknown
| among us, and it may be our happy
fortune, by unity and victory, to set an
example TO the Republican party of the
whole country, and thus 10 induce har-
mony and cooperation, which are in.
dispensable to success"
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