The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-11
Mr.. Blaine's Record.
Chicago News, Rep.l

Chicago News, Rep.1
1t is fair to suppose that the object o
the national Republican convention I,
convene to-day is TO place in nomination
a man who has spme phanae af election
The Klaipe Hen say that they are oppose,
to Arthur because he cannot be elected
but when asked to give their reasons moth
ing coherent can be obtained from them
| The fact is that one is surprised at ID,
unanimity of opinion expressed by even
the Blaine delegates from the close States
that Mr. Arthur would, if NOMINATED. pol
the fq!l patty vote OF the States they rep
resent Hut how is it with Mr.. Blaine
What have the noisy delegates who are
manipulating his tin-pan boom in the cor
ridOrs of our hotels to say to the reasons
| that are given for his inability to SECURE
majority Of electoral votesY
Fake his public record as il is made up
During his first session in C6ugress he pro
posed the great fraud by which the first
lien of the government on the Pacific
roads, amounting to 500, 100000, was sur,
rendered and was lost " tae government
! This g1eat fraad was exposed by Mr. Wash
burne of Illinois. What he received fol
his efforts to defraud the government is no
known.
His dealings with Fisher concerning
Northern Pacific stock, in which, BIZ hi,
own letters, it appears be desired to trans
fer to aim for 5000 a lot of fctitiou,
stock OF that road, is another of those trans.
actions which Mr.. Phelps, in his frantic
| efforts to clear Mr.. Blaine, could not ex.
plain.
His Little Rock and Fort Smith scheme
in which he prostituted his position a.
Speaker to assist corporation, receiving
49,, 900 6Fst-mortgage bonds and xI30.60t
in landgrant bonds, without paying any
thing himself, has never been honored with
an attempt at explanation.
His arrangement with Mr.. Scott, BY
which that gentleman took from Mr..
Blaine $4,000 worthless bonds, and, to
relieve him, put them off UPON the Uaion
explained by any officer Of that road, nar
has il ever been denied.
His destroying of the evidences against
him, as they existed in the Mulliean let
tiers pending a congressional investigation.
was a virtual admission Of the truth OF
the charges against him, which, il proved.
would have resulted in his expulsion from
Congress. His opposition in 1874 TO the
voters of the South, the defeat of which
has rendered il impossible for his party to
carry any Southern State, cannot endear
him to any Southern Republican. He
was persistent IN his efforts to defea. the
measure, and succeeded.
tie voted against the RECOMMENDATION Of
silver, and when Mr.. Hayes veto ed the bill
Mr.. Blaine was one of the nineteen Sena-
tors Who voted against passing the bill
over his veto.
In 1878 he opposed the Thurman bill
which was to compel the subsidized Pacific
Railroads TO provide for paying their
debts to the government, and was the
spokesman Of the powerful lobby to defeat
the measure.
The same year he was the tool OF the
timber thieves and made his furious at
tack on Mr.. Schurz, who was attempting
TO protect the timber lands Of the govern
ment from the thieves who we're despoilfne
the land Of It's wealth of timber.
The same year be supported measure
Tor subsldlEing certain steamship lines.
which Senator Edmunds defeated.
II i not necessary to lengtten such
record, the proof Of which is abundant IA
the records Of Congress and il the columns
Of such Republican papers ~ the Cfncin-
natl Commercial, the Chicago Tribune
the St. Louis Globe Democrat, and hosts 81
others less prominent. From the dav AZ
his nomination to the eve Of his defeat The
Republican party would Be kept busy try
ing % explain ree0Fd that admits az no
expldnalion, and 70 acquit of crimes ! can
dldate whom his own party knows = gull.
y heyond acquitlal.