Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-09
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had for blaine.

A circular addressed ITO the republic
can voters Of Indiana has been issued
by the Independent Republican Com
mitteo Of that State. The committee
contains some Of the best men Of
Indiana; here are some Of their excellent
reasons for opposing the election Of the
gentleman from Maine;
"As tho Independent Republican
Committee Of Indiana, wo offer our
reasons for the course we are taking.
The day is comparatively late, but we
have the advantage Of the fullest knowl.
edge Of the candidates and of the things
which 20 to make up their fitness or un-
fitness Tor the office Of President. After
this lapse Of time, and after all the
discussion that has been had, wa see no
reason for supporting Mr.. Blaine. The
Republican party is still in the grip OF
the Keifers, the Elkinses, the Dorseys
and the Claytons, who will bring 1t to
ruin unless their hold Ia loosed, and the
election of Mr.. Blaine gives no hope Of
such release. The closest investigation
proves that after mnny years Of public
life James q. Blaine has no importa mt
service to his country to point to and
has no tangible result to show, except u
large accumulation Of wealth at the end
of line Of concealed speculations IN
property directly or indirectly connected
with Congressional legislation.
"The Mulligan letters are the Multi
gan letters still. On their face they in.
dicatc shameless corruption in public of.
flee on the part of MIR. Blaine. No other
Interpretation has been offered. No Re.
publican paper has made manly attempt
to meet these letters. On the other
hand, we have the cowardly spectacle of
the leading Republican journals Of Indi
ana standing mute In their presence, re-
fusing to print them and dishonesty de-
ceiying their readers by keeping the truth
from them. We are left but tie conclu.
sion that the Mulligan letters on their
face tell the truth about Mr.. Blaine, and
leave a stain upon his official life so deep
mud disgraceful that no honest man can,
under any circumstances, vote for him
without unwarrantably violating his duty
as citizen.
"These letters were well known when
he was nominated, and that he was new.
ertheless nominated Is conclusive proof
that the present management OF the Re-
publican party Is deaf to the call Of COM
mon integrity. We therefore recon-.
mend all who have the interests Of the
party ut heart to abstain from voting for
Mr.. Blaine.
"With equal confidence we recommend
all Republicans who regard good govern
ment as thing to be desired, to vote for
Grover Cleveland. We say this after the
fullest examination Of his official life. He
is chief officer Of q State whose cities,
prisons, asylums, public works and
oil other public departments are
ON q great scale, and have been
for ysars nests Of jobbery and
corruption; 10 perform properly the
duties of Governor of such State re.
quires sound knowledge of civil gov
ernment and unlimited uprightness and
tirmness of character. In the exercises
of this office Gov. Cleveland has shown
TINT he has qualifications of the highest
order as an executive officer. His papers
relate to his work, and are confined to
the subject in hand; they are all explicit
anu luil, anu ununSuhdult III nlthntngt
they are free from deceptive discussion
Of extraneous matters. His public acts
show him to be genuine, efficient and
thorough cvil-service and municipal re.
former. and he has bo, n this relentless.
ly, at vast expense to his own party 10
he way of destruction Of official patron.
age in the State of New York, Wo cite
the numerous reform acts which have
had his earnest cooperation during pas.
sage and his signature afterwards; also
his appointment Of the Civil Service
Commission and his other appointments
to office. He believes that public office
connects him with the people in a bust.
ness capacity before it binds him to his
party in a partizan capacity. He has
repeatedly shown that no amount of
party pressure can turn him from what
he believes to be the right course. He
has yielded to no popular elamor, but he
has been Just to all interests and mindful
Of the true welfare of all conditions Of
people. He ia such man as this coun.
try now needs for President.