The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-06
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A republican politician in New Eng
land, who has been very distinguished
member Of Congress, describing to us
once his initiation into the order of
Know Nothings, said that he shut his
eyes and jumped, not knowing how
deep ho was going down, or how nasty
he was coming up. 81 always had "A
pretty good opinion of myself" he
added, "before ] made that Jump, but |
did come up 80 nasty that I've had OK
crucialing doubts about my decency
ever since.n
After this Presidential campaign is
over, confessions Of like purport, will be
in order from several Republican poli-
tlcianS in New England, who have shut
their eyes aud jumped into Mr.. Baine's
cesspool when they knew holtor. Sena-
tor liawlty, of Connecticut, aud GOV.
Robinson, of MHssachusetls, are two.
EN-GOV. Long, OF the latter State, is
another. He is the man who nut
Senator Edmunds in nomination at Chi
cago in n speech which, although
II did not mention Blaine bv
name, tatoocd him all over by implied
ton, and was meant 10 do so. Mr. Long
fingered shivcrlng on the brink for u
little while after Blaine was nominated,
but then Jumped" and from tho re-.
ports of his successive speeches his
most charitable friends fear that when
h "cOmeS up they will not recognize
much difference between him aud The
worst of Blaiuo's lot. Here, for exam
pie, is passage In which ho asks some
shaky Republican constituents 90 sup
pose tho indispensable ubOut Blaiue's
Mulligan correspondence:
MY friends" SAYS Mr.. Long, "stp-
pose George Washington had written
Just this correspondence, and suppose il
were q critical time In the American
revolution. Where Is tho man ia this
assembly who whould have said, al will
desert the American cause aud 20 right
over to the British slider"
MIR. Longs servility to Mr.. Blaine
stopped Mt this. lie did not venture
10 ask his friends To suppOso
George Washington knoelinr nj
the feet of James Muliigan and
threatening to cut his throat aud make
Martha Washington widow unless
Mulllgan would give up some compro-
missing letters which proved that Wash.
ington had been dishonest In public
office. lie did not venture tn suggest TO
their imagination George Washington
sending u dran Of Calehouds To Warren
Fisher aud begging Fishers cor
tihcate To them rs truths for the PURPOSE
ordeceivlng the public about charges
against WashingtOn's official honor and
integrity. lie was not audacious
enough 10 draw picture of George
washington subscribing the words
"burn this letter" 90 the note
making this request Of Fisher
He did not dare to ask them
to conceive Of George Washington par.
taking OF the hospitality Ola widow
whom lie had begullsd into delusion
that no Was her husbands friend,
whereas when her husband president
Garheld) was wavering between lie
and death he, for an avaricious chance
of ollnging To office, had proposed To de-
pose him, though we'll aware that
knowledge of the proposition would DO
fatal instantly 10 the wounded man.
Mr. Long has not sunk quite deep
enough yet for these further pictures Of
George Washington In James G..
FLAMES place, But they are ia tho log
zeal line OF his comparison, and there
are five weeks yet before election dav,
and no II protty sure to sink deeper and
deeper every week.
Meanwhile we copy the description OF
HShington'S character aud example
hY two OF his contemporaries, and ask
Mr. longs Republican friends 10 con.
slider whether or not It corresponds To
the character aud example Of James 4,
Blaine, and II Il differs, wherein
i differs. washington" said Thomas
Jefferson, "was the only man In
lhe United States whopossossod the CON
hdenro ufall. There was no other one
who was considered ~ anything moro
than party leader" ellis example il
complete" said John Adams, "and II
wiz teach wisdom and virtue to magis-
trateS, citizens and men, not only In the
present age, but in future generations. /"
IN. y. Herald.