Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-08-27
BLAINR'S RECORD,
Tho Charges Of tho Now York Heral.
Fully Answered.

sas Fully AnBW0red.
from the Boston Journal
In the New York Herald Of July rs appeared
. lengthy Sensational article prepared for the
sole purpose Of proving that thirty years ago
Mr.. Blaine belonged to the Know-nothing party,
jects. It needs scarcely be said that what Nj.
Blaine.s political views may have been 60 long
ago, when he was very young man, ts not now
citizen. A majority Of the best public men in
the country have essentially changed their
opinions il that period OF time It is to the
progress in his political education since 1854,
and that he Is now so able and popular states
man Is commanding proof Of his constant in
tellectual growth and Of his ripe experience Is
But it so happens that the main charges Of the
Herald a. to his political opinions in 1854 and
h n9t s dns hsy so1s IT Y.
nebec Journal during the political canvass in
Maine In 1854. Mr.. Blaine supported Isaac Reed,
the Wing candidate for Governor, and then be-
a. That Mr.. Blaine was amember of the Know
nothing organization.
s. That certain n0t0us proceedings toward
were excited, or at least not dlsapproyed. by the
Kennebec Journal, Of which Mr.. Blaine was
4. That the Kennebec Journal and Mr.. Blaine
supported Arson P. Morrill,, Know nothing,
for Governor.
O.. Inat tne henneDec JOHTn0t, WIN Mr.
Blaine as one Of its editors. continued devoted
PEELED to abandon it by public sentiment
The first allegation Of the Herald is sufficient
and editors Of the Kennebec Journal during
the political campaign OF 1854 are now both
dead, and that they supported the Wing can IL
date for Governor that year in good faith. Mr..
Blaine did not become citizen Of Maine and
one of the editors OF the Kennehee Journal I'M
til several months after the political campaign
Iotr &orv, tod kl@ ol1
held.
2. Mr.. Blaine was not 9 member of the Know
nothing O. gantzation. On the contrary. learn
few weeks after Mr.. Blaine had become one Of
the editors and owners OF the Kennebec jour
nat, was nominal member Of that organization
out of the way as unit for the membership Of
freemen, Mr. Blaine commended his partner 8
resolution. -...-..s., ....
3. The riotous proceeding relative to Catholic
priests in Bath and Ellsworth took place
months prior to Mr.. Blaine becoming resi-
dent OF the State, and months prior to his be-
coming one OF the editors of the Kennebec
4 Arson P. Morrill,, whom the Kennebec
Journal supported for Governor in 1855, was
nominated by the Republican State Convention
early that year, and in the platform Of this con-
vention there was not one word or indication in
favor of the special doctrines of know-Noth-
State. Arson p Morrill, was nominated and sup
ported by the anti-slavery Wings, by the Free
Soil party, also by the Anti Nebraska Demo-
Gratis. just prior 10 the election Of that year he
was also lndOrscd by majority of the Know
No2hiugs, whose orga nization had just been intro
duced in Maine. There was contest tor the
control of that organization bet~ cen the ami
slavery mon and allies of the Democrats on the
other. Wisely OR unwisely, many anti-slavery
men rushed into it to control 1t to prevent its
Morrill, never was a member OF this oreaniza-
| ton, and never cherished a particle Of ami
mostly against the foreign born citizen. He was
then what he is to-day, at 81 years OF age, a
large-minded, liberal earliest Republican, and
us true patriot as lives within the limits OF the
! republic.
the. editors Of the Kennebec Journal, did
not remain devoted to the Know-nothing
party until public opinion forced it's abandon
| ment On the con- rary, both he and his
owners and mana. ers of the kennebec y0urMat,
did put themselves actively to the effort OF in
d%cng the members 81, Of that orgapzatioH to
party. The Maine Legislature of 1855 was not a
Know-Nothing body in spirit or purpose, but
one OF the most pure and respectable legislative
| distinctive KNOWN othings made but small
fragment OF its members. Ali OF its measures
may not have been necessary: But its act on
relative to naturalization dictated by the de-
sire to maintain the naturalization laws ntuct,
to protect them against abuse and fraud, aud
! thus prevent those shameful transactions in
| in New Xork, which were as much an outrage
against the honest naturalized citizen as the ma
tive born. Since that Legislature closed It's
labors nearly thirty years have passed, most OF
! which time the State has been under Republican
rule and during this PERIOD Mr. Blaine has been
conspicuous in leadership, while not a natural
lied citizen Of the State has been deprived of his
! rights or exper enced the least illiberal treat
nent by any action of Mr.. Blaine. 1t is because
he is in ia, or OF I'll cit1ze"s being considered
equal before the law and firmly maintainin
their rights at home and abroad that the Heru!d
In vain tries to mislead the public as to the po-
itical principles Of Mr.. Blaine and his high
character as statesman.