The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-23
A PLAIN EPISTLE.
o THE LEADER OF THE c. o. P.
IN Open Letter To James Gillespie Blaine,
the Defeated Candidate, From
Native OF Maine, Well
Stricken In Years.


DALLAS, Nov. 22,-I have read, Mr..
glaine, your published speech, delivered
few nights since TO some of the people
20 Augusta who serenaded you, am
a old man have read considerably
snrough life have seen good deal of
.ur country, and have been close OBJ
erver of men and things, but have rare
n, If ever, seen or read in the same
pace SO much to lament and deprecate
! unjust untrue and mischievous in
purpose and when coming fresh from
II freshly defeated candidate for the
presidency Of the republic OF Washing
On, my American cheeks blanch in
-orrow, mingled with disgust. And this,
II your case, ! doubly feel, from the
act that | was born and passed my
arly life at Brunswick, almost in can
ION shot Of your present home, and
Knew well, and knew only to respect
and esteem, the Stanwood family into
which you married. | knew them as
God people. | was born there on the
9Th OF May, 1905, long before you were
orn in Pennsylvania, aud yet much
Longer before You located i'm Maine to
lecome Know Nothing editor,
blatant partisan ollice-seoker, mem
Der Of congress, confidential CORES
pondent of Messrs. Muligan d Fisher,
eoniident and helper Of syndicates,
iobbers, monopolists and guan0 in
riguers, and finally, after hercnlean
iforts aud n fair trial before a jury Of
1,O00,0O0 American freomen, con
emned and dclunct politician.
left my native state when Young and
lecame4 q steHmbOatman among the
outheEn people ON the great father
I "a waters aud It's beautiful
fluent The Ohio. The noble,
wsrm-henr,ed people among whom my
.Ot Was.cast, speedily won aud have
ven, Ietained my love. Welded life
md CHILDREN became mine, AMI for
more. than forty sears | had uol seon
ny native place. brothers, sisters, or
ther kindred, when, u obedience to
heir off-repeated heSeechments, the
nmmer OF 1872 round myself and wife
hefrBtlasls, embalmed in joyous alice
ion, enhanced Ivy the greetings of the
surviving friends OF my youth. Greely
indsNfauL We're candidates for prusi-
lent. Fred Douglas was announced to
'peak one night at Brunswick The
imearrivod, but he was not there. At
depot near by I found him, Just ar
lved and chagriued that no ono met
sim. i plotted him to DR.. Lincoln and
he rear OF tho stage. The doctor was
30 modest, and begged mo 20 Introduce
,imi and would hear no excuse. /
iereiore stepped forward and
aid: "Follow-cilizens, those of You
Who know me, know that
IN a thorough, dyed-in-tho.wooi
kentucky Democrat. but at the
came time, in tho absence Of any ono OF
ans party, | Introduce TO you the noted
-s,ored man, Frcderiok Douglass And
am happy 10 say now that he made
fredltable and conservative speech. !
leard him, Hannibal llamlin. John NJ.
Harlan, OF Kentucky, and Vicc-prosi-
dent Wilson make rational aud CON
ervativo speeches together, the Orly
malign m, malayolout and incendimy
addresses made on the occasion being
by James g. Blaine aud his recent man
Friday Benjamin Il. Butler.
Now, passing over all that has hap
pened since, look ut the same malig-
hance, malevolence and evil spirit in
our late night address Your arrogant
assumptions are unworthy of man OF
common sense or even socond-rata hon
tsty. You would have IL that all the
ilerth were Tor you and all the
s0uth against you, both solid,
and thar therefore the government
was TO be turned over 10 those you STYLE
the rebels. What DO you say OF that
lali of tho north who voted for that
plain, straightforward, honest man,
.rover Cleve and, TO beat you and REL
tire you 10 that privacy demanded bv
the national welfare? How about New
@ork, Connecticut, Now Jersey and
indianaG How about the majority in
Massachusetts, against you, though YOU
Eota pluraiity2 How about Cleveland
heating you ll,tii in Bustou2 How
an0ut your narrow escape with only 200
plurality ~ vigorous, young Michigan?
low about Cleveland gaiuing 27,O0l bou
iarheld's vote In lliusis, aud the Ger
iainiy that yOur late lieutenant not only
iell with you, but cannOt be even re-
Turned to the nate in his own state?
And, generally, how about the 4,OOO,OOO
ul American frcomon IN the north who
rejected you and Vot0d for the friend of
reform and hlueSt govern
ment, Grover ClovolBRd and hathonest,
old patriot Thomas a, Hendricksg
Non have the hardihond To assert, first
that the nogroos are bulidozed IN tho
south, and next, show your chagrin and
regret that your party forced Suffrage ON
mem ter the iu-coucealed purpose of
,uing the white mon OF the south
trough thuW for your own fatuess and
hat uf your lean, hungry friends. ON
his, ~ an old man aud strictly private
citizen, | would remark that your as
sumption iauttcrly false anu your dis
appointed rage and chagrin at your par.
iyhgroAl misiaSo iUit -cuirauchiseuiunl
scheme, w. fruit.H-, al vnfy boomerang.
eyoluuuK hHoh whence DO srrAnR. Tens
~ thousands of tua moss pn .ii:htened ne.
Sroos years ago, I'm uoarN all the south.
rrn states, discovered your hypocrisy,
your dc ire to mIslesl aud use them tol
aelhh ends, aud have since voted witt
tno Democrats. More did so In the late
election than ever before, and by thu
end OF Clcye.ud's term the great bod :
81 tnem VIII he oi Che Democratic house
hold. The thou sand lies told them a.
10 their ruin 10 Cleveland should b.
elected, viii be so potentlv and oyer
WhelminRlv disproved hy their present
Ind daily future observation that in
year or two mora it will be difficult {,
ind one who VIII admit that he voted
or blaue. They are curious people
Wo understand thom You and YOU
allowa do not and never win. We Xix,
henl Tor their simple virtues and thei
fidelity To our families In dark DAYS
You and your fellows, In heart, move
lid Ike them aud never will. Our feol
ngs spring from association, mutua
,ympeIhy and mutual dependence, pro
iucing IN thousands of cases warn
friendships. Ia families it has CONE
Town from parents to children. No,
and your follows cannot enter this, {,
vou,mYsteriOus arCana OF mutual trust
Il Is impossible; and rs men OF your ng
pass away, ny your seniors have gone,
dewer generation will never hear O
your nonsensicA calculations; but tn
sons and daughters of Maine, disabues,
VI the nightmares and auperstitions tina
nave m long beclouded and gangrsne,
yourvision, aud advertlsedo OF this gooll,
land aud ils alluring climate, with n
unbiased knowledge Of It's people. vii
some In legious 10 live with and bo q