The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-29
Elaine In His own state.

II is stated that General Joshua l..
Chsnhcrnin. Pres dent OF Bpwdoin Col
lege. vii not vote for Mr.. Blaine. This
j, mu h more Signti ant than TIE fact
that NJ hudrew ID White, Pres dent
OF Corucll tnivcrsity. will vote tor the
candidate No mau knows Mr. Blaine
and his WAYS better than General Cham
berlain Chamberlain was one of the
hravcst of soldiers in the war While
Blaine was enriching himself through
Government contracts q, tanned in the
uame~ uf others by the favor of Cam
eron and Tom scott. Chamberlain was
at TIE front. where he received wounds
which imperil his life To this day He
WAS man oi ir>t-class abilitv. the
best cdu alton. and OF II patriotism and
integrity that no one ever questioned
After the uar he had II natural ambi-
tion to 70 into public lie. and he is
perhaps tn only man in Name upon
whom Elaine looked aS dan eruis
rival lie had the confidence and adj
miration o. the people, and would have
had ther support but Tor the power o.
Blaine over the political machine. He
was permitted to become Governor OF
the State. rs Blaine'S personal sctivity
and aspirations were in the National
field, but every avenue to prefcrment
in National poiti : was closed 10 him.
Mr. Blaine for years controlled the
Federal patronage of the State. and di-
rectcd the action of the Republican or
gauilatjon AT the same time. He used
hi powec rrlcntcs>lv to reward his
friends and promote his own plans. and
81 crush into submission any one who
opposed him. He was always free with
promises, hundreds OF which were new
er fulfilled, and in scores of instances
he promised the same office to more
than one man. His duplcity in politics
and in financial affairs made him many
enemies, but he contrived to maintain
his hold When he got hi friends
and neighbors' to invest $3.50. 900 in
the securities of the Fort Smith II
Little Rock Railroad he told them that
he had put in his own money, and that
theN were getting them ON the same
terms rs himself. As was afterward
proved he had not put dollar into
them. but received Sl3O, 900 of land
grant bonds and s32, 500 OF first mort
gage bonds for placing them for War
rem Fisher. The worst of ii was that
in case of other purchasers the land
grant bonds went with the other securi
ties as part consideration for the money
invested When the failure of the en-
terprse came Blaine was smart enough
To avert the indignation Of Maine people
by taking back the securities and re-
storing their money. getting Tom Scott
to take the bonds of his hands, it is
charged. at the expense OF the mon Pa
ctic Railroad tompany.
Blaine's true character became pretty
well known to the people of Maine, but
he was strong, polt ally, at Washing
ton. and had such = hold upon the party
IN the state that there was little chance
Of success Tor a revolt against him An
attempt was made nj an independent
movement. and General Chamberlain
was the leading adviser in regard 10 II.
He sNmpathiled with the Oh iect. but did
not see the way clear to sue eSS. The
dSHilection d was nevertheless, 81 strong
that thousands upon thousands OF he
publican> Went of into the tIreenback
diversion, without having any interest
in iiS uStcusine oh ect. They tried 10
have Chamberlain lea! that movement,
but he declined. Their object was in
direct revolt against Blaine The result
Was that the Greenback vote went up TO
il.rup in is7, and Il, 500 in 1879; the
Pepublicans were in the minority. and
the Governor was elected by the Legis-
lature. Gu, of this came the III ion Of
Democrat, and Greenbackcr> by which
the Republican party W : defeated n
tine State ccc,on OF 1850, when il vas
led los Blaine in person.
All this Greenback aud fusion com
g.. t.s Ii
against blaine His character was
known in his own Sta'e then, and it is
equally well known now, hut State pride
j. enlisted IN his ehslf. For the first
time the people If the Pine Tree State
tliuk They have chance for the dis
tinctjon of furnishing AN occupant OF
the Presidential chair, 1t may never
come ara.u. Most of those who are
Republicans are ready 10 forget ther
auimo> " of the past and shut their
ewes Ia the known character and the
un uncealable record of the 'andidatc
and support him ecauSe he is Il Maine
man. But General Chant erla n has 8
cons iencr too pure and eNacting to
make it possible for him Ia share in
this enthus asm. He knows Blaine too
well. and = horS the qualities that makt
M hi- public character too earnestly. Il
shut h : eyes to the past and smother
his onviyt ons on Il count Of state
pr.de He would yield TO importantly
sufficiently TO invite the candidate l,
the Bowdoiu College commencement
and make no demonstration OF hostility
aims, him, Int his vote is his own
Perhans there are other honest. think
in Republicans in Maine who. with