Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-25
PORTRAIT OF BLAINE.
The Widow OF Lot VI. Morrill, Tells
What She Knows About Him.

BosToN, Sept. l6.-A staff correspon.
dent of the Boston Post has had long
interview with Mrs. Lot NJ. Morrill,. She
has received a great number of letters
from Republicans in all parts of the
country, some Of them from editors OF
newspapers that have been supporting
MIR. Blaine, anxiously inquiring for
more facts in regard to the Republican
Presidential candidate. Mrs. Morrill,
says she cannot attempt to answer all
these letters, and she does not wish to
keep her aame before the public any
more than is necessary.
81 wish to say, however," she adds,
"that know Mr.. Blaine to be very
wicked and corrupt man. Nothing but
strong sense Of public duty made me
permit the use of my name at ALL"
When her attention was called to an
editorial from the Cincinnati CONNER
ciai Gazette, charging her with envy Of
the Blaines because they could give
more entertainments in Washington
than herself. she replied with dignity
but just indignation;
"Envy! That is the very last feeling
in the world could have for Mr.. Blame
or his family. have more of a feeling
Of pity. My husband always had a
competence, and 1t was always of money
earned properly. He would never
stoep to speculation or other doubtful
means of earning money while holding
official trusts. We always had happy
home, educated our children and moved
in the best society. If we could not
give expensive entertainments it was be-
Mr.. Morrill's salary, and he did not
propose to cheat the Government. | am
very sure my husband has left more to
his family than all the money of Mr..
Blaine. What James G. Blaine will leave
is nothing in comparison. Ii they were
the last words ever uttered would say
l would not exchange the name and rec.
ord of Lot NJ. Morrill, for all the wealth
Of the Blaines."
Continuing, Mrs. Morrill, said: my
only hope is that Mr.. Blaine may be de.
feated in his attempt to obtain control Of
the Government. | hope there are
enough good people in this country to
defeat him. When there were such
simple, able, honest statesmen as MIR.
Edmunds, and such an admirable candi
date rs President Arthur to choose from,
cannot understand how Mr.. Blaine SO.
cured the nomination"
As to her first public statement, made
after she had replied to the letter from
the Ohio Republican State Committee,
Mrs. Morrill, said: 81 wrote that article
because it was true, and made il as brief az
possible because | did not wish to appear
unnecessarily before the public. More.
publican has denied its truthfuluess SO
far as have seen. Mr.. Blaine went into
Congress twenty years ago poor man,
and is now worth a million dollars. Ii
the undeniable evidence furnished the
public is not sufficient to establish his
guilt, l hardly see how l can do more.
What has Mr.. Blaine done for the eeun-
try but defraud and dishonor it? What
great speech has he ever made in favor
OF any public cause. There has never
been anything so low in the politics of
this country as his recent attempt to dis
tract attention from his own rotten rec
ord by causing attacks to be made upon
the opposing candidate. The supporters
of Governor Cleveland have my best
wishes for their complete success simply
because / believe the election of James
G. Blaine would be q shame, disgrace
anu ah injury ai'iios' irreparaoie 10 the
eoSn.ry; ~
mrs; mo'ti.i p says iur'ner n giving
what know was that of my husband. :"
In regard 70 Tue new York ir'oune
Ss 'na' was strange mat Mr..
n Morrii hsu ho' eAPresseu h,niseiI ABOUT
b,aihe wheh awe, Mrs. Morriii says;
ms .hVesn' 'he Pcopie knew III general
ABOUT MS recoru' ana AZ the proper
,ime ne wouio nave spoken mad ne
liveu. ne hau s'rons opinions out did
not seek 70 Dc unnecessarily aggressive.
BLAISE's TREAcHERY AND INGRATITUDE.
Mrs. Morrill, detailed casually the
facts about Blaine's treachery and prob.
able corruption in connection with the
Maine Senatorial question of 1850 ana
also stated what is not generally known.
that after Gov. Connor put Blaine into
the Senate in 1876. Blaine turned traitor
to Conner. and the latter. in order IN
get appointed as pension agent few
years since, had to depend upon Mr..
Morrill,, then Collector at Portland IN
help him secure President Artbnr's
favor, Mrs. Morrill, had ths lattors
OF Arthur. Conner and her bus.
band, which established R,a;na's