The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-12-27


in New York City, to beyond Harlem,
and vet Senator Hawley said in his
Brooklyn speech that stealing under
Republican administration had been re-
duced- to a minimum" = Washington
Cor. Louisville Courier-JouraGl
Can Not Laugh Them Out Of Exist
ence.
The friends of Mr.. Blame can not
laugh out of existence the Mulligan-
Fisher letters which were lately gwen
to the world They are altogether too
serious, for they are the missing Inks
of chain of evidence going to show
that Mr. Blaine proited in an illegit
innate way from his position as Speaker
of the House of Representatives; that
he traded on his private information rs
a legislator; that he accepted Pay, for
his Influence and his Information.
| and that in variety OF ways he
showed that he was not the honorable,
upright man that he should be in order
to serve tae people properly a. thei'
President - % 80
It is urged in one Republican news
paper that Mr.. Blaine acted in this mat
| ter as q lawyer. and that it ought not
| to be expected that man of his ability
will give himself UP. entirely to the
/ country, to his personal sacrifice and
4 with only poverty ahead as a result OF
his conscientiousness. Well, there are
MANY honest men whoswould gladly
have relieved Mr.. Blaine of these
political thouors aud this personal
sacrifice. He ascepted and retained
them of his own choice. II it is neces-
/ sary that there shall be but one road
Z for a representative man.. and that, in
taking that he shall abandon all others.
there are enough men as good as Mr..
D Blaine who are prepared to enter upon
4 it. After all, wealth is not the only
thing to. which ambition aspires.
( Political honor has in some eyes
value. beyond anything possessed by
! wealth. This is certain mo man can
faithfully serve two masters. Ii he
, serve the State he must make some
perseusl sacrifices. If hedesires to act
as lawyer he must leave the State to
{ the MANAGEMENT of other men, The
1 question is an old lone, and has never
been settled to the entire satisfaction OF
the lawyer legislator; but the State can
not afford to have servants who appear
8 flor IL to-day and for It's enemies to-
2 morrow.
The defense is, however. ruled out by
Mr.. Blaine himself. In the letters just
published he spoke like . guilty man.
| He il intelligent, and he knew his guilt
| better than anysother man did. His
J dealings with Fisher and Mulligan were
q to be kept very QUIET. He disposed OF
: RAILROAD bonds after the manner of men
who steal under cover of the night.
q His knowledge and estimate of the guilt
e are shown in the agonizing letters beg
# ging for silence, and in the letter of in.
/ dorsement the signatures to which were
y pleaded for with the most bringing and
: abiect humiliation and fear. If Mr.
T Blaine had acted as an agent or an at
y torney in placing these bonds and in
= bringing about the legislation to make
% them valuable. he would have writer
> no such letters. He would have helt
If his head high--for.a lawyer may prop
L erly do what many another man woult
y shrink from doing. No. lawyer is il
rs the habit of saying: "heep my nam'
n quiet" .Noone will ever know from
W me that have disposed of single dol
a lar;'3, ..Pray let me know whatI am t
j. expect;' ssBurn this letter." etc., etc
Oh The people can not afford to have .
their President man who is ashamed
20 as lawyer or representative, of his own
81 acts. The spectacle of man destine'
Is to be President going on his knees &
beg such men as Fisher and MufligaI
~ for mercy would be so humiliating +
is the chief Office that it would be dishon
es or to every man, woman and child O
be our SO, OO0. 900 people. We say :.sue
no linen as Fisher and Mulligan. .Vh4t
an \ ever the result OF their disclosures, m
he body can respect them. They hav
ed held this rod over Mr.. Blaine goo
e. many years. and that it should descen
", at this critical moment is evidence ha
NO they are quite as malicious rs they ar
L. patriotic, The agony of MIR. Blain
95 during all this time would have melte
ID better hearts than theirs, and that 1t di
wo not do so merely serves to show ths
W. the Republican candidate in his yesrr
on ing for wealth got into company as we
as business which an honorable ma
as would avoid as he would pestilenc'
on Some time since Mr.. Blaine declTe
lus that he desired no magnanimity on Il
as part of his opponents. 1t was bo
Ill declaration, and under the circumstan
he es which inspired it 1t was offensive.
NO / is time for magnanimity, and there
ain 4 no man who reeds it more than he..
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