Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1884-09-28
BLAINE As A kNOW-NOTHINc.
Ned Buntline," the Boss Know
Nothing Organizer. Rises and
TestiileB.


Special Correspondence Of the "ohLl
STANFORD. Delaware Co., N. Y, Sept
l2.--'ro a a large class of novel readers
no person is better known or more
widely read than Col. H. 4. G. Judson,
or, as he delights TO call himself, "Ned
Buntline," aud though approaching the
allotted three score and ten, he still
sends out his fctions of the Buffalo Bill
order. to a large though not very dis.
corning or cultivated constituency. The
hero of three wars and literally riddled
with bullets, he resolutely declines to
be placed on the pension list. and is
content to pass the remainder of his
DAYS with rod and gun at eagles
Nest" one of the cosiest homes in this
mountain. on vironed and surprisingly
lovely village. Varied as been his
career. no portion of it, Is as interesting
as his connection with the Know-Noth.
ing movement CT thirty odd years ago.
Commissioned by the central authori.
ties to repair to Maine and institute
lodges, he soon became the head and
front of the "kpights" of the dark Ian.
tern in that State. Being, as he SAYS,
"youug, active, vigorous and some.
what fiery speaker there Is hardly a
spot in the land of pine trees he did not
visit and hurl his anathemas at foreign.
ers in general and Catholics in particu.
lar. Great as was the excitement of the
hour he intensified it by his impetu Gus
zenl and in visiting town, village
or hamlet thousands Aooked to
see and hear the wan was to ode.
stroy Archbishop Hughes power, prevent
the Pope from transferring his seat to
America aud take the ballot from all
Catholics, and, in fact, every person of
foreign birth" While ON his way to
speak at Bath his horse wan stopped by
person in the dark. "Buntlineh drew
his revolver. shot and killed the intrud.
err. and then drove ON to fill his appoint.
ment. This, coupled with the burning
of the Catholic churches ut Bath and
Lewiston, and the Outrage inflicted ON
Father Bapst. who was tarred and feath.
cred and ridden on rail, only served
to imhame the passion of the bigots who
shouted: :" America for Americans
oply."
As the father of almost every Know.
Nothing lodge in the State he had ample
and particular means of familiariyinp
himself with the roll of members of that
now odious order.
When asked by the writer IL It is true
that Mr.. Blaine was in fellowship with
him. he replied; "There can be no
doub of it, and those of us who were
active and instrumental in building I'M
that movement In Maine and elsewhere
never Ind any misgiyings as to where
Mr.. Blaine stood. He was with us
heart and soul. and there must be Mt
least fifty + ersons in Portland who could
if thew would prove what | saw.
"Why. when | reached Maine he was
among the first of the many peonla
whom | met. He was then younp
bright and ambitious for seat in ths
Legislature. and. M the record of bis
whole I,fe praves. ready In serve any
cause that could mid him Onr move.
ment had swept Maine. the other New
England States. and we believed would
surely sweep the nation. That Mr.
Blaine then Joined our order / knew
then know now and moke tho sta,a.
ment with all emphasis and wish to give
the words all the weight tbev will hear
"Our lodges had no sooner boen estah.
lished and in good working order than
tbs rumor GOT in circulation that the
Catholic, were orcapizino ami about to
rise AGAINST the Government. 10 conn.
teract this and to be ready for any emer.
eency. personally Organized The
'Guards of Liberty.,a secret military
order, which was to serve as an adjunct
and protector to the parent society
was made COMMANDMENT. chief and Ind
A hundred and 6fty thousand man nm.