Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-09-25
Senator Hoar on blaine.

gorge =. Hosr, the distinguished
ts Senator Of Massachusetts,, in a
Salem, in that state, last Wednesday
bhus spoke of James G. Blaine:
w something Of the principles, the
purposes Of the republican party.
written in letters of light on your
history, a. they arc IN the platform
Chicago, and James q. Blaine has
ted 10 carry out the principles and
NJ aud the purposes OF the republican
hd he ~ about TO do il Has there
2 candidate since the republican party
pized SO well commended TO You As
e3 Did You know AZ much about
Lincoln when You voted for him.
now As much about Grant, in civil
:, when yon first voted for him? Did
o. much about Hayes when you voted
DID yon know any more about
ben you voted for himy / think the
ne great Republican party Of this
aght 70 count for something They
nade a mistake even when they took
2 man, comparatively, Cor their can
hey knew what they were about
nave not made q mistake when they
ne n most conspicuous person IN
in America.
hefe's talk about these charges! i
gu have heard country lawyers ar
when they hadn't got much evidence
sde-and don't understand me as
comtemptuously OF country lawyers,
M one Of that kind myself. Taught
= WITH almost any complicated state Of
hgures, and correspondence, q
Y crafty man can get mp and
ing has head, and sneering,
1uahng, aud declaring that the
tA9nght was innocent was
: guilty purpose, and with a guilty
~ make out an apparently plausible
w somebody who does not know any
J, me case. And that is the attempt
charges against Mr.. Blaine There
mese ietters-ali that Mr.. Schurz
ms speech and in his letter-and l
~ 70 have them printed and put into
2, every Republican voter in Massa-
Al there is ~ them is the charge that
pane reminded his correspondent Of
honest and righteous ruling, he did il
su'iy and honestly, but for a corrupt
and 10 imply that Il he could make a
tne mar he would 90 him sucha ia
now, think Mr.. Blaine is entitled
trlty with which you would Judge the
aud the most obscure man ia your
kloofhood. suppose these letters had
1en by a Waterman in Lynn or a pc
y hayerhlll, and not BY a candidate
great Office Of president, and all his
eaule forward and said 10 You,
y W. have known from his youth up
~ through; he ia a perfectly honest
lpose the men who had quarreled
"a fought 30 far as in them lay the
y which a only be given in full by
people OF the United States. What
S' HIN you can Judge by the ire
n mAlolity IN that state. What the
ehs United States think Of hin a
laul IN November Is sure To show.
N " Oh greeted this prediction
'e1l{ itdshea by a binding fiaAh Of
followed instantly by a tremendous
'oRie q the State Of Maine baye just
inat u the n community on this
~ would not tolerate q knaveif they
~ from whose Intelligence a krave
lhae himself II he tried II stands, /
.ae head Of all the communities on
y the globe in the capacity to read
Z education OF is people. II is
Eng1sh blood, and Ispeak Of that
thst they have been used 10 self
!. Stid 70 choose their rulers for two
uyer and over again, Democrats
helr party to do III the people
\. nave declared their love for
confidence In this man. The
oLaies senate was Just half
when Mr.. Blaine was pro-
penn by General Garfield for the Of
fFsary OF state. Now il would be
me, under the rules Of Tho senate,
nc was unanimously confirmed,
sothmg abont that anywhere; but I
~ 70 say, under the rules OF the sen
single objection would have com
nomination 10 go ever az least
nonrs, and that he was confirmed
after a= s-I1is won't Ia. Don't
tose That those democratic senator's
saler Mr, Blame was an honest man
\ and don'tsou suppose they would
sWiit to condemn him II thew had en-
'Ae latter opiniony
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