The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-07
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A Sketch Of the Life Of James q.
Blnino, j;,,,3
Who Is to bo the Next Prs:ldcnt Of
tho Cnlted States. ,,al
Ills Early Career and Struggles in
Pennsylvania. Z,
M' Record In tho Congress Of Our
Country. ,;Sf
Social Characteristics and Life in
!. His Household. .,iy.
: NaI .z1H4s .-IrA..L .'.. u. .I-..
THE ]! HI: VICE PRESIDENT,
General John A. Logan, OF the
State Of Illinois. +.
A Sketch Of His Civic, Political
and Military Career. &. T.

MIR. Blaine was born at Indian lIill
Farm, Warrington county, Pennsylvania,
the 3lst Of January, 1880. The house in
which he was born was the first etore
house built west Of the Monongah.la Ia
river. The boy had every advantage. He
had special instructors and the advantage
Of preliminary training school at lancsI-
ter, Ohio, where he lived with bis rela,iyes,
the iamsly OF Thomas Ewing, the thsn
Secretary OF the Treasury. lie was brought
into contact with politics when me, Q lad
oi II. LIE was graduated from lhs WASH
ington University Of Western Pennsylvania "a
10 ls47 before he was quits Is. Ills co.,
lage guardian was bis uncle, John Il. Ey-
ing, member CT Congress. Mr.. b s;ue
excelled as a student There appears ro
period in his carly liis where he was not
successful. Indeed, in accordance with
ordinary rules, MI. Blaine should have
had much harder times to hare brought
out his powers. As : teacher for
aevsral Years he fastened his college
requirements, while tho aubseoueut ten
yesrJ experience as political editor dc.
ye!oped his powers n, clear nad ready
writer Chairman Of The Republican Can.
tral Committee in Maine 6. the age Of o5.
be has since that time retained his ascend.
-ency+ 4a~political- Header. Coming to: to
Congress in 1862 he coon attracted the at.
tention Of Lincoln. It was NJ. Blaine's
habit q! the outset Ct his career 10 make
vsry short, crisp speecheB. He never oc.
cupied more than a pego OF the Corores.
ional Record. He never spoke unless be
had something 10 asy.. This attracted Lin.
coins attention. He ,was almost The tirst
man 10 divine Baiue's future and ac.
curately prophecy what lie would accom-.
rlish. AT the age OF so Mr.. Blaine was
made Speaker Of the House, aud for six
years hled that post with an ability that
was conceded by all; although h;s enemies
regarded him as often arbitrary and niph-
handed in tia administration OF h;s uower.
d tsUeCEss IN RETIREMENT, i5A
Mr.. Blalho is now in the prime Of a viz
oroua nashood. He Is 81 years OF sEe.
His olce aha.tered health is completely re.
stored. Ills eyes are now as keen as when
he was, an impulsive, miechievous bow,
while hiu voice Is as ringing, deep and
strong as in his palmiest days Sc an orator.
Retired from active politics now for over
two years, he has gained By the change.
Instead. Of dropping into the obscu,ity
where falls the aversgs public man relega.
ted to private life, be has held his own in
public mind as no ssateeman ever has had
before without the artificial aid Of official
position. Instead Of resting in bis privacy
Mr.. Blaine bag, with the energy Of geniua,
Immediately discovered new field 10 con.
quer. In the hard and untried paths OF III.
erature be has accomplished in tho brief
period Of one year as brilliant success as
has ever t.llon to his lot in active politics,
his political history, the fret volume OF
which is now completed, will do more to
make his name memorable than all other
! acts Of his public career Relegstod to
, private lie through no fault OF his own,
:. Grcugh the calamity Of Gaifield's aesas.
station, Mr.. Blaine hrs shown such cour.
@, such pluck in subdning the despair
!uN would have overwhelmed an ordinary
, nia9 % to commend him 10 the fasEt.heart.
eu lo'ever rs the very embodiment Of
comsaA mn, which acknowledges no le'oat. :
thint Of what has been Mr.. JBlaine's
ioss: II the winter Of 1879 hc had a seat
IN lne usaed States Senate, where ha could
, nave remained sss long as be lived, He
had nosn elected in Gtbs face Of an &C.
cumusauon II every charge that had ever
Deen ptousN to bear .agains, him. The
new ofk alns apd Son Oiled their wide
columns VIII " the charges tha. had ever
peen psouHat tninst him. He was s.iy.
mas,zed aa inc y MHrst and moat yenal OF all
paellc men ma papers were sent Into
a!orial election: Htat was ths Itsrlt , = :
The Maine, L'gtANuro cheerinlly con.
s'dered every CHARGE ,eyised avery a,orv
and then elecisd Mr.. B .ine unanim M y' liz
Stirred up to tho depth. II iE"s irIljan",ion ~
what they considered th6,asljrnitv al iheas "a
remorsalsss Slanderers, tia msmbo,, ot
the Maine I&gislature gave Vi. Blaine the
seal Of their unAnimoua apnhyal! /" TNs'''o 80
i That should put an end i,ravar !, ,,r
discussion Of Mr.. 1lla:nea reeoss 1I 4 navy naY
Is never prophet in Ills own cS,ntrv Va" = Il
1 is :hers tha. bis faults are always rnayn;t,sd
/ and his virtues undsrpa!ima,ci. Sif SI iho
membera Of the Maine Lpgis'a s'a,nre inonli
. fad nothing in all that was said aStbat
/, time, when the record OF tho charges as sas
i. fresh in the mind Of every one, what point
+ is thers now In a wearIsomo rub adub oi
= = drcadful things that can bo brourht nm II,
I ass,aas NJ; Blaine II he should be- nomlna.
Il ~ OneSwaEd think that the men who a, ara
the mos. asiisted about Mr.. Blaine and h,s
record wsre themselves recording ,aprolr
sitting al0lt, above every temptation Of hi
> EisE orrtsED TO lrnIcxEar. h z
MI. Blaine certainly needs no deienrua,
from the hands ofNsny one. /; Eyeiythins
that has been used against him: ID 40 mncf
burned powder. Il should not allude d
i. this record talk II it,wele not iior he fasi
that certain clase of Republicans stil
persist In tho fiction Of believing that he i
H really q bad untrustworIhy man. ~ I39,-
IN But In order 10 arrive nt "a correct esli
mnte Of him one should take his entiro liz
as 4 basis for judgment No Sman Is per
-. nj L Il