The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-12-24

alive rancor, with giee aud ribald Jest, ne
plucks from the brow of Baron Munchausen
every laurel that liar ever wore. II he had
said that the great masses OF Democratic
speakers had from every stump in Indiana
proclaimed James G.. Blaine an honest man,
he would have come full as near to the
truth. Mr.. Blaine claims that Democrats OF
Inaiana are against him; the Sentinel con-
cedes that the Republicans of Indiana are,
politically, opposed to it Bot the Sentinel
is willing to submit to the Republicans OF
the State, jury fashion, this charge OF his
against Democratic speakers, and If the YER
dict does not give the lie to Mr.. Blsine's
charge, the Sentinel will agree to retract
every word ii has ever published against
him and support him for the Presidency
whever q Republican Convention again
dominates him.
The Sentinel has never known nor heard
OF any Democratic speaker in Indiana re-
peating the ''libeI' from any stump either
with or without rancor, gibe or ribald jest.
We do not believe Mr.. Blaine has ever heard
what he states. Little as would be the Sen
tiners confidence in a Republican tongue or
pen, did it accept Mr.. Blaine's tongue or
pen the standard, we yet do not believe
that there Is in Indiana one Republican who
is so colossal a liar as to have made the state
ment to Mr.. Blaine with which he now at
tempts to libel the Democratic speakers OF
gentlemen studiously avoided any mention
OF the affair, and 1t is we'll known that the
Chairman of the State Democratic Central
Committee openly and voluntarily dis
svowed even sympathy with the Sentinel in
the suit in manner which the Sentinel
denounced at the time as unworthy.
IS
"The questions propounded by the bill of
discovery have already been substantially
answered by me, and am willing to leave
my written statement and my answers I'M
der oath to the judgment OF the public"
says Mr.. Blaine. Ia assuming that the an
swers he refers to cover all that was contained
in the bill of discovery afterwari filed, the
gentleman only further establishes his char
scter prevaricator. He bad
placed on file answers sworn to in a
distant State to interrogstories which
under the ruling of the Court he was not re-
quired to answer under osth-s cheap aud
safe way of attempting Standardization.
But there was marked distinction between
the interrogatories he processes to have an
swered and those In the bill OF discovery.
The irregular thing he had filed and which
be calls his answers be was smart enough to
know could not be used against him in q
prosecution for perjury-even his account
of his apocryphal marriage in 1850, which
nobody believes and the particulars of
which he would have found Ii difficult to
give under oath in responding to the bill of
discovery.
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Mr.. Blaine's letter to his attorneys is
fragrant insult to the State of Indiana-not
only to the Democracy, but to the Judiciary
of the State. 1t is an imputstIon upon the
obligations that honorable men take when
they are called to sit In judgment as Jurors
Mr.. Blaine has the audscity to impugn the
genius of our courts of justice by alleging
that in Indiana one.half the citizens will
subordinate their solemn oaths to their
partisan feelings. No wonder that HIS Honor
Judge Woods on his own motion took under
advisement whether the letter should not be
refused record In his court. 1t is believed.
had not Mr.. Blaine's attorneys promptly
amended their motion to dismiss the suit,
by asking the withdrawal Of the letter, that
the Judge. Republican though he is, would
have ordered it taken out of court in Ian.
guage that would have indicated his utmost
disapproval of 1t. The letter was intended
as an affront to Indiana for the
magnificent manner in which she repudiated
the pretentions of the Plumed knight Mr..
Blaine knew that It's statements would be
pronounced false in Indiana, but hopes to
dupe the public of other States INTO justify
ing bis cause at the expense of the reputa-
ton of our commonwealth. Had thei M
pertinent demsgogue been within Court |
bounds when his letter was offered for |
record, the dignity of the Court would |
almost have been starined had His Honor not |
ordered him committed for contempt
The truth lie, il was not the six Demo |