Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-09-04
Helena, Montana, Thursday, September +, 1884.

pay attention to mere campaign slander,
and he is not the man to be tritied with
when the honor and good name of himself
and his family are thus wantonly and
viciously assailed. His prompt suit for
criminal libel against the Sentinel chal-
lenges the admiration OF every honest
man and at once enlists the sympathy OF
the nations virtuous homes. ers
CHicaqO Inter Ocean: The line between
political and personal abuse is sharply
drawn by Mr.. Blaine He no doubt laugh
ed with the rest at Puck's clever "tattOOed
man." and however unjust the accusations
against his public lie life, he has not so
much as alluded to them. The honest man
looks and laughs and a that and a that,
but when it comes to private scandal that
is a radically different matter. No sooner
did James G. Blaine learn that smut ma
chine at Indianapolis, called the Sentinel,
had attempted to offset the Cleveland
scandal by publishing charge involving
the good name of his wife and children,
than he wired his friend, Colonel Holloway
in that city to put the case in the hands OF
good lawyer with instructions to bring
suit at once. The firm to which Senator
Harrison belongs was selected, and those
attorneys may rest assured that the riot
act will be read to them if they dilly daily
with the case That is not Blaine's way,
nor will he tolerate it in counsel.
Sacramento Record Union: There is
before us a cartoOn-a vicious and base car
toon. 1t was originally published IN
Hdrper's Weekly, March 2, 1861. 1t repre-
sents President Abraham Lincoln maudlin
and staggering, with a wine glass in his
hand, in the midst of crowd of drunken
loafers. Through an open window is seen
hearse moving to a grave and bearing
coffin, on which are the words, Union
Constitution The cartoon is entitled,
Our Presidential Merryman." This dirty
slur was originated and printed by Hdrpers
Weekly two days prior to the inauguration
of Lincoln, and at an hour when the fate
of the Nation hung trembling in the bal
ance-when ridicule of the new President
was a blow at human freedom and a crime
against fhe noblest of Republics. This was
the attitude of the journal that now assails
James G.. Blaine, who, in his recent work,
paws to the same Abraham Lincoln the
. highest tribute for his nobleness of cbarac-
ter and the gravity, courage and patriot
ism with which in that eyentful March in
81 he approached the great Office that he
thereafter so nobly filled.
/ The New York Times of the 18th has sew
eral columns of dispatches showing the way
betting is running on the candidates. From
! these it seems at Boston Blaine is decided
/ ly the favorite in betting circles, and odds,
/ greater or less, are offered on him, with a
| good degree Of confidence. One gentlaman,
Butler man, by the way, authorizes the
Herald to put up any part of $4,000 on the
Republican candidate and stated the offer
was not taken. Another gentleman stands
ready to stake 800 to $75 for almost any
amount on Blaine The other day a bet of
81 900 to $500 was made on Blaine. An
offer of 500 against S400 was taken that
Cleveland does not carry State outside OF
the solid South. The same is true at Buff
falo, where, in one instance, Democratic
politician has $4,000 in bank to back Mr..
Blaine with Some even bets have been
made, however At other places the bet
ting is even on the general result, although
side betting on New York, Indiana, West
Virginia, etc, is frequent and heavy. AT
many places there will be no betting until
after the Ohio election.