The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-02
MET AND ANSWERED.
Gov. Robinson, Of Massachu-
sets, on the Baseless Charges
Against Blaine.
The New Evidence in That Last
Batch of Letters Thoroughly Sifted
and Controverted.
Sharp Contrasts Between Blaine and Cleve-
land, Logan and Hendricks-Inde-
pendent Inconsistency.

By the Republicans and others of this city the
campa On was commenced tonight with pro-
cession through the principal streets. display
OF fireworks and illuminaeons, and crowded
and demonstrative meeting in the CITY Hall.
Gov. Robinson, who came up from Boston on an
afternoon train to participate was escorted To
the hall by torch-bearers and Others. Mayor
Phillips, who presided at the meeting, which
was called to order by the hon. William II.
success OF the Republican ticket, both national
and State, and introduced TO the audience his
Excellency Gov. Robinson, who was greeted
with long continued applause and cheers The
Governor said:
IL is indeed a pleasant privilege TO be per-
United to- night to come to your presence and to
Join with You in the consideration and discus
sion OF topics that concern not only the we'll
being of every man, but welfare OF the country
The scenes of tonight remind one of those OF
the years that have gone from 1860 down to the
present hour, when the Republican party, meet,
Ing the issue OF the hour, has gone into the field
able firm in principle, fearless In carriage, and
marched straight on to that victory that the
American people welcomed. lApplause.l We
come now TO see whether we shall proceed as be-
fore, or il perchance it may be that there is q
better way in 1884. Let us tonight like men
be free as possible from prejudice. Let us dis
cuss openly and fearlessly. In political dis
cussion of the character that we have now be-
fore US we must, OF course, consider candidates
and principles. We have various candidates be-
fore the people, but the election lies between the
candidates of Democratic and Republican
parties as it has since 1860
GUILTY.
Now, gentlemen shall spend but little time
IN talking about candidates, because they are
supposed by the people TO represent the parties
that put them in nomination: III they 90, then
we pass at once beyond the threshold and Crap
ple with the questions that the parties lnaugur-
ate and indorse Mark you one thing very sig
nitcant in this campaign, our poAtlcal oppo-
nents started at the outset with an attack upon
both the candidates placed in the field by the
National Republican party. They made serious
charges against Mr.. Blaine; they made similar
ones OF the same character, but equally serious,
against Mr.. Logan, and then because some one
who believed that these charges were unfounded
and baseless, then because some one replied TO
those charges, it was said the Republicans are
all the time ON their defense. Have You any
principles? Do You believe in the candidates?
II you have and you have the courage of cat,
you will stand UP and reply when that party
and those candidates are attacked. lApplause.l
Standing up, however, and meeting an accusa-
ton does not necessarily mean that YOU are TO
resort 10 mean things on either slde. Ihat Is
not argument That is not worthy Of the con-
test and IL is not subject Of consideration be-
fore an intelligent people Mark You, there
Is one thing very peculiar about this
discussion OF the characters OF the can
didates this TALL The reply comes TO any crit
icism on the part of the Republicans against the
Democrats candidate that 1t is unbecoming TO
discuss these charges from a public platform.
1t will not do Tor you. sir, to appear before an
audience and discuss the character of the Demo
Gratis candidate. Well, why not? Who is 20
blame? The audience or the candidate? Will
agree at the outset that il is not pleasant in any
company TO treat OF the offenses committed by
the Democratic candidate for the Presidency,
and / do not propose to enlarge upon them.
They are understood by the American people,
and unless mistake the judgment of this great
people OF the United States they will never ele-
vate to the Office of their highest gift man who
pleads guilty to those charges. L have no pa
thence at all with the doctrine that IL Is no con-
Germ OF the public what the private lite of
public officer Is, and l known that the clean
men and women of Massachusetts, far
enough in the light TO put their unqualified
condemnation upon the doctrine that asserts
that / leave the further discussion of that can
didate. word or TWO about MIR. Hendricks, the
possible President in case the other man should
be elected which is not probability.
INDEPENDENTS on HENDRICKS.
1t has been said that the attacks upon Mr..
Hendricks unjustihed. Well, ali l have TO
say il, look back over the files of the newspapers
TO the time Of his former candidacy in 1876.
Now they say the Republicans then, OF course,
condemned him. Certainly they did. The
Democratic press defended him; that you ex-
pected, certainly. But we will take those that
stand between the two-ths Independents.
wish you would look at the remarks OF their
newspapers in 1876 about Thomas A. Hendricks
and his fitness for the candidacy for the Vice
Presidency and when you look them up YOU
will discover that generally those men who say
he Is good enough now condemned him, and
yet not one hour since that time with the same
character in their recollection has he served the
public IN any capacity. l leave him without
THE NEW EVIDENCE"
1 want 10 say something about James G.. Blaine
and John A. Logan. II is the business of every
man in dealing with public questions, whether
he be one that speaks from public platform or
simply one who is busy with his own con-
Germs, in dealing with every problem of citi-
zenship-it is his business TO keep abreast of the
times, to know what is going on; and now,
within the last two days, we have had spread
before the people of the COmmonwealth-yes
before the eyes and ears OF the people OF the
couutry-what is said to he fresh and new evil
dence bearing against the character OF Mr..
Blaine. do not allude to the famous publica-
tions that have been discussed and discussed.
You, gentlemen, L know, have your own
opinions about them. / will not attempt to state
them or their substance To compare these
long statements with each other, point by
point, would take more time now than we have
at our command: but We are bound tonight,
here and now, by myself and you each one
by yourselves, to find out whether there Is
anything new and damaging in what recently
came out, because my vote rests upon my own
Judgment, that Is all, and yours has as good a
foundation as that-your own common sense
and honesty. Let US look into those letters that
have been published within day or two to
see what there is new in them.
THAT NATIONAL BANK.
One thing Is entirely new; now let rs look at
It. There arc three letters that refer 10 the es-
tabishment of national bank in Little Rock,
Ark Now, il is not a charge against a man that
he has some concern with national bank. BY
no means. IL is of no consequence In this dis
cussion, unless it be made to appear that Mr.
Blaine was in some way improperly connected
with that enterprise. 1t would not hold IL he
held stock in hat bank; IL would not hold IL he
were officer in hat institution. The only
question you want 10 know is Did he do any
thing wong about that bankl And now, what
do tie letters show? Read them for your
selves: dom take my word for anything take
your own eyesight and sense. The first one
written in 1859, during the vacation of Con-
gress, from AUGUSTA. Me, states whatl Thai
there was likely TO DE an increase Of bank
ing capital allowed at the next session OF Con
gress, and that 1t would probably be distributed
in the Southwest. In 1t the suggestion was
made TO Mr.. Fisher, the gentleman to whom IL
was written Possibly You and your friend.
might like TO establish a bank there" They
were connected with railroad enterprises then
Here NAV be an opportunity, AID Mr.. Blain,
offers his assistance to aid in getting the estab-
lishment of bank out there. Now what Is the II
about 10 besides thatp Nothing whatever
There is another letter which treats OF the sam,
subject, but only briefly, and there Is another
which describes the character OF the bonds tina
must he used a basis OF their circulation
What IL there in the letters that is "specious a,
IL is said" The expression Is used These mat
tiers are decided by favoritism, and then n,
saws: Il may be able TO aid YOU" These are tn,
two expressions Take them for what they ar,
worth.
A MATTER FOR THE COMPTROLLER NOT CON
GRESS
What was Mr. Blainc's connection with tn
establishment OF that bank? And what could
It be2 He was Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives. Congress would pass law pro
viding for more banking capital and perhaps 4
would be located in the South and West, al
though that was not probable. Does Congress
decide Just where the banks shall be CT VIII,