The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-08-28
How the "PIumed Knight" has
been TaftoOcd by his Own
Party Organs.

The following emphatic views of
Hon. James G.. Blaine, the Republican
for the Presidency, are from
the editorial columns of that old rnlia-
bic Republican organ, the Cincinnati
edited by Hon. Richard smith,
present business manager of the Gin.
cinnati Commercial Gazette:
"Blaine's letters which he read be-
fore The House on Monday, while the
effect was dramatic, and exhibited the
eX- Speaker as a man full of pluck, aud
to use com mon expression, decidedly
cheeky, did not eXcuIpate him, or re-
move the suspicious which cluster
around his name. These letters con-
firm the repo;t that Mr.. Blaine was a
specula!or in the securities of subsid-
iLel a roa s. They also contradict
the statement previously made on the
floor ot the House that all the bonds
he obtained from the Fort Smith rail-
road he paid for and still held. 1t is
also shown that Mr.. Blaine, as Speaker
of the House, used his influence to
save from defeat a bill making "A large
grant of lands to the Little Rock d.
Fort Smith railroad. In The closing
hour of the session, the measure was
before the House. George w. Julian,
who was the consistent opponent of
subsidies, proposed All amendment that
if adopted, would secure the defeat of
tile nIeasurcin the Senate The amend
ment was offered for that purpose.
Blaine saw tins and sent IA page to John
A. Logan, fequesting him To make a
point OF order that Julian !, am, ndment
was not germain to the suhject. IIo
gan made the ippint of order as sugges-
ted, and Blaine ruled the amendment
out of order Tho bill WAS then passed.
Blaine subsequently wrote to Fisher,
requesting HIM to tell Caldwell what
he had done for his scheme, and there
upon Blaine was taken into the spec,I-
lation-he became u member of the
ring and speculated largely in the Sc
curitles of the company. This dark
transaction cannot be explained array. 1t
will stand against Mr.. Blaine as Tong
az he lives, aud is, in itself, suttirIpnt
to condemn him in public estima-
tion'"-I Gazette, June 7th, 1876
Whatever hand the opponents of
Mr.. Blaine, for the Presidential ncmi-
nation, may have had il bringing
about the Investigation, and however
vindictively the Democratic invcsti-
eating committee may have acted, the
dark. stubborn and destructive facts
remain These cannot be sponged out.
they will stand. -[Gazettr, June 7th
1876.
Cheeky Jim. - Gazette, June Sth,
1876.
"The Blaine demonstration on the
floor of the House, was thu. arranged.
nh I.Ni ii.1n IL
question is, will tue bluzr blind The
eyes of the public to The real character
of the jnhhiug letters. D GazelL, J Juue
9th, 1876.
" Yesterday it. was Kansas Pacific
bonds, which were traced to the i'm
mediate vicinity OF Mr.. Blaine I.nt us
see lie has now appeared at different
times with somew hat painful clearnra4
in connection with Northern Pacific,
Sioux City, Union Pacific, X tnsns Pa.
citic, Atlantic II Pacific, Missouri Is Al
sas " Texas, and til" FIT Smith and
Little Rock. y Gazette, June ., 1876
Who but jim blaine would have
tie check 10 read those letters himself
taking very peculiar precautions that
no other eye should see them, and
would take them from the order OF
their dates, mixing them up so as L.
confuse the hearcr, reading rapidly
what he saw fit, and making his OWL
running commentary? Who but All
ddcious. bras4y smart Jim Blaine could
do this? Who but The bold dragoun
Jim Blaine, could have the effruntnry
TO refuse to let a stenographer for tn,
associated press copy these letters fol
| the press as Blaine did ?F- Gazette
June 9th, 1876.
1--WE freely allow that Jim Blaine il
| the smarLest maii in all creation. |
is Il question, however, if the Ameri
can people are SO ready to trust as t.
admire Il very smart man, and wheth
er they may not think for the Presi
dency one not so smart would b
safer. r."-Gazrtte, June 9th, 1876,
1.-The Times S tys the GiZ Lte's ton
should be one OF sadness and regret Il
the case against Mr.. Blaine But is i
advisable To nominate him in order
give the Republican party a tone q
sadness and regret gu Gazette, Jun
| 10th, 1875.
1.-The Cincinnati Gazette asks =
| How would Blaine, as Il Presidentia
candidate, look with that Fisher lette
plastrred on his back? We can't ;ll
swer the question, but we can ask al
other: How would the GaZ .tte loo
supporting Blaine with its questio
pIastered on its backH- n. Y. !rr
buue.
With the pending charges agains
Mr.. Blaine, or in palmer words, wit
his own letters standing against hin
the Gazette could and w0uld not dc
fend him. ."-[iazette, June 10th, 1874
" No man can successfully stand bt
4, l.,
Republican candidate for the pfe5i,let
ry, covereG. all over as Blaine is, wit
hIs own letters and other evidence
a speculative connection with almOs
every subsidy railroad into who
Congress breathed the breath Of life.
i Gazette, June 10Th, 1876.
Having a lively interest i'll an
deep reverence for, the grand old Rt
publicun party, W. desire to see il sue
ueed, and believe firmly that it canut
succeed ag gainst the moral sentiment
of the country; and We would be faI:
to the party aud our own sense of dut
if We failed to protest against the non
ination of James q. Blaine. - q,
zette, June 10th, 1876.
These letters will be the subject
discussion on the stump and iii til
press if Blaine should be the Republ
can candidate for the Presidency, an
we ask the politicians who cDnipos
the convention To say how they wi
make out IN Explaining them to til
, people. - GaYeite, June II, 1876.
".i1undretls al thousands of k+nul
licans, We may i,r sure, will never vol
for the election Of the author of the,
letters, III the Presidency" p tiazett
June lith, 1876.
It is marvellous that any cnnside
able number OF Republicans si,uti!
now seriously propnse ia nominate Nj
, Blaine, especially as their carae
manilestly in nYpnsiti,Il to public vel
: timent, and shocking [" the instiuc
of men whose hearts are with the T.
{ publican party, an,i who desire tht
, all abuses i'll the government sholiI
f be refnrH!ed hy that party. ~ Gasett
June liLh, 1876.
These letters will form Mir BIaine
: platform if he is Nominated. &c
+ zetie, June 18th, 1876
The Bad Man from EIaine.