River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-09-25
Senator Hoar on Rlains.

Hon. George T. Hoar, the distinguished
United States Senator of Massachusetts,, in
speech at Salem, in that state last Wednesday
evening, thus spoke of James G. Blaine
You know something of the principles, the
policy, the purposes of tho republican party,
They are written in letters of light on your
country's history, as they are IN the platform
adopted az Chicago, and James g. Blaine has
been selected to carry out the principles ana
the policy and the purposes of the republican
party And he IL about TO do It. Has there
ever beena candidate since the republican party
was organized so well commended TO you as
Mr.. Blainey Did You know as much about
Abraham Lincoln when you voted for MN!
Did Won know as much about Grant, IN civil
life mean when you first voted for him? Did
you know "a much about Hayes when you voted
Tor him? Did YOU know any more about
Garfield when YOU voted for him? / think the
choice of the great Republican party of this
country ought to count for something. They
have not made mistake even when they took
an obscure man, comparatively, for their can
didate. They knew what they were about
And they have not made mistake when they
have taken the one most conspicuous person IN
civil life in America.
Why. there's talk about these charges l
suppose You have heard country lawyers az
que a case when they hadn't got much evidence
on their side-and don't understand me as
speaking comtemptuously of country lawyers,
because am enc of that kind myself. Taught
er1 But with almost any complicated state OF
facts and figures, and correspondence,
shrewd and crafty man can get mp and
by shaking his head, and sneerlng,
and insinuating, and declaring that the
thing YOU thought was innocent was
done for a guilty purpose, and with guilty
motive, can make out an apparently plauslole
story before somebody who does not know any
thing about the case. And that Is the attempt
in these charges against Mr. Blaine. There
are four Of these letters-ah that Mr. Schurz
quoted in his speech and in his letter-and L
shOuId like To have them printed and put into
the hands of every Republican voter in Msssa-
chuetts All there is of them Is the charge that
vixen Mr. Blaine reminded his correspondent OF
perfectly honest and righteous fuilnS, ne dldlt
not iunocontiy aud honestly, but Tor a corrupt
purpose and TO imply that If he could make
trade with the man he would do HIM such IA
vor again. Now, l think Mr.. Blaine Is entitled
To the charity with which you would Judge the
humbl6st and the most obscure man IN your
f,yr1, reierbborbood. Suppose these letters had
been written by a Waterman IN Lynn or po-
lcemsn in Haverhill, aud not by candidate
for the great office of president and all MS
neigh1ors eame forward and said TO you,
This man we have known from his youth up
through and through; h is perfectly honest
man." suppose the meI who had quarreled
with him and fought so as in them lay the
high honor which can Only be given IN full by
the whole people of tie United States. What
they think of him " can judge by the ire
ruei,dous majority in that state. What the
people of the United States think of him
similar result in November is sure to show.
THE applause which greeted this prediction
was suddenly hushed by a binding flash Of
lightning, followed instantly by tremendous
roar of thunder
The people of the State of Maine have Just
spoken That is the one community on this
earth which would not tolerate knaveif they
knew it. and from whose intelligence knaye
could not hide himself if he tried II stands, l
believe. at the head of all the communities on
the face OF the globe in the capacity to read
and write. in the education of its people 1t is
On uumixed English blood. and speak of that
only 10 show that they have been used to self
Government and 10 choose their rulers for two
Centuries Over and over again, Democrats
leaving their party 10 do it, the people
of Maine have declared their love for
and their confidence in this man. The
United States Senate was Just half
Democrat when Mr.. Blaine was pro-