Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-09-25
MORRILL, ON BLAINE.
a Curious and ENTERTAINING Bit Of
~ Political History.

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~ Thank My Father IN Heaven That Hes
Called Him Home Before the Party
&Disgraced Itself by Nominating So
/ | wicked aud Corrupt q Man,
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The late Senator Lot NJ. Morrill,. of
Maine, represented the purest and best
methods in politics, as his SUCCESSOR,
James G. Blaine, represents the worst
The clear facts of Blaine's ten years.
leadership of the party in Maine leaves
no doubt on that point. When Senator
cept the Treasury portfolio under Grant,
aswill be remembered. Mr.. Blaine was
appointed his successor. Senator Nor
riI died here eighteen months ago. His
widow, who is the daughter of the late
Mr.. Vance, who in his day was one of
the most prominent citizens of this sec-
ton, lives in pleasant home on Win
throp street this city. She is lady
evidently of great force of character
and was the valued associate, eonfidant
and helpmate OF her distinguished hus-
band. both in the Executive Mansion of
this State and during the many years of
his residence at Washington as Senator
and Secretary of the Treasury. =
Mrs. Morrill, was recently surprised
to receive from Ohio an official letter
directed to her late husband. Opening
it she found it to be a very importunate
appeal to Senator Morrill, to visit Ohio
and to lend his aid to saving the State
to Mr.. Blaine. Mrs. Morrill, turned the
sheet over and wrote on its back an in
dignant reply and mailed it forthwith
to the gentlemen who had signed the
appeal.
The Herald correspondent called on
Mrs. Morrill, at her residence this even
ing. She is still in deep mourning and,
consented to receive the visit with great
reluctance, but she said that the ext
gency created by Mr.. Blaine's nominar
ton is so important tina. she was con-
WINGED all private feelings should be
subordinate to it. AS her husband had
been one of the most distinguished, 10y
al and upright members of the Repub-
lican party, as he had assisted in its
formation, had been one of its first
Governors elected in this State, aud
held it's traditions and its principles
faithfully until his last conscious mo-
ment, she knew that if alive to- day he
would feel that it was disgraced by the
nomination of Mr.. Blaine as its candi-
date for President, and that it had let
go of all that had made it's existence
necessary to the country.
"When Garfield was nominated
said Mrs. Morrill,, che said to me, sad
ly and seriously, "My dear, the Repub-
but, unless new methods are used in the
party and new and better men become
its leaders, he will be the last one You
will live to see a Democrat elected four
years hence. 1 will not My hus-
band" continued Mrs. Morrill,, "died
of his devotion to the party Of which he
thus sadly spoke. 1t IS unquestioned
that the breaking down of bis health
dated from his, perhaps, too faithful
performance of his duties in the Treas
ury Department @
To question of a Herald correspon-
dent as to the Ohio letter Mrs. Morrill,
said: -.
Z? Some six weeks ago received a
letter from Columbus, o., on a sheet
with printed head representing some
political organization was SO sur
prised and indignant at its contents that
/ did not particularly notice whether it /
was from a State Committee or some
political club, but il was signed by
Mr.. Brown, as Chairman, and Mr..
Ogden as Secretary 1t was as well as
/ can remember it, about as follows:
Senator Lot NJ. Morrill,:
DEAR SIR:-The situation in Ohio is a crit
of the attacks on Mr.. Blaine as the candidate
of the party. Your well-known character as a
pure pure, and gprght sta. statesman and ,comng
charges as no one else can. We hope you
Will come to us in this emergency, and make ]
as many speeches as possible.
At
any Republican should be ignorant that
dignant that he should be asked to as
sist in making Mr.. Blaine President. 1
at once sat down and wrote on the |
back of the sheet this reply, as near as
can remember it. l am now sorry |
that I did not keep copies of both let
ter and of my reply.
70 Brown, Chairman, Columbus O.:
l am surprised and shocked to receive such |
q communication. thought every citizen in |
am i'm mourning for him. but Ms much as | |
mourn his death. thank my Father in Heav-
en- tnat he called him home before the party
he loved so well and did much for had so |
disgraced Itself as to nominate so wicked a |
man for the highest office within the gift of |
the American people as l know and my hus- |
band knew James G. Blaine to be- If he |
were alive he would not support Mr.. Blaine |
party. CHARLOTTE MORRILL,.
"My husband" continued Mrs. Nor
rill, twas visited by Mr.. Blaine at the
beginning of the Congressional investi-
CATION into the Little Rock Railroad
bonds. Mr.. Blaine. as he did to Multi
gan, importuned my husband with tears
and entreaties to use his influence to
save him. When my husband resigned |
to 60 into the Cabinet, 1T was generally
understood, and my husband so under
stood, that Governor Chamberlain
would be appointed to fill the vacancy.
Instead, and to the surprise of every
one, Governor Connor appointed Mr..
Blame, then Representative in Con-
gress and under charges in that body, to
the vacancy s %
As Mrs. Morrill, minated, the APP
pointment Of Mr.. Blaine to the vacancy
was evidently to save him from the
further investigation and the inevitable
discriminating verdict of the. commit
tee. Governor Conner had his reward
He is now Pension Agent for this State,
the best Office next to- the Collector
ship. -AugustG (Me. Cor N. ]. Herald.
Blaine as Dodger. i
One OF the manifestations of the i'm