The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-09-13

Hpee suinsfaLIs and intampiI
ihan lhst n any eAndkIais M
President ever pfsssHisd ~ W.
saafafss n me American people
The d~lsrfafsial slaHt u ihs Mulii.
ran latism and II inAines dIslfon.
mahis TRANSACTIONS With THE little
Hek milHad ere veil and widely
lnos n, but In addition ~ then
unanswered and unaHswepble
charges otliof strong evidences n
Blainss corrupt course afe daily
developed One n The late't n
these disclosures Ia The statement
~ Chaa H. Befgncf, ~ Harris.
burg Penn, who tells how WIN.
II kemble q delegate from Penn.
.sylyania, caused Blalnc's defeat 10
the National Republican Conycn'
ton Of 1876 at Cincinnati
Just ~ the votes were about a.
be- taken Mr. Kemblo arose, lie
asked the delegates 10 pause IN The
matter and gave biz opinion that
the nomination of Blaine would
bring defeat 10 the party lie ~.
fcfred ~ the damaging stories that
would be told, aud 10 the doubtful
record Mr. Blaine had made during
his public life. lie drew from his
pocket two cancelled checks, and
continued j never had any lcgit.
innate business transactions with
Mr.. Blaine. They are signed by
me, made payable 10 his order and
Endorsed and returned 10 me.
When Mr.. Blaine was Speaker Of
the House Of Congress ! was inter
cstcd in some pending legislation.
! asked his assistance in the way Of
u favorable ruling. He agreed to
rule as ! asked for 5000 ! paid
him the money with this check,
exhibiting $1,000. subsequently
Blaine came 10 me and demanded
$500 moe, and | was obliged u
yield and make the second pay.
ment with this check, exhibiting
the $500 check. Now, said Mr..
Kemble, 4 defy any man to say
that | ever had any other business
transactions with Blaine, | defy
any man 20 dispute the genuine.
meas ofthis endorsement in Blaine's
handwriting. If he il nominated
by this convention, | will give
these facts to the public, and his
defeat is certain to follow. | have
no objection toa man being bought.
but ] protest against him demand.
ing the pay twice
The effect Of this speech wa,
electrical" continued MIR. Bergncr
"When Kemble sat down he hand
ed the cancelled checks arount
among the delegates, and the,
were examined carefully and crit
cally. ! had them in my hand
and nm satisfied they we're genu
inc. Immediately after, the vot,
was taken and the delegation de.
cided 10 cast its vote for Hayes
That vote decided the issue agains'
Blaine. While the balloting il
the Chicago Convention, in 1880
was in progress, Gen. Simon Cam
eron, alluding to the same matter
said to a neighbor that il was evi
dent that the people were fol
Blaine but owing 10 the svidenc,
against him, il would be fatal I,
nominate him.
A somewhat peculiar occurrence,
has uncovered, or rather sheds ad
ditional light on some Of Blaine
crooked ways. A few days sine
the widow Of the late Hon. Lot N
Morrill,, Of Maine, who was former
ly United States Senator and Sec
rotary Of the Treasury under Gran
received the following communities
ton
Senator Lot NJ. Morrill-Dea
Sir /: The situation in Ohio 10
critical one. The party is Il
trouble on account Of the attack
on Mr.. Blaine as the candidate {
the party. Your well known char
acter as a pure and upright state
man, and coming from Blaine
own State, you could refute Oh
charges US no one else can. "
hope you will come TO us In thi
emergency and make as man
speeches as possible
al was indignant and amaze
that any Republican should be j,
norant that my husband was dea,
was more indignant that h
should DO asked TO assist in nal
ing MIR. Blaine President. | {
once sat down and wrote on III
back Of the sheet this reply, 1
near as ] can remember IL. | al
sorry that | did not keep copies +,
both the letter and my answer:
"'To Brown, Chairman, Colun
; bus, OIL am surprised and shocI
ed to receive such 4 communicI
ton. thought every citizen
this country knew my husbar
was at rest. | am In mournir
for him; but rs much as l mour
his death, l thank my Father
heaven that he called him hon
before the party he loved 50 ",
/ and did so much Tor had 20 al
/. graeed itself a. to nominate
wicked and corrupt a man for d
highest Office within tho gift
: the American people, rs I kno
. and my husband knew, James
Blaine 10 be. II he were alive
! would not support Mr.. Blaine.
any such man, even at the biddiI
i Of his party.
o "'CnARLorrE MoRRLL.'"
@ my husband continued N