Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1884-10-03
MORRILL, ON BLAINE.
4 Curious and Entertaining Bit Of
Political History.
Il Thank My Father in Heaven That He
CaIleS Him Home Before the Party
DIsgraeed Itself by Nominating So
Wicked and Corrupt Man."

James ". Blaine, represents inc WORST.
The clear facts of Blaines ten years
leadership of the party in Maine leaves
no doubt on that point. When Senator
Morrill, resigned the Senatorship to &C.
cept the Treasury portfolio under Grant,
as will be remembered, Mr.. Blaine was
appointed his successor. Senator Nor
ri!l 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 a pleasant home on Win
throp street this city. She is a lady
evidently of great force of character
and was the valued associate, contidant
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 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 nomina-
ton is so important that 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 its 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 its existence
necessary to the country.
"When Garfield was nominated"
said Mrs. Morrill,, che said to me, sad
ly and seriously, "My dear, the Repub-
lican candidate will be elected this time,
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 10 see Democrat elected four
years hence. / will not My hus-
band" continued Mrs. Morrill,, "died
of his devotion to the party of which he
thus sadly spoke. 1t IS unquestioned
chat the breaking down of his health
dated from his, perhaps, too faithful
performance of his duties in the Treas
ury Department.
To question of Herald correspon.
dent as to the Ohio letter Mrs. Morrill,
said:
"Some six weeks ago l 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 il
was from a State Committee or some
political club, but it was signed by a
Mr.. Brown, as Chairman, and a 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
ical one. The party is in trouble on account
of the attacks on Mr. Blaine as the candidate
of the party. Your well-known character as
pure and upright statesman. and coming
from Blaines own State you could retute the
charges as no one else can. We hope you
xpill In me- in this m
rs many speeches as possible.
II was indignant and amazed that
any Republican should be ignorant that
my husband was dead. 1 was more in.
dignant that he should be asked to as
sist in making Mr.. Blaine President.
at once sat down and wrote on the
back of the sheet this reply, as near as
/ can remember it. | am now sorry
that l did not keep copies of both let
ter and of my reply.
To Brown, Chairman, Columbus o.:
j am surprised and shocked TO receive such
communication. thought every citizen in
this country knew my husband was at rest
am in mourning for him, but us 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 so much for had so
disgraced Itself as to nominate so wicked q
man for the highest office within the gift OF
the American people as know and my hus
band knew James G. Blaine to be. If he
were alive he would not support Mr.. Blaine
or any such man, even at the bidding of his
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 ia
save him. When my husband resigned
to go into the Cabinet, it 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
ore, Governor Conner appointed Mr..
Blame, then Representative in Con.
gress and under charges in that body, to
the vacancy"
As Mrs Morrill, intimated, the ap.
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. Y. Her
aid.
The prodigious efforts made on