Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-15
EASTERN NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRxss pGsPArcHES
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biaine rhretties oae Hsusd
hDIASAPoLrs- lad, Aag. l4.-Oa II.
ota instant, the Sentiael. of this civ
Contained an editorial charging tbs
D.alne had sedaeed his present wife il
hsntncky and taen fed to NJ line. vhsr,
tue yoan9 woman and heafather FOL
lowed him, and be married her al tn,
pefnt OF shotgun This having reach
90 mr.. Blaine. be teleyrapaed Col ynsl
Holloway, of the Times, that the state
ment was maliciousIy and infapousI.
false IN every particalay. Polite 4
ISLANDERS. be says, he paws no attention
TO, sut attacking the honor OF mis- wife
and children cannot be submitted 70
hollosay vas asked 20 sscurs the SEP
Eices OF a lawyer at once, and to begin
SUIT against tbs responsible pabIishsr OF
the SsE.t'n>l. Colonel Holloxay placed
the matter in the hands of Senator Har
llson law nrrn, and the papers are now
"a coafss OF preparation IN accordance
Sitn Mr.. bsalne's direcsious-
Harrison, Miller and Elain. ATTORNEYS
10 accordance with Blaine's directions,
nled this evening, in the United States
Cifcoit Court. suit against the Indian
apolts SsHtfHeL Company, and John G.
Shoemaker, President and business
ma1s0er, who. il charges, directs and
controls the publication of that paper.
The document procseds as follows: That
on the eighth day of August. 1884, said
defendants. wickedly intending to in
Iurs, defame and scandaliZs plaintiff,
did maliciously print and publish in the
regular daily issue of said paper, of aud
concerning plaintiff, q certain false.
scandalous and defamatory article in
the words following:
"cAS BLAINE AFFORD IT
The campaign war against Cleve-
land II, to say the least. In iecent. Find
ing ne vulnerable points in his public
record, the enemy have assaulted sup
posed irregularities in his priysts con-
duct. Ehey have dressed and redressed
the affair until the actual facts OF il
are but a small part of the furbelowed,
frilled and RULED figure waltzing ia the
Blaine Republican prints. This be-
private character is the stock
in trade of TIE Blaine folks.
1t il all they have to offer against
the Democratic candidates: but can
James q. Blaine afford this plan of
hattie? If his d .nks are as unprotected
as they are currently understood 10 be,
Is he not provoking sctthing fire by
these assaults on Grover
Cleveland! The Democracy will hardly
rem ain quiet on Biaiue's inner life when
his supporters are resorting to scandal
against its candidate. The
charges of seduction made against Mr..
Cleveland, and which are false upon
their very face. can, 1t appears, be turn
ed on Blaine and made to stick. There
Is hardly an intelligent man in the
country who has not heard that James
q. Blaine betrayed the girl, whom be
at the mazzle of shotgun.
fhe Democratic press has had the mag
not to put forth these reports.
which must cause pain to members of
the Blaine family. The Republican pa
pers have long known of them, and have
allowed them to go undenied. II Mr..
Blaine was such seoundrel as to be-
try an innocent Rirl--it. after despoiline
her, he was such a craven as 70 refuse
her legal redress, giving legitimacy to
her child, until a loaded shotgun stimu-
lated his conscience, thea there is a blot
on his private character more foul, If
possible, than the countless stains on
his political record. His conduct dis
closes moral obliquity rendering him
of social confidence and an
unfit man 10 be President. With sucb
a record be cannot afford to assaii his
opponent. As between Cleveland and
Blaine, what fair minded man can hest
tate TO pronounce for the cleaner and
purer msn."
Plaintiff lays his damages at $30, 900.
IL is understood that tomorrow proceed
in2s will be begun against Shoe aaker
aud the author of the article under the
Grub libel law in the State Courts.
This will compel Mr.. Blaine's attend
anoe as a witness. The attorneys say
the suit and criminal proceedings will
be pushed with all possible dispatch.
Biaine's Dispatch 20 Col. Holloway
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. l4.-Following ia
the text of Blaine's dispatch TO Colonel
Holloway:
BAR HARBoR. Me-, Aug. Ia.
To Colonel II. Holloway Have this
moment resolved the atrocious libel of
the indianapolis Sentinel. Ii is utterly
and abominally false in every state
ment and every implication. Political
ISLANDERS | do not stop to notice, but
this article assaIls the honor of my
wife and children. | desire you, with
ont an hours delay, to employ the
proper attorney and have the RESPONSE
BILE publisher of the Sentinel sued for
libel in the United States District Court
of Indiana. It Is my only remedy. /
am sure that honorable Democrats
alike with honorable Republicans will
Justify me in defending the honor of
my family, If need he by my life.
JAMES q. BLAINE.
Greeiy's Reception at Newbarypert.
NKwBuRypoRT, Mass. Aug. 1.-The
day was ushered in by national salute
and the ringing of Church balls.
Crowds Of people thronged the public
places. The decorations by the city
government consist of four triu nphal
arches, one at the City Hall. two on
State street, and one at the birthplace
of Greedy on Prospect street. There are
at least 1900 strangers in the city. At
1910 Newburyport Commandery pro-
eeeded 10 the house of Lieut.. Greely's
mother. Sir Knights 5. q. Dame, Jshn
N. Pike and IL. NJ Cross entered the
residence and warmly greeted the hon
ored guests. Lieut.. Greedy presented the
sir Knights with an American dag made
by his wife, which had been farther
north than any other dag, with the re-
Quest that it be handed 10 Mayor john
son for display on the grand stand to-
day. Greedy WAS then escorted 10 his
carriage amid cheers aud nusic. The
carriage was drawn by four white horses
The carriage of Greedy WAS surrounded
by SIR knights, and the march Was taken
up through the principal streets TO the
CITY Hall, where Mayor johnson and
DIR. James Young we're introduced to
Greedy by r knight Dame. who also
presented the Mayor WITH the dag re
fsrred to. The Mayor and DR.. Young
then took seats in the carriage, which
vas driven into its place in the process
sion from his mothers home. Greedy
vas the recipientof applauss and cheers.
20 which he responded hv mods and
Smiles. At the City Hail. Greedy said he
was delighted to get back to his old
home, and sorry that i'll health prevent
ed his surviving comra les from accom-
panyins him. The first bit OF Ameri-
cau coast tnat he saw on bis return
from the Arctic was that surrounding
his native CITY. he was pleased to meet
the representatives of the press. Who,
with a single exception, had used him
like man.
At l:l5 the procession moved. 10 Was
one of the finest professions ever w.t.
messed in Newourypert- The knights
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