The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-20
AN INSULTING LETTER.

AN INSULTING LETTER.
1t there Is anything wanting to
convince the public that Mr.. Blaine
is . soured disappointed man it is
furnished in his letter explaining the
reason why he withdrew his libel
suit against the indianapolis Sentinel.
The letter is not only a direct insult
to the Democratic party of Indiana
but to the people of the State. He
bias not bettered his cause by writing
it. Had he simply withdrawn the
suit without entering into an expla-
nation of his reasons for 80 doing he
would not have prejudlced his case
to the extent he has now prejudiced
It. The charitable, at least would
have discovered motives for its with
drawal much less liable to adverse
criticism. Who will believe he
could not get justice done hum in
Indiana? Who will believe that
" six Democrats could not be found
in the State who would give a verdict
against their leading party organ?"
No one in his right senses.
MI. Blaine processes surprise that
the charges of the Sentinel against
him were taken up by the Demo-
cratic press of Indiana and COM
meDted upon to his prejudice. Were
not the scandals about Mr.. Cleveland
commented upon and exaggerated
by every Republican newspaper in
the United. States and thrust under
the noses Of every mother and
daughter In the country? The Re
publicans first commenced the dirty
work. Could MI. Blaine expect less
charity from Democrats than was
shown by Republicans? When he
instituted the suit, if he has the
sense for which he is credited, did
he not know the Democratic press
would make use of the weapon he
placed In their hands? He is an idiot
if he imagines otherwise.
Mr.. Blaine is not sincere in his
reasons for withdrsw wing this suit.
he knows he can receive justice in
the end. If the courts of Indiana
had denied it to him he could have
appea ed the case to the highest
court in the land. No occasion ex-
lsts for him to deal in glazing sub
terfuges. The people of Indiana are
IS law abiding a. people of other
The Democrats of Indiana
ire as honorable and justice-loving
ls are the Republicans of Maine, and
when he intimates that six Demo-
rats could not be found in the
State who, under oath, would not
i've a verdict against the Indianapo-
is Sentinel, simply because it. is a
paper he utters q libel
the people of Indiana tn US
nd fold more aggravating than the
ne he claims was uttered against him
Y the Sentinel.
We believe and said at the time /
he Sentinel was wrong in publishing !
le statement concerning MI.
'laine's marriage. W. held that u
latters of q domestic or private char il
,ter should not enter into the dis c
lssion of a political campaign. W. 81
elieve and said at the time that u
[r. Blaine should have treated the a
atement with silent contempt. We J
,lieve and said at the time that he B
a very foolish act in writ. a.
e the Phelps letter for publication. Ia
ut since he DID institute q libel q,
it against the Sentinel; since the 2,
hole matter was Kept before the M
'ople during the campaign /; since ci
saw fit to ventilate his private v.
ievances to the public, he should, RI
he were innocent of the charges,
osecute the suit to the bitter end.
e las seen fit to do otherwise and
9 reasons he gives for his course
e so fagrantly unjust and so coarse. n
insulting to the people of Indiana, I'll
at all sympathy aroused for him by co
publication of the unfortunate I y
air will be Withdrawn. It seems ca
Ut Mr.. Blaine is better pleased to "a
sc as a martyr to the supposed oe
lelty and injustice of Indiana DEM vi
rats than to be vindicated by a jury =
his peers. II
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