Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-10-23


and 1880. West Virginia chose Repub-
lican Presidential electors in 1875 and
1880. Garfield obtained plurality in
Ohio in 1880 of "a 227 votes The Re-
publican candidate in the late election
for Secretary of State was Il gallant sol
der ana reputable man. The vote Of
the Republican party In that election
was broken down by the weight of Mr..
Blaine, factional seeker after the
Presidency. The people then elected q
Democratic majority Of the Congress-
ional delegation of the State. We may
confidently expect u majority in Ohio
for Cleveland and Hendricks in NOyem-
| ber.
West Virginia has 10y It's splendid
and decisive majority for a Democratic
Governor ut the October election al
ready declared its purpose to give its
electoral vote for our candidates in No
yember
HALF A MILLION USED IN OHIO.
The Blaine managers employed eX-
traordinarY methods in both States.
| They expended not less than five han
| dred thousand dollars in Ohio and more
| than one hundred thousand dollars in
| West Virginia in their political work.
| They did not use money only. They
called from every State the oilice-hold-
ers best fitted to do The work at which
they We're put. They crowded these
two states with sucn men. They en-
ployed in political jobs the men engag-
| ed III postal service of the United
States. They left the veterans who
had saved the life of The nation without
the pay to which they were entitled,
under the pretence Of having an insutli-
| cient clerical force in the Pension Bu
reau, and then used the Commissioner
OF Pensions and great number of his
clerks as part of their political machin-
cry in the late elections in Ohio and
! West Virginia. 1t has been openly
charged, without denial, that the pay
ment of veterans by the Commission of
Pensions has been delayed 10y him with
! the purpose of coercing them to vote
! for Mr.. Blaine. These abuses OF polti-
Cal power lave been committed under
the overlooking eye of Mr.. Blaine and
with his full sanction. They show the
manner in which, If he were elected
public offices would be subordinated to
! his personal service and the bounty of
| the country be made the means Of adj
vancing his personal interests. They
made the Marshals of the United States
and their deputies, who ought TO be the
| guardians Of the riehts Of every citizen
Uf the United States, Il part of their
machine force. They armed them aud
| melted them to violence and outrage
| They expect 10 pay for the weapons
and services of these men out of the
Treasury of the United States. They
| nnnIn Nh II ininA pF flenf4. ,g,.,,
and ward workers in Ohio and West
| Virginia, and he entered with Zest upon
! the familiar duties. They devised with
his knowledge, methods Of compelling
Workmen To vote as their employers
| dictated They kept him in daily asSo-
| cation with the worst elements of
! their political organization. They made
! him their connsellorin every disreputa-
6le plan Which they devised To promote
his success. He could not have been Il
stranger to theiI purposes to make
gains in Cincinnati at the election on
Tuesday last by using armed Deputy
Marshals and armed negroes to drive
! voters from the polls. The methods of
their campaign in Ohio and West Vir.
| ginia and the share of their candidate
In those methods have added to the op-
probrium already resting upon his name
and have assured his defeat ut the gen.
eral election in November.
ATTACKING BLAINE's RECORD.
Mr.. Blaine has been a member of thu
! House of Representatives, Senator i'm
/ Congress and Secretary Of State of the
| United States. He has been accused of
corruptly using his influence as Speak
! er and as member of the House of
! Representatives for his individual prof
| it. This misconduct has been proved
! by his own letters These have con-
| fronted him wherever he has gone. lie
/ has attempted no explanation. The
/ phrases of these letters are so well
known that they are by-words on the
! streets and jests upon the stage. 4
! Speaker of the house of Representa-
| tives-a member Of the Housewife
4 would barter his influence for money or
property might avail himself of the
/ larger opportunities which the Office
and powers Of President afford.
These are not words dictated by par
ty rancor. They sum up the Judgment
! of that independent press which is and
! always viii remain the bulwlrk of good
and constitutional government. They
]
/ Republican journals and the belief of
those distinguished Republican states
men and citizens whose love Of country
has forced them to declare that the
nomination of Mr.. Blaine was one not
! fit to be made.
This is reason for our confidence that
we will achieve victory in November.
The army of otfice-holders engaged Cor
a month past in the business of mani
pulating votes in Ohio and West Vir-
] ginia must now disband. Each man of
the number must 90 to his own place.
! The Commissioner of Pension and his
! bureau clerks cannot be concentrated
| for political uses, in the November
elections. When they are acting indi-
vidually in their several States they
will be unable TO do mischief. The
MarshalS of the United States, by rea-
son of the powers which they exercise,
may again do harm in Novemer. They
ought to understand that for what they
! have done and for what they may do
! they will be hereafter held to the strict
est account by n justly indignant peo-
! pie The hopes of reward and the prom
! lses of indemnity which have been held
| out to them will not avail them i'll the
! days which are close at hand.
BLAINE AND THE CORPORATIONS.
The country is fully aroused. 1t is
alarmed by the corrupt influences sur
rounding Mr. Blaine and will reject him
az President. Mr.. Blaine has grown
rich. The men around him have grown