The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-10-11
Why INDEPENDENTS SUP
PORT ~OLHvELAND.

Why the Independents of the
county and the Independent press
refuse to espouse the cause Of Blaine
and are supporting Cleveland IL ex-
planned at some length by Truth,
one IT the ablest Independent jour
mails in the country. That paper
holds that what is lacking in MI.
Blaine. and consequently in his can
vass is q regard for principle, for
truth and adds: There are some
men who are constitutlonally I'M
truthful, and MI. Blaine seems to be
one Of them. Upon this issue alone,
and without any regard to the serious
charges against Mr.. Blaine's integ-
rity, it is impossible for an honest
journal to support him, because an
untruthful man is unfit to be Pres
ident of the United States.
It makes this issue In regard to
MI. Blaine's untrathfulness because
it would be unwise, unsafe and I'M
fortunate to place q liar in the Pres
idential chair. MI. Blaine 1t says Is
not only regardless of the truth, but
q singularly reckless liar. He uttels
falsehoods even when the truth
would not te likely to do him much
harm. This is shown by his denials
in regard to his ownership of an in
terest in the Hooking Valley mines
in Ohio. 1t Is not
charged that Mr.. Blaine obtained
his interest in these by the barter OF
has position as q public man, rs in
the case of the Little Rock aud Fort
Smith transaction. But the hostility
of his business associates in the
Hccking Valley to the interests of
labor made, it incon-
venient for him to avow his interest
in the Hope Furnace enterprise, and
50 he boldly proceeds to disavow it.
Only a man utterly wanting In
principle-utterly regardless of truth
and honor-would adopt such a
course. To save a few votes in the
Valley, Mr.. Blaine boldly
declares that he does not own, and
never has owned, any coal or iron
and in Ohio; and that, too, in the
ace Of letters of his own to the cor. =.
rary as explicit as those in the GUS
ody Of Mr.. Mulligan. Who shall :
that q man who writes or utters
uch reckless falsehoods is fit to be ,
President of the United States ? 4.
false in one thing, false in all. 1t is =
lot in the matter lied about that his :.
ffense consists, but in the lie. Only :,
very bad man will lie at all, and it :.
unwise and unsafe to commit the y
onor and interests of = great coun- :
y to q person whose ~u.terances :.
low him to be unworty of belief. y
But MI. Blaine is not willing to Mt -"
r falsehoods in his own behalf-he . .
willing to assist in coming them to y
circulated with his sanction and =,
oproval against his opponent. His -
to attack the private :"
laracter of Grover Cleveland In it. "
If proves him unfit to be the chief r
agistrate of a great nation. And =
hat MI. Blaine is in his private >,
nduct he is also in his private acts. " =
could be more tortuous or -
truthful than bis South American
licy while he was Secretary Of =.
ate. Nothing could be more de- !. :.
table than bis insincere pledges =.
d broken promises as a politician. -.
aine's word is utterly worthless y
neither in public OF private affairs,
d he has as little regard for decen- -
as he has for truth. such q man ~
Independents cannot support, but ~
the contrary they find it a duty ~"
oppose him and to seek his over Va.
ow at the hands of the American
pile.