Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-08-22

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merest hint Of his disapproval.
But no word of censure has fallen
from his lips, and il is known that his
intimate personal friend, the Rever
@ I'd DR.. Mitchell, assisted in formula
ting these SANDERS for the press. In
the knowledge Of this fact no one can
be accused of hasty conclusion, who
draws the inference that Blaine HIM
self was personally responsible for
the malicious attack upon the good
name of Grover Cleveland.
But why did Blaine pass by such
papers as the New York Herald, Chi
cago Times and the st. Louis Post
Dispatch, all of them having publish
cd the same charges for which he has
brought suit for libel against the III
dianapolis Sentinel? Any one of
them has larger circulation than
the Sentinel, is much better able to
pay any damages that might be ad-
judged, and because of their wide
circulation have contribute to the
injury of his character more than the
latter paper. Why then was the Sen
tincl sought out as the special object
of Blaine's virtuous indignation ?
From the circnn stances given in the
several Indianapolis papers it seems
probable that Blaine's action has
been advised by some Of the Republic
can managers at indianapolis. just
one week had elapsed between the
publication of the offensive matter
and the dispatch from Bar uarbor
authorizing the bringing Of the suit.
1t cannot be possible that the pa
per had just reached Dlaine's
hands, bcca use three or four days,
even allowing for remailing at Au-
gusta, would have been sufficient To
have brought ii TO Bar Ilarbor. The
idea so enthusiastically brought for
ward by the indianapolis Journal
that Blaine acted upon the impulse
Of Indignation that would have
thrilled any honorable mans breast
at such q moment, is therefore inag.
mary.
: The fact that Col. Holloway, week
or more before the suit was an,
nounccd, notified Mr.. ShUmt ker tha
his paper would get into trouble if i
continued its insinuations abou
Blane's life in Kentucky, also seems
to imply that there had beer som,
, correspondence on the subject, an,
that Col. Holloway had been clepu
ti2ed to give warning which in tll
nature of the case was nothing les
+ than challenge to the Sentinel f
make the publication. At all event
this was the immediate effect of Col
( llolloway's, warning. The Sentine
, made the publication, 4 copy Of tn
paper was forwarded 10 Blaine and
3 week later dispatch came author
( izing the suit.
Supposing this theory to be correc
o the whole matter would bear the evi
dcnces of scheme 10 ir Auence til
campaign in Indiana. The employ
!, mcnt of Senator Harrison as counsC
: was doubtless intended to give al
, ditional importance to the case befor
the country, and all necessary al
. rangements seemed to have bee
made to use the scandal as a foil
: the discussion of BlaiDe's public re'
!, ord.
h The Sentinel of yesterday al
Il nounced itself ready to meet the ii
sue, and everybody will be anxious
;. have the matter disposed of early s
r. that the last end of the campaig
n may be enjoyed in purer atmC
phcre than the present. The Repul
a licans alone are responsible of I'll
phases of blackguardisla throug
which the canvass is now progress
ing. Never in the history of Amer
can politics was there such wanto
q abuse for the pubic regard for con
= mon decency. The issuts of the can
, paign have thus far bee n lost sight Q
:, while clergyneD ard journalist
:, whose mission it is to inculcate trut
and morality, are in emulation wit
!, procurers and harlots in the revoltir
@ business of dragging from the
g graves putrid "reminiscences an
# shaking them in the face of society
p If the sight and knowledge of the
N were grateful TO the sense and elev
q ting to the public morals. When Il
&c truth is known, as it shall be broug
to light in this contest in the court
III the name of all that is respectful
and decent in humanity, let the tiltl
garbage that has been strewn aloi
- every hi ohuyoy- thrnuUhout thp lnl