, 1884-09-09
AS ArrEAL ro rmE pnAp
which Calls Forth a Mighty Vigorous
Slap at Candidate Blaine.

Dlalne ) Ten years leadership OF the party
in Maine leaves no doubt on that point.
When Senator Morrill, resigned the Sena-
torship to accept the Treasury portfolio
under Grant, as will be remembered, Mr.
Blaine was appointed his successor. Sen
ator Morrill, died here eighteen months
ago. His widow, who is the daughter Of
the late Mr.. Vance, who in his day was
one of the most prominent citizens Of
this section, lives in a pleasant home on
Winthrop street, this city. She is a lady
evidently of great force of character, and
was the valued associate, conidant, and
helpmate of her distinguished husband
both in the executive mansion of this
State and during the many years of his
residence at Washington as Senator and
Secretary of the Treasury.
Mrs. Morrill, was recently surprised to
receive from Ohio an official letter direct
ed to her late husband. Opening it she
found it to be a very im%portunate appeal
to Senator Morrill, to visit Ohio and to
lend his aid in saving the State to Mr..
Blaine. Mrs. Morrill, turned the sheet
over and wrote on its back an indignant
reply, and mailed it forwith to the gentle
man who signed the appeal.
The Herald correspondent called on
Mrs. Morrill, at her residence this evening.
She is still in deep mourning, and con-
sented to receive the visit with great re-
luctance, but she said hat the e~xigency
created by Mr.. Blaine's nomination is SO
important that she was convinced all pri-
vate feeling should be subordinate to it.
As her husband had been n of the most
distinguished, loyal, and upright mem
bers of the Republican party, as he had
assisted in its formation, and had been
one of its first governors elected in this
State, and held its traditions and its prin-
ciples faithfully until his last conscious
moment, she knew that if alive to-day he
would feel that it was disgraced by the
nomination of Mr.. Blaine as its candidate
for President, and that it had let go of all
that made its existence necessary to the
country.
When Garfield was nominated, said
Mrs. Morrill,, he said to me, sadly and
seriously: My dear, the Republican can
didate will be elected this time, but unless
new methods are used in the party and
new and better men become its
leaders he will be the last one. You
will live to see a Democrat elected four
years hence. will not. My husband, -
continued Mrs. Morrill,, died of his de-
votion to the party of which he thus so
sadly spoke. 1t is unquestioned that the
breaking down of his health dated from
his, perhaps, too faithful performance OF
his duties in the Treasury Department"
To a question of the Herald cores
pondent as to the Ohio letter Mrs. Nor
rill said:
''Some six weeks ago | receievd a let
ter from Columbus, o., on a sheet with
printed head representing some political
organization. | was so surprised and in
dignant at its contents that | did not par
ticularly notice whether it was from II state
committee, a county committee, OIL
some political club, but it was signed by q
Mr.. Brown, as chairman, and a Mr.. Og-
den, as secretary. 1t was, as well as ]
can remember it. about as follows:
SENATOR LOT NJ. MoRRILLcDedr SIR.
The situation in Ohio is a critical one.
The party is in trouble on account of the
attacks on Mr.. Blaine as the candidate
of the party. Your well-known charac.
ter as a pure and upright statesman, and
coming from Blaine's own State, you
could refute the charges as no one else
can. We hope you will come to us in this
emergency, and make as many speeches
as possible.
Il was indignant and amazed that any
Republican should be ignorant hat my
husband was dead. l was more indig.
nant that he should be asked to assist il
making Mr.. Blaine President. l am now
sorry that l did not keep copies of both
the letter and my answer"
To Brown, Chairman, Columbus, o. -
l am surprised and shocked to receiv,
such a communication. l thought every
citizen Of this country knew that my hus
band was at rest. | am in mourning foI
him, but, as much as | mourn his death,
thank my father in heaven that he calleC
him home before the party he loved S,
well and did so much for had so dis
graced itself as TO nominate so WICKED
and corrupt a man for the highest ofic'
within the gift of the American peopl,
as l know and my husband knew jane
G. Blaine to be. If he were alive h,
would not support Mr.. Blaine, or any sucl
a man, even at the bidding oil his party
CHARLOTTE MORRILL,.
MY husband, - continued Mrs. Nor
rill, was visited by Mr.. Blaine at the be
ginning of the Congressional investiga
ton into the Little Rock Railroad bonds
Mr.. Blaine, as he did to Mulligan, i'm
%portuned my husband with tears and en-
treaties to use his influence to save him
When my husband resigned to go int
the Cabinet it was generally understood
and my husband SO understood, that Gov
ernor Chamberlain would be appointed t
fill the vacancy. Instead, and to the SUI
prise of every one Governor Conner az
pointed Mr.. Blaine, then Il Represents
tive in Congress and under charges i
that body,-to the vacancy"
AS Mrs. NORTH iptimated, the appoint
ment of Mr.. Blaine o-tAe~Tacancy wa