Wichita daily eagle., 1884-06-28


this floor. wanted them to intro
Kentucky and the gentleman from
Virginia TO Introduce that question
upon this floor. but they did not do
it"
Mr.. Knott Gin his scat)-I know you
did.
Mr.. Blaine Very well.
Mr.. Knott know YOU wanted to
he made mar yr of. Laughter.
Mr.. Blaine And you did not want
to, and there Is the difference. laugh
ter and apilausel 20 little fur
tlIer: YOU did nc; dare TO.
s.Now, MIR speaker" continued Mr.
Blaine, 81 say hat / have dc!ics. the
power OF tic house 10 compel inc 10
produce those letters. | speak with
all respect b. this house. ! know lis
powers aud trust | respect them. But
| say this house h IS no more power To
order what shall be done or not d0ae !
with my private correspondence than
i; has with what shall do in the nur-
ture and education of my children-t
not particle. The right is as sacred
in the one case rs il is in the other. |
But, sir, having vindicated that right,
standing by it ready to make any sac
rfice in the defense, here and now,' If
any gentleman wants to take issue |
with Inc on hehalf of this house, anu |
ready for any extremity of contest of
conflict in behalf of so sacred n right. |
And while am SO | am not afraid TO
show the letters. Thank God AL
mighty. am not ashamed to show
them. There they are [holding up a
package OF letiers.l There is the
very original package, and with some
sense of hunilialion, with mortifica-
ton .hat do not pretend to conceal,
with sensc ol outrage which l think
any mau in my position would feel,
invite the confidence of forty-four mil
lions of nv couniryInan while | read
those letters from this desk" Ap-
planse.l
Blaine th.n rad he letters with
dramatic fire.
The scenes attending upon the.sread-
ing were then of the widest excite
ment. The speaker was powcrless To
preserve order or TO prevent Blalne's
partisan friends from cheering 20 the
echo. The syniptthies of the CALLER
les, which were packed, were with
Blaine, and these ad,icd TO tumut and
disorder.
The letters read. and the e,lcitcmcnt
| having subsidcd, Blaine walked over
| TO The Dcmocrrtic side, and, standing
| directly in front OF j. Proctor Knott.
precipitated Il another sensation. This
was really more starting than the first.
Mr.. Blaine said.
There is ono piece of testimony
wanting. Tnere is but one thing 10
close the complete circle of evidence.
There but one witness whom i
could not have, TO whom the judiciary
committee, Ia king into account the
great and intimate connection he had
with the transaction, was asked to
send cable dispatch, and asked the
gentleman from Kentucky if that dis
| patch was sent To him."
Mr.. Fryc-Who?
Mr. Blalnc-To Josiah Caldwell.
Mr.. Knott will reply to the gen
! tlcman that Judge IIunton and myself
have both cndeayorod 10 get Mr.
! Caldwcli's address, and have not yet
got il.
Mr.. Dlaine-llas the gentleman from
Kentucky received Il dispatch from
Caldwell
Mr.. Knott will explain that Ill
rcctly.
SIR Blainc--i want a categorical an
| -Wcr.
Mr. Knott / have received a dis
patch purporting To e from Mr..
Caldwell.
Mr.. Blainc-You did.
Mr.. Knott-llow did YOU hnow /
got il?
Mr.. Blainc-Whcn did Nou get il !.
| want the gentleman from Kentucky
10 answer when he got il.
Mr. knott.-Answcr ,ny question
first.
Mr.. Blaine-I never heard of it un-
ill yesterday.
Mr. Knott-iIow did YOU hear il
Mr.. Blaine-I heard you got II dis
patch last Thursday morning at
O'Clock from JOSIAH Caldwell com
pietely and absolutely cxoucrating me
from this charge, and you have sup
pressed it. [Protracted applause upon
the floor and in The galleries. want
the gentleman to answer. After Il
pause ! Docs the gentleman from
Kentucky decline TO ans wer?
Mr.. Knott will answer that when
/ get ready. Go on with your speech.
Mr.. Blaine-The gentleman from
Kentucky in responding probably.
think. from what he said, intended to
convey the idea that had some illcgi!-
mate knowledge of how that dispatch
was obtained. have had no commil-
nication with Josiah Caldwell. have
had no means of knowing from the
telegraph Office whether the telegram
was received. Hut ! tell the gentleman
from Kentucky that murder will oEt.
Mr.. Glover hat is true.
! Mr. Blaine And secrets will leak
And tell the gentleman now, and
am prepared to state to this house,
that at 8 O'Clock last Thursday morn-
ing, or thcreabouts, the gentleman
from Kentucky received and rcceipted
for message addressed TO him from
Josiah Caldwell, in London, entirely
! corroborating and subStantating the
statements of Thomas a. Scott, which
he had Just read in the New York pat
pcrs, and entirely excluding me from
the charges which, am bound TO be-
: lievc from the expression of that re-
port. the gentleman is anxious TO
: tastcn upon me
Ii was this scene which Bob lnger-
, soil had reference to when he spoke oi
Blaine rs the Plumcd Knight hurting
his lance full and fair in the face of th,