Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-25

written by Blaine TO Fisher were MOI
improper, but on the contrary were
emanations OF the sternest integrity
II will be n lAborlous undertaking
to reconcile Speaker Blaine's Language
in referring to his work In behalf oil
the Fort Smith railroad land grsnt'
and urging his services In that con-
nection as fit for reward, with the ian-
euage OF a really scrupulOus public OH
Ger. Jealous of his official honor. When
the defenders OF Drr. Blaine address
themselves to the task of convincing
the public that it was virtuous and
candid man, nice in his notions oil
craftsmanship, who wrote a vindiea-
ton Of himself in 3 highly Mandatory
strain, and inelosed 1t in letter to an
other person, with q request that he
sign II and return 1t TO him as his own
unsolicited contribution to the virtue
and innocence OF the man who wrote
1t, they will find that they have en-
tered upon work Of extraordinary
magnitude and difficulty, which must
dishearten the most sanguine, unless
the American people are assumed
to be gullible fools. They will
have to show why simple
and innocent letter writer, who
offends no principle of moral rectitude,
should caution the recipient of his let
ter to please burn this" A man may
desire the destruction of evidence OF
his venality, but he never insists on
obliteration OF proofs of his upright
ness. After the public has been salts
fed upon these points the defenders of
Mr.. Blaine may take mp his letter in
regard to the national bank at Little
Rock, and tell how a punotilious
speaker, with all the power which that
Office gives him for controlling legisla-
ton, could conscientiously write to his
partners in business that the securing
OF the privilege of establishing ma
tional bank will be TO some extent a
matter of favoritism, and it will be in
my power TO cast an anchor to wind
ward in your behalf,n without COM
promising his official integrity, When
they shall have accomplished this
work effectively they will be in good
trim to take up the case Of Benedict
Arnold and make a patriot of him In
the eyes OF the American people.
Let not these gentlemen shrink
from the prodigious undertaking to
which they have been apprenticed.
Judas has had an apologist, who has
to his own satisfaction established the
highest motives for the betrayal of the
Savior. Judas believed, so 1t is gravely
contended, that after His death Christ
should Immediately appear as the ma.
terial king of the Jews and would
lead his people from bondage. Trans.
ported by this mistaken belief, he be.
trayed the Son Of Man to death, ex.
pecting Him to rise at once in glory
and power and overthrow the Roman
uOuAAilAOn III JNi ubhltill. disappointed
in his expectations, comprehending a
last the true nature of his Masters
triumph and reign, and overcome
with horror at the enormity of his
oflense, the wretched man destroyed
his own life. AS vindication this
will do very well for such as choose t.
accept it. Mr.. Blaine's friends have
ground to feel encouraged, with thi.
example before them. Their logic
may not be very conclusive in estab
fishing the purity Of their leader, bu
doubtless they will be able to discover
extenuating circumstances which may
in charity be accepted as full ex
PLANTATION of his conduct. The Ameri
can public delights to have dus
thrown in its eyes, and this is very
dusty season, and Mr.. Blaine knows
how to throw dirt. The work is un
promising, but not impossible.