The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-09-24
Mr.. Blalnc's Record.

The opposition to Mr.. Blaine seems
to hinge mainly upon the "Mulligan
letters" with an occasional reference
10 his alleged Know-nothing principles.
and the dangers to be incurred through
the exercise of his famous foreign pol
icy. And in this opposition we have
only q monotonous and mumbling rep
etition of charges which were long ago
exploded, which are fully explained in
the Congressional Record, and in which
there remains not one shadow Of truth,
reason or logic. The Democrats have
had their own guns spiked by their ad-
versaries. They commenced by pub
fishing certain Of the Mullgan letters.
accompanied by insinuations and
charges Of wrong doing. But the Re.
publicans went further. They pub.
lished all the Mulligan letters as read
by Mr.. Blaine upon the floor of Con.
gress, together with the debates that
preceded and followed this episode, all
Showing that Mr.. Blaine was not guilty
of any wrong doing And they went
farther than this. They introduced the
testimony of prominent Democrats,
among whom was the late Judge Black,
of Pennsylvania, than whom no bitter
or partisan ever lived, to the effect that
the evidence showed MIR. Blaine to be
as guiltless as child of any deed CON-
promising his position as public Off.
Ger and q man of honor! The "Mulli.
gan letters affair is dead and has been
buried. Only the poverty Of the De.
mocracy in expedients could have au.
thorized its resurrection.
During Mr.. Blaine long service as
public officer his voice and his vote
were ever to be found upon the side oi
right and Justice. He has been with
out an exception champion of the
people and Of the principles which
have made our country pattern for
all the Nations of the world. Mr..
Blame has been abused because he sent
substitute to the war. Did not Mr..
Blaine in his official position, with a
substitute in the ranks, do far more
service to the Union than Mr.. Blaine
alone could have done as q soldierP
Was there any man in those days who
desired to make the changer Blaine
in Congress was worth twenty Blaines
in the ranks. There is no need of de.
Tending Mr.. Blaine courage or loyalty.
The rebel Brigadiers who held seats in
Congress after the war might testify to
his possession of those attributes.
The charge of Knownothingism
against Mr. Blaine has fallen to tn,
orround ty;tb M dull N tbud M aua,
graced the chronicles of the enterpris.
ing reporter. 1t is unnecessary to show
the proof here, as it has already been
placed before the people. Mr.. Blaine
is To- much of an American to have ad.
vocated Knownothing principles. In
this connection it was asserted that Mr..
Blaine was violently opposed to the
Catholic religion and this charge was
made simply to check the flow Of the
Irish vote into the Republican fold, and
has never received serious considera-
ton. 1t was not worthy of it. And sc
we may 90 through the whole of Mr.
Blaine's record and find nothing that
has no. been explained to the satisfac
ton Of all fair minded men. 1t is no
strange that he has enemies. 1t coulC
not be otherwise. But there is no mar
in this country with warmer, more de
voted friends, who believe that he Is tht
man Of all men to ill the highest oilic,
in the gift of the people, and who will
triumphantly vindicate him by electinl
him to that position. Mr.. Blaine is al
ready vindicated for that matter, bu
his election will administer q NOR,
singing rebuke to his opponents thai
they have yet ived.-BurIiRgto'
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