Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-09-19
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weight IN assisting undecided vo,.'.
forming their opinion, as to vle
= support for the Presidency. ''''
= If the queltion before tho n.,
! as has been asserted by leading H. Il.
cratic organs, a mere question r. a..
between the different candidate, -.
Y effect will the disclosure Of +, 49,.
: corrospon ience between two bp.ino.
c men have upon the public mind,
e II on the other hand the Tariff Ian,
/ before the people, as is elaime5 4, j,
Republicans who will deign refuse :,
, account Of the MnlIigau letters to sn,.,,
? Blaine whose lifelong career ha, b..o
: welded to the theory Of protcc ion,
J If those letters showed beyond o,vi
that Blaine had falsifed the ro.eF
Of the people while holding nnbIic
trusts, or that he is beyond tho ~.
billty of a doubt an incompetence,
rascal, in that he bartered bis OR,
fucncc while Speaker of the Honso n
Representative for mere personal ,,io
then there value could not be es,;ma,.l.
or, if they showed that while prose..i,s
to be for Protection he was n e.,
Free-Trader, then they divuIgo i,
matter of importance which the noonlo
would be glad 20 know.
But neither of these things do thew
show.
They show nothing more Or Ies,
than that Blaine as the authorized man,
Of Fisher negotiated the sale Of nun
Der Of the Fort Smith and Little Roct .
Railroad bonds for which he received &c
commission a rumber of shares Of
stock Of the road. There is not tb;na
IN them going to show that lie nor,e
tratcd a fraud upon Fisher, mar docs
Fisher claim that he did; nor / their
anything in them showing that i com.
promised his official position to eject the
sale ofthe bonds at an advanced inre In
fact, there is nothing tending toerimii.
nate him in them, save an inference
that because he negotiated the sale
those Railroad bonds SO easily at high.
price he must necessarily have done so
by the influence of his position as A.,
Speaker. It IS not surprising that he !,
should have sought TO conceal the
transaction. What business man would /
like to have his private affairs published !;
to tie world ? The damaging results
expected from them will never reach the
climax expected. Assertions unsup. :
ported by positive proof falls fat upon :,
the public ear. The people have begun =
g look upon SANDER now u onS.af the .
cons. aas. I
.''asFv- 81 any ~ ~ FaSfs ace c
Washington, in his day Of pure morals a
vas accused Of attempting to formulate a
: plan of government suiting bis own n
;Ieas With himself at its head 1ener-
son and Hamilton alike suffered nom o
no voice of SANDER, and so WIN JACK Ii
son and others following him later. Is a
i therefore any surprise that DIa'ne on n
cve Of the dawuing Of bis greatest a
ambition should be subjected % the b
same griliron of torture Knight il
that he is. plumed with the honor and f"
rcspcet of the mass Of his CountFymen' |
he will push onward as the champion o. l
great principles, never yielding never {
battling, except to bestow a smile Of i
sympathy upon his enemies until stand
mo in the font If the Capitol at Wash
J inoton, he shall subscribe to the oath OF
office to dobis luty, his whole duty as
/ the Chief Magistrate of a great and
y united people.