The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-10
a scArnIse nEvIENv.
Hon. Thaddcus 8 Pond Declares
1,Iains.s Candid icy ! Menace
TO Pubic fsorass-
His Specializing, stock Jobbing ana
Gambling Method of Acquir-
inc Wealth.

The Hon. Thaddeus G. Pound OF emp
rerra Fails. Wis, in recent letter 70
1personal friend, gives his reasons 10
annosinr Blaine and supporting CleVe
1and Mr. Pound has thousands Q
friands in Wisconsin, and his reIusa
TO support Blaine will cost MN many
thousands of votes. He says:
After much earnest and sohcltous ee
liberation, deem it to pc my u9sy
while abating naught OF loyalty 70 e a.S
renublican party, but rather 70 promott
its fTne purpose and strengthen II 10
fnt11re GOOD work, to support the DEM
ocrafie nominee. Gov. Cleveland, 10
nresident at the approaching electlon
XIV Indictment disagrees with, ana IA!
1soy rebels against the action o.
the rennhlican convention in the nomf
nation of Mr.. Blaine, and, without ar
rogating for myself wisdom superior e
a majority of representative repupll-
cans convened to voice the determlna'
ton of my party, am compeileu toope4
nv own best Judgment ana sense ol
dntv. in this single and extraordinary
instance. Being a lifelong repuDlItc.an
ond fine recipient of so many dlStln-
rnished honors, state and national, II
e dne INV political associates, so otten
nv cordial supporters, and myself that
tho reasons for departure from conven-
tionaI cooperation be frankly stated:
M one will deny that the essential
worth if not the perpetuity of the re-
nnhlie depends upon the maintenance
IF noljtical and personal integrity, as
well as prudence and justice in its leg
1islatiye' judicial, and administrative
branches. 1t is equally true tnaI de-
! lection and correction OF crookedneSs
and infidelity in the executive 1ranGn
i NJ our government are most difficult,
while long uninterrupted control is GER
tain "a invite abuse of power and OPP
lD0rtunity. The republican party has
] endowed nearly tWenty-four years or
continuous administrative authority,
and. while its history is Respondent
/ with glorious achievements and hal
lowed nv memories of unriYaled states
manship. patriotism, and prowess,
| there has crept into its human machln-
cry many grievous abuses and ailments,
demanding correction and cure, which
NAV or may not be accomplished by
the party in which they are engendered;;
Happily, the work of puritieatlon ana
| reform has been progressing most sat
| isfactorily within our party, under the
present chief magistrate; and with
| such eminent success as to command
| the unexampled approval OF the press,
the people, and our party; expressed
| through state conventions, and by the
republican national convention in the
extraordinary declaration that we be-
| lieye his eminent services are entitled
to and will receive the hearty approval
of every citizen" What, then, does
| the party owe the country and itself?
| Manifestly the continuance OF the faith
| full servant. Common honesty and 2
decent recognition of fidelity and wis
dom demand it. ,ittie short of hypo-
crisy would deny II. But being denied,
the alternate should be man whose
public life is guaranty that the good
work will go ON, ie' should be the
highest and best type of political in
| tegrity, craftsmanship, and republican
principleg. Mr.. Blaine is not such man,
but, in my opinion, embodies most in
American politics that IS menacing to
public morals and integrity in govern
ment. With long public career main
ly distinguished for a sort of declama-
tory and pugilistia statecraft, he is not
the inspiration Of a single valuable pol
icy, or the author of an important stat
ute; but, on the contrary, has often sug-
gested and supported unwise and bad,
and opposed good legislation. With q
record clouded by suspicion ard aecusa-
ton of jobbery and corruption unde-
tended, he brings to us personal antago-
nisms which have torn and weakened
our party in the past; invading tho adj
ministration of the lamented Garfield
with demands of PERSONAL vengeance
so virulent as to i1adme the spirit Of
assassination, and eliminating in the
defeat of Judge Folger, and consequent
election of Grover Cleveland governor
of the Empire state. Mr. Blaine's
friends justified their detection, which
defeated a most excellent man, by the
plea of fraud in qne proxy at the state
convention. such excuse pales to white
ness when compared with the dishOnOr-
able methods employed to secure Mr..
Rlaine's nomination. Here many dele
gates were treated as merchandise to
De Dartered for wine, money, or promise
OF position. The convention, instead
OF being deliheIatiyB body, was con-
vertea lnto bowling pandemonium,
0oVefnoWed by the worst elements of
chicago, admitted without tickets.
But returning to the candidate The
acknowledged leader Of his party nj
nome 1.-THE Pine tree. prohibition state |
or Malnel, he registers an ignominious !
defeat Tor his state, only four years ago.
pending the presidential camnaiep' 81 |
dlsheartening to our party's cause that |
only the timely aud staiwart efforts of |
Grant and Conkling could have re- |
deemed the field and secured Garfeldss
eleGtion-a work soon rewarded bV the |
galant knight, when Opportunity las |
FaInet.G adviserl was Given him nv |
aeallng 9 eoWaFdly blow from ambush |
10 Ms Old antagonist, Roscoe Conkling. |
himself a Spectator, enjoying a for
tune TOO great to have been acquired /
~ honest industry, legitimate business
ssillSasaI1prlse, or hls eountry's service at |
profits BY speculative, stock-iobbinG
ana gambling methods of ac0uiriVg
wealth; methods which have wrou0Is3
rum, disgrace, and business disasters
beyond computation: schooIed vonfh
md persuaded middIe-aee ia avoid
honest and useful industry: made. sIii-
zoe and insanity COMMONPLACE. unset /,
.lea values, placed the fruits of honest
OH IN the power of the Goulds and Ar
hours TO bear down or bull M the |,
l aad as Wnlm or interest may die
az HethodS Which recently gave us
~ ~ exaggerated illustration of their
nlqu1touS consequences in the Grant q
yard $l5,OOO,000 failure and robherv
reference to Blaine's commensurate
ecord relating to subsidies. class Iegis-
aIlon, corporate exactions. etc Viii
eadlly satisfy the honest inquirer of
rs uniform support Of rlonopoiies and
ndlnerenee to the common veal. TittIa
aondef That he 0mits in his letter FL I,
eIer 70 or explain the cause al the Z
reat disparity In the distribution ~ !
4is marvellous increase of wealth az :
uuluIated during the period he chooses
y COMPARISON; that he fails to note
: ~ g., Iact Lnat one three-hundreth narf Z
the $A ,000, 600 OO0is held Nv ana 49, 60.1'
nile others rank little below. and ~
Wn palatiai residence. commandino. %
sntaf OF $1,000 a year, suocesffn@@
loIS IMAM an average per aaTetta ~
eailn. Little wonder that he "a e;la'1t
the subject Of interstate cornnna e,e
.e regulation of which IL daTra as..t9.sf
an producers and legitima "a fraders
= isds corporate interests comman5
y Vas lame defense Of his devotion +
IL =. !pt9lNeq civil service to cite fba .
~ lttas curing q prolonged Duhlic h
~, ~. ~ oilly ADVISED the removal of A
III rSis9ils. Inc expert observer y
II Il conclude that the true beffaTrn,,ee,0,tt =
the service demanded the remo mn az ~ 81
y ZINES four. lie should have :. ~, ~ X
1ld as.la MS position bv Uetiag 1i,o y
.ellsy Win Which 2 hoFfiB az raj st;.rao g
~; y, Deen cQns santEY Fed at tha nsIhtis Y
=, the faYoTite %Rfother Rohss q
e pay Tor another's servi5as u
y VIII the citation OF his nac;eo - al
~ % Mexico quite cover nn g. y
III american policy and o,.a d
7, piosect tne IaDdTau guano schama
- " useatl q his servant. H1Irihr,f' p
l " Y. ~ Leigned to Tebnke. NAV rev,,ss
P ~. conceal the true inwar,in tss Il
WIS alialr, as did his ihied rerdss. Of
81 y ne Mnlhgan letters first rnislao5 d
M charitable peopIe fnuc f ;;,.lsiea0 tt
tie Rock bond Job. ~ sAe b,
cen ~ 1ns u Of his letter az y
Inlpcapt silence touchinoa ft ~ ~ Us
the past three years tssS ~ ~ eyents
lLlst 10 figures to the prpser,f , 1oetn
No revealed the ffcfior S.ase would -,