The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-10
Fix .i0ngressEau Pound. Il Prominent
WISCONSIN Republican RepudiateS
Blame.

tx-Con2resslnan Pound, of Chippewa
Fall Wis., "A Republican of great influence
in his State, has written long letter in
which he rcpudiates his party's national
ticket and criticises Blaine severely.
Among other things, Mr.. Pound says:
Mr. Blaine embodies most IN American
politics that which is menacing to public
morals and integrity in government.
With a long public career, mainly distin
guishel for sort ofdeclamatory and p,l-
gilistic statecraft; he is not the inspiration
of a single valuable policy or the author
Of an important statute; but, on the con-
trary, has often suggested and supported
nnwise and has oppose good legislatio. :.
With record eio..ded by suspicion and
accusation Of joibery and corruption nm
defined. he brings US personal antaco-
nislns, which have torn and weak med
our party i'll the past, invading the ad
ministration Of the iamentad Garfield
demands Of personal vengeance 80 viru-
lent ;ts To iniialnc Tn" spirit OF assa3>lna
ton. and eliminating in the defeat a.
Judge i7olger and tn, consequent cle,,-
ton Of Grover Cleycland Governor Of the
Empire Stale. Mr. Dlaine's friends JUS
tilted their detection. which defeated a
most excellent man, by the plea of fraud
il one proxy at the State Convention
Such al excuse pales to whitcncss when
compared with the dishonorablc methods
employed to secure Mr. Blaine's nOmina-
ion. Here many delegates were treated
as merchandise, to be bartereG for wine,
money, or promises Of position. The
Convention, instead Of being IL de!ibera
tive body, was converted into a bowling
pandemonium, oyerawed by the worst
elements 0! Chicago, admitted without
tickets
':But returning to the candidate. The
acknowledged leader ofl.is party al home
(tiIe pine tree, prohibition State Of Maine)
he registers ali ignonlinious defeat for
his State only four years ago pending the
Presidential campaign, 50 disheartening
to or party s cause, that only the timely
and stawirt efforts of Grant and Conk-
ling could have redeemed the field and
rewarded by the gtilant Knight, when
opportunity (as Garfcld's adviser) was
given him, by dealing coWardly blow
from ambush to his old antagonist, Ros-
coe Conkling. Himself !; spernlator. en-
jOytng fortune too area! to have been
acquired by honest industry. lcgitimai"
business entcrpriS,. or his cotlntry's ser
vice at 5000 Z. year; he syil,athizes
with and profits lv speculative stock Job
bing and gambling methods of acquiring
wealth. methods, which have wrought
ruin, disgrace and business, disaster be-
yond computation, sChorled you'll, and
persuaded middle age tc avoid hnnest and
useful industry, made suicide and insan,
ity cammou-placc, unsettled values.
placed the ir;lt.; Of honest toni in the
power of the iDliis and Arm,urs to bear
nown or bull up the markets as Whim ut
intcst mag dictate: mehods which recert-
" gave MS an exaggerated illustration of
their iniIuitnus consequences in the
Grant and Ward $I5,00O,OOO failure and
The Gisingenuousness OF his letter of
acceptance is further betrayed by its sig
niiicant silence touching the events Of
the past three years. Bringing down his
historic figures to the present would have
revealed the fiction involved in his state
ments' would have shown marvellous
shrinkage in no,ninal values, would have
noted the downfall of business prosperity
and business morals and would have
pictured, as few can do SO graphically as
he, the furnace fires dying out: the wheels
oy factories standing still: wages reduced;
beogarv ustrrlng the place Of labor; bank
ans, business failures; creditors ane de-
positcrs wantoniy deiral,led: homes lost
and crookedncss in public affairs.
Mr. Blaine Is ob;etti ,nable, !urtnef
more. for tie company he keeps, for the
friends he has made VIII the chief
promoters of his nomination be his; chief
advisers if elected? There's the rub