The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-18
Indictment OF Blaine by His Own Party.

The Independent Republican Com
mittee of Indiana has issued the follow
ing address "To the Republican voters
of Indiana:
''As the Independent Republican
Committee of Indiana, we offer our
reasons for the course we are taking.
The day is comparatively late, but We
have the advantage OF the fullest
knowledge of the candidates and of the
things which 90 to make up their fit
ness or unfitness for the Office of Presi-
dent. After the lapse of time, and
after all the discussion that has been
had, we see no reason for supporting
Mr. Blaine. The Republican party is
still in the grip of the Refers, the FL
kinses, the Dorseys and the Claytons,
who will bring it TO ruin unless their
hold is loosened, and the election of
Mr.. Blaine gives no hope of such re-
lease. The closest investigation proves
that after many years of public life
James G. Blaine has no important serv-
ice to his country to point TO and has
no tangible result to show, except
large accumulation of wealth at the
end of line o! concealed speculatiOnS
in property directly or indirectly con-
nected with Congressional legislation.
1.-THE Mulligan letters are the Multi
gan letters still. On their face they in
dictate shameless corruption in public
office on the part of Mr.. Blaine. No
other Interpretation has been offered.
No Republican paper has made a manly
attempt to meet these letters. On the
other hand, we have the cowardly spec
tacie of the leading Republican journals
of Indiana standing mute in their pres
ence. refusing to print them and dis
honestly deceiving their readers by
keeping the truth from them. We are
left but the conclusion that the Multi
gan letters on their face tell the truth
a out Mr.. Blaine, and leave a stain
upon his official life so deep and dis
graceful that no honest man can, under
any circumstances, vote for him with
out unwarrantably violating his duty as
a citizen.
s.rhese letters were well-known when
he was nominated. and that he was
nevertheless nominated is conclusive
proof that the present management OF
the Republican party is deaf to the call
OF common integrity. We therefore
recommend all who have the interests
of the party a. heart to abstain from
voting for Mr.. Blaine.
with equal confidence we recon-
mend ali Republicans who regard good
government rs a thing to be desired to
vote for Grover Clevel&nL We say this
after the fullest examination OF his
Official life. He is chief officer OF
State whose cities, prisons. as7lums,
public works and other public depart
ments are ON g eat scale, and have
been for wears nests of jobbery and cor
ruption; to perform properly the duties
OF Governor of such state requires
sound knowledge of civil government
and unlimited upr ghtness and tirmness
of character. In the exercise of this
Office Co ernor Cleveland has shown
that he has qualifications of the highest
or,Ier as an executive officer. His
papers relate TO his work, and are
confined to the subject in hand;
they are explicit and full
and unmistakable in meaning; they
are free from deceptive discus
sion o; eXtraneoHs matters. His pub
lie ac,s show him to be 3 genuine, Of
ticient ard thorough eivil-service and
municipal reformer, and ne has been
this relentlessly, at vast expense to his
own party in the way of destruction OF
official patronage in the State OF New
York. We cite the numerous reform
acts which have had his earnest co-ope-
ration during passage and his Signature
afterwards; also his appointment OF
the Civil Service Commission and his
other appointments to Office. Hs be-
lieves that public Office connects Tim
with the people in a business capacity
before it binds him to his party il a
partisan capacity. He has repeatedly
shown that no amount of party pressure
can turn him from what he believes TO
be the right course. He has yielded to
no popular clamor, but he has been
Just to all interests and mindful of Tie
true welfare of all conditions of people.
He is such man as this country nav
needs for President"