West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-03
Indictmcn, Of Blaine by HIS Own Party.

me independent Republican Com
II ttce of Indiana has issued the follow
ing address 10 the Republican voters
of Indiana
"AS the Independent Republican
Committcu of Indiana. we oilrr our
reasons Tor the course we are taking.
The day Is comparatively late but we
have the advantage ot tn ullo>,
knowledge of the candidates and nl the
/ things which 90 to make up their lit
ness Or unlitncSS for the oNicr ot Prc,i-
| dent After the lapse of time. and
after all the discussion that has been
had, we see NO reason for supporting
MIR Blaine. The Republican party is
still i'm the grip of the KcifcrS, the FL
/ kinScS, the Dor>CyS and the Claytous.
who will bring 1t To- ruin unless their
| hold is loosencd, and the election of
/ Mr. Blaine gives no hope of such re-
lease. The closest investigation proves
| that after many years ui public life
! James G.. Blaine has no important Scrv-
! lee TO his country To point to- aud has
| no tangible result To show. except a
| large accumulation of wealth AT the
end of a line OF concealed Spccuations
| in property directly or indirectly con
Ecctcd with Congress uunl legislation
/ : "Ihe Mulligan letters are the Multi
/ gan letters still On their face thcy in
| dicato shameless corruption i'm public
| pilico on the part oi Mr. Blaine No
| other Interpretation has been offered.
! No Republican paper has made a manly
attempt To neet these letters. ON the
! other hand, we have the cowardlv spec
iaClc of the leading Republican journals
! OF Indiana standing mute I'M their pres
| cncc. refusing To print them and dis
! honestly dcceiving 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
n out Mr. Blaine. and leave n stain
upon his official life so deep aud dis
/ graceful that no honest man can, under
any circumstances, vote for him with
out unwarrantably violating his duty rs
a citizen.
"Ihosc letters were well known when
| he was nominated. and that ne was
nevertheless nominated is conclusive
| proof that the present management of
| the Republican party is deaf to the cail
| of common integrity. We therefore
recommend all who have the interests
| of the party nj heart TO abstain from
voting for Mr.. Blaine.
"With equal confidence we recon-
mend all Republicans who regard good
| government as II thing to he desired TO
vote for Grover Cleveland. We say this
after the fullest examination oi his
official life. lie is chief officer of a
State whose cities, prisons, asylums,
| public works and other public depart
mcnts are ON "a great scale, and have
| been for years nests of jobbcry and cor
Tuption; TO perform properly tho duties
| of Governor of such a State requires Il
! sound knOwlcdge'of civil government
and unlim ted uprightness and lrmncss
of character. In the exercise of this
| Office Governor Cleveland has shown
! that he has qualifications of the highest
! OrIer as an executive uliccT. His
| papers relate to his work and are
confined TO the subject i'm hand
| they are explicit and full
and mnmistakable in meaning; they
are free from deceptive dis us
| sion OF cXtraneous matters. His pub
| lie acts show him TO be- genuine. Of
| licicnt and thorough civil-scrvicc and
| municipal rcformcr, and he has been
| this rclcntlcssly, at vast expense TO his
own party in the way of destruction Of
! official patronage i'm the stat, OF New
! York. We cite the numerous reform
| acts which have had his earnest 90 -Opc-
ration during passage and his signature
afterwards; also his appointment of
! the Civil Service Commission and his
| other appointments To- o.licc lie be-
lievcs that public Office connects him
with the people in a business capacity
| before it binds him 20 his party in n
| partisan capacity lie has repeatedly
! shown that no amount Of party pressure
| can turn him from what he believe. TO
/ Dc the right course. lie has yielded TO
no popular clamor, but hc has been
/ lust 90 all interests and mindful Of the
true welfare Of all conditions Of people.
! He is such a man a5 this country now
needs for President