The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-15
BLAINE soANDALIzED.
And He Resents it BY Prosecu-
ton.


Blaine had seduc d his present VIE
in Kentucky, and then fsd to Name,
where the young woman ana ne.
father followed him. He msIrieu
her at the point OF shot gun. Ihls
having reached Mr.. Blaine, he teie-
graphed Col Holloway, Of the Times.
that the statement was malclousiy
and infamously false in every par
ticulsr. Political ISLANDERS. he says,
he pays no attention to, but TINS a.,
lacking the honor OF his WlIe anu
children cannot be submitted TO.
Holloway was oasked to secure tns
services OF a lawyer at once ana
bring cult against the responslole
publisher of the Sentinel IN the
United states Court. Col. Holloway
placed the matters in the hands OF
Senator Harrison's law firm. and
the papers are now in C urse OF pre~
2aration in accordance with Blaine's
direc ion.
IpdiansI OLE, II. Following is
the text of Blsine's dispatch 10 Col.
Hollaway:
BAR HARBoR, MAINE,
Aug, 4th.
To Col. A. r. Hollaway:
| have this moment received the
atrocious libel of the. Indianapolis
Sentinel. 1t is utterly and sbeml,.
nabIy false in every statement and
every implication. Pc ltical sand
ers do lot stop to notice, but TINS
editor assalls the honor Of my wife
and children. | desire yeu without
an hours delay, to employ the pop
er attorney and have the responsl--
BILE publisher Of the Sentinel sued
for libel In the United States Dis
trict Court CT Indiana. 1t Is my
only remedy. [ am sure that hon-
cradle Democrats, alike with honor
able Republicans, will Justify me in
defe nding the honor OF my family,
if need be, by my life.
(Signed) JAMES G. BLAINE.
Harrison, Miller and Elan, attor-
neys, in accordance with Blaine
d rec,ions, ii ed, this evening. in the
United States Circuit Court a suit
sgainet the Indian apolis. Sentinel Go.
and John Z. shoemaker, It's
president and business mana.
ger. wko, it charges, di'
recta and controls the publication
the paper. The document reads a:
follows: That on the eighth day Of
August, 1884, sad defendant
wickedly intending to inJore, de-
fame, and scar daiiZe the plaintiff,
did maliciously print and publish
in the regular daily Issue of said
paper for that day or and concern
ing the plaintiff, certain false
sclnda'ous, and detamatory artic
in the words following: Can Elaine
afford it? TIE cam paign WeI
against Cleveland is, TO say the
least, an indecent one. Finding nc
vulnerable points in his public re-
cord, the enemy have assailed sup
posed irregularity in his Irivate
conduct. They have dressed and
redressed his affairs until the naked
facts OF are but small part Of
the far, beloved, frilled and rufus &c
B Zarre figure wal zing in the
Blaine Republican prints. This be
smirching of private character is tn,
stock in trade of the Blaine folks; i
is all they have to offer against hi
Democratic candidate. But cal
James G.. Blaine afford thi
plan of battle? If his flank
are as unprotected as they arr
currently understood to be, Is III
not provoking a scathing fire by per
uniting these assaults on Grover
Cleveland? The Democracy will
hardly remain quiet on Biainei
inner life when his supporters ART
resorting to scandal mongerinl
against its candidate. The charge.
of seduction made upon Mr.. Cleve.
land, and which are false upon theil
very face, can, 1t appears, be turned
OH Blaine and made to stick. Their,
is hardly an intelligent man in tht
country who has not heard tina
james G. Blaine betrayed ;
girl whom he married q
The muzzle of shotgun
The Democratic press has had thu
magninimity not to Put forth thes
reports which must cause pain t
members of the Blaine family. TIL
Republican papers have long know
of them and have allowed them T.
60 undenied. If Mr.. Blaine wa
scsuncrel enough to betrsi
: an innocent girl, il, aftel
despoiling her, he was drawer
enough to refuse her legal redress
by giving legitimacy to her chill
until a loaded shotgun stimulate
! his conscience; then there is bio
3 on his private chsrac er more fCu
if possible, than the countless stain
{ OF his political record. This cor
duct discloses moral OBJ
. liqu1ty, rendering him undesery
J. ing of social confidence, and a.
$ unfit nan to be president. a cal
g didste with such q record csnnC
: afford to assail his opponents, 6
3 between Cleveland and Blaine wins
g fairmipded man can hesitate to pre-
: nounce tehe former cleaner an
!. purer man? Plaintiff lies hi
n damages at $4,000. Tn
+ evening Its understood th'
e tomorrow process dings Will /
hegun against Shoemaker and IL
author OF the article. under Ii
;. Grubbs likei law in The Stale court
; This will compel Mr.. Baine's al
= tendance as a witness. The sttC.
= news say the suit and criminal pr,
> oooiipCe nil fo pI7ahpd with a