Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-07
SEIZURE ON BLAINE.
RECORD oFrng PLUMsD KNIGHT.
Why B,sins's Hiscstc~ wcsd Mean Ger
rvpsios in Public Affairs asd Csr-sptisn
In Hasiness-pssies Of the Nttissn.

Opera House Tuesday night. The plac
was crowded. The platform was occupic,
by number oi prominent independents
The principal speech OF the evening wa
made by Carl Schur2.
After reading several o. the Mulligar
letters and reviewing Mr.. Blaine's recorC
and the defence r,sde for him In the msiie
of those transactions. Mr.. Scaurz said
II Won want 10 know what the result o
Mr.. Blaino'S election would be stop snC
81 servs what the result OF his mere nomi
nation already has been. What do yot
scci Men high in stsndng who but yes
tcr(lay were shocked at such things as MT
Blaine has done, who thought that Tho
people would snd ought to BRAID then
With their empbstic disapprorai. now
m(ekly spo'ogizing for the same thing'
and Diminishing them as little eecentricitios
81 genius. Nav, some OF them grow fairly
facetious st The Pharisoes," or saints,
O. "dudeS," or "centle bcrmits." who
ceuouncc corruption to-day as they them
selves denounced 1t yesterday. Indeed
.sPhsrisecS and saints" what.
then, Pr. The strange and cxtrav,gani
things which these Ph,riseeS and saints
demand, aud which, after Mr.. Blaiues
nomination have suddenly become so rdi.
c,ilous! Do they Ssh that candidate for
the presidency should bc the ideal msn and
the embodiment Of all The human virtues
That he should part his hair in the middle
xnd wear lavender glcyeSy No, not that.
But these strange creatures, these "Phari-
secs " and =. dudeS,' insist thai man. 20 be
elected President OF the United States,
should hes man OF integrity; thst he should
have a Just sense % official honor; thai he
should not bc one with record OF prosti-
tutcd official power, such a. the hulligan
letters and the Investigation show, upon
his back. Thst + 81. Why, how ridicn
Ious this j.. b. DO sure. Have you even
herd anything 90 OutlaRdISh?
We'll. f-llow-ciiizens, when you zee grave
men, Ten Of public standing, suddenly
disposed 10 laugh st other men who to-day
refuse 10 honor bad practices which yes-
NTday they all In common condemned, IL
Is not altogether amusing. IL j. a rather
serious SYMPTOM 81 the moral effect Mr..
Blaine's mere nomination has already pro-
duecd. But il II Onl, one Of many. The
Republican TaJty once proudly and justly
called IltClt Tho prty 81 moral Idcas.
Where are those moral ideas now! What
Is The answer of the Thoroughbred pArti-
san WHOM you remind bin OF "the party OF
moral ideas 81 the past and point at the IT.
cord % bis candidate! Hang moral ideas,
Wa are for 1e party" And lac will tell Won
further that. Wbstever may become OF your
moral ideas. YOU are in honor bound to DO
foT The party too. The Republican party
WAS party - freemen and volunteers.
From the " Ligs and from the Democrats
they cams. proud 81 having cut their party
ties, aDd they gathered arOund the anti
slavery banner, for this they thought the
cause Il right. And now the spOke.men
q the same party tell you that he who op-
Poses the csnd dates OF mis- party because
lie cOnscientlously believes it wrong to sup
tort them commits di.honOrable act.
TEE Duly OF THE CITIZEN.
As member Of party DO not cease 10
IL a citizen. Under oil circumSfsnCes'ths
duties viii h owe As citizen To my cOun-
tIy are superior 10 the duties which can
possibly owe 10 any party. When 20 IS
delegate 10 a party convention. consult
with others as II what may be best for
Uarty action. when as a voter 20 TO tAs
polls, ] consult NV own conscience shout
What 10 best FOR the country's welfare.
And il ] oOnscientiOuSly find thst what the
party demands 10 not for the good Of the
country. tiIsn it Is not only my right but
my duty ar citizen 10 vote against 10.
" DO viii gaintsy this But now We are
told nOt only chat \ delegate TO : oon-
yentiOn has no right TO oppose his party
nomination. but tbst su ordinary member
u the party is 10y bis honor forbidden 10
do 80. A new code OF political honor 10
invented which forbids us 70 be honest.
There wss an Outcry once in this couhtry
against the English principle. Zones .
subject, AWAY. o subject" IL seems the
Blaine party wants 10 improve upon this
by the proclamation, "Once o party mem
her. always party slave" Ard what 10
worse. We zee men who know that all VIC
say il true. and who but yesterday said 10
themselves, stifle their cOnsciences and
wear the badge OF that slavery.
But that il not all TIE mere nomination
a MIR. Blaine has already accomplished.
AZ il is 'alDtiDg the present. so it is defl-
In the past. How often have you had 10
read and 10 hear these days that. as Mr..
Blaine i pursued with charges and abuse,
so were Washington snd Lincoln pursued.
and that between these three there Is really
Iittle difference, What a comparison. II
il true that Washington was called by his
enemies q mOnarchist and Lincoln hab-
boon. But We sannot learn that either Of
them found il necessary tO defend himself
Mr.. Blaine wsat 10 establish real parallel
between him and them they should care
fully examine W2shingtOn's and Lincoln's
private correspondence. Among Wash
iDgion's letters they would have to find one
), mewhat like this:
HEADQUARTERS OF TuRl
CONTINENTAL ARMY.
70 ". FTsher, Esq, Army Contractor:
My Dear Mr.. Fisher.-Your offer TO al-
Nit ne 70 participation in your beef con-
tract il very gcLcrous. Accept INV thanks.
But want more. lou spoke % yOur friend
Caldwell. who HIS the Hour contract, ~
willing 30 di>IOs. % share Of his interes,
TO ne. with he would max. the propo-
silion definite. Tell him that feel shall
] oi prove dead-bead in the enterprise. |
see various channels in which know / can
Dc useful. sincerely your friend,
GEOPGR WASHINGTON.
i. Sin looking over my order.book.I
find that when Mr.. Caldwell delivered the
lat LOT OF iloui there WAS some Irregularitv.
which induced the cOmmiSssTy Of the army
10 refuse acceptance. l promptly cut Ia.
red tape by ordering the c0mmissrv 10
sceept the delivery at once, 50 that saved
Mr. Caldwell much trouble in getting the
-four passed aud In obtsiping bis money,
Thu., without knowing him. | did MIN
IA, or which must have been worth much 10
him. Let lin hurry up his proposition to
ne. e.. W.
or IN Mr.. Lincoln's private respond
nee they might look for letter somewhat
Ike this:
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
Nv Dear Mr.. FisheT.-YOur agent Mr..
Blaine. very smart young man apparently,
who got your sp, ncef rifle accepted by the
ordnance Department, brought me your
'ery generous Offer for share In the con-
Iact, for which accept my thanks. learn.
lso. ~ your friend Mr.. Caldwelps dIsposl- |
ion 10 let me have share OF his interest
= the manufacture OF belt. and cartridge
,OXcs. Let him make ms adef1nite PROPOSE
ion - quickly ~ possible. j tsll YOU am
Tot going 10 De q deadbead in that enter
rise. feel il. There are lots OF channels
n which | can nhke myself useful. Bv the
way, you can tell Mr.. Caldwell that did !
i'm CREST favor some time ago without !
moving him. A large lot OF belts and car
were detained here because /
be ordnance oficers wanted more time TO |
aspect thtn. But the troops .eeded them. |
nd ! ordered them to be buried to the |
foh,. and Caldwell got bis money. You |
GO! ] want him 10 send me q dshnitc |
st once.
urs truly, ABRAHAM LINCOLN.