Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-11-29
HypocrltIcnl Blaine.

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The Washington correspondent
Of the Baltimore Sun does up Mr..
Blaine In the following handsome
style:
The hysterical rawlings of Mr..
Blaine from the steps OF his house
at Augusta last night may be a
cause OF surprise 10 those who do
not know the man, but TO those
who thoroughly understand his
character, his false and malignant
utterances are precisely what might
have been expected. Intelligent
cOlorad people will not themselves
be deceived by his absurd state
ments, and most certaiaiy the In
telligent white laboring classes can
not be. To read the language which
Mr.. Blaine applies 10 the South and
to the ruling classes Of that section.
it might be justly imagined that
during his long residence In WASH
ington he had scrupulously held
himself aloof from the contamina-
tiOn OF connection with such dread.
iully wicked men. But no man
from the North has ever made such
a point of establishing close person
al and sOcial relations with South
ern Senators and Representatives
that have come TO Congress since
the war than Mr.. Blaine. He has
literally slobbered all over them,
and at times paid such court AS ac-
tually' TO embarrass some OF the
more sensitive and dignified. Only
a short time before he went out OF
Congress, On the occasion OF POI
litical debate, he lndulgetl in tis-
sue OF Misrepresentation as to South
ern men and Southern measures
similar to that which he set forth
on the wings OF the wind last night.
a few minutes after he concluded
he rushed over in his effusive style
TO the seat OF Southern member
for whom he professed warm
friendship and put out his hand.
The member said:
''Mr. Blaine, don't see how you
can have anything To do with us
people, of whom you have so bad
an opinion"
"Oh, my dear fellow" WAS the
reply, while the arm OF this
great patriot and statesman WAS
twined about his neck, "you must
not mind what ] said; II was not
intended for your people, but for
home consumption"
Several times during the cam
paign, when enjoying the pleasures
of the anticipated triumph which
did not come, this man, who Is now
so fearful OF Southern dominion In
the Government, sent messages To
different ex-Confederate Generals,
assuring them that the sunny side
of tho White House would always
be open 10 them. A natural born
intriguer, he had also instituted adj
vances looking to the formation OF
coalitions with prominent Southern
Senators and members as soon as
he got into the White House. Nay,
far more than this, To go back u
little. There are competent and
creditable witnesses to the fact that
shortly after the election Of 1880,
this same Mr.. Blaine contemplated
and actually laid the foundations OF
scheme thrOuyh which he was To
be put In the White House mainly
by the aid OF Southern electoral
! votes, and which he was compelled
| to abandon In consequence OF the
assassination OF Garfield. Mr.
Blaine in this last remarkable eN-
hIbition OF his disregard of facts
and hypocrisy OF profession express
ed deep concern for the c0ndi'
tion OF the colored people OF the
South under Democratic rule. The
incident related Ia this correspnn-
dence of last night. az TO his utter
ance at the Arlington harber-shop,
shows how little he really cares al
heart for the cOlored people or Tor
their interests.
A Republican native.born ex'
member OF Congress from th'
South, and who served the llOus'
with Mr.. Blaine for n number D
wears, in commenting ON his An
gusta speech today, said that In his
entire service In Congress with Mr
| Blaine he never knew him To take
the least interest in any legislation
designed to put the Repu0iicaI
party OF the South on Its feet, or Z
ameliorate the condition OF the col
ored people. He did not vote foi
the Civil Rights Bill or for various
other measures projected for thell
benefit, and he used his power q
Speaker Of the House To defeat tn
Force Bill, which at that time wa
regarded as vital TO their safety bl
both the white and cOlored Repub
licans Of the South. The ex-mem
ber said he considered that II woul'
have been quite as pertinent 10
Judas IscariOt to lecture on the cru
cifixion as for Mr.. Blaine TO pose a
the special friend OF the colore'
people.