The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-10-15

be done with an eye single to the
good of the country. Here the
Judge quoted from Roscoe Conkling
that there is much in the country
to make people think together and
act together. He Oaughing) him
self would stand on this platform,
broad and liberal, whose sentiments, /
if properly carried out, would be
great blessing to the entire country
and her $4,000, 900 of peoplel eau
ton, foresight and, above all else,
honest craftsmanship was needed.
Dorsey, Belknap and other thieves
referred to by Conkling as an index
finger pointing to the shameful des>
tiny to which the Republican party
were rapidly fastening regardless
of results
The first remedy for the pending
evils, the consideration of the claims
of Democracy, under whose wise
craftsmanship the euntry long pros
pered, and as now represented in
the persons of Cleveland and Hen
bricks, far superior and better men
for the high offices Of President and
Vice President than their Republi-
can opponents. Here he gave a his
tory of Cleveland's public life-of
his successive steps up the ladder of
honor and usefulness, from an hum
bic attorney to sheriff of Erie coun-
ty, in his native State, New York;
then as Reform mayor of Buffalo,
his native city; thence 10 the gov
ernorship of his native State, New
York, the Empire State of the Uni
on, from which latter position as Re-
form Governor he had become the
foremost man of tho Union, and as
such entitled to the leadership and
chief honOrs of the Democratic par
ty of the nation, and was conse
quently their representative candl-
date for President of the United
States. The speaker then compared
Cleveland with Washington, Jetfer-
son and Madison, as a non-partisan
and friend of the workingmen and
all classes, stating that the Demo
cratic party was not in favor of alb
solute free trade, and reading from
records many reasons given by the
working men of New York city, at
large and enthusiastic meeting
held a few days ago, why they were
in favor of Cleveland and Hendricks
instead of Blaine and Logan, whom
they denounced as special pets and
favorites of monOpolists; also quot
ing from scores of Republican pa
pers, such as the New York Times,
Harper's Weekly, and others, and
individuals heretofore strongly Re-
publican, reasons for not supporting
that party in this campaign, which
were principally on account of Mr..
Blaine's corrupt public record. He
quoted from Cleveland's letter Of &C
ceptance showing that he regards
office as a public trust for the bene
fit of the people, and not simply as
a means of oppression or the enjoy
ment of the emoluments thereof.
The New York IfmeSregards Hens
bricks as one of the ablest and pur-
est statesmen of the age. 1t said
this of him many years ago when he
was q candidate for Governor of In
diana and when it was an out-spok-
en- Republican journal, and now re-
peats it with emphasis. In fact,
honest men and papers of all parties
agree in saying that there is not a
single blur or stain upon either
Cleveland's or Hendricks public
record.
The Judge said that when Blaine
as Secretary of State, stood by Gar
field, during the long, weary days
and weeks of his sufferings after the
assassin's ball entered his body
when he sent out daily bulletins of
his hopeful condition--he not only
learned to admire but to love him
thought he was a good, big man
but that when he read in Harper's
Weekly of his crouching and beg
ging on his knees before Mulligan
for the damning letters Mulligan
held, which, upon finally getting
by promises he afterwards broke
by falling to return, he thencefer-
ward had the utmost contempt for
him. The Mullgan letters were alb
solutely revolving to all honor and de-
cency. That Jay Gould, the prince Of
monopolists, was Blaine's most in
innate friend; that Blaine was his
attorney while he (B) was speaker
of the House of Representatives
He quoted from Chicago Tribune,
but we haven't time nor space TO
elaborate. That Notwithstanding
all that had been or might be said
in Blaine's behalf, these dark, stub
born, distinctive facts remain Here
he quoted from Senator Geo. F. Ed
munds, Rev. Bishop Huntington,
Rev. MIR. Bacon and others, showing
Blaine to be the most corrupt man
on Garth Rev. Bacon, a most
prominent and honorable of New
England preachers, says Blaine is a
thief He read again from Har
per'S Weekly and other leading Re-
publican sources, that one-third of
the party at the North haQ openly
revolted at Blaine's nomination, and
absolutely refused to support him.
Said that the publication of the last
Mulligan letters had completed the
national humiliation OF Blaine Re-
ferred to what Mrs Morrill,, widow
of Senator Lot NJ Morrill,, says OF
Blaine-that if her husband were
living he would not support him
that be knew him to be corrupt,
etc, and appeals to the country to
defeat him.
Referring to State politics, Mr..
Lewis said Reid is not as bad as
Blaine, but l can't understand why |
the Republicans nominated him in
preference to such men as Col. L. |
Ii. Head, Maj. w. w. Woodruff,
Hon. Perez Dickinson, Hon. VIM.
Rule, Col. III. r. Gibson, Hon. J. NJ.
Thornburg, of Knoxville; Butler,