St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-22
has too much record. 1t is written in the history
OF many years OF public life, and is

Mr.. Brisbin then quoted from the st. Paul Pho
neer Press, which he said was not only great
Republican leader of sentiment, but the pet and
pride Of the northwest. He read from the issue
of September 13, 1884, where anxious Repub
lican writes to inquire how he shall vote if he be-
leves the Mulligan letters. I do not give the
whole answer of the Pioneer, but quote its sub
stance:
lone charge has been brought
against Mr. Blame, which, il well
to justify any Republican in voting against him.
That is that one occasion he used his official
position speaker for his private pecuniary
gain, or more specifically, that he asked an IN
terest in a railroad as a reward for ruling that
he made TO its advantage 1t was upon this
ground soely-that is, upon the assumption that
the charge was trne-thst the independent Re-
publicans protested against his nomination and
determined to vote against him. If they believe
1t to be true they are right in withdrawing their
support from him. If any Republican after
carefully and impartiaily weighing all the eyi-
dence in the case comes to the sincere conclu-
sion that the charge against Blaine is well
founded and that he is tainted with the vilest
and most dangerous of crimes in a Republican
goyernment-official corruption-he Ger Iainly
ought not to support him for Office that affords
the widest opportunities for a corrupt use of its
great powers.
Here, the speaker said, we have the highest
Republican authority to the proof necessary to
coerce conscientious Republican against voting
for Blaine. Now for the proof which convinced
the highest western Republican authority TO its
completeness of evidence, referring to and read
ing large number of extracts from the Chicago
Tribune OF 1876, urging upon what it asserted
to be unchallengeable and irrefragable evi-
dence that the case was made
out. The evening was so lar spent that the
orator did not read the evidence I. {. the Multi
gan letters. He, however, referred to the man
of mis- coming at the letters-the man of dash
of the tripartite plume-with the legend upon
it ''Mulligan letters ''Credit Mobeer'' ''Cor
portion Council Mr.. Blaine he said had en-
dorsed the veracity and respectabityof Mr.. Multi
gan (poor endorsement however,. He begs for
the letters on The pregnant hinges of his
crooked knees. ''His coward lips did from their
color fly He cried ''like a sick girl give
me- the letters-his eyes swam-he spoke Of
''the loved ones at home,'' their mother and six
children, ''one al the breast''-he threatens sui
eide, he probably had a sun-stroke which he
''wleds at will, as he does the ''ferce Demo
oracle, he gets them to read in Mulgan's pres
ence, reads them, hands them back, requests a
second reading upon promise to return them,
steals them, suppTesses the most damning of the
package, faunts them in the face of the investi-
eating committee, and when asked by the commit
tee to place the documents in its hands declines
to DO So refuses them to Mulligan, he lies about
them, he perjures himself about their con-
city OF Lucifer asks 10 be inscribed upon the un-
imperishable catalogue of presidents Of this Re-
public.
THE RECORD.
The record made by his friends in congress
stamps him a malyasator in high office, it proves
him liar and sneak. He characterstcally
afterwards sreaked on the Prohibition vote in
Maine. Truth suppressed is e lie suggested,
As was to be expected in his plea of confession
bod he
falters, prevaricates and leaves us in doubt how
he got in and how he wants to get out. He wrote
no letter until forced by the probe OF the
legal inquest which could not be bluffed by the
impudence and dash of braggart.
Mr.. Brlsbin also referred TO his engenious de-
vice to escape verdict of the committee, Bel
knap he said resigned to escape impeachment t,
Blaine never takes straight route to a conclu.
sion he ''climbs over the house to get over the
little gate Senator Merrill is induced to re-
sign his place in the senate to take a place in
the cabinet with the assurance that Gov, Cham
berlain his mutual friend would be appointed
to the vacancy Mr. Blaine is appointed, the
house of representative is ousted of jurisdic.
tion, the jury is discharged and the criminal
goes free. Is it strange that when Mr.. Conk-
ling was asked TO speak for him in this cam
paign he replied Il am not in criminal practice.
Mr. Brisbn contrasted this picture with il:
| opposite, Gov. Cleveland had been faithful to
lected by the most august assemblage of mer
| ever convened on this continent in obedience Il
an imperative popular demand that man should
| be placed in nomination who represented the
| domineering wishes of the party that the admin
istration of the government should be restored tC
| its ancient characteristics Of purity and economy
| Mr. Tilden, the unparalleled statesman and peer
less leader, having declined in letter which is
| political classic, the popular mind OF the conven
ton concentrated upon Governor Cleveland who
had been a reform mayor, reform governor, ,an(
had made a record which could not be overlooked
Mr.. Brisbin also exposed to merciless ridiculC
the sophistries and extravagances OF Blaine
| letter OF acceptance. He is a man OF big figures
| he has exaggerated the increment of nationa
wealth as shown by reports of cabinet officers
S2l 600, 900, 000 Taking unequivocal ground tina
tho Republican platform meant protection oil
| American so-called industries and the Democratic
platform tariff for revenue only. He contrasteC
| Massachusetts, a manufacturing with Illinois al
agricultural state. Giving figures which ar,
taken from the appendix Of his book showini
the relative increase of these two states between
the census years of 1860 and 1880, by which i
appears that the latter has increased in wealth
more rapidly than the former.
lie omitted to refer to statistics from the sam
volume which show that the population Of Mass
achusctts had nearly stood STILL while that o
Illinois had nearly doubled. He omitted TO stat
that during this period Massachusetts built onl
|
them, while Illinois had in the same time bu
over five thousand miles which were manl
owned in New England, New York and Europe
In the same letter he advises closer busines
and commercial relations with the South Amer
can states at the same time approving of tGri
which is an impassa5le barrier to the exchang
of commodities.
Mr.. B. illustrated For example Sidne
Dillon and other capitalists have been agitatng
railroad to Mexico. The road cannot be hui
because an embargo Is laid upon the interchane
OF the products of the two countries Gu
tariff is 40 per cent, and that Of Mexico abol
so per cent IL is reciprocal exclusion.
operates in the same way with the South Amer
can states.
Statistics show that In 1880 the exchange t
railroad alone, exclusive of ships boats, etc, wei
l., ,0OO, 900 600 IN the United States with POI
ulation of $4,000, 900, over one thousand million
to each 4, ,000. .O00 or people. The British po
sessions on this continent are separated from II
United States by an imaginary line-the sol
climate, products AID the wants Of the people al
the same as ours. The population. is 10000.
In 1877 before Cansda had adopted tasiif in sci
protection our commerce with these province
amounted TO seventy-seyen millions since
1879 It has dwindled to ffty-six millions He
is a loss OF st least $780, 100000 annually, on
half OF which belongs 10 the United States.
This led Mr.. B. TO discussion OF the tar
generally which the limits OF this letter forb
! me to give. The effects OF the tariff reminds
him of an enactment OF the Connecticut legsl
ture The crows pulled the farmers corn IT
act gave bounty from the state treasury for q
destruction Of crows The stSte was paying lar
=. boanties especially to the boys. The corn fel
I continued to be devastated Sud the crows 70
crease. Upon investigation it was proved ID
, the boys ROBBED the Crows nests and set q
| eggs under hens. The experiment resulted il
fraud upon the treasury and the people and
diversion of the industry OF the hens. So "
the tariff.
, Mr.. Brisbin inside playful but energetic refS
ence TO Gen. Logan. the political Bazzfuzz, W