Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-25

Mrs, Morrill, Replies to the Ohio Re.
publican Committee.
Whist Her Husband Would Have Done
Had He Lived.

BosroN, MASS, Sept. i6.--A stan
correspondent OF the Boaton Post has
had n long interview with Mrs. Lot
NJ. Morrill,, She has received great
number Of letters from all parts OF the
country inquiring for more facts In re-
gard 10 the Republican candidate.
Mrs. Morrill, says she cannot answer
all these letters. and she does not wish
to keep her name before the public
more than Is necessary.
~ wish to say, however, she adds,
"that ! know Mr. Blaine to be a very
wicked and corrupt man" Her at
tention was called TO an editorial from
the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
charging her with envy OF the Blainea
because they could give more enter
talnments Ina Washington than her
self, and she replied with dignity:
"Envy is the last feeling 1
could have for Mr.. Blaine or
his family. My husband always had
competence, aud II was always
earned properly. He would never
stoop 20 doubtful means OF earning
money. We always moved IN the best
society. 1--WE did not give expensive
entertainments 1t was because we
could not afford II on Mr.. Morrill'e
salary. My husband has left more 10
his family Than money. 4 would not
exchange the name aud record
OF Lot NJ. Morrill, Tor the
wealth OF the Blainea.n Az TO her re.
ply TO the letter from the Ohio Repuh.
lican committee, Mrs. Morrill, said; al
wrote that because IL was true, and
made II brief because | did not wish to
appear unnecessarily before the pub
lie, No Republican has denied a.
truthfuluess so far as have known
Mr. Blaine went into congress twenty
| years ago poor man and Ia now
worth million dollars. What
has Mr.. Blaine done for the country
but defraud and dishonor it? Whai
great speech has he ever made IN favol
OF any public cause2 There has neve
been anything 20 low In the politics o
this country MS his recent attempt /,
distract attention from his own r0tter
record by causing attacks TO be mad
upon the opposing Candidate
Mrs. Morrill, says, further, In regart
to the New York Trlbune's criticism
that IL was strange that MIR. Morril
had not expressed himself Abou
Blaine when alive. Mrs. Morrill, says
"He thought the people knew II
general about his record, and nj Tn,
proper tlUe lac would have spoken ha'
he lived, lie had strong opinions, bu
did not seek to be unnecessarily ap
gressiven
Mira. Morrill, detailed casually tn,
facts about Blaiue's treacheIy an
probable corruption In connection
with the Maine senatorial question II
1869, and also asserted, what 10 nN
generally known, that after Gov, Cor
nor put Blaine into the senate In 1871
Blaine turned traitor to Connor, an
, the latter In order TO get appointed u
, pension agent few years since ma
TO depend upon Mr.. morrill,, th
I collector at Portland 20 help hlt
I secure President Arthur's favor. Mr.
! Morrill, has the letters Of Arthur, Cor
nor and her husband which establls
BlRine's trickery In this case, but col
aldering her husbands CORE. pondenc
sacred, she declines TO make ther
! public.
In nnswer 20 the question, fare yO
willing 10 say anything more dehnli
us TO your meaning In charaeterizln
man?p Mira. Morrill, said she was no
my reason, she replied lis that
. am woman and do not wish I
/ keep my name before the pull
lie. The country ought 10 kno'
hy this time why Blaine IN
corrupt candidate. The america
} people ought 10 know him thorough
with his record as speaker, M secretar
} and as the author OF the Mulligan le
ters now before them
The impression which some Of thos
. who have felt the power OF Mrs. Mo
> rlllis criticisms have tried I
! create In regard n her excite
condition " utterly false. She Ia ne
In perfect health, but her intellectua
penetration and judgment were neye
better, aud she mas IA memory OF pull
lie men and measures too good TO sn
: the friends Of Blaine, lfslie chose sh
; could doubtless make specific prlvat
! charges against Blaine Of n yer
serious nature, but she refuses 10 al
I'm further degrading American pol