St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-11
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iore coInmitIce OF congress investigating
these things, had time and again protested
against inquiry into their private business,
and If Washington and Lincoln had accu-
mulated large fortunes while in office-then,
admit, the parallel would be justified, and
Washington and Lincoln, too, might be en-
rolled in the order Of Americans with a
big A.
But as history knows them it would have
been delight to see Washington's boot kick
the man suggesting such propositions out of
his tent, and to hear Lincoln crying out at
the insulting tempter, EDO you take me for
knave?" and whirling him down the stairs
Of tie White House
WHAT BLAINE's ELECTION WOULD DO.
You see what Mr. Blaine's nomination
has already done for us. Not only has it
taken the moral backbone out of many liv-
ing men who were aggressively honest be-
fore, but it has led even to the Dissertation
OF the graves of the dead. Washin gton and
Lincoln had to be paraded as tattooed men
in order to make the American people for
get the dark spots on the Republican candi-
date. Our great historic names whose sig
nificance should ever be the inspiration of
American youth, had to be dragged down
into the dust to meet his. We have had to
witness one of those infamous attempts at
PROCLAMATION which even the most passionate
zeal of partisanship cannot excuse.
But If the mere nomination of Mr.. Blaine
has accomplished this, what would be the
effects of his election to the presidency?
Imagine that event to have taken place.
Imagine then one of the older men among
us with the old-fashoned notions of better
times to meet company of young, able, ac-
tive and aspiring politicians and to dis
course to them about their duties as public
men. He would, of course, mention fore
most among those duties unselfish devotion
to the public interests, scrupulous honesty
and the maintenance of the highest
standard of official honor. You
must not be surprised if an answer
like this comes back: cold frienk, you are
behind the times. That was good talk years
ago, but only pharisees and dudes speak 50
now and they, you should know, are very
ridiculous persons. AS for US, we are going
into politics to make money. We see various
channels of usefulness there and we are not
going to be dead..hea in anything that offers
ITSELF, ssBut," you object, ''the people
will never tolerate such thing" What
will the answer be? ''You are behind the
times again, old friend. Years ago the peo-
pie might not have tolerated it, but now they
do, They rather like it. Do you
know the story of James G.. Blaine?
His case was clear enough. Every
body knew that he had been son
the make when he was speaker of the house.
There were the Mulligan letters and the testi-
mony and the fact that he had made large
fortune without any business. There could
be no doubt about it. And what happened?
The Republican party nominated him for
the presidency. And Mr.. Evarts made a
long speech for him, with several jokes in it,
And those who protested against it were
laughed at as dudes and Pharisees. And he
was elected president and called the great
representative American. You see the
American people like this sort of thing.
This is the way to wealth and to public honor
at the same time, as in James G.. Blaine's
case. That is what we want, too. 1t is the
road to the presidency. And some of us
may get there in the same way. Let us be
'on the make then. What would you an
swer! Would not in case of Mr.. Blaine's
election all this be true, every word OF it!
BLAINE coNvIoTs HIMSELF.
Nobody can deny that have treated Mr..
Blaine fairly and with moderation. 1 have
not depended upon the statements made by
his enemies and distractors. have not even
quoted the fnery dennnciations poured upon
him, not many years ago, by some Of his
recently magn cited friends. Ihave discussed
only one phase of his career and only one
salient point in that phase. have not taken
up his foreign policy in order to inquire
whether it is true that he reckessly
jeoparded the peace of the country, and that
the most important international questions,
as soon as he touched them, began to revolve
around claim and seemed to turn into a
job. l have not touched his plan of distrib-
uting the surplus revenue, which. of course,
involves the preservation of the surplus as
the fountain of multitude of jobs. l have
not touched his original and curious concep-
ton that the people of Virginia should not
repudiate their debt, but neither should they
pay it, for the United States should pay it for
them, and so on. All these things, inter-
esting and instructive specimens of
craftsmanship, l have left aside. I have, as
l said, discussed only one salient point in
one phase of his career and in doing so
have called to the stand as principal witness
Mr.. Blaine himself. By his own words
written and spoken-words authentic be-
yond cavil, words imprinted on the official
records of the government-Mr. Blaine has
convinced me, and, l trust, has convinced
you, that his defeat as a candidate for the
presidency is at this time the SUI
preme duty of American citizen
ship. To vindicate the honor
of the American name it should be done by
phenomenal majority, so that the world
may know how strongly the American heart
beats for righteousness and honest govern
ment. And to repair the honor of the Re
publican party it should be done by Repub-
lican votes. Yes, to repair the honor of the
Republican party it should be done by Repub-
lican votes to make it known that while a
strange debauchment of conscience permit
ted such nomination to be made, the true
Republican heart revolted at it, to undo by
its own act the disgraceful mischief.
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE.
a candidate whom any friend of good gov
eminent, Democrat or Republican, could
see step into the presidential chair with a
greater feeling of security than Grover
Cleveland. This time, therefore, is uncom-
monty propitious for a change of power on
account of the safety with which it can be
effected. And here / may remark, by the
way, that the scandalous stories recently cir
culated about Mr.. Cleveland's private char
acter have, to my knowledge, been carefully
inquired into by several parties separately,
by men of high standing in Buffalo, by a
clerical gentleman on the editorial staff of
the I,adepe,.de,pt and by others, and that the
reports of all Of them, as they have come to
me, agree in pronouncing these
stories monstrous calumnies of the man.
which will recoil ON the inventors. The
public will undoubtedly hear more from the
investigators through the press. With this
conviction | stand here speaking of Cover
nor Cleveland l beg Republicans to re-
member that when Mr.. Cleveland was elected
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