The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-03
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In the cemetery lot OF the Stanwood fam
ilv near Augusta, Me, lies buried the infant
son of James G. Blaine On the stone
erected oyer the grave was lettered the dates
of the birth and death of that child. IL is
now telegraphed all over the world that
about two weeks ago the letters and figures
giving the birth of this child have been
erased, chiseled out. The impression is
sought TO be conveyed to the public that
this has been done by some Democrat. In
view Of the charges that have been pub
hshed against Blaine and for which he has
sued the Indianapolis Sentinel for libel,
We would ask who is most inter
Blaine, or the ones charging that he was COM
PEELED TO marry his wife to avoid unpleasant
consequences? The date of Blaine's mar
Tisee is a matter that can be proved by other
evidence than Blaine's or any mem Der of his
family. The date OF. the birth of his first
born is a thing that probably can not be
proved by the Indianapolis Sentinel or any
b. DIV else outside of Blalne's family-except
BY this stone tablet and its chiseled letters
Now, then, the parties making these charges
against Blaine are vitality interested in the
preservation intact OF the record on that
stone. II there is or was anything wrong in
the matter OF Blaine's fastened marriage,
then somebody else is vitality interested IN
celebrating the record on that stone, and
that somebody else is not defendant in a
libel suit
Facts About the Recent DefaciOg of the
Tombstone Augusta, Maine.
augusta New Age.I
The community has been excited by dis
covery at once extraordinary and shocking
the humiliation of the inscription upon the
tombstone over the grave OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Blaine's son, Stanwood. who died thirty
years ago Before this act of vandalism oc-
aTIrN ma init N raj laff
as follows: Born June 49, 1851. Died July
81, 1851" The muilatIon is in
the date of the child birth,
and consists in defacing the year by
chiseliDg off the figure l, so that it now
reads 49,. Our people were panied and
shocked at this dissertation Of little child S
graVe-the son OF our most distinguished cit
izen. The fact of DETACHMENT became gener-
ally known only some ten days ago, but ii
was observed ION the first or second Sunday
after Mr.. Baine's nomination" by two OF
our most prominent citizens About week
or ten days ago negative" was taken OF
the tombstone and surroundings at the re-
quest Of gentleman out Of the State.
We have been particular in our statement
of the facts because OF the course OF our
neighbor, the Journal, The Journal seeks
as seems to US, to make political capital
out Of this desecra;ed grave by imput
ing the act to a political enemy Of
Mr. BlalDei This DaseleS5 1mputatl0l d
our neighbor is hardly less infamou:
than the act of desecration itself, and We
baYe;no words suitable to characterize either
If the Journal has any facts or circumstance:
to connectany Democrat or Republican with
the yandal act. let evidence be produced
We shall rejoice to seeithe truth-the dari
secref-brought to light. Let the yourna
sustain its imputati0n or retract it. W.
shall regret exceedingly the necessity OF go
sng into the question which the Journal has
zaised, whether this act OF dissertation wa:
committed By political friend or enemy oil
Mr.. Blaine. but If forced to do it, we think VI
shall be able to show in whose interests thu
mutilaton was performed and to defend am
OF our political friends against this baseles
imSutaiion Of the Journal. We hope to b
spared even this.
A WORD With the Press Anent Mr. Blaine
Portland Argus
The Press has lost its temper. Becaus
we iDnocenuy inquired the date OF Mr.
BlaiDe's letter directing the dropping OF tn
prosecution in AndroscOggin County, l
swells Up like big bull frog and mouths a
terribly The date being missing was IL no
natural We should inquire for IL? Just a
We IL ouii ed for the missing indictment jus
as we manned for the missing volume OF til