Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-21
DAILY HERALD.
Published every morning. except Mcrday. BY
JOSEPH D. LYNCH.
WEEKLY HERALD.

srAu kinds Of Job " ! done to compete with
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workmanship. s
NOW Y0U SEE IT AND NOW Y0v DON'T.
Blaine in the Role OF Political Art
ful Dodger-'fhe Record Whicn
Oonvicts Him OF Being Two
Faced.
The Boston correspondent Of the New
York World writes thus Of James u.
Blaine's Know Nothing affiliations.
Just as everybody expected, Mr.. John
L. Stevens, Of Augusta, Maine, has
shouldered the responsibility OF the
Know Nothing utterances Of the Kenne-
bee Journal during the time that Mr..
Blaine was connected with it. He thus
delivers himself in card published Sun
day morning In the Kennebec journal. :.
ssAs his (Blaine'sj editorial associate
at that time. and thoroughly informed
as to his political principles and afiilia
tions, declare he had no sympathy
with the distinctive views OF the Know
Nothing organization, was never men,
ber OF it, but, on the contrary, was sd-
verse to its doctrines and purposes. "
In his zsal to shield Mr.. Blaine from
the vigorous assault that has been made
against him because Of his support Of
the American or Know-N Nothing party Of
1854, 1866 and 1856, Mr.. Stephens loses
sight Of some important facts that are
not now to be questioned, because they
are matters Of record because they are
set forth in the main by the very news
paper that Messrs. Blaine and Stephens
owned and edited jointly during the year
1856, when the fight against foreigners
in Maine reached its most unjust and
absurd extremity.
MArTEEs OF HISTORY.
Mr.. Blaine moved to Augusta in 1858
and in November, 1854, he became asso-
ciated with the late Joseph Baker, Of
Augusta, as proprietor and editor OF the
Journal. Mr.. Baker sold out in the
following January, 1855. to Mr.. John L.
Stephens, so that Messrs. Blaine aud
Baker were partners in the paper for
only about two months. The Journal
had been Know N othing sheet before
Mr.. Stephens come Into Il and there are
numbers Of editorial utterances to prove
". Mr.. Baker being dead. there is
probably some one to say for him that
he was the one who wrote all those anti
Irish and anti-German articles before
Mr.. Stephens commemorate TO do 90. It
.Ir by and by that Mr.. Blaine
diu not write anything at all-thAt he
did not write any Of the Prohibition ar
ticles that appeared in the Journal from
time to time-tffht he was 4 sort Of
irresponsible numbskull about the office,
tit only to write up the deaths and mar
riAges. Those who know Mr.. Blaine
can, Of course, easily understand that
young man, and not at all given to ex-
pressing his opinions.
WHAT STEPHENS SAID IN 1856.
When Mr.. Stephens went into the
Keanebec Journal he did so to help Mr..
Blaine to carry out certain policy in
the State Of Maine hst policy inclad-
ed the advocacy Of th Prohibition and
Know. N Nothingism. In the first issue Of
the paper in January, 1855. notice ap-
peared announcing the retirement Of
Mr.. Baker and pledging the paper in SO
many words TO 1.-THE cause OF temper.
ance." A few days later a longer arti-
Gle concerning the change appeared,
written by Mr.. Stephens, in which he
took occasion to speak Of Mr.. Blaine in
this wise:
"Our associate and equal in charge Of
the Journal needs no Endorsement from
any one. He fully shares our confidence
and sympathy, and 10 the principles and
purposes Of the Republican organization
be gives his warmest approval and de-
votion. To cultivated mind be adds
wide range Of acquaintance with Ameri-
can affairs and men and that spring and
vivacity which so well qualify him for
his present duties. A proof OF his metal
and tendencies has been given in the
columns Of this paper since his connec-
ton with it. In whatever commenda-
tion or censure our course Of action as
editors may bring to our doors, he and
ourself equally share"
What MIR. Blaine had already done
for Prohibition, Know-Nothingism and
the Republican party, as associate editor
Of the Journal, was enough to gain for
him this warm commendation. But
there is hidden meaning in these lines
that everybody at the time could not un-
derstand.
TESTIMONY or A CHARTER MEMBER.
have found here in Boston gentle
man, once a resident OF Augusta and
connected with an eminent family of
Republican statesmen Of Maine, who was
q charter member Of the lodge Of Know
Nothings in Augusta at that time, who
knows Mr.. Stephens and Mr.. Blaine,
and who has . distinct remembrance Of
the facts connected with the Know
Nothing agitation 10 Maine in 1856.
From him l learn that Mr.. Blaine was
not member Of the Augusta lodge Of
Know -Nothings, but Mr.. Stephens was
"a second degree member" Mr.. Blaine
was looked upon with some suspicion,
and in order TO prove to his associate
members Of the lodge his soundness in
the faith, Mr.. Stephens wrote the words:
He fully shares our confidence and
sympathy" IN the article above quoted
from. After that the Augusta Know
Nothings had no doubt about Mr.. Blaine .
ifiouuiy uttttuuc toWhrus tuutuS uotWiti
standing the denial just made by Mr..
Stephens. What he wrote in 1855 and
what he writes in 1884 do not fully cor
respond. The Journal gave all the SUI /.
port il could to the American party, Mr..
Blaine writing on the outside and MIR.
Stephens working on the inside.
WHAT THE KEsSEBEo JOURNAL SAID
JANUARY 2S, 1855.
The Journal said, 'sThe National
American party was started under the
lead Of Lewis G. Levin and Jacob
Broome, Of Philadelphia, and they were
entitled to be recognized as the founders
Of the great American party" Else.
where on the same date: "The most
decisive official act which has yet been
performed as q corrective to the numer-
Gus evils so justly and so loudly COM
planned Of in the disbanding of the for
egn militia companies in Massachusetts,
by Governor Gardiner. We knew this
step will be approved by the great voice
Of the public, and its effect will be most
salutaIy in other States"
MAKING BLAINE's PAPER AN OFFICIAL
ORGAN.
Hon. Anson P. Morrill, was elected
Governor Of Maine by the Legislature
about the lst Of January, 1856. He
was warmly supported by the Kennebec
Journal, as has already been stated in
the World. In his message to the Legis-
lature he called attention to the necessity
Of Legislation on the subject of foreign
immigration. The Kennabec Journal
quoted approvingly what he said on that
point. On the llth Of January, 1855.
r. G.. Lincoln, q member Of the Legis-
lature and President of the Augusta
lodge Of Know-Nothings, moved THAT
40 mach Of the Governors message as re-
lates TO the extension Of the electivefran-
chise to foreigners be referred to
special committed" The committee was
appointed and Mr.. Lincoln was made
Chairman. On the 25th of January fol-