Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-30
0LEvELASD,s 0HARAUrAE.
The Spontaneous Comment OF Men
OF Camden and solid weig hit
Another Letter From Ex-Bank
Runerlutaudenf I,mmn

SIR: 1 am q Republican, from 1855 to :,
1854, who will not support Blaine. n
give my influence 10 Cleveland, as l =,
mean to give my vote, to save tie Re- !.
publican party from what l deem tue !,
dishonor Of its naturalization to Blaine :,
and the Influences and men that have y
orystsllzed on him by the principle Of =
natural afauity.
l wish to add my testimony to yours in
respect to the character Of Mr.. Cleveland. a
That is my chief purpose In writing TO I
you. But incidentally will refer to one !
fact touching Blaine, which, SO far as l :
have knowledge, has not been noted.
1t is this: Mr.. Blaine himself con- |.
demned his transactions and has declared
that they were wrong, shameful, and in ,
defsnsible. Mr.. Blaine had either finer
moral sense or an aouter Judgment in re-
speot 10 public sentiment than the Re-
| publicans who now say that his conduct
was not inconsistent with honor and
the faithful discharge Of public duty.
| Blaine knew in 1876 that he had done
wrong. He knew that Mulligan had his
letters, which proved his wrong doing
he had learned this fact from Fisher. He
sought Mulligan andlooked at the ietters.
he then sought 10 get pc session Of the
letters. He entreated Mulligan he aP-
peAled in the name Of his wife aud chill
dren he said the publicity Of The letters,
Of his own letters, meant ruin. He had
such sense OF danger that, failing in all
other resources, he stole the letters by
falsely giving his word to return them.
Mrs. Charlotte Morrill, Of Maine declares |
that Blaine Ia "wieked and corrupt |
man." She deol'res that he vert to her |
husband when this great disoovery and
peril were impending and importuned
and begged Mr.. morrill, to lend his help
TO save him.
, The letter to Warren Fieher aeking him
, TO COPY and send back to Washington
, the drAught OF the letter which Mr..
+ Blaine sent 10 Fisher is also evidence Of
/, the same kind and Of the same state OF
, mind.
: The testimony "dovetails" and is cum
4 ulatiye. Blaine was consciously guilty.
a He knew the real Significance OF his acts.
! de knew how the people would judge
a how they must judge him upon the evil
!, denoe. There is no stronger proof Of the
!, NAL conduct Of Blaine that know than
this manifestation Of his sense Of guilt
: and Of the fatal effect Of publicity on his
= personal and political fortunes, As
BelshazzM Was struck with dismAy at
Y the fearful handwriting upol tho wall,
. Blaine was overwhelmed a. the prospect
Of the revelation TO his countryInen OF his
. CORE pondenoe. Until he got his letters
!, in hand he was in sbjeot terror. Honesty
L. never Ia 80 moved. Blaine's sense was
!. better than that Of Governor Long and
y. Senator Hoar.
- Now, IS to Governor Cleveland. Fol
~ two years he has lived in the public gaze
Whatever his previous obscurity, from
the day he was nominated for governor
"a he became an object for public observA
we ton. 1t is singular, isn't IL, that from
cir September, 1882, to July, 1884, no breatl
OF scandal touched the mar, II presen
stories be tIueY | have lived in New
York all the time, have read our papers
have met our politicians, have ha
ny acquaintance with newspaper oorrespon
'o' dents, and never heard one word ssAiDs
ClevelAnd's morals or personal oonduC
ave since he became candidate for goveino
In until he became candidate for President
noe A certain connection with one Halpil
" is admitted was never denied or pail
'ss' ated. In 1882, while the RepublicR
the state convention was in session at Sara
snd toga, l sat oonvsrsing with four Republ
~ can editors, representing Saratoga
u Albany, Utica, Buffalo. To the gsntll
iat- man from Buffalo | put the question
mas "What kind OF man is Cleveland 7
nR' He replied, "He ia q frst-olass man
10 every respect" The general charscte
is the manly conduct OF Governor Clevelsr
me had gained for him in his own Gil
ovO that esteem and regard. When oharg,
MY OF immortality are made against Govern,
iere Cleveland 1t is only just TO Tecollect tht
aus they all are new, are not authenticate
and by any responsible authority, are g!
.sn' pressly and positively denied, and sti
more significantly, they are told in 9th
'son states than this one a good deal mo
Fnn than in New York II is saier to tr
y 70 iAlsehOods where q man Is not we'll knov
than where he is we'll known.
. D. Governor Cleveland has made recol
ign as the chief officer of this state whit
the none other during the last 80 years h
3 & surpassed. 10 some respects /!
n is peculiar, sui generis.
10 of Its first distinguished mark is its 90
Inge slant and complete devotion to publ
interest. He has not postured for II
Presidency he I as not subordinst
RAIN public welfare 10 party ends he Ia
ined not made nnblio office a pawp for n
rop' politician; he has not bowed to dsmogoa
Co., cries. By every set he has seemed
sus. practice in official conduct the grand 81
had manly sentiment which Garfield utter
in the frank confidence Of 8 private lett
to President Hinsdele, namely:
"You know that l have always so
,tice that my whole public lite was an expe
last ment to determine whether an in ,elligs
'nent people would sustain man in aoti
arrh, sensibly on each proposition that arc:
\ a AZ aud In doing nothing for mere show
wing for demsgoeical effect. do not now
tho : member that ever oaet vote of III
E ,si IL latter sort Perhaps /; ia true, that t
liter dsmsgogue will succeed when hoporal
esite craftsmanship will fail, ii so, pubic |
s sina' 10 the hollowest OF all shame"
nam. Governor Cleveland has been the 81
wers pathetic friend of reform in our adm
istration. his relations to Owl! serv
reform are matters of public record.
q. last winter, when Mt Roosevelt b
ment S rlaIa,ana !.
said "Some say 1t does not 60
a. enough. shall be happy to spprC
iai other bills in the same line and Of
Pr same character" he was ready TO
- ont his hand to encourage reform.
!, Another disting uishing mark Of his
80 ministratiJn is that the governor does
"a thinking and acts upon his own con,
lay tions Of duty. he will listen, u Ill h.
all reasons and Arguments with respt
par but no man can impose his opinion nj
..,s Mr.. Cleveland in his official work. IL
,r Iu sturdy, resolute, solid. He 10 no me
n'n man, but the peoples servant, accord
o.o5 to the best light he can get. He Ia
S1 great will to resist, and plentiful plucl
9"ei' do what he finds TO bs his duty. I
combined temper and will make him
/, ,h ideal executive officer, where theTe
'.is also honesty and Il telligence.
-"OD' The third mark OF Governor Gle
a A. lands administration is tbs rare {
~ 'ne orimiu stion which he has shown in trt
IL A. lug some public questions Of the higl
" 'n0 imI ortanoe. He has dealt with
merits of them; he has scted upon
found principles; he has outisoed clan
D " az NJ he has treated buncomhs AID dsmIg
keep with disdain. He hss embodied 10 6,
You vetoes grasp Of economical aud go
'ie Oh lsws which reveal unsupported powel
the man, and show his exoeptic
fitness for the highest political ser'
oass, that the people can call him to. s,
Iro, may say that can see further than OF
her, men. think not any further than sc
,aIna, men. Look at the history Of tie mat
that There Is no comment or criticism
I. ~, political officers 30 unbiased and
stor worthy Of credit as the contemporaries
men opinion. 1t goes to the real merits OF