The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-25
EVIDENCE AGAINST sLAINE.
Further disclosures in connection with the notol
GUS ''Madigan" circular.

AUGUSTA, Me, August ~, 1S64.-In
the New Age of tomorrow Ex-Governor
Plaisted will present affidavites from sew
eral parties to the effect that there were
two editions of the Madigan circular,
one intended for the fourth district the
other for general circulation, but identis
cally the same, expect as to the last par
agraph of each edition.
Are the Protestant democrats of Maine
willing to cooperate with their party in
building up the Roman hierarchy in this
country The hope that the Roman
Catholics have of breaking down non
sectarian free schools is in certain leading
democratic politicians of the country, who
to propltiate and curry favor with the
Irish voters arefwilling to attack the free
school system. The nomination of a
leading Roman Catholic like James c.
Madigan for Congress is dangerous
shadow on the political dial in Maine.
Rebuke it by voting the Protestant Free
School Ticket, of which General Selden
Conner is at the head.
PROTESTANT DEMOCRAT.
The following is the last paragraph of
each edition:
Are the Protestant democrats of the
fourth district willing to aid in building
up the Roman hierarchy? Answer at the
polls on the 18th of September, and If
you do not feel willing to vote for Gen
eral Plaisted, at least cut Madigan's name
off your regular democratic ticket. Re-
member that you owe more to religious
sentiment than you do to your party.
and the proper rebuke to your party for
asking you to vote for Roman Catholic
is to support General Conner for Cover
nor General Plaisted for Congress.
Protestant DEMOCRAT.
In the copy intended for general cir>
culation Plaisted's name, it will be MOTTO
ed, does not appeal at all. The appeal
is to vote the ticket of which General
Selden Conner is the head, and yet the
Blaine organ insist that Paisted not
Blaine did it.
DAMAGING BLOW TO BLAINE.
Among the aff1davits alluded to is the
following:
/, Daniel Buckley, of Augusta, Me, on
oath depose and say that | was in the
employ of Hon. j. G. Blaine, at his resid-
ence in this city, during the four years
from 1878 to March, 1877, that during
the political campaign of 1875 my atten-
ton was called to large pile or stack,
some two feet high, of printed circulars
or documents in the house. The pile
had been wrapped up in paper and tied
up, but when my attention was called tc
it it was open at the top, the string being
united. 1t was pile of Madigan circulars,
as | saw with my own eyes Tread the circu
lar. 1t made an attacton Mr.. Madigan as a
Catholic. / took one of the circulars.
was excited about the circular because il
attacted my religion, further say thai
this pile of printed copies of the Madigar
circulars was done up in small packages
and SHIPPED away from Mr.. Blaine's house
The said pile of circulars was in Mr..
Blaine's Office at the house. My atten-
ton was first called to said pile of Mad
gan circulars by two domestics of Mr..
Blaines, who were Catholics. who hat
fully us much feeling about the anti Cath
Ole circular as | had | did not MAKE
public the fact that these circulars wer
distributed from Mr. Blaines house.
deemed it q matter to be kept private OF
account of my relations with the family
and it would have remained so had | no
received positive information that MI
Blaine had sent word to one of the lead
ing Catholics of New England that, on hi
word of honor, he never had anything t.
do with the Madigan circular in any man
ner Knowing, as l did, the facts as
have stated them, felt compelled to Dc
my duty to myself and those of my relig
ious faith and state the truth.