Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-24
CROOKED JIM,
Which Refers to Blaine and His
Past Record.
VOTED AN ARRANT DEMAGoGUE
BY Men High in the Councils Of the Repub-
Ican Party-No Truth in the Coax
ling Reconciliation Rumor
President Arthur.

Special Correspondence OF l.e Register.
WAsHISGToS, March 23.-Y ssterday
asked very excellent man, a good lawyer
and politician of influence, from Della
ware, Ohio, what he thought Of Blaine.
"Do you want me to tell you what l
think of Blaine simply as Blaine-as a
manor as good many other things"
What of him as a Presidential candi.
date
The Muiligan Letters
II think" said he, that Blaine will be
first-rate candidate for the Democrats to
fight They will have lots Of material, too,
to fight him with. He has very yulnera-
BILE recored; very bad record, in my judg.
menr. Just think OF what q splendid cam
paign document the Democrats would
have in the Mulligan letters. How nice
they'd look in the New York Herald; what
q convincing argument they'd be! Didn't
Blaine, as Speaker Of the House,
once write letter to the head OF q cor.
poration in which he said: L have made
q ruling and want to be remembered for
it% Then look at the treachery OF Blaine
towards the men who elected Garfield.
When Gen. Grant was at Warren infusing
life and energy into campaign which had
begun to be q dismal one-infusing new
lite and energy into Republicans every.
where-even then, Blaine, Swain and
Rockwell we're planning the best way to
put Conkling down. II that's not so; q
man Who was for years very close to Gar,
field must be lying. A few people here and
there are roaring in wild cat sort OF a
way over James G. Blaine their matchless
knight of the white plume, but that's all
bosh. Blaine is 100 weak man, and the
Democrats would have walk over. Lin
coin at the tail Of the ticket would aid,
know, by the magic of his fathers name,
but Blame would be too heavy for him."
SAID ex-Copgressman Walsh, Of Maryland,
tie ablest lawyer in that State.
"BaiLe is q bad mana very bad
msn. What has he done during
bis public life? Show me one thing.
Do he ever address himself to any meas
ure Of public importanceY Did he ever
originate anything of advantage to any
part of the country? Did he ever introduce
single bill that had in it the merit Of
being in any way favorable to honest
ends? He has done nothing. In the House
and in the Senate he descended to the low.
est Clap-trap, made little capital out OF
sectional feelings and the bloody shirt,
stirred up hatreds and excited passion,
kept the fires Of discord and ill-will always
burning played into the hands OF corpora.
tions, got in with the newspaper men,
fellow we'll met. Oh, he'd be q President
and half. He's bad man, sir, disturb.
er. His aim has been to catch the ears OF
the groundlings. He's an arrant dema-
gogue."
"Do you think they have kissed? mean
Conkling and Blaine" said t, 80 Mr..
Conkling's friends fTom New GEN.
tleman who until recently u.s.. Os a
little more public in his expressions than
now.
"Conkling has no idea OF such a thing
and there is no more prospect OF his seek
ing reconciliation than there is OF my
seeking an introduction to jeff Davis. Mr..
Conkling is gentleman. When gentle
man is insulted he doesn't 60 TO the one
who spattered him and say, Please kick
me some more Mr.. Blaine went out OF
his way, or his lick-spittles did for him, TO
abuse General Mshone the enadtixs attiiIS ~ that.
efrHi. ,.S ScSSrssi !. s.,;csis so sona,hodv. riiss he
abused all Mr.. Gonkling's friends jast be.
did. Mr.. Conkling is proud man, know,
but he is always the man Of true polite
ness; he knows what an insult is
"Is Blaine candidate
III, as Whitelaw Reid SAYS, not.eyen his
wife knows whether he is or not, how Can
tell. I'm little suspicious. II his wife
were not so ignorant I'd be inclined TO
think he might not be. I'm not very gull.
BILE. recall a sham--a certain sunstroke-
a reaching out after popular sympathy.
recall foreign policy. ! recall certain
things done for one by the name of Hunt.
ington. o, remember lots! Some fellows
who 90 off half cooked and lot OF nincom-
poops are already shouting themselves
hoarne for Blaine, but let them have their
way"
A ''-rd cf Mr.. Payne's, Mr.. Marnin,
=, ara, Ohio, says the Repuoli-
., way have the highest esteem
.Gent Arthur. They ike his
,,As>.vatism, his moderation, his prudence
and his high sense OF what Is due
the eople. lie says that Mr.. Arthur has
Impressed him above all things as being
kind, humane, upright gentleman, m IN
Of dignity OF delicate feelings, sensitive,
good listener, ob3erVart, free from any
hing Ike bsr-roCm mann6riSm, such ~
chuckii under the chin and Stamping on
the back. like the President. The peo'
pie like him; he has bad an honorable ad
ministration; his career is the best pro0i Of
what msnper Of President he would make
il nominated, as / hope he may be. Ihe
more see OF him. the better like him"
Watterson and the Tariff.
Didn't say, not long since, that II the
Democratic party had about half dozen
such fellows as Henry Watterson that II
would 20 to pot? And now he is lumber
ing the wires with diatribe about the
tarif Fl and Randall Democrats. The editor
of a third rate newspaper, which ! heard
was much in debt TO Tilden, having one
term in Congress, where he made hula
baloo, fond of gin, gaboy and gwen
to assuming what is beyond him Wstttsr
son has by dint OF cheek aud buncomot
spread over the Courier Journal, managed
TO crawl up near the leaders Ia the party
and once got so big as to put plank 10
their platform. recall The time vhen he
was milling the wires 10 have his father a
feeble old man who smokes a pipe in the
hotel lobby made S,Crets:v Of the SENATE
WattersoL is noisy and il they pay much
attention 10 him he is sure 70 do some
damage. am surprised that he IS allowed
TO be foggle and tumble about Cnsirn nan
Morrison, but suppose the acquaintance
comes through Spesker Carlisle, to whom
Mr.. Morrison is attached. don't think
tbat Morrison is over head and ears in love
with Wstterson. He csnnot just now say
what be thinks.
Silence, ike yalor is often the better part
of discretion. CHARLES SELRY.
Mine on Fire
n..~L Thynu.