The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-16

on the testimony of others, bat on his own evi
denca-his contracts, his speeches, the papers he
signed-and every word of it is to be read on the
records of the government of the United States
Now, let me sum UP the whole thing: speaker
OF the House Of Representatives trading with
railroad SPECTATORS working for a larger inter
est and pointing to his official power as guar
antee of his ability to further their common
interests; then denying the whole transactsoa
and asking Fisher to lie for MIN, and then get
ting very rich m office. And what do his sup
porters say to these2 They say that they are Old
stories revamped, and that Blaine has since been
q United States SENATOR member OF the
Cablnent and a candidate for the presidency
which Is a sufficient guarantee OF his moral up
1ghtness. want TO ask you if there IS any
thing in all that that inyalidates these asser-
lions and charges They say look at his great
majority in Maine. His neighoors there know
him to be honest Well want TO say that If
they consider that honesty, So much the worse
for the people of Maine. say to Sou that the
but they will speak in November, and / trust
that they have not 50 Tar forgouten
their honor and dignity rs 20 say
that these transactions were honest
There is famous instance in the history of
England very similar TO ths-the case of Lord
Bacon He one of the most iliustfioas men
Of 2 very illustrioas age-a great philosopher
corrnUtion. Had he taken Nribesg No. What
had he donea He had Simply accepted presents
from parties involved in suits tried before him,
and for these presents he had simply done moth
ing except to expedite the cases before him. yet
it was held in England that thar was corruption
and he was deprived of his office He might be
q philosopher, statesman and a iuriSt but be-
ing corrupt he could no longer be Judge in
England Was the rule right If it was right
in England. it is right here If Baeon was not
fit to be judge in England, Blaine is not the
nroner man for PRESIDENT Of the limited States
1t is altogether unimportaEt whether or not
Rlaine,s ad,ninists,afiy ,s1l he Nora or 1nes hon-
est or mora IN 1x.ss cots,,,tt ;f IA ehnnla he
elac4sd rho o,as+;o, Z; 1ba+4o,. hSs s1AT+;,1,,
Womb not man that tba nonnse ~ 4he TInifed
States CONSIDERED sfcias hpnfT a thing Of indif-
,vbatba,. q. s,ot be7scaH orth o man in
| nnhic lifa ,n;oht not 10 cor1,,t ana s4tu Ia
CONSIDERED el;s;hla 10 tba b;obast ofSce Il, tbe
oift az the nssorIa IRja;nps eIectinf, would
inspire the masses Of the country in tire direc-
t;c af saa.,r,,,t;s,, Z 1n,. cs +S.s f,tr. - M
tartad asonsf s,,b d;.s oons1,,cs9 n alyf.,
ona ~ Saeior;n, ana M denno t;I5S,
in fag fhat he fbere = uaTt0 ever no glorions'
ever 80 great :; iss acbSesnaa,ss ever 80 near
/ the bs.sSt - ~ ,,,I. sbat - go, - tbat
nartu attemnts 10 inf m man for bieb honor
whose e1actipn Womb rnean Yhe annroval bv fine
Arat1cas, aosla az eay.reSas a,sct;Ns e mist he
de6eatej 1apde1 a,,1T I.rr stances And n fn1st
1 not onl,T he defeated bnt defeated overyyhelnl-
oU vi. sga ~ ~ tis very ;ss,,a
IN cr,nrlHs;nt, his afidress M, S,cturz said
that to vretaet this eopntrT and the ,future
i Of tbe Rennbic aeair,st the evil conseouences of
the moral teacbings which M Rlainps election
raa xgs " ,s - ,13 >. a San
.usrs If srcl ~ az he eusG If = Jaas.ocrat;c "a
| 1nin;stration II wound Ia . ,oara aasb wound
/ easily healed while the moral teachinos az
Blaine,s election yTon1d ne 4loo noisonins which
uoyld yevvad ! Abe hrs,valit;, Tor rranea,atio,,s
/ and <,enerations 0ge taainy sTas sl,re. The
j name of the next President of the United States
/ would be either Blaine or Cleveland The one
aecisS We with him was EThata,tr MI
Cleveland was : s,lffcientlv honest Tnss 10 make
his victory over Mr. Blaine 4 snfieiently EN-
phatic protest aeains the corr1lp1 Tendencies of
/ the times he believed moi only that
i Cleveland was honest bnt nossessed Of that
courageous and ! seressiye honesty which in
/ spired those under him He did not saw that
his election would bring in tie millennium: but