Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-05-20
NcvEAGH's INSTRUCTIONS.
An Open Letter to Ex.Secretary Bris.
tow From Hon. Wayne ,Mcveagh.
Especial TO the Kennebec Joarnal. I
PHuADEIPHrA. Nav

PHILADELPHIA, May ~
The Philadelphia Times saws: WAYNE
McVeagh in an open letter to ex-Secretary
Bristow, who is expected to speak at the
Arthur reception tomorrow night, ventures
some suggestions as TO the tone of the ad-
dress. At the beginning he warns Bristow
that ''while nobody envies Arthur of the
great prize which he drew in the lottery of
assassina ton; that Guitesu was the original
Arthur man; that he killed Garfield TO make
Arthur president; that in view of all the awful
correction it would seem that Arthur and his
friends would be satisfied with
the one term thus secured. As however" he
says, ''you propose to hold up his
career as worth of especial honor and
even of the highest office in the gift of the
people in preference, for example, to the
political career of Senator Edmunds or Sher-
man, will gladly help you to a few points
in the line of your argument. | assume that
your first words OF eulogy will be devoted TO
what is your candidates chief political
achievement and on which admirers have
always rested his title to fame, building up
and managing of the republican "machine"
of the city of New York, a machine the
latest triumph Of which at Albany causes the
hearts of all true patriots to throb with JOY
for the defeat of Mr.. Roosevelt. 1t leaves
O'Bren at liberty to continue those ideals"
with corrupt democratic politicians which
gave Arthur the first renown as a practical
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.ne A',i.uue WI, arthur niain'ainen 'oWaru
t1Nafu p the ei'i' sel'ise orue! 0! Iresiuen'
i"yes' ue'yins oo'n 'he piesiuen' a"u secre-
'ary LOT one whose second term hau oeeh as
uhsatisiac.ory as thst OF 1rant' lou may
Ieei some personal ueiicacy III o"eiiihg on
'his part OF your 1avori'e career ana II SO
you can plane Conkiing Tor 1t;
at tnis portion Oh your ADDRESS you wish
hialeriais TOT patneuc ana thriiihg picture
you VIII reaully ma tnem IN some OF the
wen KNOW u ihciueh's OF the ohlcaeo coh'en
tion iour years ago. iou can teii no" every
oouy was ue'er"iheu tnat Cohkiihg must De
P.aceu d. any cos., anu now e'eryo oooy peggeu
MN not 70 1otce arthur upon the convention
ana no" Iohkilne refused 10 CONSIDER any
o,her hame' anu oy ms refusing 10 eitnec
oous 'he,r oruers, Ut resign MS once lou
VIII no uouot introduce extracts from the
commission which investigated Arthur
administration. ana IL Is worthy OF hlgh COM
mendation, ana reouke could be neatly ad-
hiinlstereu al this point, 10 hoosevelt oy re-
minuihg your auuiehce now ms iather was
reJec'ed WIN coh'ehiP' as eoilector OF tue
port. oruer 10 Keep arthur IN tnat I'M
portaht once you VIII next praise MN 1or
the part lie acteu In the enort OF 1851 10
stihe oy packed conventions, ana the unit
RUE 'ne iAree majority OF he
repuohcan party against third
thlru teru, ioF ahyooo anu 'o MS irieha VINO