The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-21
THE STRICKEN KNIGHT.

N"u SAVE us from our friendsp' III
WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS published
that last letter from BLAINE, as he saws,
on his own responsibility, he has stabbed
his friend to the heart. If, as is more
likely, 1t was published by BLAINE's
knowledge and consent, then as PucR
says, "What fools these mortal bew II
is a fearful document for an Intelligent
man in high life and candidate for the
Presidency, to give to the public, for il
Is either the bitter confession of crime
OF the densest stupidityin existence.
what! A man Of intelligence and a
professor in school, and yet didn't
know tho laws OF State In which he had
been long a resident required q
license to validate and solomni2c
marriage? Then what M ignoramus
But BLAINE did know, OF course, "A.
every sixteen-yoar-old boy and girl il
kentucky knew, that 4 certain license
and form were necessary to sulomnize
the marriage rites. He was no fool
But suppose he had been an igno
ramus, and had proceeded to call TIL,
company together and procured the ser
vices of some one, either minister or ,
civil officer, to perform tho ceremony
Was the minister or officer, who proba
bly, had married dozens ofcoupleg before
also an idiot? Did they not know tina
license was a condition precedent t,
marriage, and would they proceed {,
perform ceremony without callinl
upon him for his papers, when such ac
would subject them to n heavy penalty
)id all those "trusted friends" know
nothing about the marriage lawsY Wer,
the whole party stupid ignoramusos'
OH no.
Ihen, when MIR. BLAINE, admittinl
That such n mock marriage took place
afterwards cohabited with MISS STAN
WOOD, as he admits was tho case, did he
not most toully and criminally wronp
a EoOr young woman Did he not de
cleyo and betray hor2 1t was not
CLEVELAND and the Scarlet Woman IN
thiscase 1t was tho betrayal of an limo.
cent, bravo and intelligent young
school teacher through tho damnable
trap OF mock marriage. And this
man has the brazen oGrontery to now
confess these facts to the publicl
AT tho mature ago of "a" no does not
approve OF secret marriagesl No! and
neither does heaven nor humanity ap-
prove OF n secret marriage anywhere or
under any circumstances, performed In
violation and total disregard OF the
forms OF law by Intelligent people who
know what tho laws requirements are.
Ana 1t was nine months before he
came to his senses and repaired the
wrong by marriage in Pennsylvania.
Alter the lady had been compromised
and her condition was apparent he ran
away to Pittsburg and married. her.
why could he not have married her
in Kentucky? Why did ho not, like n
man, tell the truth" long before that
date, and openly and bravely claim
MISS STANwooD rs his wife? These
facts and intorencos from BLAINE's
letter constitute a terrible confession.
IL must bring bitterly humilating
blush to tho cheek of every relative and
friend he has. Instead Of being the
shrewd politician claimed for him, he
has shown himself the champion blum
derer of tho age.
"Tho Mills of tho Gods grind slowly"
Justice is often loadon footed, but il is
sure Here was man away back in
the dim Fiities, wronging poor, friend
loss working girl through mock mar
riage and refusing to make reparation
unul tho public had begun to point the
hnger OF scorn at her. Here he was
later, prostituting high official trusts to
coarse personal greed. And all those
years he was posing as domestic and
political Puritan. Now, chow nre the
mighty fallenW
In the zenith of his fame, almost in
reach OF the glittering goal ola lilo's am
DlIlon, the mill grinds at last its poison
Gus grist, tho mask is torn from the
Yelled Prophet, and the dark aud ropul.
slve secrets of life are boldly barred Ia
public view. 1t is such exhibitions OF
the waysof Fate that cause mon some.
t'mcs to ascribe severity to Justice aud
cruelty to tho avonging Nemesis, but ho
who sows the wind must reap the whirl.
wind.