Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-08-27
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BLUfTTNG PROCTOR KNOTT.
The scenes attending upon the reading,
| we're those OF the widest excitement. The
Speaker was powerless to preserve order OF
| to prevent Blaine's partisan friends from
cheering to the echo. The sympathies OF
the galleries, which were packed, were with
Blaine, and these added to the tumult and
| disorder.
The letters read and the excitement hav-
ing subsided, Blaine walked over to the
| Democmtic side. and. standing directly in
| front OF j. Proctor Knott, precipitated an
| other sensation. This was really more
| startling than the first, because unexpected.
Mr.. Blaine said:
| There is one piece Of testimony want
ing. There is but one thing to close the
complete circle Of evidence. There is hut
one witness whom ! could not have, to
whom the Judiciary Committee, taking into
| account the great and intimate connection
he had with the transaction, was asked to
send cable dispatch, and ask the gentle
man from Kentucky if that dispatch was
sent to him?"
Mr. Frye-Who?
| Mr. Blaine-To Josiah Caldwell
Mr.. Knott will reply to the gentleman
tA1hs 0uuBc huutou anu iuySelI nave DOM
| endeavored to get Mr.. CaldwelIs address,
| and have not yet got it.
Mr.. Blaine-Has the gentleman from
Kentucky received dispatch from Cald-
| we'll?
Mr. Knott will explain that directly.
Mr.. Blaine-I want a categorical answer.
Mr.. Knott have received dispatch
purporting to be from Mr.. Caldwell.
Mr. Blaine-You did.
Mr.. Knott did you know got IL?
Mr.. Blaine-When did you get it? want
the gentlemen from Kentucky to answer
when he gotit.
Mr.. Knott-Answer my question first.
Mr.. Blaine-I never heard it until yester-
day.
Mr.. Knott How did you hear it?
Mr. Blaine-I heard you got dispatch
last Thursday morning at 3 o'clock from
Josiah Caldwell completely and absolutely
exonerating me from this charge, and you
have suppressed it. [protmcted applause
upon the Aoor and in the gal eries.l 1want
the gentleman to answer. After pause. ]
Does the gentleman from Kentucky decline
| to answer?
Mr.. Knott will answer that when
get ready. GO on with your speech
Mr.. Blaine-The gentleman from
| Kentucky, in responding, probably, 1
think. from, shat ha said, in1saded ts se.
vey the idea that I had some iflegitimate
knowledge Of how that dispatch was OBJ
tained l have had no communication with
Josiah Caldwell have had no means Of
knowing from the telegraph Office whether
| the telegram was received But tell the
gentleman from Kentucky that murder will
out
Mr.. Gloyer-That is true.
Mr.. Blaine--And secrets will leak. And
tell the gentleman now, and am prepared
| to state to this House, that at o'clock last
Thursday morning. or thereabouts, the
gentleman from Kentucky received and re-
ceipted for mcssage addressed to him from
Josiah Caldwell, in London, entirely cor
roborating and substantiating the statements
Of Thomas A. Scott, which he had just read
In the New York papers, and entirely excul-
pating me from the charges which, am
bound to believe from the expression Of
that report, the gentleman is anxious to
fasten on me.
1t was this scene which Bob Ingersoll
had reference to when he spoke Of Blaine
| as the "Plumed Knight hurting his lance
full ind fair in the face of his enemies.