The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-12-17
RLAINE'S BLUFF.
- machines to Prosecute the
lie Indianapolis Sentinel"
.sovs. FOR WITHDRAWING.
md ola Great Farce with James
The HH'- -. as Closyn-'sThe Honor
{" ofhis Wife and Family"
blaine Gives Up.

..,po7re. December 16.-BlaIne
l9.- ,orni1s dismissed the suit against
snl' 5 t--y in the United States Court.
I4s rriacipaI ground was that he could
Inc p. - iistiee in Indiana. 1t was set
~ ~ trial on the sd inst.
Tor .L-I' Polls. Ind, December. 16.-
~. l ila.;ng is Blaine's letter to his at
to Io~s instructing them to dismiss
the case:
aw,snrys1ox, D. c., Dec. 10, 1884,
Harrison. Hitler and ETbo, co,s1-
sl1rs-qt-jar:
o...asuen.-When [ requested you, in
,rnst last. TO bring suit against the
A'J377;sbars Of the Indianapolis Sentinel,
'-Jiij 7 did so in the belief that the
III NO done me by that paper, being en-
~! 800 If \ nersOnal and domestic char
nc! couId be fairly tried, without un-
a. a. ingnence from political cOnsidera-
Gons | confess [ was profoundly
o,,azpd to find the matter at once taken
md the libel reproduced, with all
,,d.s;bla pyargeratiOn in every Demo
lrafic paper in Indiana. Except from
t,~aa members Of the Democratic party
NJ that State. | never heard that a word
Of dissent or disapprOval was spoken,
,rb;Ip the great mass Of the Democratic
sneakers repeated the libel from every
strmD in Indiana with imperative ran
cor. with gibe and ribald Jest. 1t vas
TINS made. so far as any matter OF the
tird can be made. an issue in an exciting
Dolitical campaign, and the Democrats
IF the State were thoroughly poisoned
in their minds in regard to the question
IN he decided 1T law. Under such con-
ditions. it Is simply impossible that |
can have fair Trial, or that [ can eX-
meet anv other result than that which
informally attends political libel suit,
growing out Of an exciting campaign IN
this country. IF I were unfair enough
10 desire a iury composed of my own
n9-tisans [ could not haze it.
4 properly constituted jury III In
diana would be composed of members
Of political parties in about equal pro-
portions. When | visited indiana, IN Dc
t0her. ! was repeatedly advised that Sly
Democrats could not be found in rao
State who, IN political suit,wouid give
verdict against their leading party
organ. This did not necessarily convey
an imputation upon their personal in
tegrity as citizens, but simply that
the binding Of party prejudice
would utterly prevent an Impair
tial consideration of the evidence
submitted. [ am perfectly able to
light the Sentinel newspaper IN an
Indiana court, 6ut / would stand no
chance whatever against the conSo!id-
aied venom ot the Democratic party OF
the State. With these surroundings and
with Tbs prospect. i Is idle for me to 20
through the trouble and annoyance OF Il
tIi2l The questions propounded by the
bli OF discovery have already been sub
sfaaha!ly and fully answered by me.
ana l am willing to leave my written
statement and answers under oath to
J4e Judgment Of the public. DO rot
choose 70 have the case Indirectly
concluded by a technicality, or suffered
70 0,e IN silence. / prefer to make this
lrSnS and ouen statement of the reasons
Nn!ch induced me to believe the prose
TI1Uon OF tue case would be utterly fruit
'eS'' Very respectfully,
JAS. G.. BLAINE.