Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-09-06
BLAINE REPUDfATFD.
Ex-COngressman Pound, q Prominent and
Influential Wisconsin lRepubli-
cam, Repudiates Blaine. A, H.. "A


can, Repudiates Blaine 4, H.. -
WAsHINGToN, Aug,~e2s.-Ey-
Congressman Pound, of Chippewa
Falls, Wis, a Republican Of great
influence in his State, has written a
long letter in which he repudiates
his party's national ticket and crit
lcises Blaine most severely.
Among other things, Mr.. Pound
says: "Mr. Blaine embodies most
In American politics. that which Is
menAcing to public morals and in
tegritgr in g0vsrnment. With a
long public, career, mainly ydistia-
guished for sort OfdeclamatOry and
pugilistic state-eraft, he is not the
inspiration OF a. single valuable
policy orsthe authorsof an import
ant statute but, on the contrary,
has often suggested and supported
unwise, and mas opposed good, leg-
islation. W1Bth q record clouded by
suspicion hui accusation of jobbery
and corruptlen undefned, he brings
Us personal antagohisms, which
have torn and Weakened our party
in the past, invading the adminis-
tratioqHpf the lamented1 Garfield
with demands OF personal ven
|geance so virulent as To inflame the
spirit of assassination, and culfni-
Mating in the defeat OF Judge Fol-
ger and the consequent election Of
Grover Cleveland Governor of the
Empire State. Mr. Blaine's friends
justified their detection, which de-
feated a most excellent man, by the
plea OF fraud in one proxy at the
State Convention. Such an exe xeusei
pales to whiteness when compared
with the dishonorable methods EN-
ployed to secure Mr.. Blaine's nom.
ination. Here many delegates
were treated as merchandise, 10 be
bartered for wine, money, or PROM
ise of position. The convention,
instead ofbeing gadeliberative body,
WAS converted into . ihowling pan
demonium. overawed by the worst
elements of Chicago, admitted
without tickets. 80 '''''' '''l''1'.''''' -
.T"But, returning tothes candidate.
The acknowledged leader OF his par
ty at home lthe pine tree, prOhibi-
ton Stale Of Maine), he registers an
ignominions defeat for bis State
only four years ago pending the
Presidential cam paign, sodisheaTt-
ening to- our party's 4 cause that
only the timely aud stalwart letforts
OF Grant and Conklfng could hpve
redeemed the fed uanu sseouGef
Garfieldlse selection; aLAR0Fka sOmrez
wardedi- by fthe, gellSnt .Ktlighi,i 4
when opportunity Gas Gartield'S adsi
wiser was given hin, by dpalIpg q
cowaftlIy yblowfroff3 ,hfnbuSil1t8 hisp
acknowledgements, iEE1eBseoe 0oh SiiHga
Himself "a, speeulai9r y Ienjoying \
fortune too. great TO have been nc
quired by honest Industry, legiti-
mate business enterprise or his coun-
try's s.lservicea ats, 200 a. year; he
with the 4 profits by
speculative stock jobbing and gam
bling methods OF acquiring wealth.;
which have W rUught ruin,
disgrace and business disaster be-
yond dgco,Dputation, schoOlesi- youth
and persuaded middle age to avoid
honest and useful industry, made
suicide and insanity commonplace,
values, placed itheTiruits
Of honest toll in the power OF the
Goulds aud ArmOurs to bear down
or pull up in the market as whim
or interest ilia ayhave dictated; meth
ods which recently gave US butan ex-
aggerated illustration of their fin-
iquitous- consequences in the Grant
& Ward $l5, 600. 900 failure and rob-
berry. 7i'sfct AT &if
s'The disingenuousness Of his
letter Of acceptance is further beiray-
ed by its significant silence, touch
ing the events Of the past three
years. Bringing down his historic
figures to the present would have
revealed the fiction involved in his
would have shown q
shrinkage in nominal
would have noted the dOwn-
fall of buSiness prosperity and bus
mess morals and would have pic
tured, as few can do 80 graphically
as he, the furnace fires dying out
the wheels of factories. Standing
still; wages reduced; beggary
usurping the place of labor; bank
and business failures creditors and
1epositors wantonly defrau,Ied /;
homes lost and crookedness in pub-
lie affairs -..
"Mr. Blaine Is Objectionable, fur
for the company he keeps,
'or the friends he has made. Will
Ihe chief promoters Of his nomina-
lion be his chief advisers il elected? |
the rub"