Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-09-02
BLAINE AT HOULTON.


Mr.. Blaine has again opened his cabi-
net of choice political morceaux, this
time in Houlton, and TO packed audi
ence of that land of pitch, beans and pud-
ding As usual he regretted his inability
to discover wel-defned issue in any of
the work of the Democratic Administra-
tion-Blaine is the great North American
regretter, vide his experience in Novem-
ber, lSS4-and therefore, he would make
a little issue for that special occasion,
which he proceeded to do by firing his
wnd-gun at the action of some goddess
Democrats, who had the temerity to hand
around circulars proving him to have fay
ored heavy tax on whisky, before the
angel appeared to him at Bar Harbor in
the shape OF fat and jolly porpoise, and
told him he must make clean flip on Pro-
hibition or sharpen his toe nails for heavy
and persistent scratching with the com
mon fowls in the granary. This was the
issue, and the wires say the wounded
vault of heaven wept copiously in conso-
nance with the sad feelings engendered
in the breasts of his hearers, by his fear
full pictures OF the country's coming down
fall, ii continued under Democratic rule.
He did not say "Thank heaven though,
owing to timely anchor cast to wind
ward while the ball was rolling, | have
use for a keen-edged pair of shears,
which clip a coupon clean and clear, like
unto the hapless manner in which the
common Democrats clipped us in 'S4, !"
but he should have done so. He prated
of the benefits OF free trade-he, the cor
morant, who for thirty years has been a
veritable god OF selfshness, and all
grasping in his greed for personal gain ,
while beating the bush for popular opin-
ion with stale platitudes, intended to de-
ceive, that he, alone might succeed in his
ambitions. He prated too OF the blow
which temperance would receive il the
third party (Prohibition) should succeed
in placing the Democratic party in power
in that State. How hollow and hypocrit-
ical this stuff coming from Blaine must
sound in sensible ears, the owners OF
which have heard Neal Dow for years
decry the deceit and treachery of every
thing Republican in Maine, and particu
arly that part OF the machine that hedges
about Blaine. How these people must
long for some good honest man with a
clean record to take the stump for them
and prove to them that the filthy stain OF
political corruption for personal gain
has not swamped all the manhood
in the country? How the Repub-
licans in Maine must look at the hon
orable soldier and upright citizen now
leading the Democratic masses in that
bedevilled State, and long for some one
to come forth fit to cope with him in al
that goes to make Governor OF an in
tellgent people? AS continuous drop
ping OF water wears through q great rock
so this continued dropping OF State polit-
cal rot will wear through the now filmy
covering OF political faith which en-
shrouds the minds ofthe people OF Name
and they will, between now and election
day, see the utter mercenary animus
which actuates this false god of the peo
pie, and class him-as he should be-a
god of clay ,permeated with all that stains
the public character OF public man
and totally wanting in the attributes
which should distinguish the chosen man
of the people in this enlightened age.
No better combating force OF the Blaine
boom exists to-day than Blaine's own
windy and hypocritical prea ching.