The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-10-31
AMERICAS MODERN BURR
SHOWN UP IN HIS TRUE CHARACTER.
Postmaster-General Dickinson Fully Re-
flutes Mr. Blaine's Manufactured SIAN
ders-His Statements shown to BE
False in Substance and in Detail.


After discussing the Michigan campaign
somewhat, Mr.. Dickinson, referring to ma
tional affairs, spoke "a follows:
Does anyone doubt TINT the real candidate of
the republican party is the man who controls
the majorities in its convention, its party ma
chineTy, its politics. It's methods and it's lead
ers? II this party should be successful
in this campaign (which God forbid;
aye, ii WE may Judge by the signs
OF these days, he has already forbidden)
Harrison would be the tituiar president,
while, as has been well said, the unspeakable
man from Maine would be regent. We have
the word OF ChauEcey NJ. Depew that he would
he secretary OF state. and we have the assur-
ance OF the personal organ Ot the hundred.
millionaire OF California. Leland Stanford, that
the nominal candidate has given written as
surances 10 the same effect. liz becomes there
lore, as important ~ in 1884, to discuss this
real candidate, into whose keeping this great
government would be committed Tor four years
in case OF republican success Within a
few days you have had him before you and
because of what he said here in wanton per-
sOnal attack upon me, may be pardoned for
word on the same subject.
am quite conscious that ! have done little
Tor the welfare of my country, aud nothing
which merits distinction and honor at the
hands OF my countrymen. Its with the utmost
pride therefore, that | note any evidence that
| have merited fraction OF the confidence of
my iellOw-citzens. Catalnes scowl Of disap-
prevail distinguished a patriot. Evidence OF
Aaron Burrs enmity was sufficient TO eXOner-
ate him from the suspicion OF treason. and here
IN this place | was publicly decorated with
the distinction which honorable men be-
fore me have coveted - the public
and bitter criticism OF the Catalina
of American politics and the Burr OF modern
statesmen. With some vituperatiOn he has
sumed to give me advice and has recommended
TO ne the study of the history OF my country,
but instead oil standing upon the recommends
ton he also assumed to furnish that history for
my perEsal. A distinguished republican states
man on being asked in 1854 why he did not
cordially support the national republican
ticket, replied that he had three insurmount-
able objections 10 doing so. The first was
Blaine, the second was Blaine, the third was
Blaine.
OIany statement OF facts falling from the lips
Of this improvisOr of history and commended
TO me for instruction, have the same three in
surmountable objections to accepting them as
truthful. And before | finish the subject !
promise this audience 10 show that every one
OF Mr.. Blaines statements made here, aud APP
parently fortified by him fir tn history and sta
tisticS were false in substance false in general
and false in detail Furthermore. shall prove
q you not only that they were false but on
hls own record that he knew them to be false
when he made them.
lie gives figures as learn from the report
OF his speech, pretending TO read from official
ones. Now | say TO You that there
such statistics, as read 10 yOu in existence, and
that the figures he gave in this city as to the
consumption by New England of western prod
ucts were false and fraudulent. lie stated
here, as he is reported, that these statistics
were furnished him by Gov. Alger. don't be-
lleve that, because 10 not believe that Gov.
Alger would be guilty OF fraud, and the sta
tstics of consumption by New England and OF
internal commerce not in existence in
any official form. So far Is Mr.. Blaines state
ments OF facts are concerned, here Orelsewhere
during the campaign he has been so successfully
lmpeached before | got here that lar the
matter personal 10 myself is concerned, might
let that pass. ! have elsewhere replied to the
SANDER manufactured by Mr.. Blaine at De
troit, as 10 Secy. Bayard's son and myself. |
replied TO him in the words Of Horace Greeley
To his defamer. They are classic because
sooner or later the speeches and writings of
Greeley viii be esteemed rs American classics.
Ii Is my plain duty to discuss, especially as he
has commended TO me the study of history
somewhat, but briefly the public history OF this
witness and candidate AS a statesman and pub
lie man.
Complying with his injunction have made
research to some extent as to the figure he
cuts IN the history of his country. But what
ever record he has made upon his country's
history that is still extant is bad; whatever is
not eXtant is burned.
science and 10 debauch the political morals of
the young men of this generation than all
other influences combined. Tie has been eua-
n!rd TO do this, like all public men Of history
who have attained bad eminence, because in
him the Burr in politics has been made 50 at
tractiye that he has been sometimes successful.
Brllllancy and magnetism have attracted, but
II has been attraction 10 ultimate destruction.
lie has attacked, maligned and slandered
the pure public men OF his own party. aud
Al II.
emlnence and control, have been illustrious in
the ranks OF his enemies. AT their head stood
the great COnkling, who went 10 his hOnored
grave, followed even there by the revilings OF
this man anu his creatures. liz is true OF Mr..
Elaine, as OF no other man, that while all
honest men are not his enemies, all dishonOred
public men have been his friends do not
know that his character as man when brought
To the touch where any innate honor or total
moral obtuseness must be shown in men, can
be better illustrated than by one incident
which became historic in the last days of the
campaign of 1864
THIS is The man who goes about the country
slanderiug Others IN the language of untruth
and unrighteousness. This is the man of false
pretenses upon whom was placed the insignia
OF the soldiers of the cross, the plumes of
knights, by an intdel and a scotler.
4 plumed knight. indeed! A plumed knight
was he who kissed the first ray of sunlight in
the morning as II glanced from the cross of
his swOrd.hlt over the walls of Jerusalem,
praying that perchance it might rest again
IN blessing upon his country in the west
but this man. so tar as his public life has
shown, has had no thought Of his country save
as a means to his own ends and pelf and power.
lie never originated measure Tor the good of
mankind. His name is connected with no
policy 10 advance the interests or renown of
America. No high and nobe sentiment can
be quoted as having fallen from his lips during
all his public career. True men have been
mentioned by him only 20 be maligned. He
entered the lists Ia do battle only when the
battle was done. and then only TO charge the
crippled and defenseless and like n craven TO
insult the vanquished A plumed knight, IN
deed From the time of his beginning OF service
IN the national field the agent and lobbyist
OF the Spencer rifle company at Washington,
during the first year OF the war, through his
record in congress through the black Mulligan
history, az the close Of which he saved himself
from expulsion by aulariously Stimulating a
stroke Of divine providence: through the state
department, when the power of the govern
mcnt through him was exerted in the Laun-
dreau iobbery in guano down 10 his last rec
ord, he has been the center and the light of
systems OF iobbery, corruption. fraud and
falsehOod.
There was no jobber in Washington but was
his friend. No other man, when in the speak
er's chair, every animated 20, or ever caused
a statement 10 be sent to man with money
scheme before congress, calling attention to
the mOney-value Of the SPEAKERS ruling. No
other man was ever turned from the state de-
partment aud his entire policy, in shame re-
versed, and 50 1 conclude my very general
comments on Mr.. Blaine. and with many COM
p iments to him, bsspeak my kind regards to
Mrs. Fisher.
Now as to Mr.. Blaine's history, which he
commends 10 my reading. With well simulated
indignation, he resents and contrOverts my
statement as to the attitude OF the federaist