The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-28
ibis Magnetism the Sure Attraction
to Ultimate Destruction.
He is Slanderer and Shameless Pro.
varicator. Unworthy OF Public Trust
and Public Confidence-He
Breeds Corruption and
Dishonor-He Proves
Himself To Boa
Liar.

bHAND hAilDS, hlCI., pCt. -l.-IOSt-
master-Gencral Dickinson spoke here to-
night in the same place where Mr.. Blaine
some days since vigorously assaulted him.
After discussing the Michigan campaign
somewhat Mr. Dickinson, referring TO ma
tional affairs, spoke MS follows
Does any one doubt that the real candi-
date Of the Republican party is the man
who controls the majorities in its conven-
tons, its party machinery, its policies, its
methods and lis leaders, 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
forbiddcnl Harrison would be the titular
President, while, as has been well sal |,
the unspeakable man from Maine would
be regent We have the word of Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew that he would be Secretary
Of State. and we have the assurance OF the
personal organ Of the l00-milionaire Of
california, Leland Stanford, that the nom.
inal candidate had given his written as
sunnccs TO the same effect. II becomes,
therefore, ms important ~ in 1884 TO dis
euss this real candidate, in whose keeping
~ great government would be com
omitted. for four years in case Of Rcpub-
ican success. Within few days YOU have
had him before you, and because OF what
he said here in wanton personal attack
upon me, may be pardoned for word
on the same subject. | am quite conscious
I. IL A 4 "A.
my country, aud nothing which merits
distinction and honor at the hands Of my
countrymen. II is with the utmost pride,
tbereiorc, that note any evidence that
have meritcd fraction OF the confidence
of my fellow citizens. Caialine's scowl OF
slisapproyal distinguished patriot Evil
dcnce OF Aaron Buir's enmity was sufli.
rient TO oXoneratc from the suspicion Of
treason, and here in this place | was pub
licly decorated with the distinction which
honorable men before me have coveted
The public and bitter criticism Of
THE cArAuSE OF AMERICAN POLITICS
AMI the Burr Of modern statesmen. With
some vitupen,ion he has assumed TO give
me advice, and has recommended 10 me
the study OF the history OF my country,
but instead OF standing upon the recon-
mendation hc has also assumed 10 furnish
that history for my perusal. A distin-
guished Republican statesman, on being
asked in 1884, why he did not cordially
Support the national Republican ticket
vreplied that he had insurmountable OBJ
Elections 20 doing so. The first was Blame;
1.-The second was Blaine: the third was
uBlaine. On any statement Of facts falling
from the lips Of this improvisor Of history
land commended 10 me for instruction, |
have the same three insurmountablc OBJ
jeciions 10 accepting them rs truthful.
And before ! finish the subject promise
this audience 10 show that every one II
Mr.. Blaine's statements made here, and
apparently fortified by him from history
I'm statistics, were false in substance,
|Yrlsc In general and false In detail. Fur
thcrmorc, shall prove 20 you not only
that they were false, but on his own
record that he knew them 10 bc false
when he made them. lie gives figures, ~
learn fIoln the report Of his speech, pre-
tending 10 read from official ones. Now
say 10 YOU that there were no such sta
tlstics as read 20 you In existence. aud
that the figures given IN this city ~ tn the
consumption by New England OF eastern
pfoducts were false aud fraudulent lie
stated here, ~ he is reported, that these
statistics were furnished 10y Gov. Algcr.
don't believe that, because do not be-
liove that GOV. Algcr would be guilty Of
fraud, and the statistics Of consumption
by New England aud Of internal com.
merce wcrc not In existence in any official
form. so Tar M NJ. Blanc's statements OF
facts are concercd, here or elsewhere, dur.
ing this campaign, he has been ~ success
fully impcachcd before | got here that No
far ~ the matter personal 10 myself u con-
ccrncd might let that pas. ! have else
where replied TO the
ISLANDER MANUFACTURED ny mn. BLAINE
ut Detroit ~ to Secretary Bayard's son and
myself. replied b. him In the words ol
Horace Greeley 10 his dciamcr. They are
classic, because sooner or later the speeches
aud writings OF Greeley will be esteemed
as American classics II is my plain duty
10 discuss, especially as he has commended
o. me the study 81 history, somewhat, but
briefly, the public history OF this witness
and candidate rs statesman and public
man. Complying with his injunction,
hayc'made research tosome cxtcnta ~ 10 the
figure he cuts In the history OF his coun-
try. But whatever record he has made
upon his country's history that is still
oxtani is bad; whatever is not cx,an, Is
J<burncd. lie has done more 70 corrupt
the public conscience and 10 debauch the
! roliiical morals Of the young men Of this
! generation than oil the other influences
combined. lie has lJccn enabled 10 dc
this like all public men Of history
who have attained bad eminonce, be.
cause IN him the Burr in politics has
been made 10 attractive, that he has beer
sometimes successful. Bfilliaucy aud
magnetism haze attracted, but IL has beer