Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-17
BLAINE AND BLAINEIsM.

not be in line with modern republican
methods.
BLAINE AND BLAINEISM.
1t matters not how much fuss may be
made over the return of James q. Blaine;
the people of America all know MIN, and
by !arge majority of them he Is known
to DO the biggest political fraud to be
found in modern times. He is known as
a man who has repeatedly tried to get into
feated by those in his own party, who
believed him TO he unit man for
the position. His un6tness has not been
attributed to his lack of intelligence,
but TO his lack of integrity. The op
position TO him has been based solely on
the belief that he was not sufficiently
honest to be trusted. This belief is en-
tertalned probably by threefourths OF
the American people, and the other
fourth don's appreciate that honesty has
anything to do with politics. To such
man thousands of republicans are paving
honor. Nothing could so well illustrate
the moral degradation of party, as the
demonstration thet has just been
made. 1t is the mightiest effort ever
heard of to destroy the sentiment of in
tegrity in this country, and to obliterate
tho idea, that honesty in candidate for
the first Office in the gift of this great
notion, is a thing Of importance. The
brazon effroutery with which this oft re-
ieoted Office hunter again faces the pso.
Pile, is without parallel this side of hades.
Which shall triumph, Jim Blaine or
American integrity is 'ho great
question.
PATRICK FORD'S LATEST SCHEME En-
POSED.
Patrick Ford of the Irish Worlt, has
just been caught in another scheme by
which he sought to force his political
views on the Irishmen OF the country.
This time he was not above trying to be
the wolf in sleeps clothing. The trick
he has beon attempting, and probably
has not yet given up, was 10 become the
owner and publisher of the Froeman's
Journal, paper that, since it was
started forty nine years ago, has been
thoroughly and uncomprOmisingI
democratic. Mr.. Ford's object was to
publish it as campaign paper in the
interests of the republican party.
The paper WAS originally published by
Senator Casserly of California, and later
on was purchased by Archbishop Hughes.
After this it passed into the hands of the
late Archbishop Bailey, and in tho year
1889 Mr.. MoMasters became its editor.
when Mr.. McMastCrs died a year
ago last December, the publication
of the paper was continued by his
son, John A. McMasters and Maurice f.
Egan, under the guidance of Major John
ID. Kelley, the cotton broker. Mr.. Nc
Masters idea before his death was that
the paper should be continued by his son
and MIR. Egan, and that under no circum
stances should the principles that it had
always enunciated be changed.
Major Kelley, as executor of the Nc
Masters estate, turned over the manage
ment of the paper to the son, John A.
McMasters, ani Mr.. Egan, first exacting
promises that it should be conducted as
it's late editor had desired.
But MIR. Patrick Ford had HIS eye on
it us a medium that would not be suspect
cd of gently sowing the seeds of republi
canism. Once in possession OF it he could
little by little, he thought, instil the
poison that he hoped would fetcn the
readers of the paper. 1t was to contiuu
ostensibly the kind of paper that it had
been; Ills name was not to appear ON it.
Mt least not for the present, nor for some
time to come. In tho issue of August 4th
it was announced by the co partners and
editors that they were about TO withdraw
from the paper, and that il was to go un-
der new management. The name of the
new proprietor was not given, but it gave
its readers to understand that its tone
would remain just the same. 1t is
not known yet whether the negoti
ations of the Fords have resulted in
getting them the paper. But the readers
of that journal are warned to be prepared
to reaist the influence, should the politi
cal creed of the paper be changed. In
speaking of the effect, should Mr.. Ford
acquire proprietorship of the paper, Mr.
Reiley said
"They most certainly could not carry
over the friends and readers of the paper
to the republican party. If knowledge of
the sale should reach them, they would,
by the score, reject it, and no matter what
the Fords might say, the people could not
be induced to take or read it. They would
incoptinently and emphatically reject it.
The paper, if can help il, shall not at
tack the present administration"