New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-06
sruDENr AND TEAoHKR.


Mr. Blaine entered Washington College Pennsyt
vsnia, IA 1919, and became at once prominent "a
Esholar among the zoo or 300 lads from all parts on
tho country and Of his splendid physique Nc
was also leader In all manly athletic sports he
was net bookworm. but he was close student ana
possessed the happy faculty Of assmilaung mowiooss
from books and tutors far moro easily and quickly tAa
most of his fellows In debating societies hs held hs
own WELL and was conspicuous by his ability TO con-
troll and direct others. In his own classes hs was
always foremost and personally very pop
ular He was graduated IN lo41 WIN
the most distinguished honors Of his clasA
From washington College ME-. Blaine went 20 Sn's
Lick Springs, KY, and became professor IN .ns
western Military Institute. Hs was popular Win
the boys who trusted him and made fnsaos WIN
him from the Hrst. Colonel Thornton D.. Johnson
was the principal Of the school, and his wife haa
voung ladias' school at Millersburg, twenty mics
distant 1t was at this place that Mr. bistno nioe
Miss Harriet stanwood, of Maine, and she aner~ara
became his wife. After two years WORK as tsacher
Mr. Blaine returned to Pennsylvania ana oesAu
at,dytpr law He read law carefully, and obtained
thorouub snowiedge of its principles, but never
presented himself as q candidate for admission 70
the bar.
EDITOR AND STATE POLITICAL LEADEn'
Tn 1ssa Mr. Blaine moved to Augusta, Me-,
,vhere he has ever since made his home. ~ 1904
bs entered into partnership with Joseph Baker, .
prominent lawyer Of the city, and the Two
aTho Rennsbec Journal,S Of which Mr., Blame ~
once became the editor The JoarnaP WAS =
wosky napen and exercised considerable political in-
aucnce a. one Of The organs Of the wing parry. Ia
1s57 Mr. Blaine sol his interest IN The journal =
and became editor ID lie Portland Daily Aavertiser'
In the campaign Of } he returned temporarily 70
his ola post ON sThe ennsb2r Journal on aocouns
- az tn,nsss of its sd IT career In Journalism
lasted only six years, but & - narEeo tnroashous
by ability and success, and 40 serSed % Gsc MN
good introduction to the wosG of politics and sates-
manship.
yhen the old whig party tent 10 pieces NJ. Blaine
,oinsd hands with Governor Anson p. Morral IN or
ranising the Republican party In the elne ires
State His vigorous ATTACKS upon me &Suonsnsn
Administrator de hin. power In the new orsanf
vetJoo. IN IS re was delegate to the frst
p.rnhl,can NatiousI nvenHsu In 1858 he was
eleeted to the NAH Legislature. He served TIVE
wears on the Hoor Of the lower
hons. and two years in the chair.
where he displayed the -''' Of parliamentary
leadership ana control that afssrward ave him such
eenovn I'm the National House Of Representatives. ~
Is also worthy Of mention that he took an actms
parx AZ A public speaker in the Fremont campaign or
iass In the year he was rst elected TO the Leatsla
ture he became chairman Of the Republican State
COMMITTEE a position which he continued to hold un-
interruptedly for twenty years. in which ne leo 10
shaplng and directing every political campaign OF his
party In Maine.
FOURTEEN YEARS IN THE HOUSE
an 1862 Mr. Blaine was elected 70 Congress- npm
tha Kennebec District by q majority Of 5000 votsz
ae was resleeted as Representative In each succes%
ing Congress- until he transferred TO the 6enafe
IN 1875. During bis frst term in Congress- no hsd
AZ colleagues many men already distin2mshcd Ia
uubiic HE and smcnc these he soon WAS reccznized
q man whose influence was sure 70 bo hit and to
Increase with time. His hrst reputation IN the
House was that Of exeeedingiy industrious COM
snltseemsn He was member Of the Committees on
the postnfce, Military Affairs. Approximations and
Rules He paid close attention 10 the business Of tho
committees and took an active part IN the debates Of
Tie House, msnifesting practical ability and xenfus
for details The first remarkable gpeech which no
ads IN Congress- vss on the sibsct Of d'c assumption
Nv ma General Government Of sAe war debts Of tho
states in che coarse Of whicA he nreed that the North
was abpndantl, sbls to carry on TIE var % sup-
cessfuI issue This vls0rons osch pktrscte4 - noA
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