Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-28


he provisions for military government
hould become imperative. This PROPOSE
ION came TO be known as the Blaine
amendment.
The theory that the public deb, should he
aid in greenbacks developed great strength
a the summer of 1867, while Mr.. Blaine
ras absent in Europe. On his return
4 the opening of the next session he
iaile an extended speech against the doe
rine and was the first man in Congress to
I'VE ut,erance 10 this opposition. The
ang unsettled question of protecting
laturaiized American citizens while abroad
ttraeted special attention at this
inc Costello, Warren, Burke, and
ther Irish Americans had been arrested in
england, on the charge of completely in
fenian plots. Costello hal made speech
ls6J in New York which was regarded as
reasonable by the British government and
G WAS treated as British subject anil tried
.n,ier an old Law ON this accusation. His
lea of American citizenship was ovcr-rnied
I'D he was convicted and sentenced to ii
ears penal servltule.
Mr.. Blaine, who with other American
ratesmen resisted the English doctrine of
HIpetHH aiiFSitHCt. am HiiIhtiiiiVu thiti u
> natnralized American was cntdlcd to
ne same protection abroai that would be
.,yen to a native American, took active
art in pressing these questions upon pub
tc attention, and as the result of the agita-
ION Costello was released. The discussion
{ these eases ie.l 10 the treaty of 1870 in
gllich Great Britain abandoned the doc
rine of once Il subject, always II subject
nj accepted ire American pr'ncpie OF
'qual rights and protection for adopted
sd Tor native Citizens. Mr.. blame was cho-
en- speaker OF the House OF Repre-
entatires III lS6o, and served hy
'uccessiVe reflections Tor SIX years. His
ADMINISTRATION of the spcakership IL conf
non's regarded as one OF the most brill
lant and successful IN the annals of the
ionse'
lie hal rare aptitude and equipment for
ne "'l'ies OF presiding officer, ami iils com
'lete master, OF parliamentary law has tcx,
arrhs ami physical endurance, his RAPID
ispahh OF business AMI ms hrm AMI I'M
'artld spirit were recognized on all sides.
Inc session preceding the presidential
''ht*st OF 1876, was period OF stormy and
'"liem'ht contention. general amnesty
~ "ns brought forward. removing The
'"fstfat disabiiities or participants 10 lhe
trof'i'"n which mad been imposed by the
'nrttrnth amendmentto the constitution
w. ii'a'ns moved 10 amend by making an
'Acrp'I'noi Jefferson DAVIS, and supported
M proposition IN nm impassioned speech
ft'cr asserting the great rnaEnanini'y oi
he government, and poin'ing out how
ir amnesty had been carried. he de
incl the ground OF his proposed exception
he reason Was not that Davis was The
liet Of the eonic'icrary, but that "a Mr.
'iaine a,'iemed, he was the author. "knew.
'N'' ''e', s"'",'f' a"' "'."N o'
nc .,9'"'" ""'"'rs "'"' e,,"''s VI AMER
~, "e'y WINS VI p'',"e Pt"
ve'e' :" '%'' ''"' ~" ",'"'''9 '''"ei,i''
~ '"o>, 'p' n"'S'
80 '"'s 'eep'"s.'c- 'iiS out"ufs
'a'"''"f Pipi"ee, otcl the"th'rht ~ w
,"'se '"s 'nioas'ou' ,'t' o'u"'', II "'
i"A''' ''''', vas "
"o"se f"i"s"'' is''i'-' anu ae''F"y pre-
'Ni"'''s :" ,"' p..sn'en,"i s'"es'e' IN
~ 'utni "eo"c io'io"ci'
''''" ~ -" w ''F''st' assume
N't-hS' 'I Wv '''"t - a. anu NOT "n's
ui'"r' .'"NiS 's'''s' '"e acea''''o's
~ p,"""auce" "hso"h'f"' ""i pre-
"f'''' si''''' '-ci'a'ses aga",. me treatment
:, '%u''"ih pil'"''' III ,',e North in'ep'!
- n'.''',v 'u'"e,' ~" 'i ~" va" u"'
Na'"'" "a y i,s"'u''o.' ihF"lueeh ny hih
> '''e '"'''e''''",r "F"a'e Pro'p'nis w"
WY ",''''t "' "''ts' u ine ,hi"'i ''a'e'
slu''', "n ',' ''li VI 'ne '"o'e''erA'
s','4 e"oahI ~ P'e'"'''"'' 20 h"'e come
%" ms i,,.e"' 70 "e',e 'nsHfec'."h' az
u,'"''i s""' r. l"n'"F or 'ea,i'' "''
'e"'.s A,nes''" "n,,'rSA' s''nH"n' au
IN ~. ','''" S'"' s''""se' i'o'' as
''se' "a h'' ia"
The Republican national contention wa
'nw At aH'i anl MIR Blaine was the mos
rJni'iir'5t candidate for the presidential
l''tl'f''"n. lie bad larger boiy OF en-
ng'tas" friends than any other iewlcr o
il party Hp1 the stirring events Of the pas
ew n'vtitis had intensified their devotion
~ tie scFcnihoai,pf bis vote rose to sol
acsiiG only ~ OF majori'y-bnt \ Hnioi
y tsif supporters OF all the other can lifate
ave Got. Hayes 81 ant secured his nom
nation. Immediately alter The conrentipl
m the resignation of Senator morrill, I,
'ceept The sscretarvship OF the treasury Mr.
iisine was appointed senator TO fill Nh
neSidrcd term. AMI IN the following winte
- was chosen NJ the Legislature for tn
al sn'uing term.
IN the Senatc he engaged IN tie diseussio
Il current questions. lie opposed t's. eres
ION ct t'is '.lectsrA! eomniss,on for the SET
'einent OF the disputed presidential eiretlu
1t 1876, on the ground that congress di
'oi ITSELF rossess tiie power that 1t rropose
a confer upon the commission. lie bel
nat President Hayes Southern foiIc
'urre niered too much of what ha
'ecn gained through reconstruction. an
on'ehaeri that the validity OF his own TIL
involved lie maintenance OF the STAT
;efefninon's in South CaroIina and Lens
siia' whir'' rested on ihc SAM Pop'iia
'o'e- TN the ciirf' nry question he slwaf
sssisned = pronounced position. Will
am nl'n,her Of the iiense. IN February
$50 h. hal made IN elaborate sI+rrh @
be nsfion7l finances and sgFirst AZ
'eri'ei'tF'ieIi OF an irre'seemss'ie pap
irrFneF aal soon sffer entering u
stslate when ihe sahj"e. was hrougs
or~asi- he took strong groun
& gainst the 'i'ferioratsof' of the silver roiF
t-e lie stren'i"6sty opposed tie bian
II, assi, Nhsn " fsassage was sern TO b
e. ne table sought 10 snfei4i il by rrorisiin
II No. tiic '1eisar si@is'a cf;ita'e ~ grains
y sHdGrl silver instead of 4ls " grssn'