The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-28

the time he entered Washington university
Equal honor is due the ancestors of Mira
Blaine, who WAS Miss Harriet Stanwood, OF a
family that settled in Massachusetts, in the early
days OF that colo nv, and went thence to Maine
in the vanguard of its pioneers.
In Augusta, WHARF, her father. Jacob Stanwood,
lived for many years. Mrs. Blaine was born in
1928. Her father was a weil-to-do merchant, a
man OF influence, although never holding pub
lie office He took great pride in his daughter.
who was girl OF fine natural gifts strengt hened
by liberal education. Full OF ambition and
force, so well displayed in after life, she deter
mined to make her own way, and hence started
out as school teacher. 1t was at Millersburg.
KY, that she first met Mr.. Blaine, then a pro-
lessor at the military school at Blue Lick
Springs, twenty miles distant. The world has
heard enough Of the circumstances connected
with their marriage. 1t is cruel feature OF
American political campaigns that neither man
nor woman is spared. The slightest youthful
lndiscretlcn or even an error OF judgment Is
magnihed into monstrous crime, aud in 1854
botn candidates suffered.
The first child OF this union, Stanwood Blaine,
died in Infancy. Three sons and two daug hters
remained, and the fathers heart was wrapped
up in them. Walker Blaine, the oldest, was his
father 8 trusted companion and assistant Miss
Margaret Blaine was to her mother what Walker
was to his father, but Miss Harriet was best
known TO the public, possessing both wit and
beauty and all the social qualities required for
leading lazy in Washington society OF EN-
mons and James g. Blaine, jr., the world knew
but little. such was the family when Secretary
Blaine took up his residence in that historic
house ON Lafayette square that was but too well
named the House OF Calamity. The tragedies
previously enacted there are a part OF the ma
tons history, and the Blaines suffered terribly.
First came the death OF daughter Chen the
wife o: COL Coppinger), ana but two weeks later
Walker Blaine died even before the country had
learned that he was seriously ILL The marriage
OF James g. Blaine, jr., a. mere Toy, to Miss
Marie Neyins was followed rapidly by his
divorce aud painful series OF recriminatlons,
and mmed ately after ii the death OF Emmons
Blaine at Oh cago. No comment can add color
to this bare statement of the facts. Olly Mrs.
Walter Damrosch. nee Margaret Blaine. her
sister Harriet and James G. Blaine, IT,, remain
to comfort their afflicted mother. When the
heat eugendeTed by the late cam PAL gn shall have
cooled the world will judge very eniently the
actions OF the secretary during the Minneapolis
convention.
Ingersoll's Eloquent Tribute.
The noblest euiogy on the departed states
mans political career and principles was that
uttered by Col. Robert G. 1ngersoii in the Re-
publican national convention OF 1876 It is
therefore submitted here entire as the fttest
ending of this sketch:
'Massachusetts may be satisfied with the 10y
atty of Benjamin II. Bristow. So am l. But if
any man nominated by this convention cannot
carry the state of Massachusetts,, am not salts
fed with tie Loyalty OF that state. II the NOM
inee OF this convention cannot carry the grand
Old commonwealth of Massachusetts, by 1900
majority, would advise them to sell out Eaneuil
hal as Democratic hea !quarters l would
advise them TO take from Bunker Hill that old
monument of glory.
..The Republicans of the United states demand
as their leader in the great contestin ls76 u man
OF intelligence, man OF integrity, a man OF
well known and approved political opinions.
They demand i reformer after as well as before
the election. They demand politician in the
highest. oroadest and best sense-a man OF su-
pero moral courage They demand a man ac-
quainted with public affairs, with the wants OF
the people, with not only the requirements of
the hour, out With the demands OF the future.
They demand man broad enough TO compre-
bend the relations OF this government 10 the
other nations OF the earth. They demand man
we'll versed in the powers, duties and preroga-
tives OF each and every department. OF this gov
ernmenL
serve the financial honor OF the United States;
one who knows enough TO know that the ma
tional debt must be paid through the prosperity
of this people; one who knows enough 20 know
that all the financial theories in the world can
not redeem single dollar; QUE who knows
enough to know that all the money must De
paid not by law, but by labor; one who knows
enough To know that the people of the United
States have the industry 10 make the money
ana the honor to pay 1t over just as last as they
make it.
"The Republicans of the United States de-
mand man who knows that prosperity and
resumption when they come must come to-
getner; that when they come they will come
hand in hand through the golden harvest fields:
hand III hand by the whirling spindles and the
turning wheels; hand IN hand rast the open
furnace doors; hand N hand by the flaming
FORCES; hand in hand by the ehimneys filled
with eager fre-greeted ana grasped by the
countless sons OF toll.
"rh;s money has TO be dug out OF the earth.
You cannot make 1t by passing resolutions IN
political convention.
1.-The Republicans of the United States want
q man " 10 knows that this government should
protect every citizen at home and abroad: who
knows that any government that will not de-
fend its defenders and protect its protectors is
a disgrace to The map OF the world. Iney
demand man who believes in the eternal sepa-
ration and enforcement OF church and school.
They demand man whose political reputation
is spotless as a star; but they do not demand
that their candidate shall have Il certificate OF
moral character signed by a Confederate con-
gress. The man who has In full, heape1 and
rounded measure all these splendid quaiflca.
tions is the present grand and gallant leader OF
the Republican party-James u. Blaine.
'Our country, crowned with the vast aud mar
yelous achievements OF its first century, AK Tor