Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-05-03

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vtsai on the Merchant Aarins SSfional
seserei&asf ana ssSfo EntfanchisemsnI
such Ia nrff was TIE ssgnaAtise career ot
Ihis feHiSfkaoie mna- eohstAnh, stsAays
hfAitns sinwlh uHtii No toWefeo Aoose Ms tci-
lows a. the giant Trees Oh SAisofni1 oseftoy
their forest ompAntoas, ~ TACOMA nooo and
SHASTA oseftook ths hiiis arooha tnsm.
"DiAnt Af. bi~ine progress tsfoosn sehoos
days. as teacher As editor, As orator, ~ states
man aad pt'iithslath- mad teen unsnssffnpte01y
and est-tseH,asiy an advancing one. Whist -
u Boy bs ha,si D%eh . iayofsd is@aef, - man
slih pen and voice most powerful ana popo-
lar: in CONGRESS prs-eminent' A. speaker OF ths
house without a superior and "itn only oae
peer; whilst through this remarkable career
voted friends. ever increasing In numbers and
IN the strength oil ttsir DEVOTION ne yet had %
learn that there was siaeprees and that ~
mist tfsai H. lie h',i 40 exsmpeion- nat must
faste The bitter cup ~iiieii had pressed the nps
OF every great and conspicuous man who
had lowered above his fellows he could no
more e-eape becoming the Target OF partizan
shafts than could >" asbin 2ton, or Hamilton,
Or Grant, or Gladstone. Extraordinary serv-
Ices % the country, splendid natural gitts,
great requirements aaa a devoted following
saved none Oh tHsss' no more eoolo they save
him
Ia Is.o II was entFriS apparent tnat the sen-
timent OF the h~puoileahs OF the country was
crystaliziHs around Ar. Blaine and that he
was Hksiy' at The hatla'hai convention whicn
was to be hela IN CINCINNATI IN June 10 De-
come tiieif eahiiuate ior tie presiaehey- So-
~hsfe better thaH ~ congress cuaia IL De
realized that hs wou'a ihaks most dangerous
toinpetltor Tor ms great "iilcr- Vh the 7efohn
aas OF May OF ,hat year qhietiy, without even
tttractihs any attention Oh ifieha or Zoe OF
VT Blaine tRs ioLo"irs resoiuton WAS
adopted
whereas II Is phpilciy siie9eo' anu " NOT nc
hisa bt tiis "nieers oil the I mon racine nAu-
way coh'panl' 'hat Una. c"'Po'a.ion oio' Ia
the year h.t or to'~, psc"fne the owner Oh
certain bonds oi the iAt'ie rock ana Fort
smith hahrvaa c"inpany' ior WHICH nohos ths
said ! mon rae i'aiiroah company paid
consideration iaFseis IN eheess oi tneir aotuAi
or market Fathr, anu that the ooara OF oirec-
eors OF said l mon Facihc Railroad company,
though urged nave hesiected 10 investigate
sild uailsaetl"i' therefore De IL
hesoi'to' tfiat IN" oonihittee on the 1udi-
riary BE- Instructed I" inquire II any such tran
sisciioh TOOK place ana II So what were the
circumstances ana Inducements thereto, from
"hat person or persons salu oohds were oD-
whether the Transaction WAS from corrupt de-
slsn or IN furtherahce OF any corrupt OBJECT;
snh that Tue committee nave power 10 send
Tor H'fsoh+ ana papers
IL ehoftIy became apparent TO Mr.. Biaines
friends thai this WAS deliberate and deter
inined cH"rt 10 Destroy MS ana their poDticai
hopes. Proctor Knott OF Kentucky was chair
man OF the Judiciary committee. and had tho
honor TO be u member An investigation was
promptly commenced. which, IN IT'S scope, In
the visor "i Its prosecution. IN ITS disregard OF
me rnieS Oh e'idehce' IN its design 10 secure
phFhti"l'' fnia seloo'h peeh paraiieled IN tho
history OF coheres7
a great hummer OF witnesses were examined
Wi'h"a' any thihs appearing. hariniui 10 Mr.
niaihr. me ''H'" lor the convention was sp-
Pf"aahIhE- ao"ethlhs must oe zone or iapor
Wnulh pe l'Ht- suddenly there appeared IN
N"su'hs'oh hr- huiligah OF bostoh' aSsoci-
hie" ih e"hi" way Win a Mr. fisher. VINO had
iu' Hi'ny years peeh WARM personal iriehd
~ sr' hlahe' ana ehsagtd with MIN IN many
business TRANSACTIONS Af' MuIiigah was her-
a'"ed as man VINO hah IN nus possession let
ters from Mf bihihe !" fl9her which, IL pup
ti-hed' must forever destroy all political hopes
ot hr. hiaihe hr. Blame tried uhsuccess-
iuIts TO nance NV muliigan 10 surrender the
tvt.erS' tn""sh i7her Jolhed IN ihe request'
pht hhaiV obtaining possession, refused 10
return ~ them,
Inc moment MS was known the ar was fuil
OF ruin"fs ana the enemies OF Mr. Blaine Tor Q
WINE tF'uihpneu- Ne" hie was infused lhts
the ihFesusatloh ny the ?uhiciary committee
the ptohuet"n "t the letters was promptly
heilahheu.ahd a refusal TO pfoduce as promptly
h'ane' ms increased the excitement ana
intensified the suspicious advised Mr.
iila inc To consult, TO his rights, able at
torieys as could he found. He called in SEN
stnr Mar Tarnenter Hon Jers s Rlack for.
.,o-t, ',,o,n,,, ,,.,,.rai T., puot.,,, onI;,a,
49, se"''n. -. ~ ~ "i"n va oino'
ana HOB faWara flerpoht' theh attorney
general. | read to them slowly, deliberately
all those letters a nd then asked what are Mr.
Hlaina,A ri,hts2 Thay adyisea ,yi,bont dis
.,,r',s,,,,,, ,n,, NJ p,aina ~ .s,.h. Ia
"sire"'.''' 'nat 'i'' piai'e nha I'hut anu
nukht 10 reiuse 10 SURRENDER the letters u
them to Mulligan or he had obtained them
-ltrreptitiousIy made no dArerence. Mr. Fisher
having nartrd win pnssassion tho next right
If nnsse.sion was In Nr Rl,ine asto IN. de-.
manu- Oh tue JuulcidfF committee ior their
production. they held that these were private
letters not gerfhhhe Az All 10 the inquiry that
committee was authorized to make by the
resolution referred to that hr' Blame shouid
not deliver them. The EVIL reports and ru-
'l"ts OF course continuously growing In
strength as the time Tor holding OF the con-
ton approached, on the 5th of June Mr..
Blaine, without taking any counsel, without
communicating his purpose to any friend.
iat,ars ,rar. ii. "a ~. hi, go. n sa,nr-
it'etS "Vie us anu ina "i9 oou, se ia ee.ui
ing anu III refusing 10 surrender theu', eitner
10 hulligan or to the committee. was fully
justified. appeared in the house and addressed
the speaker
Mr. Snrakerr defv tho nover Of tho bop.e
to Ionn,,1 ,,,. "a ,ro1,,ra ,ha.a ,a,+ara This
honse b,s no ,,orn n,,,..r ,a ord dnr Via, sbaii
h ,ionn or nn, ,iopa ,yith ne ~ 80 corras.
nondence Than il has with What shah do in
thn nutt,trs ,,nd adurati,n ~ INV children
AM sir L.,i,n, yindicated my ri~bt stan.iinv
Nv il raady II, m',ta snv dsfsnss ~ n hsrs
and now, II any gentleman wants to take issu ue
~ ',e ~, oeIai 81 ,iis noase am reaay
io ss t VI huhhic. y. Spnles. ili oo
''.,'. a 80 s'trVu q ,lsht, anu " Iie , an w.
al aiin'l , VI INV .ne tnsnn uou an IN noa
asIaiileu 70 sto" lem Ihere thsy AT; lnere
S the Ntry oriHlnai parkaee anu WIN spinn
sense OF huinihatioh, win mortincau2n uo
e's' ,iS Hl.h M .ti.nN tht nal u ny s, .on
W'u'n VIZ. ieei, = ihvlte .he soihuenSe OF $1,000
~ I'm ts IN; , "h'ie feao 'iose ie''ers
from this desk
Mr. Blaine. admitting that 1t was hurniiia-
ton for him to do SO, that there were some
Things in them he would not otherwise make
n,biic tbough notbiny r;ybtfnllv caicp1ate.I
80 i,',o., ~, I,,nas, ia =, s,,s,,.s. si -,
70 i""u'e az 'une', a,inu ~ W suspee' ms ll. i..s
rits. reaa these ietters' mhue VIGOROUS
powerful attack upon the committee investl-
eating him. and when he had concluded his
speech. the verdict OF the Aup.Wu OF Amer1-
can people whom he had taken into his conf
dence was promptly given and Mr.. Blaine