Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-28
THE CAREER OF BLAINE.
His Brilliant Attainments and
Magnetic Personality.
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A TYP10AI AMHHI0AH &IATE9MlH
1ss H"se Popular Cssssss - IL Uoys
Vet Nc Wss DissppofsfeA IN His LIS
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hi,, lie AL cd who he was and sald that
,b;s man uo,,Ia make his Irnpre.. In tina,
sb.,,,er W. Cor vas told that this mai,
wbo had ,hns attracted him vas a new
r,sp,,., firm Main. whose name wa
HI.lue and Mr. Randall. uho knew hin.
.iiubtir said. AHe In n native Of nv own
.,nte ysa lorn near the town Of Washing.
Ton was educated In the college there. and
Inf,rywari me, him In PHILADELPHIA wher,,
he va. "A teacher have heard Of him In,
Maine where he ia REGARDED a. a man Of
great promise and much political ability
such was the impression which Mr..
Blaine caused when he first entered thu
houss of representatives. and IL traditions
are accurate his personality was as strong
" fnade manifest To his Republican asso
eiates at once ~ 1t was TO Mr.. Cox. lie
was only thirty three years Of age. A.
Randall said, he hsd been ten years befori
. teacher In Philadelphia. and before that
At military school in Kentucky. He hal
taken his diploma at Washington college
when barely twenty one years OF age. and
while he was regarded by his teachers and
his mates as bright and smart he bad given
no suggestion OF the powers that were IN
him, 81 that these early friends bore MN III
mind while he was in obscurity.
His father, Epbraim G. Blaine, was man
Of rugged force Of character. and from hin,
blaine undoubtedly inherited the great
moral courage and political andaeity which,
have been Characteristic Of his political ca
rp~r. From his mother lie inherited that
wonderful intuitive capacity which has en-
abled him In moments of great crises to act
~ though by inspiration From her he
also received that highly sensitive and emo
tionAl character which has been eonspicu-
Gus In his political life.
p,.t,. gw,xva,r. Eastward.
no .o... A. ,,,.ins ,,.o,,,a ha~a
oned ,.b.revsr hs Inca,.d ,nd il, ,,hs,s,c,
calling h, ..lected a. . IA. c.r.e, INT !,
80. ,,,,r. ,h.,cs which m ,ds ~, ,,s ~, :,
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,r,c,,a ,na t,., ,f,.r T.. had ,ass..d 81.
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Main. e,,rt aud sh, induced her vo,,,e, i,,,a-
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f,ciIi,r 10 H., nor, as,,,,;,II,, /, .e,ai
diseussin,, h,,, IL could mo, have bas,, a., 70
rbanc, I, mnst bor. b,en The i,nn,,,se -
IN. spirit ,ba. was i, him Ard actin,
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pri.,or ~ ri, JournaI "A ,yceliv nan,,
nubl;sbod In Auguut, NJ. Ti,e ,r,,fits ,,.r.
not great and Mr. blaine was il NOT rom.
PEELED at least willing to accept employ
ment as nssnciate editor of the Portland
Advertiser. The editor of that paper had de
tected Blaiue's ability IA political " ritel
and offered him q, a1 year, large salary
Tor that Tins and place. Blame was moi
slow in discovering his strength and hi
value, and at the end of n year he asked foi
al Increase OF salary to e. 80 and for II cou
tract covering period of years
Tho proprietor. however, felt that he
could not afford tn pay this money, and
Blaine returned To Augusta. determined tt
associate politics with his editorial work
Hcrevealcd extraordinary political capacity
At once. was elected n member OF the legiS
latnre and subsequently speaker. heca'nr
chairman Of the committee Of his party ans
within three years vas acknowledged pre-
eminent among the politicians of his STATE
Exactly the same qualities which bruu OH
him those marvellous tributes II respect ans
admiration which were Bfterward his 10
won for him great victories In state aIie
community where politics prevail, whsr'
there has been n good deal Of contention
and where personal rivalry and to some eS
tent jealousy have played their parts n
dangerously as i'll some other states.
why he Went to Congress.
An emergency aruse in the congress dis.
trct in which he lived A candidate wa.
Ia b. put In nomination. The femptatio,
was offered TO him, he thought Of the mat
tor oy.r ,,;.,,,t .,a ,n ,h. a.. ,,,,
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who n,s,ers,,,is ',hrnx,,nr H. I'D ~, A. ,,
upou the ,.,,es If the honk If r,les tina.
t.rs tho h.nso AZ r.,rr.san,,,;,.s
/, IA one of tho ,radi,inns 81 p,a,,. ,h. 4,
h, mastered rusbine.'s na,lia,neptarv r,rle
IN one nigb, In bis rollece DAYS and ,yo, !,
you,ht,,l vietorv in school noiiticx the nov
,iav thereby And in hi. ,harr,, rs,nsrl
Ia fr;,,,d H., Revealed, h. .,r,s,, ~ ,,,,,i,