The Green Forest tribune., 1893-02-02

full and fair against the brazen forehead ofevery
defamer of this country and malinger of its
honor, said the great unbelieYer.
A report spread by Colonel L. c. Weir OF the
Adams Express company to the effect that the
convention hall had no gas meter defeated him.
1t prevented night session, which would assur-
edly have given Blaine the nomination.
In 1854 Blaine reached nearer the presidential
chair than ever before; getting the nomination.
But again his fate interferred. He went to New
York tired and sick late in the campaign.
The physician had administered morphine and
ne was too worn out to notice what was going on.
Then Rev DR.. Burchard made his famous
"Rum Romanism, aud Rebellion address 1t
was spread over the country and fate, as repre-
sented by bigoted clergyman, again worked
Blaine's defeat
In 1885 Blaine might have had the nomination,
but his letter of ofdeclaration, ''The Florentine
Mosiac, again interfered
In 1892 Blaine was sick and soul-@eary, suffer-
ing from his recent conflicts, and the most over
whelming defeat of his history met him. 1t was
his Waterloo; he sank from that time on.
The only serious charge brought against Blaine
during his public career was that bassed on the
Mulllgan letters. They were business Ietters
that passed between Blaine and Warren Fisher.
twas charged that Legislation favoring the Little
Rock Fort Smith Railroad had been passed by
corrupt means, and the letters were on this sub
Ject The letters We're filched by former clerk
of Fishers named Mulligan. Mulligan went
to Washington at the instance of an investigating
committee appointed by congress Blaine in an
interview with Hulligan obtained the letters
and faced the investigating committee with
them. The Investigation was finally dropped
but number of sentences occurring in the let
ters, such as 81 do not feel that shall prove
deadhead in the enterprise i'll once embark in it.
l see various channels in which know can be
useful, - were circu ated during the campaign of
1884 to defeat Blaines election.
Blaine S fortune is estimated at from $500, 900
to $S50, ,000 and includes two fine residences at
Washington and at Bar Harbor respectively
The bulk OF this was made from the publication
OF one of the most valuable historical works of
the century, ''Twenty Years in Congress -
An act which recently called forth some con-
demnation for the statesman was his treatment
OF Miss Nevins the actress wife OF his SON Ee
and Eis relatives encompassed separation and
the wife acquired citizenship in Dakota ard os-
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sent to Europe by the father.
Mrs. Blaine it is believed, had more to do
with this family difficulty than Mr. Blaine. She
was always power III affairs Of the blaine fam
lily Her early snub OF Mrs Harrison, when
that lady was stopping at a second class board
inghouse while her husband represented Indiana
III congress, was given as the foundation OF the
trouble that led to Mr. Blane's retirement from
fn How rino,, E,1,,
the snuo given the Secretary when the Canadian
commission came to Washington to arrange for
reciprocity and went home without conference
Bia1ne's tender eulogy of Garfield just ten
years ago is recalled with pathetic interest now
1t was delivered in the house of Representatives
before both houses Of congress, and it closed
with this eloquent peroration, picturing Gar
tield's last days:
AS the end drew near his longing for the sea
returYed. The STATELY mansion Of power hat
been to him hospital OF pain, and he begged to
taken from its prison walls, from its oppressive,
stifiing air, from it's hopelessness and its home
lessness. Gently silently, the love of a great
people bore the pale sufferer to the longed- for
healing Of the sea- to live to die, as God should
Will, within sight ofthe heaving pillows. with
in the sound ofits manifold voices. With wan,
fevered face tenderly lifted to TIE cooling breeze
he looked cut wistfnlly upon the seas changing
wonders On its far sails whiteningin the morn
ing light, its restless waves rolling shorewayd
30 break and die beneath the monday sun, on
the red clouds of evening arching low to the ho-
rizon, on the serene and shinipg pathway to the
stars. Let us think that his dying eyes read a
mystic meaning which only the rapt and parting
soul may know. Let US believe that in the si-
ence OF the receding world he heard the great
waves breaking on farther shore, and felt al
ready upon his brow the breath OF the eternal
morning"
The old Seward mansion, in which Mr.. Blaine
died. was the house i'll which Secretary Seward
was stabbed ard in front of which General Sick
les shot young Barton Key for being too gay
with Mrs. Sickles superstitous people were
appalled, WHOM Blaine rented the mansion and
their didn't tell you so's' have been in the
air fer year back.
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