Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-05-08
aF'ashin9tun Standard
FROM SPIRIT LAND.
THE MAGNETIC BLAINE SENDS
A MESSAGE.
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That Gained for Him KenOWn I'm
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That Gained for Him RenOwn I'm
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proctty.
The BoSton Suuddy Post OF the 18th
ultimo, publishes the following re-
markable document. which it asserts
was written by spirit hands on type
writer, dictated by the great American
statesman, James G. Blaine, who in
spirit life seems still to maintain a
lively interest in mundane affairs.
The letter, or message, is addressed to
Joseph NJ. Wade. editor and publisher
OF the trade journal, Fibre and Fabric.
1t seems, from the explanatory notes
OF the Post that the typewriter "a ma
chine of iron and steel, not of flesh
and bloodD was placed in cabinet,
surrounded by darkness, and that the
keys were magnetically operated,
faster than they could have been
manipulated by mortal fingers. Mr..
Wade declares that he is not spirit
ualist, and never attended a meeting
of spiritualists.
If the message is somewhat lacking
in the graceful diction of the living
Blaine, it should be attributed to the
typewriter, which was new one and
somewhat stiff in its parts-the spirits
STIMULATING that it must be new so as
to be free from the magnetism which
comes from contact with human fin
gers. If there is an absence OF the
lucidity which characterized the pub
lie utterances of the great statesman.
it is explained by the environments
attending the direction of an occult
force by the unaccustomed and ether.
cal means of q spiritual body. The
message is as follows:
To Joseph NJ. Wade:
No man can serve his country
or his religion, whose entire nature
is not in harmony with justice
through truth. Instilled within my
mind from earliest days was a de-
sire to have all men unified as
brothers ; and in my varied capac
tiles, dealing with nations as indi
viduals, countries as members of g
family, and States as bride and
groom, l earnestly strove for that
result, in so far as one member Of
the cabinet council could.
The idea which the word reel
procity represents was the thought
arrived at after much deliberation
consultation with my superiors, and
reflection; and seeing in you a ten
dency to share with me this
thought, to come in rapport with
me upon the plane of this idea. and
knowing full we'll that in the late
past we have held, with tenacity
similar opinions, it is my pleasure
to come to you in this manner and
verify, as far as can, the doctrines
which are contained in "the word"
In the late years of my earth-life,
and for and during the term Of
years when, at my instigation, the
Pan-American Congress travelled
through the Western and Eastern
States, this thought attained, in
that form, its greatest intensity; it
strove for birth, it repudiated all
opposition, and came before the
people with the composition of a
great national question.
You may remember, my dear
earth-friend, that one of the chosen
royal rulers was deposed about that
time; l have reference to the ex.
allied Dom Pedro, of the Brazilian
country; following this event the
strange agitations of the countries
began, financial failure, and the
whole world seemed to be at the
beginning of vital disintegration.
GREAT CALAMATIEs AHEAD.
There is no doubt that the world
stands to-day, as we can view it
from spirit, on the brink of vast
confusion, near strange develop
ments, and close to disputes, which
will ultimately involve all coun'
tries, and every department of di.
plomatic intercourse, financial, com.
mercial and strategic.
1t was my idea to circumvent all
these troubles, and l strove to have
the idea and fact of reciprocity
adopted for no other reason than
that / believed. and still do, that it
would avoid the beginning of what
tends to be a worldwide revolution
with all it's disastrous effects.
Look whichever way you may at
present and you will see agitations
closely resembling the appalling
fact of international war, of inter
state intrigue, and that fatal prece-
dence for geographical and frontier
power, which, unless closely
watched. will rend all the govern.
ments of earth and shake all forms
of monarcihes into dust.
That the destiny of the universe
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