Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1884 — Blaine’s Dispatches. [ARTICLE]

Blaine’s Dispatches.

When Blaine became assured of his defeat he teiegraphed his managers in New York: “I am advised there have been frauds in New York State,” etc. As usual, Mr, Blaine is the first to put “his foot into it ” The Democratic majority in New York city did not near meet the expectations of the Democracy, and they wers beginning to charge treachery upon the different factions, when 10, and behold, Mr. Blaine volunteers the information that “frauds” were at ihe bottom of it. The District Attorney announces that Mr. Blaine says truly, and that those frauds deprived Cleveland and Hendricks of 25,000 or 30,0t»0 Increase of their majority He announce* further that the evidence and information in his possession concerning these B publican frauds and rascalh itles are “starling apd astounding.”

The result proves that sufficient “fraud” had not been perpetrated, as Mr. Blaine wires: “You gentlemen have made a pretty mess of this whole business and lost ms the Presidency.” Then, after recovering in some de-, gree from.hia rage and despondency be directs them to: “Cluint every hing until a new plan of action oan be formulated.” Mr. Blaine should have directed his friends to “burn” these telegram-. Is It not a happy event that this pollticalNero was defeated?