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Rh Blaine, James G.—Continued

Smith R. R. and the “Mulligan Letters,” 227-240; Northern Pacific R. R., land-grant case, 242, 243; test proposed to determine truth of accusations, 243; intending voters for Blaine urged to consider, 245; increasing laxity in public and private integrity, 246; duties to country superior to duties to party, 249; Blaine likened to Washington and Lincoln, 250; standard of official honor would be lowered by Blaine's election, 253; official obliquity must be punished at the polls, 256; a Blaine victory worse in its consequences than the worst predicted of a Democratic election, 256; willing to support Hendricks, 258; Republican principles defeated by Blaine's nomination, 260; the benefit of a change in party ascendancy, 260; defense of Cleveland, 262; his executive ability, 264; early days of the Republican party, 269; campaign issues of 1884 not partisan but National, 270; Walker writes defense of, 274; enters suit for libel, 275; testimony against, reviewed by Schurz, 276 et seq.; gets Little Rock bonds without paying for them, 284, 285; something to come out, 286; serenade speech, a mistake, 294; would again be defeated by Cleveland, 467; weakest candidate Republicans could nominate, 468; repudiated in 1884 by many Republicans, 469; case with Brazil, 477; as probable Presidential candidate in 1888, 492; his chances if opposed by Cleveland, 493; if nominated, Schurz will work against him 507; V., supposed attitude of, in Samoan affairs, 4; probable Secretary of State, 13; will advise as to American envoys to Berlin Conference, 17; appears much enfeebled, 18; on the tariff question, 48-50; New York conference contributory to defeat of, 83

Blair (Colonel), III., 422

Blair (General), Frank P., I., references to speech of, 451, 461, 466; II., defeats the “liberal movement,” 362, 365, 448, 449; VI., helps to keep Missouri in the Union, 298

Bliss, George, IV., 349

Blodgett, Foster, III., 146

“Bloody shirt,” IV., 403

Boer, pro-, mass-meeting, VI., 278 n.; treated with severity by the English, 279; American condemnation of such treatment, 280

Bohlen, (General), Henry, I., 220.

“Bolting Republicans,” I., 510-518, 520, 521

Bolton (Mrs.), Sarah, I., 13

Bonaparte, Charles J., VI., 136

Bonaparte, Napoleon, I., 101, 152, 238; IV., as conqueror of Prussia, 499; VI., and Spain, 158, 174; lives lost in the wars of, 434

Booth and the fugitive-slave law case, I., 108, 109

Booth (Governor), Newton, III., 225

Boreman, Arthur Ingraham, II., 144

Bossism, V., how it may be crippled, 526

Boss-rule, IV., 86, 88

Boston, I., 46, 47, 48, 49; III., 1, 114, 115

Boulanger, General, VI., plotted against French Republic, 56

Bourbons, II., 375, 379

Boutwell, George Sewall, II., and the currency question, 492; VI., opposes third ticket, 201, 202; paper on imperialism by, approved by Cleveland, 301

Bowen, Henry C., IV., to, 272

Bowker, R. R., IV., to, 285

Bowles, Samuel, II., from, 353; from, 368; to, 369; political views of, coincide with those of Schurz, 381; supports Greeley, 388; III., to, 113; from, 115; to, 217; to, 219; to, 224; from, 408; from, 413; to, 414; to, 416

Bowman of Kentucky, IV., 83

Braddock's defeat, IV., Franklin's help to the expedition, 325, 326, 346

Bradford, Rear-Admiral, VI., testifies before Peace Commission, 164

Brandon (General), W. L., I., 345; VI., 322

Breckinridge, John Cabell, I., attitude of, toward slavery, 138, 140, 142, 232