New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-04
A SLANDERER REBUKED.

.rr,KEH BLAINE MAKES A PERSONAL ExPLA-
NATION-HIS REPUTED IMMENSE WEALTH.
t. " IJi.ors Of III Maine Standard
During my recent absence from home you
,;.'.>hr an editorial. holding up as "a millionaire,
ling in mNury," and iDumating, but not asserting:
H connection with public affairs. The only fact you
lncc support your statement Is that pay tax on
valuation Of $1,000 including my real and personal
state. HOu then assume 10 add without qualification
This however does not include large coal and land prop
irwin the states Of Penn'ania and Virginia nor valuable interest
sS SSpsf mae nor BIS pnRosy I9s' aiming
tG s ySS SnSSd ne Kermit me TO use the co
premises.
l do not any land and coal property" in Viz
Zns and never owned dollar Of any Kind Of property
II that State ~ my Ne own some shares in a land
wears ago will be glad sell it to you at that price
r1sy Town no other property Of any description in
do not valuable interest,"" nor any other In
crest IN copper mine at Lake Superior" any
ns, place and never owned directly or indirectly
you give any authority for your statement to the
Ny "princely residence In Washington, valued at
HOOO or $1,000 purchased for $2S000. MY official
o nas required that should Keep house The rent
Soo have TO pay for suitable residence was IS per
5hnum This could not afford BY purchasing instead
get my rent for about 600, thus saving 5000 per an
num- aud getting better house with chance for fair
advance IN the value Of property.
do own coal and land property In Pennsylvania
Years 1885, 1858 1889 and ls7lsevera years before my
uau was ever mentioned for Congress- The income de-
Neo from this property, and the advance Its value
uaNe gVen me respectable competency, but not great
n In the aggregate, with all possess, but
S Snaii traction Of the amount you assign me.
Iz1 W nave been digent in business, TO have
eu Iar Judgment, and to have met with average good
orahe Ny acquisitions however, have been less dur
rug tne past years than those Of many who have not
worked 80 hard Ny gains wond have been far more, /
lave eoOd reason 70 believe had been out OF public
We oevotlng my whole time and energies my private
nHS II money were the sole, even the great object
day. ~ WV a. NO"eA0@' w
you know fact that contradicts in the least any
atement herein made, or II you have knowledge that
Tp SECURED dollar improperly trust you will pub
Asn ~ But II you have not such fact or knoWledRe I
'ey upon your manly candOr 70 confess 1t.
ADDRESS you thia letter because wish TO dscaim all
responsibility for the great wealth which you attribute
~ me- Every man In his community should act and give
according to bis neans cannot abrd BE- have pronerty
npoted " me which do not possess.
may seem untaeteful ITO me IL 10 certainly distasta
@ thas 70 dsoourse Of my private affairs But your
ana persistent intrusion into them leaves me NO
All ~ eSIr,s IN simple seltdefenSe desire once for
al 70 shield myself from that unchartAble conclusion
bfn assumes every ca1m9y to be true unless ia
buoncy denied and refuted Itts very rarely that no
We anything Of this kind, and you that now
~Se more In sorrow than In anger-sOrroW that parti
IAN opposition will seek for advantage by such needless
emu Oundess assertion touching the private and per
SaI anlrs OF feowcitizen, merely because lac hap
tps 10 he In public life.
StS-~ DAOeFs that have copied your article will.