Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-09-22
Speaker Blaine'S Fortune.

To the Editors Of the Aaiae Standdrd:
During my recent absence from home
you published an editorial, holding NE up
as "a millionaire, rolling in luxury" and
intimating, but not asserting, that | had
procured my enormous wealth by rea-
son of my conn, elton with public affairs
The ONLY fact you adduce to support your
statement is toat pay tax on valustion
cf $4,000, including my real and personal
estate. You then assume to add without
qualification the following:
This t37 600, however, does not include a Thrge
coal and land property in the States of Pennsy-
vana and Virginia nor a valuable interest in a
Luke superior copper mine, nor his princely resi-
or any other property.
As tLis is your statement, permit me to
make mine. TDe public can j1dge which
of us is the better entitled to speak in the
premises.
do not own any Gland and coal prop,
erty" in Virginia, and never owned dol
lar of any kind Of property in that State
in my life. | own some shares in a land
company in Vest Virginia, for which 1
paid $4,000 six years aso. l Will be glad
to sell il to you az that price to-day.
own no other properly Of any description
in West Virginia.
do not own "a valuable interest" nor
any other interest," in cooper mine at
Lake Superior" or any other place, aud
never owed, directly or iadirec ly, dol
lar in copper mines or copper stocks in my
life. Can you give any authority Tor your
statement to the contrary9
My "prlncety residence in Washington,
valued at $4,000 or $4,000 was pur,
chased tor $28,000. My Ctflcial position
requir, mat 1 should keep house. The
rent l would have to ray for a su table res
idence was $4,000 per anoum. This
could not afford. By purchasing instead
/ got my rent for about 81, 900, thus saving
| $4,000 per annuM, and getting better
house with a chance for fair advance in
the value Of property.
do own a coal and land property ia
Pennsylvania, purchased near my birth.
place at very low figures in the y, ars 1857
1858, 1859, and 1S6l-several years before
my name was ever mentioned for Con.
gress, The income derived from this
| property aud the advance in its value have
| given me respectable competency, but
not great withdrawing in the aggregate
with all | possess, but small fraction OF
the amount you assign to me.
claim to have BEEN diligent in bust.
ness, to have exercised fair judgment, and
TO have met with EVeraLe good fortune
| NY oSiNiSlVioiioi hOWOfSAJ udNO DGCn ldI
less during tue past fifteen years than
those of many who have not worked SO
hard. My gains would have been fan
more, have good reason to believe, if ]
had been out of public life, devotiug my
whole inc and energies TO my privae
atfairs. IT money were the sole, or even
the great object in life, would certainly
resign my seat in Congress -day.
/ address you this letter because / wish
to dis lain all responsibility for the great
wealth which you attribute 70 me Every
man in his community should act and
give according TO his means. / cannot
afford to bave property imputed to me
which do not possess j. G. BLAINE.
AUGUSTA, August 23, 1871.
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