The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-10-02
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An Utter Denial Of the Pacific Railroad Charges
Mr. Greeley Arraigned as SlandererA
Unpurchased and unpurchassble.

CLEVELAND, Ohio Oct. !, 1872
Speaker Blaine made a speech at Public square
tonight in the course OF which he alluded in the
following words TO the personal charges made
against him
In the New York Trios,ne of Saturday last and
also Of yesterday, am charged, not only as Rep
reSenative in Congress, but also Speaker Of the
House, with having received sl,eSoO60 OF the stock
OF the Eastern Division Of the Pacific Railread CON-
pany for my services and influence in procuring the
passage Of the original! Pacific Railroad bill Of 1862.
The Tribune gives the date Of the act in the same
noce mn is % sse re a sf ne nf a sef Ws
simply convicting itself Of fasehood and OF folly,
Now, gentlemen, please observe that in 1862, Tneh
this act was passed. had not taken my sect III Con-
gress had not been elected to Congress; indeed,
had not been even nominated for Congress. When
the act to which the tribune refers became law
was member Of the Maine Legislature and Speaker
OF the lower House. had no more to do with Con-
gressiona legislation than the dsl-wardens and
tide-waters on the Keuncbec River, and yet the
New York Tribune asserts and repeats that for my
services and influence in Congress at the time
received nearly two million dollars in stock
OF great railroad corporation. And now, gentle
men, Il were to stop here, after demonstrating
the utter aDsurdty Of this charge, the Tribune
would come out coolly and say that Speaker Blaine
had not denied it. Let me, then, deny it in the
the most emphatic manner. Neither in 1862 nor In
any subsequent year did even receive or own, d.
Eastern DIVISION Of the Union n Pacific sf0oT Raroaa
Company or any other division OF the Pacific Rail-
road Company; nor did even receive q dollar,
directly or indirectly from the sale OF any stock OF
that company. In short, gentlemen, stamp the
whole story as not only false on its face. but
absurd and ridiculous. But do not expect to
make denial that Will satisfy the Tribune. A few
weeks since, when the story was started that Sec
Rotary Boutwell, vice.Presient Coliax, Senator
Wilson, Mr. Garfield, Mr.. Dawes and myself and
Others, had been bribed by presents OF stock in the
Credit Mobilicr, published card Oh the eve OF the
Maine election, saying had never owned directly
or Indirectly, through myself OF through another.
single dollar Of stock In the Credit Mobilier. The
New York Tribune pronounced this denial eyasive
and unsatisfactory, and said did not deny that
had received dividends or profits therefiom. Any
candid man, think, could see that my card was
Intended TO be exhaustive, and to exclude
ali suppositions OF ownership. Let me
say now, however, that not only did
never own share In the Credit Mobllier, but
never received dIrectyor indirectly, asingle penny
fherefrom In any manner or shape whatever. But
this mania for bearing false witness against your
neighbor has seized Mr.. Greeley personally, as well
as the New York Tribune, for observe that In
recent speech IN Pennsylvania he states that more
than q hundred thousand dollars had been ex-
pended by the republicans In Maine in the pur.
chase Of votes ut the recent election. Now,
In the very nature OF things, it would be i'm.
possible for Mr.. Greeley to know that
this was true; but / know 1t IL absolutely