The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-17

TON related the facts at the time In strict
confidence According TO BLAINE's STORY,
KNowIroN in made TO appear as having
seen these bonds delivered TO him Dv STEW
ART. md this Mr.. BLAINE denied ana pro
ceeded to disprove in his own way inc
distinction between the two statements ls
ouite important, and the first was never
referred to by BLAINE for the simple rea-
son that it would have left the second |
without leg to stand on.
Now, KNowLToN was friend Of |
BLAINE, and when the imperfect version |
was published during the Credit Mobilier |
investigation, he did all he could to sup
press il and to give BLAINE the benefit Of |
o technical contradiction. More than that,
he made preparations to leave Washing
ton. in order to avoid being summoned as
q witness before the committee. He had a
conference with BLAINE on the subject,
who endeavored to persuade him that II
was case Of mistaken Identity" and
that Gen. TON EWING was the man who
visited STEWARDS office, and they had
often been mistaken for each other. To
those who know both parties, IL is not
necessary 20 say, there Is no resemblance
whatever between them, In face, form, or
figure. What is quite remarkable in this
matter is the fact that while BLAINE was
then stocking his armory with certificates
of character, he aid not obtain one from
KNowIToN, who IL now held up as the au-
thor Of scandal upon him, and who was
the only person that could relieve him en-
tirely. Did he seek to procure such q
F,t ha ,nt oak for N
knowing that it would be qualified to do
him more harm than good2
The point which MIR. RIDDLE makes
stand out most effectively is the repeated
effort to screen BLAINE us the holder or
The beneficiary of fifteen bonds charged to
his name. lie says that STEWART got into
controversy with the Union Pacific Com
pany about number of the bonds in ques-
ton, aud in August, 1863, commenced suit
in the United States District Court OF Kan
sas to enforce his claim. In 1875, STEWART
sent him n printed transcript Of the evil
| dence. Among the papers was letter
from j. b. STEWART TO JOHN ID. PERRY,
| then President Of the Union Pacific COM
pany, in which the name Of JAMES
BLAINE" appears with others as one of the
claimants for fifteen construction bonds
| Being friend of BLAINE, who was just
coming forward as candidate for Presi-
| dent, he consulted with several intimate
associates about the propriety of laying
| this information before him, in order that
| he might meet IL before the case could be
called in the Supreme Court, when all the
testimony would appear in the record.
After this conference he gave BLAINE the
pamphlet in presence of Gen. GARFIELD,
but was surprised to see that he took no
notice of this compromising fact in his re-
cent explanation, although he had four
months TO prepare for II. Now, the varia-
| tons on the name of BLAINE are quite
curious, and exhibit remarkable versatile y
| of talent in the attempts to throw dust i'll
the eyes of the public. First In order is
| STEwART's letter, as follows:
"Nrw Y9RK, April "a 1888
ihs sce Ca
| as follows
TnonAs Ewso, Jr .....i,cJp VsMrn; .......... {
9, I. snsRxAs...........9o =
l H. q. fAkr............... Total.........'..s. ov
Jos u. STEWART"
1t became necessary to furnish o copy of
this letter, before the production of the
original was compelled, and II appears in
the following form, with suspicious omis-
sion Of the Christian name of BLAINE:
1uor,. EWING. Jr. ..1oJ =. usurH.............. S
= sn BsM. 20 '" D. AkrLkA '''''''''
II. O. FAINT. Al Total .........''.Se
This omission Is made more striking be-
cause STEWART IN aeposihoh reiating 10
the case referred TO- whlch was trieo AT
Topeka IN 1917 with us orlsinai letter 10
PERRY before nm, III answer 10 cross-in-
terrogatory' tesitned as iollows'
81 am informed ana believe that MT, Es M made
1t. ~. p,..o.o
.oD ,nrr,r, 70 N. record. ooo,ea from the same
paper three yeaTs later md the Hon James Blilns
NOT Is 'his ALL ior middle s"ys'