Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-03

he kind--arc they to install a stand
I'D bearer for Republicans? In our J
tumble way, if we were to answer $
his question, we should say, we
'athcr guess not.
JAMES +. WILSON. OF IOWA, TO
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
1t will be rccollcctcd that few
DAYS since we called attention to the
fact that the Chicago Tribune, speak
ing of Mr.. Blainc's defense of him.
self, in the House (Which defense has
met with universal commentator
from genuine Republican papers. and
from vcly many, such as the New
York Tribune. so-called Independent
papers), was not satisfied with Mr..
Blaine's effort. 1t was very sorry,
indeed, that Mr.. James +. Wilson, of
Iowa, had not been heard from: that
some officer of the Union Pa
cific road had just then sailed for
Europe without telling his story, and,
finally, because Mr.. Blaine, besides
having two wcll-known officers of the
railroad company assert his innocence.
did not prove somebody else guilty.
The aforesaid Chicago Tribune
groaned in spirit and refused to be
comfortcd because Mr.. Blaine did moi
insist and obtain from the officers of
the RAILROAD company, who did, if
anybody, get that $4,000. Well, it
seems that James +. Wilson commits
Grated 10. Medill in his sufferings, so
far as they arose from his not having
been heard from, and dropped the
following note to the Tribune, which
appears in the Daily issue of that
paper of April Goth, at the foot of the
last column Of the editorial page,
where it would be the very least CON.
spicuous, except it were given a
position among general news items !:
To the editor Of the Chicago Tribune: ::
7, FAIRFIELD, Ia, April 27.-As my
lame has been connected with the
icilarge made against the Hon. James
lG. Blaine relative to the Little Rock
4 Fort Smith Railroad bonds which
found their way amongst tho assets
of the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany, allow me to say that my belief
concerning that matter does not differ
from the statement made by that gem
tlcman In the House Of Representa-
tives on Monday, the Oath inst. If
any person has received a different
impression from anything which /
may have said, it is simply the result
of misunderstanding. ] ipvestiga-
ted this subject long ago, and became
fully convinced of Mr.. Blnine's guilt
, lessncss in the premises. hold to
, the same opinion now. do not be-
lieye that the most searching investi-
CATION relative to said bonds would
;, result in the slightest degree 10 Mr..
Blaine's detriment. Yours truly,
JAMES F. WILSON.
Now, the ordinary reader, disposed
0 to have some faith in humanity, Wo'a
say that the above letter from M.
Wilson is just as clear and explicit as
any writer could make it, without
going into the full details of all the
party knew about the subject matter.
!, Certainly, Mr.. Wilson says he fully
agrees with Mr.. Blaine's statement,
G and he further says that he '.investi-
"gated the matter long ago, and be-
"came fully convinced of Mr.. Blaine's
J. "guiltlessncss in the premises" and
adds that che holds to the same opin.
sion STILL"
Now, what comment does the TIL.
bane make upon this letter, after
crowding it off into an obscure corner
of the paper. Here it is:
The above is very guarded state.
. mcnt. 1t contains no denial OF the
report which has been going the
rounds of the papers that Mr.. viii
= son told Mr.. Blaine what Mr.. L. ii
: Rollins said to Harrison in regard t,
y whom the money for the bonds wa
> paid. Nor does it deny that he ha,
the alleged conversation with MI
= Blaine, nor make any allusion to til
i explanation Mr.. Wilson is said t
have received from Mr.. Blaine, tina
y the bonds belonged to a constituent o
: the latter, and that he OBJ remitte,
u him the money. The letter exprcsse
Mr.. Wilson's belief in Mr., Blaine
II "gniltlessness" in the premises, bu
G leaves unconfirmed or undenied iii
q specific statements which connecte,
his name with what Rollins said t
Harrison, or what Blaine said to him
In this respect the matter remain
d just where it did before.
So the Tribune takes advantage @
Of the fact that Mr.. Wilson though
= his brief and pointed statement il
l. regard to his knowledge of the mat
Z ter and his belief of Mr.. Blaine's i'm
nocence, would be satisfactory to tina
: paper and all that it would care t
u cucumber its columns with, and still
remains unsatisfied. Mr.. Wilson
kindly effort has not seemingly abate'
at all the suffering of the cditoria
: staff of that paper. They still
: mourn and are inconsolablc on &C
= count of what they term 'thc unfor
. tunate omission in Mr.. Blaine's state
mcnt. Had Mr.. Wilson occupied
= column or so in giving details AM
' reasons for his radical belief i'm til
y guiltlessncss Of Mr.. Blaine, 10. Nc
), dill would have been in a paroxysm o
= grief because he would have feare,
y that, since Mr.. Wilson could not stat
, his knowledge of the matter withou
y making long special plea to clear n
~ record of Mr.. Blaine, therefor
S. lily there must be some uncovere,
: skeleton somewhere. This is jus
what is the matter with the IriJWa
and Wilson's brief letter. That gen
u tleman has not gratificd 10. Medill in
to blowing into great notoricty hi
sinister hypocritical attack upon MI
: Blaine
! There Asa full, complete explanation
Of all this conduct on the part of tn
$ Chicago Tribune, and to show to tn
$ reader that the explanation consist
in the ZyiIune,s advocacy of Bristoy
: at any cost, as well as to show how
ready that journal is to believe in tn
. entire innocence of its candidate an,
!. the malignant hatred it can entertain
e we publish the following from tn
~ q Al. ~
!. fore referred to, with the explanation
], that by the "Ihieres' Organ" men
Y toned in the extract, is meant tn
: Inter Ocean:
: "The whole truth is that the BARLEY
= Suit lie against Bristow was starte,
: by the Washington Bureau of tn
There's Organ in this city, and wa
: given to Caulfield by fellow name,
: Curtis, correspondent of that paper
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