The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-02
THE BLAINE SCANDAL.
The Maine Statesman Once Mere on
the Floor Of the House.
THE KANSAS PACIFIC RAILROAD BONDS
Oral and Written Testimony in
Denial of the SANDER.
HOW THE STORY ORIGINATED.

WASHINGTON Nay l, 1875.
In the House to-day Mr. Blame rising personal ex
PLANTATION, to the Clerk sdesk and had read WASH
ington telegram in TIE NEW YORK HERALD Of yester-
day, rejecting upon him the Of bonds
the Kansas Paoinc Railroad Company suggesting
that in his explanation last week he had found Il
embarrassing to be answered and had therefore, taken
refuge in silence.
The paragraph having been read, Mr.. BLAINE sad-
BLAISKs SPEECH.
This story is old one. and though was perfectly
OF its industrious circulation in many quarters
did not refer to 1t when spoke last week OF the
$64 900 SANDER because did not wish TO confuse the
in the mind Of the public Being In possession OF
a the needful for the complete OF this
second SANDER desired to wait until could II
fully and conncctcily stated print Tho story
sists OF two parts-one to my having certain in
terest in the Kansas Pacific road and tho other IS
70 my receiving coin bonds OF that road from J. b.
Stewart in the law Office OF Stewart Riddle, IN this
city, several years since When the circulation Of
story was attempted some thrcc years ago, the Hon.
A. G Riddle, who then rs now relied upon Us q
witness by those who concocted the SANDER madc the
following statement in writing, which has never before
been published
STATEMENT or RIDDLE
a. WASHINGTON d. c.. Feb. l, 1873.
s sps .nS s s bns
os IN the Building at the corner Of Four.
formally dissolved, and active for
have knowledse whatever any bonds having been
delivered ~ Colonel stewart to H Blaine or anything else
4. G. RIDDLE.
J. B. Stewart also wrote n square denial OF it at
the time, and within few weeks has written me
the following complete and detailed contradiction
Of tho falschood in all its phases
LETTER OF ,. b. STEWART.
Nxw yoRK April ., 1876
DEAn SIR. have once before corrected the absurd and
rscs s IL Company and Of your ayip. from
in city ashinston Let repeat then that
interest whatever in me company referred and my
very extensive and complete.
A. to thsstory Of my aving delivered to you in lay
he e e; f IN | IN as
and IN detail never saw yog In my law Office in my fc
dsiysrsa Tiers s;swasss any bonds q
never had business Of any nsns nature
with you my whole life.
Office WHO seems TO have nnocenty Or careesy been the
81 % s % e
crest regret e me for the publication o. that
Ss sno~ess or should %
an aTnf
poraton known the Leavenwoth Pawnee and Western
q K.n..s aDoa, 1850 which the evidence That
ss S my ~ sna he sqd s IN
the KANSAS Pacific and his interest WAS pre-
hid his
ney * WAS asG for others who held Ike
secured settlement BY Compromise, and II /
ssn % %
sIos 81 o
Bile above board and free from all grounds ofmpuaton
Il without my hnowsdss ever had interest in the
& IL ysS
passed by Congress- giving ,he additional lands
Denver. remember You q is op
% s0s ysd .s the s IL al Is n s
who representing the interests Of the in WASH
Yours very truly Joseph !. STEWART,
late OF Stewart Riddle. OF Washington, D. G.
General Thomas Ewing. Of Ohio. who is always
quoted in this matter witness having knowledge
LETTER MR.. EWING
LANCASTER Ohio March 20, 1870
DxAx SIR surprised learn that persons are
an me
rnliroad Company aterward the Union Pacific Eastern
Four this charge set saost and published
Ss
Il re ass 10
IN ssa s:s q
egitmaely and properly acquired long before were
nothing Bsycna there WAS no Interest
hs A s@ or nss S By any Sss Ct
Blaine Ind j. q Blaine must have led to the Confusion On
'ss for
for the presidency which after frank
Very truly yours, THOMAS EWING
Three years ago Jthe Knowlton story told the
New York sun Mr.. A. NJ Gibson, then now the
well known Washington correspondent OF that paper
wrote me few weeks since the following letter.
A Correspondents srArwxxxr
:, WAsHixGros ID. g.. March IL, 1876.
a WELLINGTON Fss.s'S s n ss: ysa
cargng that had received in some secret
Joseph s.sw:S Ii. law sss u he cois1isasisa
s., Ss. IN 's' IN:
biIi,y it, that there was no ground for msing
had sas ,S. he &c
%ssh sss You Ar s once and 4 called
ded that there was no foundation for the statement made
yissd Mr Kao..on 70 and which be a srwsrd
Mr.. James McFsrland. Correspondent well known
In newspaper circles and OF whose serious Illness ut
this time regret TO hear furnishes the following state
ment-
STATEMENT or MR. x'rARLAxp
wAsnrscIos. u. O., March 10. 1874
the New York SIN about Joseph stewart delivering SOME
bonds 20 Hon. ~ a. Blaine, the Washington
spondent OF the Phadelphia Press Mr.. JamesW kno~l
hs% o. hs cssgo sine. de-
the article appeared IN the s. with Mr. Knowiron its
presumed authority. he came ~ and asked II
would accompany him 10 Sneaker Blanes resi-
a'ssass a s s. a.s
vent With him, and presence he Mr. blaine
ms great regret that such should have got
on his apparent respon ibity and he had
20 repudaic u and to Mr. blaine
gretted that should this wny
He unequsocaly withdrew the charge In my de-
ciarng there foundation whatever H. and sSSur
Ing Mr. Blaine that he had taken tho promptest
even referring 10 H.
Mr.. knowlton spoke 10 about the matter very FRO
Quentis aiter~ ard. In ntim asxo-
c..ton lie always expressed the kecnet he
should ~ any have been for aging rmor
that had no foundation The attempt this old and
As am eonvnced bsseless scanaal my makng
TINS tatemen which do in Justice the living
dead. T. MFlKI.AyD
do no, think any further contradiction is needed OF
STORY that never had the slightest foundation truth
but which has been most eagerly and ndustrousy cir
cuated as twin scandal 10 the $64. 900 falsehoo NY