The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-05-10

ter pretext FOR the manner in which John
E. Blaine got the $4,000 of bonds can to
given by both Ewing and Stewart they
had better not attempt any further ex-
plantations, as all such bIunders must
necessarily convict James G. Blaine, with
out any Affirmative proof being need ed.
The fact that these SIS, 900 of bonds were
paid to either John L. or James G. Blaine,
for helping to get q certain act through
Congress, is beyond ali doubt; and even II
they were paid to John Z. Blaine they
must have gone to some membe of Con-
gress, "where they did the most goodn
Such another attempt to explain will
make the negative evidence OF James G.
Blaine's guilt overwhelming. L still main
tain that the telegram to the Boston Her
aid, and made part of my former COM
municatioD, contained the facts of the case.
THE ORDER OF STEWART TO EWING.
The following is an exact copy OF the
order given py Stewart to Ewing:
John ID. Perry, Esq, president U. p. r. R., E. d
please deliver TO Thomas Ewing, Jr.,
or order, eight of the land grant bonos of
your company held for exchange for the
construction bonds claimed to have been
made by the company. and by you placed
in the hands of j. c. Kennedy, and now
owned by me, and this shall be your re-
ceipt to the company tor eight of said land
grant bonds, when said construction bonds
shall be presented for exchange. / have
heretofore given tn said Ewing an order
on the company for The equivalent in land
grant bonds, twenty-five (S25, ,000) of said
construction bonds. This order now being
given, the holder OF the former order
equivalent in land grant bonds of fifteen
o. said construction bonds instead of
| twenty live. Jos. B. STEWART.
HWAsHINGToN Oct % 1894
Endorsed. Please deliver to the order Of
the Hon. J. p. Usher. -aa
"rHoMAs EWING, JR.
"WAsHINGToN, Oct. 80, 1866.
| 1t is due the Hon. ]. p. Usher to here
state that the four or five bonds given in
the list In the Boston telegram as due him
from Stewart were honestly purchased by
him from Stewart; and so were the bonds
| there mentioned as due FAINT, but the
others were subject to the deduction of 20
| per cent. under the compromise of JAM
uary 6, 1896, and were in every
way corruption bonds beyond doubt.
Now, as to this charge being an
old s;snder, and as to Blaine's
baving been fully vindicsted have only
to say that l never saw either the charge
or vindication by Stewart and Ewing, or
| was aware that any such charge or vindi-
cation had ever been made until within
the last few weeks. did not know until
recently that the telegram to the Boston
| Herald had ever been sent, but the moment
| read il saw that whoever sent 1t under
| stood the exact facts in the case, as had
| the same unde. s anding throughout the
whole case. l understood that the SIS, 600
of bonds were for James g. Blaine, and i
suppose John E. Blaine's name was used
in the above stipulation as a mere blind.
The whole matter is now narrowed down
| IN thiO nfrocfinn hid Tonac q pfaftne
get these bonds either directly from the
railroad company
ON THE ORDER OF STEWART,
indi -ectly from Stewart himself, or ind:-
rectly through his brother John E. Blainei
I think If John P. Fisher, Ross Burns
John ID. Perry and five or six attorneys
| who were in the case on both sides, were
called before an investigating committee
and questioned under oath on this point
1t would soon be settled beyond all ques-
tion, and if the John d. Perry letter OF
23d April, 1868, is still on file In the United
States Circuit Court at Topeka, Kansas, 1t
| will throw great deal of light on this
very important question. Mr.. James G,
Blaine must stand a 1all in this single is
sue. All mere statements by himself and
friends should be thrown aside until
this question Is determined under
the oaths of witnesses. 1t is capable
of being settled in very short time. Let
Mr.. Blaine have it referred at once to the
proper committee and the witnesses called
and examined. He would not wait long
to have the whole matter fully iDvesti-
gated, and himself fully vindicated If he
is innocent. Newspaper controversies can
never settle the matter to the satisfaction
of the American people. If Mr.. Blaine be
innocent ] urge upon him to have this
matter laid before tbs proper COMMITTEES
at once. If / am mistaken L want TO be
put right, as / do not wish to Go Mr.
and have no personal feeling to
crafty. 1 am not in the interest o.
his personal enemies, and
hope Tor his own sake and the
good name of the American people and
for the sake of his country he may be able
to fully and completely vindicate himself
1 may here state as Republican
but for these charges would gladly snppor'
him for president, should he be nomip
sted; but here in Missouri, where so many
OF our Republican leaders are in our peni
tentisry and jails for corruption in Office
and frauds upon the government all th'
decent members of the party feel that un
less our next candidate for president is {
man who is above suspicion, and in pt
manner in sympathy with the corrup
men who are and have been controlling
our party and the government,
WE MUST INEVITABLY BE DEFEATED.
1 will further say that when first wrot
to the editor of the Ipdisnspoli
Sentinel about this matter, / though
it was Republican paper, and as L saw
from the kilograms that it was publishing
statements touching Mr.. Blaine's connec
) ton with frauds and corruption, / wrot
: the editor saying that had certain facts Il
! nay possession in the form of sworn deposi
] tions, etc, which was willing at prope
time and place to make public, wbereupol
the editor wrote me TO send on my docu
: ments by express, and as 1 did not wish t
: part with my documents then wrote m,
] Iormer communication for the Sentinel
] OF course, / did not care whether it was
9 Republican or Democratic paper. as l con
q slider my self personally responsible for al
my statements. make this explanation
9 haca I ha haari LIZ aaid that tho 2axti