The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-08
The True Inwardness of Blaine's
Letters,

The True Inwardness Of Blaine's
Letters.
When BLAINE was driven into corner
and threatened with the penalty of con-
tempt of the House and possible expulsion
for having tempered with witnesses before
the investigation, and for having seized
papers held subject to the order of the
committee, he was advised to forestall a
report by the desperate step which he took
on Monday. In violation of all propriety
and parliamentary practice, he rushed be-
fore the House, and sought to shut down
the Investigation by an ex- parte statement
N his own favor.
All the stage effects were arranged in
advance with great care even to the inter-
ruptions which were assigned TO HALE and
FRYE, and to the tricky attack on the two
Southern members of the subcommittee
acknowledged on all sides TO be among tho
fairest and most honorable men in the
Housewife were appointed before any
charge was made against BLAINE. The
gallery was thronged with an organized
cidqie, which received its signal from the
Republican side of the House, and shouted
like negroes at camp meeting. And
now, when the passions Of that day and
scene are cooled, what is the verdict
of the country First, that BLAINE feared
the judgment of the committee; and sec
ondly, that his letters furnish the most in
contestablo proof of his having been q
3obber in legislation, hireling of Rings.
and confederate of thieves.
With his accustomed cunning he sought
TO muddle these letters by scattering
them wide apart 30 as to break the
connections and by skilful comments
on each in order to distract attention.
But in spite Of all this sharp practice the
memorable truth still remains, and he
stands before the world condemned under
his own hand as a corrupt legislator. Col
FAX is raised up to plane of morality,
and the Credit Mobilier jobbers are para
gons of virtue, compared with this traf-
Kicker, who not only prostituted his honor
and his oath for gain, but coolly recorded
his venality as Speaker, 80 that the price
of 1t might be enhanced by the purchasers
of his votes and influence.
Bearing in mind the charge in regard to
the Little Rock and Fort Smith bonds, and
the attending circumstances connected
with the sale of seveDty-ive of them to the
Union Pacific, let us take those of the letters
which bear strictly on that matter. They
will tell the story without needing oom-
ment. In his first explanation OF the Lit
tie Rock bond speculation, BLAINE labored
hard to produce the impr ession that the
land grant was made by the State, and
that the company in fact received no bene-
hcial legislation from Congress, except to
reotify a previous mistake" 81 repeat"
he said that the Little Rock road de-
rived all it had from the State of Arkan-
sas, and not from Congress" He knew
that statement to be false, and here is the
proof Of this written by himself, in two Of
his letters dated on the same day;
PERSONAL
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member from ArRagsas WHO doing Their best Tor
uon were n DESPAIR for 4 was well known th,t The
Arkansas bll had gone back to the senate with il.
M snS eB G . s9 OF 9eg you'd nave gone On
earth he could do under the rules Tor he said Il was
sm tS ae eS e VA pss ont atod
eIdcr because hYt geImane' out he had not SUFFICIENT
point 6t he snd Zen LoaAS was Opposed 10 iae FsE.
ssni me- pass to Ssn IoGAS cA he sugTesi 0n' and
t e. az g,ss nae Me pGt eould not 40 otherwise
ehieyous amenoment moved by JULIAN. and at once
Al that line dsd never seen Mr.. CALDWELL but
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