The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-10-10


Mr. I'ildcn 70 keep in the background.
with hi intentions concealed: 10 take
sweet counsel with his friend, from
whom he was about 10 part: 70 follow
him 10 the ship and bid him tender
anien. Iu'llng his suspicious Iy giving
MN the full impression that he was 90
ing @ do all ia biz power to keep up the
market and not "a break IL down. and
then hasten from the ship TO his brokers
70 tell them 10 sell out a. fast a. possible
liis was certainly an adrOit nsnUnyer.
worthy ofa stock broker ifrot ofa states
man. lliy the way. il is another c0inci-
dcnce not less curious and interesting
than that noted above in the case Of Mr..
havemeyer that The brokers who sold
stock the moment my back was turned
were The very brokers with whom 5000
hsd been deposited ~ be used in Oregon
during The counting OF the electoral
votes in is-6,
Mr.. Tilden saws: After hadhcar.i
~ Mr. Fields proposals 70 the directors
10 undertake 10 seIl stock for them ne
made a similar offer 10 me- Indeed.
Mr. Tlldcn; j. that Qnite the way TO
PM ~ \ that The truth, and the whole
truth. 10 say that ] made an oilrr Z
would imply that volunteered il. On
me contrary, did not The proposal come
ircm you: Did you not come 10 nv
house aud ask me TO do you this service
And did not accept only on one con-
'iiiion. As 10 this condition. will you
aieny that said 70 YOU again ard again
I that the market must be maintained
here +
That makes all the difference in the
y orld between You aud others who sold.
The want Of good faith was not ia the
selling. but in the manner Of il and the
time of H. What the directors did was
one thing. What you did was another
What they did was fair aud square. in
broad daylight. What Won did was done
-ecrctly. unknown 10 your : friend who
was on the ocean. Ton sent letter af-
rcr me the very next day after sailed
Why did you not impart the cheerful in.
ielligcuce that yon were already begin.
ning 10 "nnload.r You fe,egraphed
10 me in London. The dispatch came
Through my secretary. and cost you moth.
ing. You could have made il as full and
minnie as you pleased. Why did vor
mot say a word of lie good progress yol
were making ia selling out heres No
>ir. there was concealMent all through
md therein lies the difference hetweei
YOU and those whom YOU try TO get 10 A.
ll~ociaie with you. What they did wa
honorable; what you did was dishonor
able NV controversy is with YOU. no
with anybody else, and 10 not meat
thar on hal escape by hiding behins
Other and better men. and quote theil
open transactions ~ an excuse for YOU
deception snd ircachery.
|, But yoa deny Tie agreement and M
rdcrS'anding. and will have il that thcr.
, was no condition whatever. either cx
rprcsSed or implied. This would rednc'
Z the question simply 10 ono Of veracity
4 yonr word against mine. ID such cas-
,fhe public must deciie by weighing III
: probabilities Is il likely that woul'
undertake negotiation abroad with M
riul. freedom ~ nv associate 20 defeat
~at home. Tie question anSwcrs itscll
,'The thing i too absurd for belief II j
: -rnntradicled hy your letter and Won
telegram. which trusted ~ my carc
business matter of importance which
-hould have hpen The most foolish 4
, men 10 undertake while ,eavirr Won fre
Ito swing round The rinlc in The wa
eyon did here, Immediately after Wa
conc.
]. That Mr.. Tillen was quite constion
allhat he had not done !" the square thing.
hut had taken mean advantage of IN
[Abscnce. and done That of which he ouwh
- H.. nt.n,.tt sea-. -. A.
the pains tie took 10 avoid me on my "a
,iurn. did uoi mourn his absence. bu
:ii aid seem little strange that after fol
lowing me up day and might tor month
tie dropped SWAY 20 suddenly. lie SAY
-;oa reporter that " he thinks he orc
sent 20 my oIlicc 10 inquire when woul.
,lbe In. No such message Wa ever re
.ceivcd. But what need of n message
III Wa in my Office constantly when i
.town. or ai my house IN tsAmcrry Parl
IN few steps from Mt. TilIen's door. "
lrould havc secn me AZ any time ia iir
minutes II he had wished. But bc wa
siNtarpr Sfill Af 4 meeting Ot the direct
ors he was ia the next room. where h
could. aud probably did. hear my voir,
\ tie had often been present Al our ncci
ings. lie hal now hat 10 open the doc
and walk In. Ent instead Of that III vi
Ion hi~ hat AMI walked out. I Iiaxe III
met him since the day sailed for Ing
land.
4 knew that was touching sore 80
when alluded 10 the cipher dispatches
That j. chapter 81 history which MI
oTiidcn would rather have foTgoticn. II
rcscnts especially the iniimaiion that u
X knew of them ~ ihr time when he rcs
commended pclton To me. That | I'M
10 him 10 injustice lct me quote hir
again: