The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-12
BLAINE AND TYNER,
Blaine Denounced as II Cheat and Cow
ard by u Conspicuous Republican.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Mr. Belmont wa,
not the first member of congress to cal
James G. Blaine bully and u coward. Mr.
Blaine was so termed to his face som(
years ago by Congressman, alterward Post
master General Tyner. The outburst il
which Mr.. Tyner INDUCED was character
lied by more Of vgor than of politeness
and in telling Mr.. Blaine that he was
bully and Il coward, Mr.. Tyner wen
much further than Mr.. Belmon
did, and added adjectives which il
would hardly do to put in cole
type. Mr.. ryner's interview with Blain,
in the light Of subsequent events seems al
most prophetic. At the time it occurred
hints of it crcpt out, but the true story has
never appeared in print 1t was obtained
to-day from a gentleman who held tn,
closest personal and political relations with
Tyner, aud was told simply to show how
accurately Mr.. Tyner then gagged Blaine
and how well his prophecies have been full
filled. 1t appears. that Mr.. Tyner was q
candidate for reelection to the iorty-third
congress, and while conducting his canvass
he received letter from Mr.. Blaine. In
that letter Mr.. Blaine enclosed slips from a
western newspaper, in which in the most
| tlattering terms the reelection of Blaine
as speaker was dwelt upon. There was
no doubt about Mr.. Blaine's re.
election to congress, but even be.
fore the election efforts were being
made to create public sentiment favor.
a6le to his reelection for speaker. Mr.
Blaine suggested that Mr.. Tyner should
see the editors of newspapers in Indiana
and Ohio, and urge them to copy the en-.
closed slip and make such favorable com.
ment thereon rs seemed good to them. Ii
appeared from the letter that Mr.. Blaine
had taken this method of working up what
in later years came to be known as boom,
In the same, or possibly an Immediately sub.
sequent letter, Mr.. Blaine suggested to Mr.
Tyncr that he (Tynerl should advise with
him regarding the makeup of some of the
more important committees. Mr. Blaine
said that Mr.. Tyners congressional ex-
perienCe was sufficient to make his iudg-
ment respecting these matters well worthy
of heed, and he asked Mr. ryner especially
To let him know, as soon as ii was learned
who would compose the new house, who,
in his judgment, ought to head
the committees on ways and means, appro-
priations, post-otlices and others. Other
correspondence followed. Mr.. Tyner did
what Mr. Blaine requested respecting the
newspaper slip, and the result was that Il
number oil republican newspapers in Ohio
and Indiana copied the lip and mace such
editorial reference thereon as must have
rejoced Blaine. MIR, Tyner, also, with the
candor of u politician making bar
gains, asserted that he desired to be made
chairman of the committee on post.oilices
and post-roads, and he gave what seemed
to HIM to be sufficient Reasons for making
such request. He received replies from
Blaine, IN which he not only promised to
make the appointment Tyner desired, but
also added that il was Just the appointment
which ought to be made, and that Tyner
need not have made the suggestion, Be.
fore congress met, and during the canvass
for speaker, Tyncr received other verbal
and written communications from Blaine,
i'll which he made the definite promise Ia
appoint Tyner chairman of the committee
he desired TO head, Tyner, therefore, threw
himself earnestly into Blainc's canvass
and, after Blaine was elected speaker, had
no doubt that Blaine's part Of the bargain
would be kept. Preliminary an,
lists We're made in the news.
papers, all of them putting Tyner
at the head of the post-oilce committee
! Tyner called at one or two newspaper off
cts and was told that Mr.. Blaine had him.
self informed the reporters that he should
appoint Tyner chairman of that commit
tee. On the very day the committee were
announced, Tyner's name appeared in on,
of the papers rs chairman OF that com
mittee, When the first was read, how
ever, not Tyner, but Packer, of Pennsylya
MIA, was announced rs the head OF the com
mitteo.
Tyner was more astonishcd than enraged
at first. He could hardly believe that
Blaine would deliberately violate his prom
iscs without n word of explanation lie al
once entered warily into correspondence,
with Blaine ostensibly to get an eNplana
the evidence OF his duplicity. II required
long and pat, ent work, but at length MIR
Tyner had, in Blaine's handwriting, ss h,
believed the evidence Of Blaine's treachcry
Then one day he sought the speaker in hi,
room. Tyner was now no longer mild, h,
was stern. He said, rs reported:
| There is no longer any need of concell
ment. | have come in TO say that | rerarr
you as one OF the most contemplate of no
liucal hypocrites. You are capable of an,
meanness, any treachcry, any deceit. I
have here. the. proof of your character II
your own handwriting"
Mr. Blaine at first attempted the blus
tering dodge, but he dropped 1
when he felt the steel.buc eve
of Tyner cutting him through nm,
through, and he heard ryner say that h,
could not play the bully with him. Mex
Blaine tried cvolery. He asked to see tn,
letters. Tyncr's friend says that Tyne
| fold him that ha Would nnt trust h,,, .,,l