The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-16

Inc following IeJler apDedreu III tuC
New York papers on the morning of
the 9TH:
BROoKLYN. n. Y. Oct 6, 1884,.
To GENERAL X. A. ALGER, Candidate for
the Guheroatorial Office in Michigan bear
Sir: The publication of your telegram TO MIR.
James F. Joy, of Detroit but now in London.
and his reply, comPels me 10 puolsh the Iac act,
about September %. 1877, in order to clear my
self of tie charge of bearing false witness
against him. / have steadily refused TO give
to the public press the story OF that interview
at the hospi.able board of private house.
But as the utterance of public man about a
public man had right TO mention il pri-
Vately among nv intimate friends In what
way the partial and imperfect story of that
interview got into the newspapers | do not
know. Certainly not with my knowledge or
privity- Mised by these reports you tele-
." DETROIT, Sept. 30 1854.
Joy, care Brown, Shipley & Co.. London:
Did Blaine offer to appoint committee TO suit
you if you took Little Rock bonds of his
hands! Henry Ward Beecher says you told
him he did. ALGER.
kind, as you shall soon see II was easy for
Mr. Joy to reply:
"R A. ALGER, Detroit. Mich: Blame
never made me any offer to appoint a COM
mitt &c to suit me in any manner or form or
for any consideration Of any kind whatever
Please send TO him the following narra-
tive. and Won NAV depend upon it Mr.. Joy
will not contradict its substantial accuracy;
neither will any one of the several gentle
men who were at the table with me, nor will
other witnesses. Not Il few deny that the
same substantial STATEMENTS have been made
by MIR. Joy to others not infreluenty.
Toward TIE Close OF the dinner, september
%. 1871, political matters were introduced. and
among other iiGgS Thames failure 10 receive
the nomination that went to HAYES. Mr.. Joy
spoke with cOntemptuOus severity of Mr..
b ane. and gave this statement: when a
difficulty occurred in regard TO certain lands
in the Southwest in which ] was interested Il
committee WAS about TO lie appointed by Con-
gress to examine the ma ter, Blaine being
Speaker OF the House Through a friend /
asked Nr. Blaine 30 have one sound lawyer
appointed on that cOWH' tee, dld not care
of which party. ! simply wanted sound
lawyer. In day or two Mr.. blaine sent me
word through friend that ne mad certain de-
prcCiated OadS d tina: if ] would enable
him to place them at par could have com
mitiec as ! wan.e1 it | can not forget with
what cutting scorn Mr.. Joy leaned back in his
chair AMI said: That is the man blaine Is,
ard he added: ''I refused The offer, and rs
the courts soon settled the matter, 10 COM
mittee WAS appointed.
At that time knew nothing of the lands in
cues ion, nor of the bonds alluded TO, but
did understand fully Mr.. Joys opinion Of
James q. Blaine What changed Mr.. Joy S
notion and led hun to nominate Mr.. Blame at
the Chicago Convention i'm 1850 do not know.
1t can probably be found Yur by inquir-ing OF
the editors of erta IN grI & Gally newspaI ers
WHO DaTllN lOEnu udAt DtiltT tlpuBH lOT
years to inyeigh against Mr. Blaine, and who
now can not rnd language TO pour contempt
upon the rcn who do not approve of placing
Mr.. Blaine in the Presidential chair.
1 shall not prolOng tlis letter by narrating
Mr.. Blaine'S views of the matters in an inter
view with me which took place after my
speech at Cooper Onion during the Carrie
canvass, at his own request. i'm the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel. / can hardly believe that he has
forgotten that.
can no. but admit the indo printable pluck
with which Mr.. Bla ne is defending him elf
AGAINST such Il cloud of charges as was never
made againS- any other Presidential candl-
date since the Government began. Yet can
not allow myself to be misled by sympathy
with his undOubted kind heart sdness, courage
and audacity. UnsOund in s;aJesmanlike
Judgment. INSCRIPTIONS i'll political methods,
dim-ryed in percciving the distinction be
tween truth and untruth, absorbingly ambi-
tiouS. but short sighted as to the methods of
gratifying his ambition. but, with genial So
cal disposition and Il brilliant rhetorical Ca
paci;y. Mr.. Blaine makes an aliuring candi-
date. but would make n dangerous President
| pray you to excuse my aiding to the cares
OF your canvass by consideration OF these
matters. Il was. however. but Just to you to
point out how misleading was your telegram
to Dir. JOY. ard how irrelevant TO the subject
matter WAS his reply.
HENRY WARD BEFCHE.!.