The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-10-24

IncfoIloNIne letter appeared IN the
New York papers On the morning Of
the sth:
nRookLsx. N. y. ocs. 6isss.
TO GENfnAL ri a. ALSEn. candidate Tor
Sir. The publication Of your telegram 70 Mr..
James =. Joy. ~ Detroit. but nov in London.
and hisrcply. compe,s ME % publish the facts
about september -. ISL. Ia order TO clear my
SELF Of the charge OF bearing false witness
against him. have steadily refused % give
Il the hospi-ablc board II . private house.
Buf as the nttcfanCe % 4 public man about =
public man / mad q right 70 mention Il PR
way The partial aud Imperfect story Of that
interview rot into the newspapers 4 DO not
know. Certainly not with my knowledge or
privify. MiSIed by these reports you telc-
sraphsd % Nj. Joy in London:
uEfHoII Sept. %. 1854
:. Joy, care brown. shipicyx CO. London:
I DID !, H', yas e ssss e 2i sSe0' Has sep Ssnas % z III Sis
hands, Henry Ward Deecher says you told
Henry Ward Bcechcr said nothing q the
kind. a YOU shall soon. see. Il was easy Tor
-Loxpox. sept. d. 1854
.R. A. AIGER. Detroit. Mich: Blainc
mittce 10 suit me in any manner or form or
for any consideration o. kind whatever
Please send 70 him the following narra-
tive- and you NAV depend upon Il Mr.. 10y
will not contradict its substantial accuracy
neither will any one Of the several gentle
other Witnesses Not a lew deny thar the
snmc substantial statements have been made
BY Mr.. Joy 20 others not i~nfrequently.
-. ISL. political matters we're introduced and
among other things blaine failure 10 receive
the nomination that went 70 HAYES MI Joy
ain and gave this statement. when 4
difbculty occurred i'm regard 70 certain lands
In the Southwest IN which I was interested q
eres= TO examine the matter. blaine being
Speaker Of the House. Tnrcuch q trend l
asked Mr.. Blaine 20 have one sound |awycr
appointed on thar ! did not care
81 which party. I simply wanted 4 sound
lawyer. In . day or TWO Mr.. blaine sent me
word through Z friend that ne mad certain de-
prccIatcd bonds. and that IL ! won enable
him TO place them IT par I could have com
mitfce a. I wanted Il" I eau not forget with
what cutting scorn Mr.. Joy leaned back 10 his
snd 10 added: II refusea ~ o:ser .', ma -
the courts soon settled the matter. no com
miftec was appointed"
question. nor Of the bonds alluded 10 but /
did understand FULLY Mr.. JOYS opinion or
James q. Blaine. what changed Mr. Joys
notion and led hum 70 nominate Mr.. Blame az
the Chicago Convention in ls>1 ! 40 not know
II can probably be found out BY inQuiring or
the editors Of certain great daily newspapers
VINO 0AruIf round Language bitter enough Tor
years 70 inyeiRh against Mr. Biainc. ana who
now can not md anRuage 70 pour contempt
upon the men who do not approve OF placing
Mr.. blaine In the Presidential chair
! shall not prolonk this letter BY narrating
Mr.. Biaine'~ views OF the matters In an inter
view with me which took place after ms
speech a. Cooper Union during the CARRIED
canvass. at his own request. IN the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel. can hardy believe thar be has
~forxotten that.
can moi but admit the indomifable pluck
with which Mr.. lila ne n defending himself
against such 4 cloud Of charges n was never
made against any other Presidential candI-
date since the Government began. Yet ! can
not allow myself 10 he mi-Icd by sympathy
with his undoubfed kind.hcarf sdncss. courage
and audacity. rn@onnd in siagesmanlike
Judgment. INSCRIPTIONS IN political methods.
dim-fyed in pcrceiving the distinction be-
tween truth and untruth. ab<orbInxiy amhi-
uou<. but short sighted a. 70 the methods or
gratifying his ambition. hut with Z genial So
cial disposition and q brilliant rhetorical ca-
pacify. Mr.. Blaine makes an aIlurinx candi-
date. but would make 4 dangerous President
pray you 20 excuse ny adding ~ the cares
your canvass ~ 4 consideration OF these
matters. n was. however. hut just 81 you to
point out how misleading was your telegram
70 Mr.. Joy. and how irrelevant 70 the subject
HENRY wxnp BEKcukR-