The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-10-14
MONEY TALKS.
New York Republicans are Afraid
TO Risk any on Blaine.
Senator Edmunds on Blaine as a
MISUNDERSTANDING on the
Result in New York.

MISUNDERSTANDING on the
Result in New York.
New York, October 6.-"If you wan,
to see some fun, come with me-" said
Mr. fisher to-day 81 have 100000
cash in my pocket,and l want to i'm press
myself on Republican headquarters"
Mr.. 7, it should be remarked, belongs
in Newark, N j., where he carries on a
stock iobbing concern. We approached
the sacred Blaine headquarters aud, CO.
ing right into the group, delivered the.
following eloquent Grafton: Gentlemen,
excuse me; don't want 10 interfere With
your business. hut merely called to say
that | have $4,000 with me now which
| sm willing to- bet that Grover CIeve
land, barring death, will be the nex' Pres
ident of the United States. Now, il any
one here thinks otherwise he can be ac-
commoda'ed in any amount from $500
up. Can secure bet ?"
There we're about a dozen present
The thing came on them like cyclone
They looked furtively at each other, then
at the man with the "boodle," and then
retired. Not Republican present wan
ted TO risk any of bis hsrd-earned cash.
For some days past the Evening Post
has been decorating the head Of its edi.
torial columns with standing announce.
ment that it had another Blaine fraad to
expose 1t referred to the letter printed
in the Chicago Tribune from Senator
Edmunds, in which he was made to say
that he never referred to Mr.. Blaine as
the "attorney OF Jay Could" When
Horace White gets on the trail Of good
thing he follows it With all the ardor of
a blood hound. He knew the views en-
tertained by Mr.. Edmunds of the mo-
nopolv tool from Maine, and was con-
vlnced that his letter had been 'garbled I"
BY some means he has obtained the let
ters in full. Now le, the public read and
decide. In order to make the fraud and
deception clear, look at the letters:
STATE OF WIsc ,NsIN,
BUREAU OF LABOR STATIsTIcs,S
MADISON, Sept Is, 1884.
Ny DEAR SIR: You have answered
promptly and fully all the questions
when an opinion was wanted from one
highly esteemed throughout the nation,
l have asked Of you upon political or
other subjects. Here Is paragraph that
has been published and republshed in
every Bourbon organ Of the State: Sen
ator E lmunds, Of Vermont, in letter
Of 1880 said: ut is my deliberate iudg.
ment that Mr.. Blaine acts as the attorney
of jay Gould. Whenever Mr.. Thurman
and | have settled upon legislation to
bring the Pacific railroads to terms of
equity with the government, up has
Jumped James G. Blaine. musket in hand,
from behind the breastworks of Gould's
lobby. to fire in our backs"
Is this q true extract from any letter
of yours? Ifso, did Mr. Blaine,as such
attorney, ever do anything wrong or dis.
reputable, or contrary to public inter-
ests2 When and for what purpose did
Gould engage B.aine as his attorney2 2
W hat salary did he receive from Gould !:
Has his term OF service for Gould tel
minated2 ? II so, when did /, terminate ?
II Mr.. Blaine was G G,uld's attorney,
when did be fire into the backs of your.
self and Mr.. Thurman 2-giving dates
and subject matter under consideration
when the firing was done. II Mr.. Blaine
was ever the attorney OF Gould, is that
sufficient reason why the Republican
party should he Dictated in the present
contest2 Did Mr.. Blsine.to your kno WI
edge and belief, ever do anything that
would render it advisable for the Repub.
lie ms TO turn hack on their lines and
their records and make Governor CIeve-
snd. with all that implies, President Of
the United Statesp
With highest respect, am. truly. your
obe,lien. servant, FRANK A. FLowER.
Hon Geo. F Edmunds.
Here is what was published in the Chi.
cago Tribune as Mr.. E imunds' reply:
BURLINGTON, VI. Sept. lS, 1884.
DEAR Sir: have yours Of the 18th.
am sure that never wrote or said that
the gentleman you refer to "ac,s as the
attorney of Jay Could" for am not
conscious Of having thought so. As |
have publicly stated, expect to vote
the Republican ticket
Yours truly, GEoRGE F. EDMUNDs.
The above was deliberate and a
harefaced fraud. intended to place Mr.
E ,munds in false light by garhling the
meat in his reply and printing only 80
much as would satisfy the needs of a
living and dehauched campaign. Here
is the Senstor's letter in full, as publish.
ed in the Post:
BURIINaroN. VI, September Is. 1884.
DEAR SIR (privste): have yours Of
the 18Th. AS am not in the letter wri-
ting business, / mark this, as l have
some S m lar ones, private. l am sure
tha, never wrote or said that the gen
tleman you refer to "acts as the attor-
ney OF Jay Gould. "for / am not con-
scious of ever having thought so !
presume it is true. although can find
no copy of the letter, that in 1880 did
write to some constituent adversely to
the nomination of the gentleman named,
and believe it to he true that he was on
the side OF the railroads in the struggle
of 1878. and it is nv belief thrt said
so. Yours, GEO F EDMUNDs.
Here, then, is the record. Have we
any campaign within the memory of the
oldest inhabitant that was so crowded
with bluster, deception and lies2 Any
one who has observed the mercilessly
inst and patriotic career Of the distin-
guished Senator from Vermont-anyone
who has followed the great contest which
he and Senator Thurman, with locked
arms. waged against the thieving iniqui
ties of the Pacific Railrosd, must know
perfectly we'll that he entertained pro-
found disgust for the adverse and lobby
attitude of Blaine. He did not hesitate
TO so express aimself at the time private
ly, although prevented by The amenities
of debate from anv open charge II
should he remembered too In this con
nection that when the Senator read his
gar bled letter IN the. Chicago Tribune, he
wrote the editor of that paper demand.
-, that h;s frll raplu oh.,uld ho nnhlich