Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-03
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Mr. ". D. Lee ha,icrs, Gin justice 70
/ Nr. Blaine" ..tp sly that nj, letter % the
| Hon. u. :. BUudy. dated Bar Hlrbor, Me-,
/ July Dol, i, true" and be then
! proceeds 10 show hat II is false. one OF
/ 80 statements ir Mr.. Blaine, letter was IS
! follow. " Nor have | ai any time owned
/ bare OF stock iu any coal, IRON, or land
! owIauy iu the State ol Ohio VT.
| Lee saws: "Ir 1850 | solicited Sir.
! Blaine, through tine Hon. Th0mI-
| Ewilg, my attorney, 90 subscribe
! Tor one share in what was styled
| the Hope Furnace TrlrI Association for
/ which he WIS 90 pIy s2j.DJ). This sub
! srrp;ion was m1de md pl.d upon The con-
| dition ihat IL 20 the end Of two years Mr.
! B.sine should decide not 10 take She one
! .hlrc, tLeu. upon notice 10 that effect, /
| greed 10 refund the amount paid with o
| Der cont. interest, and the Transaction
| Should be regarded q, a Loan" And he
| goes on 20 say that, eat the end ~ the two
/ ,ea.5 - llr. Blaine gave notice and got a
/ promise OF repayment ana $4,000 bond.
II tbe Sta dJrd Coal ana Iron Company Is
collateral.
This statement on its face shows that
4, Mr., BlamC'S declaration that he did 10,
cat any time" own q share IN l Ind CON.
/ pony In Ohio Was false; for Mr.. Lee says
| that be subscribed iog such share and
paid the subscription. II Mr.. Lee alter
/ wand bought that share ut par and inter-
| ct. IL Was not the Jess in The interval Mr..
| BiGine'- share, ard no one ckr's. The re-
| ctipt Bbine held W., for t2j,1S1.j),
! Icing pGimeHt IN jul for one share in the
| association formed for the purchase OF
| land, known Us the Hope Furnace Tract.
d % q f.H "a /. D
! chased: and from The 18th OF December,
| 1850, when the receipt We, given. to the
| 25th OF May. ls,3. Mr. Blaine was the sole
| and fun OWnero OF one share OF the company.
| The explanation given by Mir. Lee not only
shows the ral,ity Of Mr. Bhiuc's assertion,
| but il does not CXpbin the documents i'm
tine ease. Hesly, TIE transaction VA, 10
| Doe regarded d a loan, on notice To
| jc given after two wears, and that
] "at the end ~ the two years" the notice
| was given, and $4,000 bonds we're placed
| in Mr. Eikms', bands for Blaine, Is So
| cuTity for payment. But Mr. Blaine sub.
| scrted and paid for the share u the
| iiCpn Furnace Tract Association December
! 10. 1880, and got hi, receipt under date Of
! December l1th. The bonds were turned
| over 20 LlkiGs on the 2jth OF Nav, lSs2.
! seventeen months aiigrwGrd, and seven
months before ''the end Of ne two years.
| The discrepancy !, not important except ~
| showing the l0OsfUp,s OF MIR. Lees stat.
| meEis. Again, Dir. Blaine says the alleged
| loan was made i've year, ago; Mr. Lee SAYS
/ i was made little more than two years
| since. Mr.. Blame says the loan wa, FOR
! tl2 SEQ; Mr.. Lee say, Il was for $4,000.
| he elect Of these contradictions Is to
| lriag ont more clearly the h0pelr,snes. Of
| MI. B.ainc's propensity for alliug untruths.
| To this Mr.. j. Henry Brooks add, the in
| formation that II Blame really had a secret
/ understanding with M. lee, he acted in
The not "stricily honorable" capacity OF
| stool pigeon.
II j, q surprise 10 many bow Mr.. Blaine.
| with bis reputation FOR " s.rewdness " and
",martnes,,' gets himself so tangled up in
| ,a'schogds every time he undertakes 10 cX.
| plain personal transaction. But the eX-
! Il1nail0n j. not far 10 seek. Mr.. Blaine.
| acu' ness has been developed in the lower
/ range OF politics, IN the field OF intrigue
J chicanc, and cheap pIrilsanship. Here his
| transactions have necessarily secrctan
| confidential. No record was KEEP, no ac-
| c0untability was required or was possible.
| Few persons were admitted to 4 knowledge
Of what was going on, and these had the
NiiNIEtNt AblNt 10 ~lhHN ~ tltl OtAeF.
ON the other hand, Mr. Blaine's habit OF
statement has been acquired in the same
! school. He has cultivated the art OF
making plausible declaration. and ex-
| plantations ia an open and apparently
frank fashion Tor the effect Of the moment.
appealing to the passions and preiudcey
OF IartisaEs. not 10 the calm Judgment
Of impartial critics. When he has been re-
| CURED TO make logical statement. based
on facts and addrCsse b the reason OF
wcll-iniormed persons. he has uniformly
broken down. His diplomatic documents
were loose tissues 81 reckl IS assertion, mis-
| taken law, and misplaced zeal. which il was
impossible TO sustain, and which were treat
Cd with ill'disgui.ed contempt by even the
minor diplomats. His History" when II
left the field Of party politics, was marked
by ineXactness, and ia that field was marked
by the most objectionable mlsrepresenta-
lion. The faults Of his character and his
! training come out strongest i'm bis pn-so-
nal statements. His habit OF Sweepinl A.
seFtIOn and disregard OF facts betrlys MN.
He forgets the record which exists. Ie
iOrget> tue certainty Of exposure. He
founders on from one falsehOOd To another
sinking deeper with every effort to get out
He has Ion. since reached the point where
any man attempting TO defend him lnilrfs
not only Mr. Blaine, but himself. Mr.
Phelps was The first example. Mr.. Lee j.
the LEST, but be will not be the last