The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-29
A Brace of RascaIs.

The following appeared in the Chi
cago Tribune of the 9th ult. as the true
copy of letter from Senator Edmunds
to a Wisconsin official:
BURLINGTON, VI, Sept. 1S.-Dedr Sir:
l have yours of the 18th. am sure that l
never wrote or said that the gentleman you
refer to ''aets as the attorney of Jay
Could for am not conscious Of having
thought so. AS have publicly stated, l
expect TO vote the republican ticket.
Gs GEoRGE tl f. EpuUNDs.
The same letter has been reprinted
with editorial comment several times
since the 2fth. 1t was youehed for as
genuine in the Tribune of last Friday.
We are now assured by Senator Ed
munds himself that the Tribune made
the last publication with the full know
ledge that the letter was substantial
forgery. A full week ago the senator
mailed a correct copy of the letter,
with copy of the note to which it was
an answer, to the editor of the Tribune,
and that authoritative denial was on Mr..
Medill's table when he published the
falsehood. Here are the genuine let
ters, the portions suppressed to the
Tribune being in italics:
E0OD1.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, BUREAU OF La
BoR STATISTICS, MADISON, Sept. 10, 1854.
Nh Dear Sir. You have always answered
promptly and fully all the questions when
an opinion was wanted for one highly es-
teemed throughout the nation. have
asked of you upon political or other sub
jects. Here is paragraph that has been
published and republished i'll every bour-
bon organ in the west:
"EDMUSDs on BLAINE.
Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, in let
ter, 1850: 1T is my deliberate opinion 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 gov
ernment up has jumped James q. Blaine,
musket in hand, from behind the breast-
works of Gould s lobby to fire in our backs.
Is this true extract from any letter OF
yours? IF so, did Mr.. Blaine, as such attor-
ney, ever do anything wrong or disreputa-
bic, or contrary to public lnterests2 When,
and for what purpose, did Gould engage
Blaine as his attorney What salary did
service for Gould terminated? If so, when
did it terminate? If Mr.. Blaine was Gould,s
attorney when did he fire into the backs
of yourself and Mr.. Thurman giving dates
and subject matter under consideration
when the firing was done2
If Mr. Blaine was ever the attorney of
Gould, is that sufficient reason why the re-
publican party should be defeated in the
present contest?
Did Mr., Blaine, to your knowledge and
belief, ever do anything that would render
it advisable for old republicans to turn back
on their lives and their records and make
Grover Cleveland, with all that implies
president of the United States2
With the highest respect, am truly your
0bedient servant FRANK 4. FLOWER
Hon. George F. Edmunds.
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BURLINGTON. VT., Sept. IS 1854. Dear
Sir. lPrivatel: I have yours OF the 18th.
As am not In the lefteT-lcTftf19g business
I mark this, as I hupc some similar ones,
ssEriUnte ! am sure that never WrotA or
said that the gentleman you refer to acts
as tie attorney 81 JAY Gould, = for / am not
conscious of ever having thoughtso. pre-
sumo e IS true dlfll0' I cIll ind no copy Of
ne Bstter. that IN 1850 did icTife to some
c09lst ftllent adUeTsely 70 the ll0Hainuti0n of
the gentleman NAMED, ana 6eiieUe e 70 bs
true alert he gUas on ne side gf Tie railroads
IN tie struggle Of 1873, and e Is my belief
as have publicly stated, expectto vote
the republican ticket Yours,
Frank &. Flower, Madison. Wis
Is not this pretty piece Of businessg
The rasfal Flower takes q confidential
letter. written in response to his urgent
request. EuppresseS so much Of il as to
utterly destroy its meaning. and gives
if to the press. The rascal Medill
prints the garbled letter; 9 correction
Is demanded by the author; the letter
u reprinted ii the gaIbled form and
the correction Is suppress l4sicogio
at retorf 10 his republican en-
|nIorpr g1fn f1lH him IL Cleveland Was