The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-10-02
JOY'SCALL.
pLymourHs pHsAoHEHs STORY
uony ward ussrher's Contribution
Further Disclosures of the ilum'd
knights Financial Methods
Ills Price Zoo Uigh,

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intervals for live ar six years past state
ments have appeared In various news
papers, without denial from any OF the
persons concerned, that James T. JOY,
the most prominent railroad man IN This
section aud now President OF the Wa
bash system, has on more than one oc-
casIon denounced James q, Blaine as
a corrupt man. These publications have
not assumed 10 give moro h the
general details OF Mr.. joys denunoig-
ton and the reasons he had for II, The
following Is from a leading editorial In
The Evening News of this city, August
18th last, the facts, tho editor says De-
ing obtained from general report among
MIR. joys friends here;
RLAINE ASK q MUCH.
Mr.. JOY OF a certain occasion went 20
Washington 10 influence legislation In
favor of a certain railroad In which he
was concerned. Mr.. Blaine was Speaker
of the house, and was just about APP
pointing the committees. Hehad an IN,
terview with Mr.. Blaine and suggested
To him the appointment OF n certain
Congressman 10 the committee which
would have charge OF the Legislation dc.
sired. Mr.. Blaine said nothing, Next
day or so Mr.. Blaine sent "A confidential
friend 10 Mr.. Joy, who told him, Tor the
Speaker, that Mr.. Blaine was unIortu-
nate enough to hold some $1,000 OF the
bonds of the road; he was u poor man
and could not afford To carry Them
Now, Mr.. JOY was rich, anu could ne
not afford 10 take tho bonds on MI
Blaine's hands? Mr.. JOY declined. lie
would have been pleased Ia have got his
man on the committee. but Mr.. Blaine's
price was too high. His man was not
appointed.
Mr.. Joy was In Detroit NJ tho time,
and he made nc denial oi the statement.
The same facts substantially were pup
lished in the Chicago papers during the
Republican National convention Of 1850.
Mr.. JOY was a delegate To the conven-
ton and was in Chicago Mt the time.
Neither he nor any one for him made
any denial of the statement. The same
facts substantially were published IN n
New York daily newspaper four or ilve
years ago. At no time ON the authority
of Mr.. JOY, Mr.. Blaine or any one else,
so far ms can be learned, has any tra-
verse ofthe statement ever boon entered.
TO n representative of tho Herald,
shortly after the nomination of Mr..
Blaine, The Rev. Henry Ward Beechcr
made n statement somewhat to the
same effect, the facts, he said, having
been given to him by Mr.. JOY himself
on the occasion of n visit Of Mr.. Bccclcr
to Detroit n number of years ago. Mr..
Beecher'S recollection OF the details was
not sufficiently distinct to warrant the
publication ut that time of the facts rs
MIR. Beecher remembered them. Mr..
Bcccher's statement is herewith pub
lished for the first time:
STATEMENT OF MIR. BEECHER.
1t was, he said, while he was Il guest
-, M Inp'a hnnga btrp tIut Mr..
Blaine's name came up in conversation.
There were several gentlemen present.
Mr.. JOY thereupon said that he knew
Mr.. Blaine to be Il corrupt man, ana
went on to give his reasons. As well as
Mr.. Beechcr remembered them they were
as follows: He, Mr.. JOY, was in Wash.
ington in behalf of Il Southern railroad
in which he was largely interested, and
which was threatened with hostile leg
i~slation by Congress, Mr.. Blaine being
Speaker of the House. a committee
was to be appointed having special ref
ereuce to this road. Mr.. JOY asked Mr..
Blaine, in the appointment OF the com
mittee, to put OH it Il certain member.
Mr.. Blaine gave no answer ut the time,
bnt the neXt day al intimate associate
of the Speaker came to Mr.. JOY and
said that Mr.. Blaine had $4,000 in rail-
road bonds (Mr. Beecher did not re-
member which or of what road and said
that if Mr.. Joy would take them of his
hands he would make up the commit
tee as Mr.. JOY wished It made up-at
least to the extent of not arousing too
direct suspicion. MIR. Joy said that he
declined the bargain.
LAINE ENCOUNTERS BEECHBR.
This was MIR. Beecher's recollection of
Mr.. joys statement. 1t will be OBJ
served that in its general details it Is
practically the statement made in the
Detroit News. Mr.. Beecher added that
| he used the facts in a public address,
ceived a message from Mr.. Blaine beg
ging him to call on Mr.. Blaine at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. He did so, and
| Mr.. Blaine asked him his authority for
the statement. He gave the details OF
his talk with Mr.. joy, and Mr.. Blaine
said: "Mr: Beecher, see how impossible
shst at e chie Mhy'' Mi Mr.. } ssysch nqm repiied
with ONE heat, asking Mr..
Blaine if he meant to intimate tba!
, he (AlT. Beecher) was telling talsehoOu
in quoting Mr.. joys statement. "Oh,
no." said Mr.. Blaine; 'but Mr.. Joy must
have been mistaken" Mr.. Blaine did
not make any further effort to deny the
| general statement, and Mr.. Beecher
the reply forcibly reminded him OF Mr..
Blaiue's similar testimony in regard to
Mulligan.
"MUM's III WORD" Now.
Since comiIS 10 Detroit your CORE
spondent has obtained u more definite
statement touching the WHO'S matter. Ii
is probably Inpracticable TO secure
written or sworn testimony.
Mr.. Joy unQuescionably made to
| several intimate friends and al
| various times a simii + statement to
that made by hun to Mr.. Beecher; bllt
| those friends are Republicans-as is Mr..
JOY himself-ard Tor various reasons
are now supporting Mr.. Blaine. MIR.
joys denunciation was made 1t 4 time
| when he was strongly opposed to Mr..
| Blaine. He made little concealment
among his intimates Of his feelings
| then. A curious combination OF cir
cuinstances afterward identified him
with MIR. Blaine, and since then his lips
are, as the lips Of his intimate friends,
sealed as to the facts. But before that
date these friends repeated the facts ~
coming from Mr.. JOY to many most re-
putable gentlemen here. Following is
the story as Mr.. JOY told il prior to 1850:
Mr.. Joys DAMAGING STORY.
He was in Washington during the
| winter OF 1S69-70 in the interest of the
Leavenworth, Lawrence " Galveston
railroad. The road had been given n
large land grant, the most valuable par
OF which was claimed TO be covered BY
a prior grant by treaty to the Great aud
Little Usage Indians. a House com
mittee of Investigation was to be APP
pointed to inquire into this. Mr.. JOY
was confident of the legal rights Of his
company as against this claim. He sent
word to Mr.. Blaine, asking him to ap-
point on the committee n lawyer oil
| high reputation. He did not care wheth-
| err the man was q Democrat or a Repub-
| I:.np Mr. RluInn fnn6a mo nrNfniEp