New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-01
4 BROOKLYN YONG REPUBLIcdvs r,,
DICT

To the EdttOr Of The TrtDune.
SIR: have received to-day from tho h.,
quarters Of the Brooklyn Young Reputlican Cluh ~
mary OF the official evidence concerning NJ Pm,
railroad transactions. As had previously NAL
ful study OF the evidence taken before the JnI,,
Committee this summary presents no facts vita ,4!
not already familiar. NY deliberate jndgm,n, -
therefore be expressed NJ once and ask as a r,ep,.
the Club, for space In your columns IN which 70 s,a -
casc very briefly.
!. Mr.. Blaine has been charged with making ,,,-
~ Speaker IN favor Of railroad in which eth,,Ls
his friends were financially interested Mr. Balp...-I
letters Of October I, 1869 provo conclusiyely ina, ,
charge IL false. In those letters he says that neih ~
Caldwell nor Mr. Fisher hal engaged in the ent.r,,..,
the time the ruling was made. r. he had beon a,,,,
collision with them, he would not have written them
silly 0nd unnecessary a lie.
2 Mr.. Blaine has been charged with matn,,,t.
proper ruling In this case. The only effect " IN, %
was 10 separate monstrous Job known As the n D.,
scheme. from entirely legitimate aud innocent oo.,
IRE which had passed the Senate by unanimous ,o.a
3. Mr. Blaine has been charged With calling a'le,,i.
10 this ruling as service actually rendered to ,ls n
motors Of the enterprise and with making II tho b,,
a personal demand for financial favors But the ~,
letters Of October A. 1863. contain internal eyd.ne. a,
the iaslty Of this charge I'm those letters he relates bs
circumstances under which the ruling was made and !,
very careful 10 state that the service rendered was a
IT
plain duty to make the ruling when tho point VA,
raised" that neither Nh Caldwell nor NJ Flshrf va,
then interested IN the enterprise. aud that DO d them hs
favor" without knowing H." Now. sir n sooms 10 ma
sof a,innt that n Mr. blaine was seeking Ia make IA,
fullns tho basis fpf financial ia,ufa no adopted ysty
ninnnH aud psplirihn course n holiiins HE ssfsa
and ~ hurting out tho fart tlt hs bad pnt dans k,
duty. that thue nothing par 30 dn anl Thai 10 "A
not hate the trnotrai idea ~ dulna thlns af sm
4 bnt,o would either have enlarged ha service ~ taa
aIirnt Nhnef rt hrai ~ corrupt r a'ainf og ihhyia
asking fai atd aud 40 thr aama tur proving lhaim
had done nothing a. dosrfYo 90 hf hnAos ogBu,
pauatlon n much mofn reasonable. Ito hal lhWtholb
refer "a NE Congressional Fscod and bad discovered
that he had once made ruling respecting ihe road, Tho
tact had escaped his memory, Tie wrote the dftisb
M Fisher a. matter tnat would Interest Aiul, nes
they bad happened to become connected with the enter
prise
4. Mr. Blaine Is charged with entering into negodi-
ti0us with the promoters of the Arkansas road aud with
promising to Use his Official influence IN their behalf A
matter Of fact, after the original ruling was made tho
ARK road came up in Congress except on one
occasion-on technical question 700 trivial TO notice
Congres, had done all it could FOR the road ana there wa
no possibility lIr Baines having an opportunity
OF promoting its interests IN official capacity. Wheu,
therefore he wrote on June 20 1869, that Dee would not
prove a dead-head in the enterprise, and thath aE
various channels in which 10 be- useful lie coudno'
have referred TO any corrupt use Of his position as
Speaker or Member Of Congress. lie could only have
referred to the sale of the companys securities and tie
DEVELOPMENT OF the construction scheme Thee Sefe
legitimate investments. And he dd not prove adeAd-
head" He placed line Of stock in Maine among BIS
personal friends and subsequently advanced CONSIDER
able sum to the company when it was embarrassed
3 What remains of this case when these points are set
tedI Absolutely nothing. The public is not concerned
with Mr. Bla!ne's private business TRANSACTIONS hs
seems to have purchased line Of securities AZ the same
rates as others purchasing doth Mt Fisher ana
Nuluyan admit this and to have sold them 10 BIS
friends ana when the securities declined, he took them
back IN many instances Mt great personal loss lhe''
matters DO not the public 80 long as II Il o'
proved that he made improper use OF his ocia posi-
ton these private transactions can DO dismissed as
anordng no ground FOR criticism
see 10 reason. therefore, why the Brooklyn Young
Ronpbcan Club on the evidence presented. should not
heartily and unequlyocaly indorse the nomination Of
Mr. Blaine His public transactions are without DIS
honor His private business my reflects credit upon
his generosity in dealing with those 10 whom he bad sold
securities which subsequently deprecated. am re-
specially yours, IL -ahAhAN VI I'M 'A'"'
Brooklyn, July 81, 1854
THE gentleman who sends us the above did moi
think the club had any occasion to 90 into suDec'
which had been so often investigated and on when
the Republican party has often passed so conclusive
n verdict We are Of the same opinion, nave 10 ''s
pos.ton TO thresh over again the ofthreshed scan
dial. and shall not again waste our space ny PRINT
ing anything about it. No honest pan carefully
and thoroughly read the testimony at the ume
without knowing that this scandal was absolu'ey
without foundation No honest man carefully ana
di,pa,siouatey reads it now without knowing thai
the people who are reyyns it are reNiyins
wicked and malignant libel. But we insist that
the committee of the Brooklyn Club is to present an
ANALYST, of these exploded calumnes against Nt
Blaine. it Is shlnefuly derelict IN is sell-imp''eo
task if it does not with equal care. equal iulneS
and equal promptnoss. present an analysis 'i 'n'
evidence for the grave charges against Mr' Ole'V