Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-16
a I'D SORROW.
Mr.. Beechers Recollections of Jas.
F. joys Statement. -
ALetter Published in New York Wherein
He Details the Circums tances of ME-.
joys Depreciation of Mr.
Blaine.

The following letter appeared in the
New York papers on the morning of
BRookLYs.N. z. Oct 6. 1884,
To GENERAL r. A. ALGER, Candidate for
the Gubernatorial Office in Michigan Dear
SIR. The publication of your telegram to hr.
James F.sJoy, of Detroit. but now IN London.
and his reply. eompeis me TO publish the facts
/ about September ~. 1917. in order to clear my
self of the charge OF hearing false witness
aga ain him have steadily s refnssdoto glNs
at the hospi.abe board of private house.
But as the utterance of pubic man aboutia
public man had right to mention 1T pri-
yately among my;intimate friends, In what
way the partial and imperfect story of that
interview got1nto the newspapers l do not
know Certainty not with my knowledge or
<rriyity. Misled by these reports you tele.
ntsd % nr: joy in london: 80.
HAA gn, shipley Co, London:
Sa1 s1s 8 SeeeSer e says on toI si
id. - ALGER.'
seecher said nothing of the
EftlSg soon. see. II was easy for
"LoSDoN, Sept. 50. 1851.
F" Detroit, Mich: Blame
nevef my offer to appoint COM
mittee Rny manner or form or
To- OF any kind whatever.
Pm the following narra-'
tive, eepend upon it Mr. Joy
will (pfaClfct its substantial accuracy;
| nett any one of the several gentle
me- Ere at the table with me, nor will
g tnssses Not few !. dem deny that the
By - ers not infrequentiy. -
/ CSC of the dinner, September
Scai matt rs Were introduced, and
an lings Blaine's failure to receive
the ffN that weSt to Hayes. Dir. Joy
slainI ave this Statement: when a a
1.-the irred in regard to certain lands
fhesSsQu est in which | was interested q
rTprt. a - lh T. kla II tod nv an
baker Sf the House. Through a friend /
appointed on that committee. did not care
of which party. L simply wanted sound
lawyer. In day or two Mr. Blafne sent me
word through friend that ne mad certain de-
Preciated bonds, a ID thatif ] would enable
him to place them at par could have com
what cutting scorn Mr.. Joy leaned back in his
! chair and said: That is the man Blaine is"
the courts soon settled the matter. no COM
m1ttee was appointed -
AT that time knew nothing of the lands in
question, nor of the bonds alluded to, but /
did understand fully Nh. Joys opinion of
James G.. Blaine. What changed Mr., Joys
the Chicago Convention in 1880 do not kpow.
1T can probably be found out by inquiring OF
who hardly found language bitter enough for
years to inyeigh against Mr.. Blaine, and who
now can not find language to pour contempt
upon the men who do not approve of placing
Mr.. Blaine in the Presidential chair. Il
l shall not prolong this letter by narrating
Mr.. Blaine's views of the matters in an inter-
view with me which took place after my
speech at Cooper Union during the Garfield
canvass, at his own request. in the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel. can hardly believe that he has
forgotten that "a &k -
can not but admit the ind omitable pluck
with winch Mr.. Blaine is defending himself
against such cloud of charges as was never
made against any other Presidential candl-
date since the Government began. Yet can
not allow myself to be mised by sympathy
with his undoubted kind-heartedness, courage
and atIdacity. Unsound in statesmanike
judgment inscriptions in political methods,
dim-eyed in perceiving the distinction be
tween truth and untruth, absorbingly ambi-
tious but short sighted as to the methods of
gratifying his ambition. but, with genial So
cial disposition and a brilliant rhetorical ca
pacity. Mr.. Blaine makes sluring candi-
date, but would make a dangerous President
pray you TO excuse my adding 10 the cares
of your canvass by consideration OF these
matters. tt was. however. but Just to you to
point out how misleading was your telegram
to Mr.. JOY, and how irrelevant to the subject
matter was his reply cal.
ts# HENRY WARD BEFCBER.