New-York tribune., 1884-10-04

SGT the seal of Endorsement upon character od-
medly TOO Jom TO be oanrassed freely IN public Jour
nal Upon the ground OF personal htneSs alone,
therefore, am bound to support Mr.. Blame rather
than his opponent.
Again. could not support Mr.. Cleveland because
hours OF relax alton but to the public side Of his
character. He has associated with him upon the
ticket one who the counsellor. friend and cham
pion Of the Indiana Copperheads during the war.
Now while ! hold man 10 be wanting in common
manhood who will not forgive an open and honor
able enemy aud account him, If his merits justify,
worthy Of the closest friendship and the highest
honor yet deem him worse than fool who ever
forgets or forgves the man OF mature years who had
not courage enough to go with the rebels nor man.
hood enough 10 stand by the country, but wnO
stabbed IN the back those who fought for the liberty
he now enjoys Others may vote to put such a man
where he may exercise the highest powers of the
Nation. bnt l never shall Mr. Cleveland himself
seems to have been b!Issiully ignorant that war
was in progress. lie not only did nothing but he
said nothing. | once stood by while gentleman
who had "a very lat dog drove some trespassing cows
out of his grounds After cxpelling the intruders.
he turned upon the dog. who had supply sat upon
the doorstep and watched the proceedings IN silence;
Take that. and that. and that" SAID tue enragcd
owner, as he chucked stone after another
against the well-cushioncd ribs of the delinquent.
| didn't eXpect you to run but you might al least
hare bdrkedi' Mr. Cleveland did not even bark.
and Mr.. Hendricks growed for the other side. Mr..
Blaine did not enter the service. am sorry for 1t.
and do not doubt that he is also But If he did not
actually do any fighting for the country he stood by
the crowd that did fight He showed his goodwill,
and never permitted any doubt as TO when s'de ne
"ss W, IL. .,-...,. .of..uo5 a.. L., RI.
At the time wrote the article referred TO ny ihe
I0st was oil the general opiniOn tat te celep ateu
Muigan letters " established Mt least a p obabe
case OF Improper conduct III Ms p'ipiic CaPac.S.
Having since that tune carefully snnea thc ehlno
correspondence and read all tnat botn sdes nave
had Ia say IN regard to 1t, WISH now 10 say ,la'.
regarded from any point oi view. see no cViIcncc
of an abnse of any pnhlic trust. IL was an nnioi @
tunatc thing that he allowed himsci 10 oec9'ie ino
agent of such company. ana tne Vir,lni VI s.cn
SET of blsckmailers as tshor anu Muns'n s ~ iii
pity that be ever hau io asn VI H., u, hrnad x
Yet do Tot see now any one couu @ i oJ ,, nI ,h,r
cept those w WHOM nv o"n.' VIZ '", III IL. H.
loss he made good IN iacl ~ See.ls W i'o ,' o
thing about the whole matter is the iact that
the road did not pay IL n i,nd been paving con
Germ u IL probable that nothing Wouiu haye ' evcl
been heard oi H. Tor II Known =. ~, ~ Mon' naNo
beeh c0unteh vastly w ,nIS cfeuIr VII n,"v d nv,
right to speculate win ma own Wnney or h"'ice
others to speculate with 'n'ts. )uSt we she ~ .hy
other American ctiHcii ~ IN not cla''neu 'hu, no
used his position to sell the bonds or II, any 9tnor
manner ~ connection WIN ,no uunSac.,ont ,. a,'
under Obligations 10 the Dchl",iauc press ioi pmo
llsnR the lnst bltch OF .ncso ic.'ois H. IVY En, ,nn
they "a plain the TRANSACTION, abi s'oW III D'"o n
TO he lar more ,h,i'ic" W sS'"P"'"s '""" '''' iva
the part ne t'ok w ". -, ,,,.,, am, Z o,,,, ,hsr.