New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-27
EXPLODING CAMPAIGN LIES.
CHARGING THE POSTS PARALLEL COLUMNS
WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER's SPEECH At YoNKERs-
THE LEGAL AND COMMON SENSE VIEWS OF TIL
CASE.

WILLIAM ALLEN BUFFERS SPEECH At YONKERS-
THE LEGAL AND COMMON SENSE VIEWS OF THE
CASE
William Allen Butler in his speech at YOnkers
on Saturday night, The Main Issue and the side is
sues" OF the campaign devoted attention to the
charges against Mr. Blaine contained in the deadly par
alels (socae OF The Ersnn0 Iostclassifying them OF
course side issues" and efectuay demonstrating
that they OF exceedingly onesided character
After first Analysing tho Mugan letters and demon
stratng the falsty of the charges against Mr. Blaine
based upon them, well the malignity with which
they pressed Mr.. Butler took up the charge OF
falsehood into which the original charge OF corruption
has dwlndled, and dealt with it somewhat at length,
as follows:
Their eains The acss.ton Of deceit and rragd in
Blaine about those transactions The Eening Post says
he has pnt himself In the category OF larl more con-
spirnouy ana Narou-ly tran any oger man In American
IN code OF morals and in our WI en lnrsprl-
dence that where deceit is charged the in ention to de-
ceiyc is the substance OF the wrong and where ilom
words or acts, two opposite differences can he drawn
S aS pha aeTsSso drawn wsh sn'
with fair dealing and honesty that fraud l. never 10 be
Mr. Blaine and his record these plain rules reversed
and every presumption is taken not in his favor but
against him
SPELLING BLAINE BACKWARDS.
It said of Horace wapoe that he always put the
worst construction possible every mans words and
actions or TO borrow shakcspearcs fine phrase, he
90 pclt every backwards" This Is what the
OF Blaine doing all the time 1t is the principal
business of the Independent Republicans They only
in the \ G of their Democratic pupage. They are in
the infant class but they have been wonderfully p.eco
cious In learning their frat lessonhov to spell "Bane"
backwards. The fact OF a having to explain and
vndlcate himself. or to be yindcatcd against grave
charges, Is not proof OF guilt
"Bc thou pure snow, chastc as Ice"
Thou shalt not escape calumny."
But no man who goes ont into the wide
W H@ i 6W re and b naE H is f orea' g VIM
thc foes OF hts country i, to be- condemned simply be
tho maign influence OF partisan attacks General Jack
son was accused OF murder aud unfold atrocities. Gen
el Harrison The butt and u-hinI sock of his Op
ponents. Garfield was denounced a; corrupt and the
aker o. bbe iet all these men, trct beforc the great
assizc OF their country, wefe yindctcl aspiring
must pay the price Of success.
THE FORT SMITH ROAD CASE
Now 70 consider specifically OF these CHARGES 81
lying Mr Blaine Is accused Of lying when ho said on
the floor OF Congress that the Little Rock and Fort Smith
Company derived MI it had it, life franchise and value,
from The state of Arkansas. This is said TO he lie be
cause Congress granted land to the state Of Arkansas IN
aid Of that road. After Mr. Baincs connection with It
established both statements are true. II true
that the railroad company "a Mr. Blaine said, was
wholly a State corporation. The STATE created IT, and
the sole source and foundation Of its 'fe franchise
and Sane. what Mn Blaine meant 20 convey. and what
every d"d mnn would accept ordinarily a. the
mcauliH was mat tho iA't"aH company Wa' "a ,tatc ana
not federal corporation. II tho question had been
asked him; " l)id not the hl grant nv 'ouEt"s+ aud To
tbs Valdez bc would at once nave aaldi Ger
tuiny, but ne an incidental benefit derived
through tho siIio 10 which TIE bonds wcrc
granted ard not "a the railroad company Itself "Thc
house you have derives IL value 30 you from your
orahip Of the land aud the building, hut the fact that II
has supply water from IN" reservoir IL m element Of
value and yet could hardly hc nccusrd Of lying II
tis mi truHlhlc element of Nulur wore omitted hy
IN abatement of your oNurr.ip. Tho real point was
whether Nr. Blaine pfrcludrd from being Interested
IN the cncrpr,o " the rond chartered by Congress
hc would have f,ll himself ruled out lt II not
chartered and hr was under 10 disability.
Another charge of ,cho0d rrIic@ Ia The alleged sale
~55oJD bonds Of the Little Rock rnd Font smith
Company by Mr.. Blaine. hlr Blaine II accused OF hay
ing through his Influence aud position, pl.mcl those
bond, oil the Union Pacific Company ~ more than
their Nalic. The charge made the subject OF Con
LI,,slunh investigation. The evidence was positive
and distinct by Mr. Blaine aud by
Thomas A. Scott, from whom the Union
Pacific Company received the bonds that the transaction
with which Mr. Blau" had no connection. This
f. how The charge and proof stand in Tie Ercntng Posts
deadly parallel: