New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-02

thrac months clipped and Congress had adjourned
the two eut orn concerned Thought 81 investing IN te
stock In ,'r Bllfnes cse v have the positive evidence
private letter. certainly never intended Tor puDIc-
ton that he tame the matter under discussion ne
had no knowledge OF tue parties concerned. Tho core
spOnd-nce tins morning male public mat ha' recently
passed o. tl sunicct between Mr. Phelps ana MI ~
munda putt th matter n che clolrs possible leh ana
cannot how h cau fill 90 open the ewes OF every
fair-minlcd business man, and show him row grossly
This incident has been u4e 10 mlen Blaine Gui to
create unjust public prejudice AGAINST MN.
SIMILAR TO TIE CTARGEs AGAINST GARFIELD.
From The Toiet0 C0Hllerc0t Z. i-[ran.
The cry that is making against Blainr,s can
ddaoy thar his record viii not bear nNe, tDn 40
Will .re his defeat sim o. that made four years
ago against Garfield. The famous MQ.ugih c,ti
agans Blaine have been answered ny "tii4n "'h tt
Phelps, ~ New-Iersey and the statement Is hNt dh@t
Blaine paid cash for tie Fore sm anu Little locA .'
way bonds which those famous letters Hi""cg ldt ~
held Just any other Of the investors did anf further
Tgbt thar beats n1or Pre.iential candidate often
Of bringing out Oh, -ctions to his aspiretIols
WHAT TIE STORM Is ALL ABOUT
From me " T. Graphic (Int1 -,
Mr.. Edmunds admits everything that Mr.
Phelps said, and now the two are hard at work arguing
about il.
From n ne CO. et ii1 20 Rep
II is an interesting question whether Judge
Edmunds will be able show thai he s not ~ bad man
a B5ine Erforne,s .houd have In view the prec8u-
tlOh Of not drawing harder lines 90 one man than an
other. Reformation shoSd refer 30 Righteousness Ihe
exceptionally Independent citizens who on the way 70
political paradise through the golden gates o. CVh ser
vice reform should be casul ia setting mp statesmen 10
represent Them that they are not as other men are
WHAT PROMPTS PIERS ECUTT)N
Cincinnati Enquirer corresponding. "
Ferccity of persecution almost lnVaUaOly
arises from undiscovered dishonesty IN me S-IlaI
it seems like very cowardy business 10 PURSUE
public mau. otherwise splen0Iiy equipped $Ld useiu
,r bc6 ha,,ened egteeD or twenty years ago With
NV experience among men I discern TOO many Of these
preachers have been persons whose fortunes began III
yery successful obbing ventures That this view is on
'b -be IN of he rain ueope OF the country be
inferred from GarLelds election.
A SHOT IT WERE BETTER NOT TO HAVE FIRED.
From Zh> Chiraqo 7riJ,g,s .. r,,..,,,,.
No WRONG II EITHER CASE
From The Syracuse Journal ,,.
Orr first impression on reading William
Walter Phelps's wholly satisfactory defence OF Mr Bte
that good piece OF Nok and not have added paragraph
referring Mr. EdmundS AMI his railroad interests M
Grimes was IN show that what they not criticised
while Mr.. Blaine was criticised for Ike a't Whcu lie
Gid not Tue fact IS there was no "rone done III ''He
No ANCIENT CALUMYY Is HURTTNG now.
Frynt The PltuG6 ipbtG FTrss. o.,
If 1T was wrOngin Mr Blaine 20 invest IN rail- :
70 which line mad been ofnene1 by 81 t1 M
tcnratous partlaans OF senator Ldmunds TO press
AGAINST him charge Of that cnaraeter Tue
F Ss csat Years buried chafres sganst
Mr. Blaine caused W ripple Of interest and 9lreay n-s
fertrd by their revival Since ey were made ana met
I'm iI-6 he las served the people as senator Of the
ned -te,es and as the master spirit IN President Gar
more loved aud trusted BY people Of THIS country
! roads meeting, every chance assemDage o. he
/ pubicans. every convention wherein the republican
masses are truly represented show that MI Blanc ana
BIZ alone is the Enthusiastic choice Of the rank and NE ol
the party. The Vaccinations Of politicians may deiedt
the people this time. they did before Dui no ancient
! caumny malicious detraction or Mr. B!aue WIZ
make Republican masses Wayer one instant ia lhtt
loyalty and devotion 10 his cause and 10 tLe earnest ue-
sire to see him President Of the United States
TRUE; But NOBODY IL DOING IT.
from The Albany E,eni1g JournGL .
| IF it did not help the cause OF PRESIDENT
Arthur when bis friends attacked M Blaine neither vi
IL help Mr. Blame when his friends assall senator LII
uIuuds
GOLDFISH OR SHARK.
From The fhUGdeiphtd Press -,
! Nobody doubts the honesty Of senator Ed
munds lie mustn't imagine even Tor second tnat any
BODY does But the point Ike to stand out IKE an
obeisk in desert il simply this. that If he and MI
Blaine got their hooks caught IN the same nsh Ae
couldn't say that he had captured cOdnsh ana DIT
anne a shark. They both get Goldfish or they ooto ee'
shark Mr. EdmUnds is fisherman enough 10 KNOW mat
The letter Of William Walter Phelps 10 senator I'd
muuds proves that be- write words IN honey no e's
clearly than his letter 20 the Nelc-Iort EreHug Lst
showed that ne could write words IN pepper sauce Let
Us trust that somebody else VIII take out az ACCIDENT
| pDlicy and ultcn into In. Pue more.