Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-29

WEDNESDAY, nvrNINo OCT, 40, iss4.



An Artistic Evaslon.
The Republican party has passed
ohf0ugh some severe straits since the day
o( IT, birth, but IL seems now to have
reached the rocks on which 1t will be
! Wrecked. II Is . corpse and the effort
~ galvanize It must necessarily be futile.
4 has nominated for its party leader a
nan identified with all its worst i'm
p0lses. His whole campaign has been
one Of defense Of the integrity Of his
pgfvate character. He has been contin-
ually convicted on the several charges
Y brought against him, and the longer be
remains in the field, the more certain must
become the proof of his guilt. But his
party have become defiant of public criti
cism. Its leaders seem to believe that
they possess the alchemy by which the
dross Of human character may be changed
TO gold. They knew as well as the whole
country knows to-day Blxine's tattooed
record, and 1t may have been because of
It that they insisted upon his nomina-
tion.
Here is the case of James +. Joy, who
charged, according to the testimony of
Mr.. Beecher, that Mr.. Blaine, when
speaker, offered to form committee as
Joy desired it, If the latter would take
OF his hands at par certain deprecated
bonds. In the inquiry directed to Mr.
Joy to ascertain the truth Of this state
ment mention was made of the Little
Rock & Fort Smith bonds. Following
II Mr.. joys latest contribution to the
literature of this subject +" Knowing
full we'll, therefore, the present state of
the controversy, and knowing, also, per
fectly the conversation that did take
place at that time, can state with the
most absolute certainty that / never
said In that or any other conversation
with anybody, that Mr.. Blaine, when
speaker, made me an offer or proposition
directly, or through third person, that
he would appoint committee to suit
me, or put a m an upon that committee
such as wished IL would buy Little
Rock s. Fort Smith bonds of him at par,
or otherwise. This is perfectly certain. 81
It will be noticed that Mr.. joys denial
extends only to the Little Rock & Fort
Smith bonds. Most witnesses who are
not overburdened with the guile that Joy
possesses, feel it incumbent when giving
testimony to tell the whole truth. From
the fact that Mr.. Joy has twice denied
this allegation as to these particular
bonds, the inference is natural that in
the offense charged there has been simply
an inaccuracy in naming the bonds
While a special plea that the defendant
had not heen guilty as to the bonds
named might hold good in court OF
law, it will not be satisfactory to the
Jury of the people who are now hearing
the testimony in this presidential cues.
tion. A half truth is worse than lie.
It is little WONDER therefore, that Mr.,
Beecher excoriates Mr.. Joy for his
artistic evasion. His conclusion is very
impressive: 6" The advantage which is
expected from your denial can last but a
day or two, but the lie will endure for
ever. 1t will abide with you, follow you
home, dwell in your memory, be presen,
In your old age, stand by your coffin ant
meet you in Gods judgment day Ma,
He who found way to forgive lyinf
Peter forgive you and have mercy on
your soul in that awful day '