Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-09
hMuTHRR ERhUD.

How senator Ednaunshs' Letter Was
Distorted From IA Charge 20 n Re
traction.
From the New YORK Evening Po9t, oct 8.
On the Oath inst. the Chicago Tribune
published the following IS true copy of
the letter addressed bv Senator Rlmunds
to Wisconsin state ofloial;
BURLINGTON, VI, Sept. 1S-DEAR SIR:
have yours of the 18th. | am sure that
never wrote or said that the gentleman you
refer to facts az the attorney OF Jay Gould, :"
for am not conscious Of having thought 20
As have publicly stated, expect TO vote
the Republican ticket. Yours truly,
GEORGE Il. EDMUNDs
As II was not true copy Senator
Eimunds few days aimee enclosed q
true copy OF the correspondence TO that
paper for publication. The Chicago IN
bune Of this morning publishes II as
'pro,f Of campaign fala hood :" 1t
vindiGates Mr.. Blaine in the same way
that he WAS viniicsted hy the sscOud
tRtoh of his oorresToi dsDGe with Warren
Fisher. The lttters are az follows, iht
suppreased portion beips in brecketa
LCopy.l
State or WISCONSIN,
BUREAU or LABOR STATISTICS,
MADISON, September 10. 1881,
MY DEAR SIR You have always answered
promptly and fully all the questions when an
opinion was wanted from one highly
esteemed throughout tho nation,I hayo asked
OF You upon political or other subjects. Here
il a paragraph that has been published and
republiahed in every Bourbon organ in the
west:
EpMuSns ON blaine.
Senator Edmunds OF Vermont in letter, 1874 II
y my deliberate opinion TINT Mr., Blaine acts as tho
and have settled upon legislation 10 bring the
pase TF n 70 ssrs OF equity With the
ilglid, from behind the breastworks of Gould's
lobby, to fire i'll our backs.
Is this true extract from any letter OF
yours II 30, did Mr.. Blaine, az such
attorney, ever do anything wrong or dis
reputable, or contrary to public interests :
When, and for what purpose, did Gould
engage Blaine as his attorney? What salary
did he receive from Gould2 Has his term Of
service for Gould terminated? II 80 when
did ii terminate2 II MIR. Blaine WAS Gould's
attorney, when did he "iire into the backs"
of yourself and Mr.. Thurman giving dates
and subject matter under consideration when
the firing was done?
II MIR, Blaine was ever the attorney OF
Gould Is that sufficient reason why the Re.
publican party should be defeated in tho
present oontest2
Did MIR. Blaine, to your knowledge and be.
lief, ever do anything that would render it
advisable for old Republicans to turn back
on their lives and their records and make
Grover Cleveland, with all that implies,
President Of the United States2
With the highest respect, am truly your
obedient servant FRANK A, Flower,
Hon. GEORGE y. EDMUSDs.
[Copy.1
BURLINGTON, W., Sept. 18th, 1884.
DEAR SrR (priyate):
have yours Of the 18th. las | am not in
the letter writing business, mark this, as
have some similar ones, ''privaIe."l l am
sure that never wrote or said that the gem
tleman you refer to facts al the attorney of
Jay Gould" for | am not conscious OF ever
having thought 10. II presume il il true,
altho can find no copy of the letter, that
Ill 1880 did write to some constituent adj
yersely to the nomination of the gentleman
named, and | believe it to be true that he
WAS on the sido OF the railroads in the strug-
gle of 1878, and it IL my belief that | said
| no.
As have publicly stated expect to vote
tho Republican ticket Yours,
| GRoRGE II. EDMuNps
FRANK A. FLOWER, Esq, Madison, Wis