The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-31
BEECHER TO JOY.
HE CALLS HIM A MATcHLEss LIAR
And Specifies Time, Place. Circumstances
and Persons Present When the Rail-
road Magnste Exposed Blaine
in Bride Seeking,

New YORK, Oct. SS.-J. f. JOY, in a
letter to the Tribune this morning, de-
dies that he ever made the charges
against Mr.. Blaine that Henry Ward
Beecher says he did. He says what he
did say was what somebody else told
him. He finds fault with Beecher's
memory, and accuses him OF breach of
propriety in repeating the conversation.
TO this Mr.. Beecher replies this after
noon as follows:
A SINGING REBUKE.
Brooklyn, Oct. -, lSSi.-To Mr.. j. y ley.
SIR \ gu said at your own table be-
fore me that Mr.. Blaine offered to form
committee as you desired il, provided
you would take certain bonds OF hia al
par. You did lean back in your chair,
put your thums into your vest shoulders
ana add with contempt: That's the man
that Blaine is" | did not violate the
laws OF hospitality in using the incl
dent never spoke of it publicly until
your iniudicious friend, GOV. Algsr,
made Il CARRIED statement,
which, undor your denial, made
me false witness. Then | was iusti-
ned in seii-defense. A member of Ply
mouth church, who is ashamed Of his
with your letter of this morning that
Mr. Beecher is known to be very forget
ful. Yes, ten thousand things / forget
and ten thousand things | remember. |
do both thoroughly, and your statement
was branded into my memory as with
tire, and your talsehood will, / lear, be
branded into your memory as with fire.
hARVELoUs EFFgoNThRY.
such eilrontery is marvellous, even in
Al IL.
look eX-LiOy. Baldwin, of Michigan, i'm
the face, who sat next me at your table.
and deny that you made such state
ments? what viii he think of YOU? Do
you dare say that you never made like
statements Of Blane'S conduct in tho
transactions alluded TO, to Mr.. Il.
smith, president Of the Grogon
Transcondnental company? Mr.. Charles
James and Mr. KneGland, of the New
York elevated railroad, both saw that
MIR. Smith stated to them that JOY had
made to him like statements. viii Mr..
Smith publicly deny il? win YOU deny
to Mr.. John Harmon, of Detroit who
was your attorney and was conversant
with the whole matter at the time of its
happening, the correctness of the sub
stance OF my ST atementG
MORE PARTICULARS.
Allow me 20 ask, by way of refreshing
your memory, whether tho amount
which Blaine required was not nearer
100000 than $1,000; whether the interim
ealary between Blaine and Yourself was
Subsidy Pomeroy," and whether your
proper and honest indignation on that
occasion was not 50 eStrome that YOU
would have sworn outright, had il NOT
been luckily that you were church
member?
&Mr. JOY, yon have told this story too
many times and to too many people to
have made il prudent to deny ii now.
Tho adva ltage which is expected from
your denial can last now but n day or
two, but the Ito VIII endure forever. IL
VIII abide with you, follow you home,
dWell IN your memory, be present in
your old age, stand by your coffin snd
meet you on Gods Judgment day. May
re VINO found way to forgive lyi1g
Peter forgive YOU and have mercy on
your soul on that awful day.
Signed HENnY WARD BREOHRR.