Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-09
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cRlIy Damn blaine.
The following letter has been given out
for publication by the Rev. Henry Ward
Beeoheri s.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, Oct. @, 1884.-To Gen. X.
oDiCe IN Michigan: DEAR SIR The publica-
ton Of your telegram TO MIR. James +, JOY
Of Detroit, but now OF London, and his re-
ply compel me to publish the facts Of an
interview with him at his house at or about
September goth, 1877, in order to clear my
self Of the charge Of bearing false witness
against him. have steadily refused to give
to the public press the story of that interview
at the hospltable board OF private house.
But az the utterance Of public man about a
public man had right to mention it pri.
vately among my intimate friends. In what
way the partial and imperfect story of that
interview got into the papers do not know.
Certainly not with my knowledge or privity.
Misled by these reports you autographed to
MIR. Joy in London:
LEY n Co, LONDON Did Blaine offer TO appont
oSmmittee To- suit you 4 you took Little Rock bonds
him Blaine did ALGER.
Henry Ward Beecher said nothing of the
kind, as you shall soon see. 1t was easy for
Mr.. Joy to reply:
,LosDqN, Sept. 30. 1ssl-R A. ALGER, DETROIT.
MICH; Blaine never made me any offer TO appoint
committee to suit me in any manner or form or
ior any consideration oil any kind whatever,
Please send To him the following narrative,
ard You may depend upon it Mr.. Joy will not
contradict its substantial accuracy, neither
will any one of the several gentlemen who
were at the table with me, nor will other
| witnesses, not few, deny that the same sub
stantial statements have been made by Mr..
Joy to others not infrequently.
Toward the close OF the dinner, September
18th, 1877, political matters were introduced,
and, among other things, Blaine's failure to
receive the nomination that went to Hayes.
MIR. Joy spoke with contemptqous severity OF
| Mr.. Blaine and gave this statement
"When q difficulty occurred in regard To
| certain lands in the southwest in which l was
interested, committee was about to be ap.
| pointed by Congress to examine the matter,
Blaine being speaker Of the House. Through
a friend asked Mr.. Blaine to have one sound
lawyer appointed on that committee did
not care OF which party / simply wanted q
sound lawyer. In q day or two MIR. Blaine
sent me word through a friend that he had
certain deprecated bonds, and that il ]
would enable him to place them at par 4 could
have my committee as | wanted it, cannot
forget with what cutting scorn MIR. Joy
leaned back in his chair and said THAT ii
the man Blaine is,' and be added, 4 refused
the offer, and AZ the courts soon settled the
matter no committee was appointed.
At that time knew nothing of the lands
| in question, nor OF the bonds alluded to, but
did understand fully Mr.. joys opinion Of
James G. Blaine.
What changed Mr.. joys notion and led him
to nominate Mr. Blaine at the Chicago con.
vention OF 1880 do not know. 1t can prob
ably be found out by inquiring OF the editors
| OF certain great daily newspapers who hardly
| found language bitter enough for years "a
inveigh against MIR. Blaine, and who now can.
/ not lind language enough to pour contempt
upon men who do not approve Of placing Mr..
Blaine in the Presidential chair.
shall not prolong this letter by narrating
| Mr.. BlAine's views OF the matters in an inter
| view with me which took place after nv
| speech at Cooper Union during tho Garfield
canvass, at his own request, in the Fifth.
Avenue Hotel oan hardly believe that he
has forgotten that.
cannot but admit the indomitable pluck
with which Mr.. Blaine ia defending himself
| against such cloud Of charges as was never
made against any other Presidential candidate
since the government began. Yet l cannot
allow myself TO be misled by sympathy with
his undoubted kind-heartedness, courage
and audacity.
4. Unsound in statesmanlike Judgment I'M
scrupulous in political methods, dim-eyed in
perceiving the distinction between truth and
untruth, absorbingly ambitious, but short
sighted as TO the methods Of gratifying his
ambition, but, with genial social disposition
and brilliant rhetorical capacity, Mr.. Blaine
makes an alluring candidate but would make
dangerous President.
Ipray you to excuse my adding TO the cares
| Of your canvass by a consideration OF these
matters. 1t was, however, but Just to you to
point out how misleading was your telegram
to Mr.. Joy, and how irrevelant to the subject
matter was his reply.
HENRY WARD BREoHER,