West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-31

AhN IN
BnooNYN. n. ", Oct. q. 1891.
, 10 GE\EHAL r. a. ALgER, Candidate for
the Gubernatorial Omcc in Michignu- Hs1r
81: lhY publication of your telegram TO Mr..
IumtS 4. JOY, Ot Detroit but NOW In London,
anu MS reply, compcs me 20 publish the facts
81 an interview with him al his house AT or
self of the charge of hearing fnlso witness
against him. have steadily refused to give
0 Io the public press the story of that interview
~ ~ tle no~pl.able board OF n private house.
But as the utterauce of a puniic man about "A
pnblc man had right TO mention IL pri-
Nauelt among my intimate frionds. In what
way the partial and imperfect story of that
interview got into the newspapers 1 do not
know. Certainty not with my knowledge or
graphcd TO MIR. JOY in London;
4" Joy. care Brown shipiey X Co 90. i, IonS,on iSiS
Did Blaine offer To appoint committee TO suIt
you II You took Little Rock bonds OIL his
hHmds5 nam ho Henry Ward Beecher says YOU told
Henry Ward Beechor said nothing of the
kklnd' as You SHAH soon.see. II was easy for
..n "LoNDoN, Sept. 10. 1854.
X A. ALG3R, Detroit, Mich: Blame
never made no any OFFER TO appoint "a com.
mttee 10 euit mo in any manner or form or
'0' any consideration OF any KIND whatever.
Please send TO him tho following narr,.
i've ana you may depend upon IL MIR Joy
WI, WI, NOT contradict fts substantial accuracy;
men VINO wcro AT the table with mo nor will
other witnesses. Not "A few deny that tho
a.
- 'T,N,...oJ ~. Joy To others not intrcqucntly.
N Howard the close of tho dinner Scptomber
-, lo, political matters We're introduced and
,uIluonB othcr things Blaine's failure TO receive
uhe nomination that went TO HAYES Mr. Joy
1poke with contemptuous severity OF MIR
b'ainc ana gave this statement: when a
hlmcuity occurred In regard 20 certain lands
IN the southwest I'm which was interested "A
committee was about TO hc apDoiDted nv Con.
Vress to examine the matter, blaine 'being
speaker OF the House Tlrough "A friend /
uaNVI mt; blalnc 10 have one sound lawyer
~. stf. .4s.a
81 which party. I simply wanted n sound
'awyer: In day or two Mr. Blaine sent mo
Word through friend that he had certain de-
picchted bonds, aud thai ir I would enable
,,,,. ,, W l.thSc thcm 0t par could have COM
,ybat b,,tc C.,, nS wanted II eau not forget with
mar ana said: That Is the man Blaine rs '
ana no added 81 refusod the ofTor, and as
unttce WAS appointed"
AT that time knew nothing OF tho lands In
question, nor of the bonds alluded to but /
1id understand fully MIR. lows oninion az
idtnes q. Blaine. What CHANGED MIR .Ioy's :
suIoIlon sINn ana lei him 10 nominate Mr. Blame ut
tnc thicHRo convention In 1880 do not know
~ can probably bc found out by inguiring OF
tnr cdfbrs of certain great daily neWspur crs
Nchts 10 inNegh against Mr.. Blaine, ana who
uow can not ind lauguagc to pour contempt
upon tho men who do not approve of piacing
Mr.. iilainc in the Presidential chair
=, / sn1l not proloug this letter by narrating
MI ~. bianes views OF the matters i'm an inter
speech az Cooper Union during the Carrie d
1tIlNhss, at his own request, i'm the Fifth Ave
nue Hotel. can hardly believe that hc has
forgotten that.
can not nut admit the indomifablo pluck
with which Mr. Blaine is defcu1inoy D. H., soif
against such cloud OF charges ~ was never
made against any other Presidential candi.
ldte since the Government began. Yet I can
not allow myself to bo misled by syruDotbv
with his undoubtc1 kind heart ,dncss cuurnp,,
hhd auddcity. InsOund I'm s.atCsinaulikc
ludRnenti inscriptions in political methods,
utmtycd in percciving the distinction be-
tween truth and untruth, Accordingly nmbi-
uous, but short sighrod as 20 the method OF
gratifying his ambition, but with genial so-
ciat disposition and n brilliant rhetorical ca
BdcHy' Mr. blalne makes an alluriug candi-
date, but would mako dangerous Prcsjdcnt
pray you TO excuse my adding tOthc cares
OF your canvass by consideration Of these
mattcis. was, however but Just 90 you to
point out how misleading was your telegram
10 Mr.. JOY. and how irrelevant 70 the sublcct
matter was his reply.
HENRY WARD REgCuER.