New-York tribune., 1886-04-23
EDMUNDS And BLAINE.
THE TRUE AND NOT THE UNTRUE.

From The Bangor Whio and Courier, AprH g.
The Republican papers OF Maine nave preferred no
Ompaints. uttered reproaches against Senator
Edmnnds on account OF his course during lhe Tres,
~ M c1mss oa G nor n r ,y vau by hnI in
the approaching Senatorial election In Vermont They
belonging tho Republicans of Vermont and to them
alone In this respect the Republican papers OF Maine
pursued the steadily adhered 10 ny ME-
Blaine. No word has been heard from him refer
directly or indirectly to the course OF Ar Edmunds
1854 his reelection to the Senate in 1887. The
Republicans OF Maine unanimously believe that 1t Is
wise for tho party TO look forward aud not backward
to forget IN the duties of the future all the unpleasant
incidents OF the past.
guided friends Edmunds In other states have
duty in the same light About ak weeks
from Burlington W., the effect that Mr.. Edmunds
had notified the Republican National Committee In
but advising the committee frankly tnat the moment he
should do letter OF his rejecting on Mr. Blaine's
hands OF third and hostile party. Ihereupon, as the
story goes. the National Committee was unwilling to
TmE NEw.YoRK Tribune did not believe the state
rertiser. although originated III Mr.. Edmundss home
Alter al exhaustive Investigation THE TRIBUNE pup
sied on March 27 the most conclusive proof that
such etter was ever written by Mr.. Ednunds to the
National Committee and that on the contrary the com
four different occasions. letter IN which Mr. Edmunds
declined to speak is publishedb by The TRIBUNE The
complaint thereupon made by certain papers hat con
ndence violated In publishinga private com
muncation: But 1t must be remembered that !he Bos
ton AGrertiser had nIsrepre sented what Mr. Eauhns
and that the truth, thus perverted could only De
ylndcatcd by Showing the genuine clter.
TLr H,lrIiugi0u WI Free Press originally sup
posed by IHE TRIBUNE to be equally responsible with
Inc Boston Adrerscr for the mlsstateiuent But the
editor OF that paper. Mr. g. G. Benedict, now explains
IN n personal note to THE TRIBUNE, written from
Florida that only part OF The AdrerttSeIs com munca-
ton published IN his paper some or ts erroneous
statements-as that Mr. Edmunds rendered MS services
as a speaker to tho National Committee, etc.-Deing
cdreJuIy omitted in copying III MI behcuct KNEW
Ihe Adrert;se,S statements were erroneous why Gu
he not say 80 in his paper when he was carefully
copying part of the dispatch Mr Benedict Will pardon
H. for press surprise that whIe me Ad
wa, by hi, own statement carefully engaged III ths
y.ssiO reri Mr.. Benedict has certainly not improved
ms own position In relation To the matter. ,,,
IL Is somewhat amusing tnat certain papers which
aided in circulating the m>-tatchents oi me bvSo"
Adr,rslr are now afraid that the harmony oI me
marty" may be endangered by the direct ana cahdlu
effort Tnr NEW YORK TRlBu NJ TO set the inaterrieh
II would he well Tor these papers 10 recall tho oolPtuo
rule FIRST purr then pcacedbie Harmony Is not as
turbed by frankue-s candor aud truth But IL II alwys
endangered 10y opposite qualities We ThaIi f.eIh
sunrise quite equal regret Ihe HOStOh ldrfFS
shall . TO make the amendc honorable already 10" ohS
dr.ye,l Meanwhile the most cordial THANKS OF every
LIVER of far play are due to The NEw-loRk TRIBUNE
efiectnay correcting mlsstatemehls "hioh "cio
AT once untrue anu mschiev0ns