The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-01
RUCEER AND BLACKBURN.
The Colorado Man Addresses the
Kentucky senator In an


Denver Special.
Judge Rucker to-day addressed an
open letter to Senator Blackburn, in
which he says he holds his reputation
for honor, truth and courage as equal
to that of the kentuckian, and
is not disposed to allow the latter's
derogatory statements 10 pass I'M
challenged. Judge Rucker says of the
interview with President Cleveland:
The president did speak dis
paragingiy OF the prospect OF his cleo
ton; did consider New York the
weak place in the Democratic line, and
did attribute the weakness to the dis
satisfaction-not to say the disaffec-
tion-of Mayor Hewitt, Gov. Hill and
Sheriff Grant. In your first statement
to the public, on November II, you
deny that any conversation of the
kind occurred. The president never
mentioned Mr.. Hewitt's nor Mr..
Grants name, you said, nor
did nor anyone else In
a later statement OF November IS,
YOU admitted that Mr. Hewitt's name
was mentioned, and in another, which
was printed in the New York Sun of
the same date. you admitted that
Mr.. Hewitt's, Mr.. Grants and Gov
ernor Hills names We're mentioned.
"If your memory was so treacherous
in the first place, and on consideration
YOU were able to remember so much
which you at first emphatieally denied.
il would seem that Won might have
been little more guarded in justice
10 Yourself in impeaching, in unquali-
lied terms, my veracity.
But, unfortunately, just in the de-
gree that you are compelled to admit
what | stated and you denied, or. in
other words, that am right and you
are wrong, YOU become personally
abusive. and finally denounce me as
acting the part of n spy in the interest
of the Republicans. Logically speak
ing. il YOU are justified in applying
that epithet to me, there must have
been something said in the course o.
the conversation With the president
which il would have been of advantage
To the Republicans To know If il was
not what / stated. what was it2 You
are well aware that did not state half
of what was said. and that have not
violated any confidence toward you or
T the pre- >ident, oF any faith toward the
Democratic party. Your application
of the term Ia me only shows that
Won are mad and talking at random.
IL would probably be going out
side of the reco-d Tor me II suggest in
this connection what Won know very
well that the influence of tue poliii-
clans Of New York !, fag-reaehing, and
has been exeyted in the election OF 4
senator from kentucky. sud that he
question OF your reelection will be de-
cisied by the ieei lAturc ~ that state
To lie chosen next August. and that.
therefore il behooveS YOU no;
10 lose the favor Of those mas
tors OF political intrigue. Partly in
view OF this fast | admit il was an in.
discretion on nav part 10 mention what
you said vi Mr.. Hewitt and assure
you | sincerely regret having done
80. d"
Touching upon BIackbnrn's ailus-
ions % the social differences between
them, the judge says;
Our mutual friends may not recoz.
uiEe This assam pt'ou Of Superiority,
ont let that pass | will >ay that you
are pursuing eN9rtiv the cour.e a
coward might be expected 20 pgr ne
under like circumstance. and certain
~ il IS not the part uf courage. \,
fov myself, while ! have not saii aSv-
thing IN this letter ar in any of NV
interviews with member at the
press which del not believe
MAS true nor anything that j. OF
was intended - be personally often
sive, Yet II at any tl.ge or Tor any
cause voa should desire a meeting
with me. can assure vou that v,ui
slightest inumafIan n that effect vii
meet With prompt acccuttncc on ms
part 1t rests with sou 10 saw what
b the result q ths controversy shall he -
/ ui~patch flCn Louisville say
Senator Blackburn viii not talk. Tht
Denver pres praise the letter and de
c'arrs 10 i, eitheT a challenge or an ia
FitNilou for e challenge The iade,
has places! the matter ia Col Moore.
hands and a due EXPECTED.