The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-23
WHERE DID NE GLrT THEMp
Brother Biaine's Fort smith and Little II ocl
bonds.

PORTLAND, May 10 In 1869 or 20 James
G. blaine made frantic effort - sell Fort Smit h
and Little Rock bones to Portland capt. allsts,
calling conference at the Falmouth lilo ell for
that purpose, at which were present the Browns,
bankers judge Shepley ,Messrs Jose. Cram, Mer-
rill, and say, SIX eixht more gentlemen quietly
CONVEYED, He LAID out scheme which. to use
the phrose OF ono of the above named persons,
twas 40 rich In promie that 1t frightened us
ALL" No Portlander Invested.
But Mr. 81 Inc had better luck nearer home.
To ex Gov. Arson r. MorrIll tbrother OF Senator
MorrlD lie sold tlj0OO worth. 10 Joseph and
Peter 5 .nbprn, together, the same amount. II
Is also said tnat other smaller sales were made
IN the immediate vicinity OF Readneld. J mes
NJ. Hagar, sLipbuiider Of kichmond. a lew
miles below augusta, tue speakers nome,
Johnson, belfast. tosk Slj.0o0. WHAT amount
ex q ~ Coourn. "the consul uent," took d1es
not 'pi ear.
,,eic are SIS 900 sold In Ave Iots-transaetiaus
that have become notorious from the sc ana al
connected with Blaines having taken them
back on vain of public accusation. There Is no
secret about II. and no doubt In ANYBODY mind
that tine statement made AT tine time. W. (:
that lac had No less tnan $50, 600 worth ~ these
le2lsiation spoil--was true. Ana lie not only
took them back when the old war horse, Arson
l.. MORRILL,, took him by the thro, I, Out he went
III not haste 20 headquarters and In \ snort time
came BACK with tue money, and the bonds
yexed tue souls OF NJ Inc folk no more. 1nere
IL no sort of doubt lac went W Scott, as one @.
count has said, aud got him to take the bonds
snd give MIN money to save inself with, aud
there lsu't any sort Of uoubt that the 40 on
Transaction came OF thls terrible strait, At NE
ex ct period OF time. s,,u people i'm mere
Informed as 10 the Iact don't oubt that Jm
Scott id d. IN his lie tor his friend.
nus suppose this single transaction With tho
Union lacinc were otherNi.eI Hon cauo
James u. Blame To have TINS sum and sort o {
wealth N man can eKpl IN II UPON any facts
OF his nnanci Il power or nero business Urac-
tices at that time; ma eveIybndy-l speak ad-
wisely everybody cogniz ut Of these transac-
lions hereAoouts bell YES he was IN the deepest
dapths Of this whole Railroad Ring. Oliver
Company. one account ates, and Z ave $1,000
for them" ina Was true, no dJubt ana II " as
aolmpromtse and commencement Of a sw indie,
to ke y the pe ace with hi eaIenIng peop,e VINO
SAID he Union Pacific must not carry tho whole
load. Uut must get something out
People here laugh Ut Tom SCOTS short cut to
get $Oi,OOO salary aud even Republican town
gets vndIcIteu AZ Triumphant proof Of Dis CAP l.
city to "Uust" the DemooIaLic House and
" crush" TarbOx, while hot route agent on The
kennebec but sigma toe pay roll with a nrmer
LAND.
II is believed the ex- Speaker IL to be nom
Ina ed. In fact, lie senus word 20 that effect.
Won't somebody asa him where he got $500
worth Of bonds sold To above gentlemen " on I
somebody ask MN where he got US many more
body ask him where ne got his money to settle
III ais sore distress, II no did not get II, where
Ed. Rollins sad he dd2 won't somebody ask
HIN II he really thinas 1t would To good plan
Tor tue REPUBLICAN party To 40 10 ram o1 tue
short cut oy nominating aim al Cincinnat2