The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-12
Blaine's Corruption in Congress.

II is not often that a public man writes
down his own infany, and makes perma-
nent record of his venali'y. BLAINE did
this while n member of the House before
lie became Speaker, and after he was
elected to that trust, which he constantly
prostituted to the most selfish ends. Here
is the proof of il from the MULLIGAN
letters. Ii is put together for convenient
reference and separated from subjec.s
which might lead to confusion.
First, in regard 10 the SPENCER rife con-
tract which he procured from SIMON
CAMERON in 1861, aud in the manufacture
ing company of which he became "A share
holder IN 1868, 10y giving his nominal note
and distinguishing it through div idends
nine years after in imitation of the Credit
Mobilier system. While serving in the
House he wrote the following letter TO
FISHER:
"wAsHINc yoS, May Co. 1874.
Ny DEAR ffR' Your fav'r received am very
glad all tAinas considered, tuat tbe Government as
secetHl soW isas 10 an iv ~ III
steady business for tne company for GOOD stretch
"a regard, to The AK provision, YOU can Judge for
Segs S' he ' nsc coy o. IN" mi a. and S
nov pending IN that BODY. see pages l4s liv where
Observe Tat all words 10 sic letter. are sDicndmenls
PROPOSED by Ihe seSsie f,nanee Somnltee Shr ~
out ~ the same committee.
ort n,l bii JI IcGs az amer inieai s,or.i n on Ge
HG.s arg Nags con9Hi u Sg Mr. kAssoS o. ds sa
'.t, and slll Al q good many mterests, IN
saoi aecon n .o~ - 0greSs h inc copdmy u ,tici
lAar, W'e4.. 1eet ilenL 70 be a memoT., No..
NARRES FISHER, Jr., Esq"
This amendment, which he claims to
have "suggested." and which he got
moved by Mr.. KAssoN, of the Committee
Of Ways and Means, released the Spencer
Rifle Company from an additional tax inn
posed upon it, aud other similar associa-
tions, by adding the tax to the price
stipulated in the contract with the Gov
eminent. That. of course, was so much
additional profit 10 the shareholders, and
BLAINE was thus putting so much money
in his own pocket ut the expense of the
country, then in the agony of war This
was the sort Of legislation he was looking
after al Washington, when all was gloom
and anxiety, in the spring OF 1864.
Next comes the Little Rock and Fort
Smith job. when BLAINE was Speaker
He had been negotiating with CALDWELL,
through FISHER for an interest in that
mer was to take hold of il; just as GAR
FIELD, DAWES, BINGHAM, and other Credit
Moblier patriots knew, months in adj
vance, that CAKES AMEs and the Boston
party" were TO control the Union Pacific
AID applied for the shares, which they
subsequently received.
BLAME desired to impress CALDWELL
and FISHER with the value Of the services
he had rendered to the company. He
therefore wrote FISHER two letters Oh the
copy of the Congressional Globe, to prove
that his representations were true. Here
is the moro important OF them:
"AUGUsrA. Me. Oct L. 1859.
my DEAR SIR spoke 10 YOU short Time ago ABOUT
occurred at the lat session Of Congress II ,cIs
on ne "H H'gM Of ns session; Sl when re e.
Tor me Lntle Rock road was reached, and JULIAN OF
Indiana, Chairman " the Public Lands Committee, and
bill ~ an amendment the FRENoST-El Paso scheme-a
scheme probably wen known 10 Mr.. caldwell, Inc
hsd the ulng AL set up, and JULIAs's amendment was
Men 10 prevail II urough to II vote Roof and the
best tor their own bin when thtre seemed TO he
OBJECTION were in despair tor II was we'll known that
the Arkansuu oil had gone back to the Senate with
JULIAN amendment the whole thing would have gone
In TINS dilemma ROOT came 10 Ine TO know what
, sa 10 e toSH 40 snIT me He, Il Wa
LIN that was rely out Of order
Ssnet In Ks snoWIedre Of the rules to MAKE H. pont
but he said Gen. LoeAE was opposeu TO the Fremont
paos % Cen LOGAN ,s91 ne s"o0e,ao,,, and he al once
tue point. could not do Otherwise than sustain
NJ and 20 the bill WAS freed from the mlschis'9s