The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08

were in his possession, and wanted witness to
give them up to him, but witness declined to
do so. Witness said Blaine almost got down
on his knees and pleaded for the letters, saying
they would ruin him for life, and when wit
ness declined, Blaine asked him to think Of
ness. and almost contemplated suicide. Wit
ness then allowed Blaine to take them, under
pledge that he would return them. He looked
them over and did not return them. This was
in the presence of Fisher and Atkins. Witness
then retired to his room, and Blaine followed
him around and wanted to look at the letters
again. Witness allowed Blaine to take them,
and Blaine refused to return them and still re-
tains them. No one was present at this time
but Blaine and witness There were about
eighteen letters.
While this statement was being made Blaine
sat at the table opposite witness, and exhibit
ted considerable mirth at that statement, laugh
ing outright at the remarks about suicide, and
when witness closed Blaine rose at once and
asked to he sworn, ana he allowed to make
counter statement. The chairman objected at
that time, but assured Blaine he should have
IN opportunity.
Blaine's statement when made admit
ted that he called on the witness, read the
letters, returned them, afterwards fol-
lowed Mulligan to his room borrowed
them again, aud refused to return them
on the plea that they were private let
letters.
Wequote:
Chairman Huntor then asked Blaine to sub
lnit the letters and memorandum made from
them by Mulligan to the committee for their
private examination.
Blaine said that he must for the present de-
". 4 1,~k:e s,,I< Of
sci who would command the committees conf
tenca, they had any bearing whatever Oh the
pending inquiry, he would Intro duce them. ~
| dld not want the committees verdict on the
| ppud,ns charge to be delayed by their going
Into purely private matters outside the case.
This we fear will not be satisfactory to
| he people of this country. The letters
we're not love letters; they were busi-
ness letters; and although Mr.. Blaine
nigh, properly object to having his pri-
vate affairs displayed from one end of the
coatinent to the other. We do not see
how ne can object, under the circum-
stances. to let the committee have them
Tor their "privatc examination" 1.-The
pkrs.sts in his refusal the public will con-
! c,.i1e that there were in those letters rev
eslibrs that would. to use Mulllgan. s
language, ruin him for life," by con-
meeting him with other matters not yet
Investigated.
/ W. fear
| tour jim,
jim Blaine,
T OF the State Of Maine;
Full to the brim,
OF brass and sass
Aud pluck and VIM
Will have 10 step '.down and OUT a:
} candidate for President II he does not
submit these letters to the private inspec
ton OF that committee.
! = P. S. Since writing the above the tele-
gram informs Us that Blaine positively
refuses to permit the committee to read
the letters in question.
1t will be remembered that in answer
to the charge that Blainer re" eived 464 go
from the sales OF certain Little Rock ant
Fcrt Smith R. 4. bonds to the Union Pa
cifc K. r. Co., Tom Scott testified tha
he owned these bonds received the mon
ey for them and that Blaine had nothin
! to do with the transaction. But nov
Fisher, Blaine's friend, TO whom the lei
] te.s were addressed which Blaine ha
? confiscated, testified before the commi
I tee as follows
O. Did you reply 70 Blaine that he had go
I ten rid OF some of these bonds at good pice,
or anything like tha:' A think did
q, What did you mean by thAty A. Imeal
thas b. had rescld them.
q. To whoms A. do not know.
e q, Did you mention, when that conversatio
took place. that they had been sold to II
Union Pacific Railroad company A. that vi
what intended TO convey.
@. You intended 70 convey to Blaine that
had not lost much on these bonds because
had got portion Of them Cd 1t good price
e the onion PAci6cs A. Yes, sir.
= q. How did vou understand that ne g
then of TO he Union Pasi6o. A. Ibid not ul
derttand.
e II Prom whom did you understand wh
( VOC did understand A. Through Mr. A
a kim
s 81 Then Atkins did tell you that Blaine b,
! | eotirn rid of soma oftheBe Little Rock bonds
the Union PAcifcs A. Ne. sir b. didn't Il
z q ~ How o sbsn dd you undsrs,.nd ii, a. Th
!. rnR IrrsaKscR DREW
q " WIS: vas his rsaihrfs A. can't .
prssisely ,but vili g5Se1 you - nsar = I q
kr. Aakin. w.s sps.kn9 ssout reon1nl.
don r ths Little kock nd Ysgt SIn5oh ra.foe
, Thal rsorsanintien - tnne Ne old 6oDdhoi'
,sl "a, the originai bondhOaden, should 50 IN
!. this erkaai2tion on caain beeis. do =
n remGnb-r what the hais ~. He spoke 70 I
abog6 the bondholdess and 0ked Ne II In
; Of snT bondhoiAsss thss they ddnt know.
; th1ashs migh = iamiiier with so:ns q the
% apd Il Cve hin Il the in1unnatien in regard
N 4 ~ had a4 the tine. - 70 him 'W
!. vo1 Il I'll he bonds iai' ssd b sid that
! ihsy could get three- -quazsArs in i wouA
n su1c;ent. of something like thak Thae ~
- senes.l tsIk about It. he add that the Uni
= R,ciac rod had some of the bonds and 9
ut | thst fAey would come 10 asksd vhe.e
A. bon(k came from, and the infsencs thas 50
- q. Ssats what be sAids A. don't reDeml
3 vhSk he hid. bat the inferuoQ lGck w1s &
fHRY WRRR BLAIUA3 BONDS
Ii. Poor Blaine. Asa Presidential caud
q ., dais be has departed this liie-
ssI TH4 DENOCRACY or AIHNESO7
TfSe vifh urufound eoffOW that We