The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-04-28
GOODBYE. BLAINE.
Mr. John q. n. Harrison SpOils al In a.
Pretty speech RIid Gives the Details
ar me H0uu story Dci"ssOs Cs"oa.
..lue.. ia the case.

CINolNSArI, April 2d.--The Ga.ctte to-
morrow morning will publish an inter-
view with Mr.. John &. ). Harrison of
indianapolis. Mr.. Harrison makes the
| following statement:
AT the september, 1872, meeting OF
| the board of directors OF The Union Pa.
| cillc road. at which | was present. the
| president OF the board, Mr.. Horace +.
| Clark. called the attention of the dircc-
| tors to a letter from the pre- sident OF the
Fort smith and Little Rock Land Grant
| railroad with reference to some bonds of
that road held by the Union Pacific com
| panv.
Desiring 10 know something more
about these bands, made motion to
appoint n committee OF three to investi-
gate and report before the adjournment
OF the board rs to how they came into
its possession. and all matters connected
Herewith. Thereupon T. II. Rollins.
the secretary, took me 10 one side and
told me that must withdraw that mo-
ton, for AN Investigation of the bond
transaction would involve James c..
Blaine. lie said the tall elections were
near at hand, and Blaine was cand-
date for reelection TO congress in Maize.
An exposure of the transaction lust ut
that time. would be sure to defeat him.
With that withdrew the motion. Sub
sequently. | took j. IL. Mllard, OF Oma-
Ia, who was and still remains govern
ment director, to Mr.. Rollins, and in his
presence asked Mr.. Rollins if | under
stood him correctly in relation to the
bond transaction involving Mr..
Blaine. He repeated that did,
and that an investigation would be
sure to kill oil Mr.. Blaine at the APP
preaching election. Afterwards, when
the investigating committee. Of which
jeremiah VI. Wilson was chairman. was
in session. and +. II. Rollins was on the
stand. telegraphcd Mr.. Wilson to ask
the witness certain questions concerning
the Fort Smith and Little Rock bonds,
but in noticing the daily reports OF the
committee afterwards, ] saw that no
such questions were asked. On the Sd
of February, 1873, wrote to Mr.. Wilson.
chairman OF the committee, more fully
about the matter, detailing the facts that
| have just stated. but did not mention
Mr.. Blain's name. stated that the
transaction implicated prominent mem
Der of the Republican party. That letter
was copied into my regular lctter-book at
Indianapolis and can be referred TO ut any
time. never received any answer To the
letter to Wilson, but, on tue Goth of Feb
ruary, just twenty-three days later, Mr..
Delano, secretary of the interior, wrote n
letter to prominent Republican official.
saying 1t was deemed best on the bart of
the government to change the entire
board OF directors of the Union Pacific
railroad, and that he therefore proposed
to appoint some one from Indiana
in the place Of G. ). Harrison. This
proposition OF Delano met with such
strong opposition that it was abandoned
and none of the directors were removed.
We were engaged at that time in making
an active fight against the Wyoming
Coal Company. which was swindling the
Union Pacific out OF $500, 600 or $500 600
year. lfthc committee want that let
ter of DclanO's they can find copy Of il
IN the Interior department. Bear in mind
that this action on iay part az govern
mcnt director, the correspondence to
which have referred, and The effort on
the part of Secretary Dclano to have me
removed from the board OF directors, oc-
Cured in 1872 and early in 1873, Just
about the time ofthc reelection of Prcsi-
dent Grant, and when neither Mr.. Blaine
nor any other man was spoken of in con-
nection with the presidency in 1876. Ii
Is therefore unreasonable TO SUPPOSE that
''y '''y w e''o' p'e.' VI tll'
was interested in defeating MIR.
Blainc's presidential aspirations. This
whole Little Rock road matter would
have been Investigated by the United
States court at the time, but Tor the kill
ing of Of the Credit Moblicr suits. |
showed to Mr.. jerks, the government
special attorney, who. with three others,
was charged within vestiglting the affair,
this order Of the Executive committee:
NEW YORK, December IL, ISL.
Wondered that Morton. Bliss IL Co., are
authorized to draw on the treasurer OF
this company Tor SGl,0 600, payable at for
~ days from date, and hold as collateral
security for the company scventy-nve
land grant bonds of the Little Rock and
Fort Smith railroad company bonds Of
81 600 each"
lie made a copy Of it in my presence
ana would have entered suit upon it at
once had not at all these Credit Mobilier
suits failed in the courts. being ruled out
on demurrer. In conclusion. ! have to
say that am ready and willing at any
time to go before the judiciary commit
tee Of the house and make oath TO the
facts In this statement.