, 1876-06-05

A1tHaHK WHICH can IHlugE Hill III tIleeG IcltcFbf
why should he tnkc such pains 10 suppress
the1n1 These questions arc surc to te asked
1lashcr than have them asked Mr.. Blaine might
we'll cnntcnt to The publication Of all the par
Mai sins ofhts sllanlo,,d; hut there was really
no danger Ut such publication. II Mr.. Dla!nc
could not trust Mu!iyan he epuld trust tho
judiciary Committee Some Of Its members
are warm friends Of his, and have already &C.
cured for him fair treatment, II not actual In
0ulgcnec.
POINTS IN NH. nf.A1NE's caBE.
Tqshtnoton corrts,2nS@tnct @ L?'!?n Tn H;ra'd.
exceedingly anxious that there should be no
more lnvcsssga.lops of sir. Blaine ut present.
They llnve seen enough to convince. them that
in Nir. Bainc'a catc. ii he Is nominated Il Cir
eInliati, there will probably t,e special commit
tee on tho Fort Smith 5; Little Rock Railroad 10
Investigate It's formation, tho legislation in its
betalf, lts ]antl-grait it, bonds, and the various
suspicious transactions In them.
Ii is well known that Caldwell set apart lla1f
tnftfon of the securities Of the Little R!ck &
Fort Smith Isoai In Washington and Little Rock.
It is we'll known that Mr. blaine had large
quantities Of thcsc bonds from Caldwell, that
he sold them to Anfon T. Morrill,, James M.
fiagar. Darius Alden, Abncr cot'urn,nnd others
Of Malnci an'l that hc refunded the money
when thc bonds went down.
II Is well known that Important lcglslatlnn IN
behalf al the Fart Smith d Little Rock Rail-
road was obtained while Mr.. Blaine WAS Speaker
| Gl the l10ukE aiW q AfflueT 81 lL5 u01uds
air. Blaine himself has testified that q large
quantity uf It's bonds which belonged TO II a cer
tain Interest" (which he did not describc) were
sold to tho Atlantic g. Pacific 3F. ., Hayes) and
thc Missouri Kansas {, 1exas Railroads.
Tue evidence on all these matters Is acccas!-
| bic. and II Mr.. Blaine Is nominated the Demo
crats, no. doubt, will try 70 gct at It. But Mt
present they want to help Mr.. blaine oil they
t1in, 80 that he can be nominated at Cincinnati,
and they can have sono fun with hin after
| ward.
gatsq heratd tEIt. Ao1trt,-Ana: Gons,trg,:
been the author Of my letters, On any subject,
wllfrh he Is not willing tn submit to the public,
under the peculiar aiiti delicate circumstances
| which have brought knowledge Of their exist
| encc. However eminent the legal counsel may
| he who advise md BuEtan HIN In this coursc,
aud however contcmpttb!c and suspicious the
motives and actions of the witness Mulligan,
tie existence of the letters remaIne, and the
| curious speculation rs to tleir coMtonta must
be Increased by tho reluctance of Mr.. Blaine OH
the one hand and the ferocIous determination
Of Nfulligan on the other to 1uake them public.
Tile revelations OF this investigation have been
gather dramatic, that 1t Is impossible 10 estt-
u,nte their influence Upon Mr.. Blanc's ascc!ld-
ancy OF Cincinnati until the end Is reached aud
tlclnite conclusions eau be drawn with safety.
| 40 the matter now stauds, the public will not
hesitate for IN instant, Ill Issues Of veraciy
in accepting tho statements Of Mr.. Blaine cor
ss Is t1fy ye q1e bE rspatsGs Witnesses
Nrp THAT STICKS
| Mr. 1Vrk 7rtsune {Blutnt or1an}.
~ last II LOOKS % II some OF tue 1hud THROWN
at MI. blaine might stick. There y nothing In
tic Testimony Of the w,tncHs Mulligan calcu-
iated TO Produec mnch euect, gxteptns y tle
mattcr ol the private lcttcls. lHese Af: b!hlnc
Hltlst IN some why nfoiaptsy exn!aln. II "at
nnturli enough tlat he FlorIu demand posses
sion. They clearly belonged either, to the man
to whom they were sent or to the mnn who
wrote them. Alulltgan i'ad no right 70 them,
anl 1t is equally clear that no man Is willing u
stolen aud tts publication by bis enemies
threatened. hut the public, 1t, this case, will
not consider these technical points. Some c1-
PLANTATION about the letters is Indispensable, oE
It will be believed that they conceal something
which will not bear tte light,
DksrENATE CASE.
RaG.'o coamerctai .t'irtr'tssr tRtp;l
M' b.a.nes Gase ~ - Is No. rers uespe'ate M e..
general impression ttat y u. lhat H. has &c.
gal right to the letters ~hieh nc captured is not
disputed. IL 1e wrote lnen tney arc MS OWN
bnt WY nc snonla mos ' aom " tsem a,d q r ~ pr
lucel ~ testl1hohs, aiiu WY he siioutu even re-
fuse 10 let tic committee see thein, II they con,
tained no matter bearlls upon the sase IN iand,
more 31ah tne sont.t} vas ~ Paeses hnuet h !.
htanu. fa. , .'s psc !"r % 49,.
publication Of these letters, than to rest nude.
tue Inevitable suspicion which Is ihvo!vsu IN III
forciblc; suppression Of Them, taRcn IN sonnec
tion with TUG witness Mulligan'S testimony
However, what family secrets could have beet
impaired in business letter; is more than We ca5 =
Imagine, 80 long as the letters a5c withheld
the people VII 10 apt to tn!nk that tnHs epntas
more damaging testimpny against Ae. bla'nt
than they probably do.
THE "roI!cr or SILENCE" FATAL
Srrt!and Leddtr tRtp.l
Whilst Mf. Blnilt Is correct On general psin psina
ciple. II THIS posstlon, thete are e1eeptoha! els.
| cUEnEtlnccs which make his nervous anxiety t6
keep those letters from te public vsw WY un !l
fortunate: He is lcnu1ng candidate Ior In
Presidential nomination, anu tlie sfanaaie. .
siantcss, orought ap against ni,h anu not tntl IT.