, 1876-06-02


from thom, anl tho guilty officers bo brought
to Justice. ...-.-...
HULLIGAN AND THE BLAINE LETTERS.
We hive endenvored In another nrticte to
mako au Intelligent digest Of the present
evidence in tho investigation OF tho charges
against Mr.. BLAINE, aud to define fairly aud
candidly its bearing npon his canddature for
tile Presidency. b1uLL1oAx's statement yes
toriny morning relative to the BLAINE lctters
which ho had in Lis possession and tho mnn-
ner in which tleso were taken from him nfter
ho had appeared before the Committee tho
day before, is most remarkable contribution
to tho cnse. In tho absence of anything e1-
copt general denial on tho part of BLAINE,
and particularly so long MS BLAINE: insists
upon Withholding these letters from the COM
nittee aud the public, tho truth Of Mu1L1-
aAN's story cannot bo reasonably questioned;
mud, if true, Of course 1t makes blaine as o
Presidential candidate m impossibility.
afuLIIdAS says TINT, after his first days
Testimony, BLAINE sent for him md FISHER;
TINT FISHER went, but TINT he (AIuLLloAN)
refused to 60; TINT BLAINE then came 10 him
and begged in tho most ptiful terms for the
letters in his possession, saying t!lat ho was
a ruined man If ho did not got them, almost
going on his knees in grief and despair, aud
even threatening suicide; that ho permitted
BLAINE to read the letters in tho presence Of
F1sHEnand ATKINS; TINT BLAINE subsequently
sought him out nlone, asked to look at tho
letters agnin, and then retained them and re-
| fused to givo them up. bfr. DLA1NR charac-
| terizea MuII1oAN'g statement AZ extrnvagnnt,
but admits TINT he hns the letters, md that
he obtained them materially in the way de-
scribea. Flo also refuses 30 far to give them
over to tho Committee, on tho ground TINT
there is nothing in them relating to tho case
in hand. Perhaps it would be M well to al
low the Committee to determine this. They
can scarcely bo private 1otteru relating to
gocinl or domostic matters which Mr.. BLAINE
might reasonably desire to DO withheld from
tho public view. If they aro in relation to
fair and honorable business transactions, we
nro at loss to understand A1r. BLA1NE's pur-
poso in keeping them secret. The whole
atEair is strangely at variance with his rulo
about concealment and "agoilanco."
Tho circumstances under which BLAINE
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