New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-14
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mr.. Blaine's Reply to the Union Pacific
-Thousand-DO ilar Islander,
in the House of Representatives April
"a, 1876.
Mr.. Blaiue-Mr Speaker, with the leave
of the House so kindly granted, shall
proceed to submit certain facts and cor
rect certain errors personal to myself.
The dates of the correspondence en-
braced in my statement will show that
it was impossible for me to make it earlier
shall be as brief as the circumstances will
permit. For some months past charge
against me has been circulating in private
and was recently made public-desiguinR
to show that had in some indirect man
uer received the large sum OF So, 900 FROM
lS7I-for what services or for what pur-
pose has never been stated. The alleged
proof of this serious accusation was based,
according to the original story upon the
authority of E. H. Rollins. treasures of the
Union Pacific Company, who it was averred
had full knowledge that l got the money,
and also upon the authority Of Morton,
whom the draft for $4,000 was said to
have been negotiated for my benefit as they
confidentally knew. Hearing of this
charge some weeks in advance OF its publ
cation, procured the following statements
from the two principal witnesses who were
quoted as having such definite knowledge
against me:
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CoMpIyY /
Boston, March 81, 1876.
DEAR SIR-In response to your inquiry, l
beg leave to state that have been treas
urer of the Union Pacific Railroad COmpa-
ny since April 8, 1871, and have necessarily
known of all disbursements made since
that date. Daring that entire period, up to
the present time, am sure that no money
has been paid in any way or to any person
by the company in which you were inter
ested in any manner whatever. / make
this statement in justice to the company, to
you aud to myself. Very respectfuIly yours,
E. II. ROLLINS.
Hon James G. Blaine:
NEW YORK, April 6, 1876.
DEAR SIR-In answer to your inquiry we
beg to Say that no draft, note or cneck, or
other evidence of value, has ever passed
through our books in which you were known
or supposed to have any interest OF any
kind, direct or indirect.
We remain very respectfully your obedi-
emit servants, MORTON, BLISS g. co.
Hon. James G. Blaine, Washing ton. D. c.
Some persons on reading the letter of
Morton, Bliss & Co. said that its denial
seemed to be confined to any payment that
had passed through their "boOks," whereas
$hoxr ,ivhf hov q n " /
was Interested and yet no entry of it made
on their "books." On this criticism being
made known to the firm they at once ad-
dressed me the following letter:
New YORK, April Is. 1876
DEAR SIR-1t has been suggested to us
that our letter of the sixth instant was not
sufficiently inclusive or exclusive. In that
letter We stated that no draft, note, or
check, or other evidence of value has ever
passed through our books in which you
were known or supposed to have any inter-
est, direct or indirect" 1t may be proper
for us to add that nothing has been paid by
US, in any form or at any time, to any per-
son or any corporation, in which you were
known, believed, or supposed to have any
interest whatever.
We remain. very respectfully, your ODE
MORTON, BLISS & co.
The two witnesses quoted for the original
charge having Ahus efectually disposed OF
it, the charge itself reappeared in another
form to this effect namely: That certain
draft was negotiated at the house of Nor
ton, Bliss Il Co, in 1871, through Thomas
A. Scott, then President of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, for the sum OF S64 ,000,
and that $4,000 OF the bonds of the Little
Rock and Fort Smith Railroad Company
were pledged as collateral; that the
Union Pacific Company. paid the draft
and took up the collateral; that the
cash proceeds of it went to me, and
that / had furnished, or sold. or in
some some way conveyed or transferred to
Thomas A. Scott these Little Rock and Fort
Smith bonds which had been used as col
lateral that the bonds ain reality lad be-
longed to NE or some friend or constituent
OF mine for whom was acting. endeavor
to state the charge in its boldest form and
in all its phases.
desire here and now to declare that all
and every part Of this story that connects
my name with 1t is absolutely untrue, with
out one particle of foundation in fact aud
without title of evidence 10 substantiste
it, l never had any transaction of any
kind with Thomas A. Scott concerning
bonds OF the Little Rock and Fort Suith |
road or the bonds OF any other railroad. or
any business in any way connected with
railroads, directly or indirectly, imme-
diately or remotely. l never had any bust
ness transactUn whatever with the Union |
Pacific Railroad Company or any of its
officers or agents or representatives, and |
never in any manner received from thai
company, directly or Indirectly, q single |
dollar 10 money, or stocks, or bonds, or any |
other form OF value. And as to the psrti-
cular transaction referred to, l never 81
much AS heard Of it until nearly two years |
after its alleged occurrence, when it was |
talked of ut the time of the Credit No |
bilisr investig alton in 1873. But, while my |
denial ought to be conclusive, l should |
greatly regret to be compelled to leave the |
matter there. l ain fortunately able t. |
sustain MY own declaration by the most |
conclusive evidence that the case admits OF |
or that human testimony can supply. Ii
any person or persons know the truth Or
faisity of these charges it must be the Oth
cers Of the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pAny. I accordingly addressed note to
INC president Of that company, . gentle
man vho has been . director of the COM
papy from its organization, believe, and
vhc has . more th0r0ugh acquaintance with
70 business txpneacti0ns, probably, than
NV other man. The correspondence which
here submit will explain itself, and
psves nothing to be said. will read the