The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-08

terest TO your railroad company that oc-
Cured at the last session of Congress-"
The language is that OF lobbyist, who is
In the habit of levying blackmail on legis-
laton. He was Speaker, and no wanted
FISHER and CALDWELL to give him an in
terest ia the scheme, or to understand that
he would not forget 1t, If they did not
This conclusion is likewise established by
letters which had previously passed be-
tween BLAINE and FISHER, but which did
not produce the desired effect at that time,
though the repeated demands were finally
successful. The first is as follows
AUGUSTA. June 90. 1859.
Nh he sew Ss enterprise ~ ss IN ne
respeet as generous a. could expect or desire. |
!%sgo" 10 '@% sS@
s s .a Of 9~ ,RSss II M ne Tes ~
desires TO do so, ch he ,oosd mais ne propofE0a
is1 SGali a%GT i' csss sSSaS
erprse he might grow reuean TO part with the share
r 40 ne Sss S9y Ia the en-
~ lsn'cs tno uS9 enn - st various '"''''
VERY hastily and sincerely. your friend.
Mr. rrsurH. rndia street. Boston.
He wanted "Mr. CALDWELL to dispense
dispense is n good word for such trans
aotion,l n share of his interest to me"
QBLAINEl, and he urged as a reason that 81
do not feel shall prove a deadhead in the
enterprise II once embark in it." Or in
other words, IL CALDWELL. dispensed him
q sufficient share, he would work hard in
and out of Congress to make the scheme
a success. Again:
MYpKAn Mr.. frsuxn YOU AZ me II an satisfied
witt the oder you maze me Of share IN your new rail
OF course am more than ,st,aed with the terms of
hf hesitate ank A. me- tro ng, no
connected with tho character Of the Offer Your LIBERAL
S%s q iGe a, has lot passed Wit my
%sisi Srrao oiIpysHl 70 ssT%e SSc I
W. FISHER, Jr.
The object of the correspondence was
" to bring CALDWELL to n definite propo-
sition. That was ALL" BLAINE knew how
TO strike, and he had had dealings enough
with FISHER before. to give him fun in-
sight into his character and to operate on
CALDWELL through this knowledge. BLAINE
got his share" and seventy-flve OF the
bonds were put of on the Union Pacific at
eighty-six cents on the dollar. when they
had no market value at all separately.
That was in September, 1871. FISHER came
TO know Of this secret sale which had been
kept from him, and as he was trying to get
a settlement with BLAINE, he reproached
him with II as an item to be taken into the
account BLAINE answered In these words
WASHINGTON n. C.. April 49, 1872
MI DIAN Mn. FIsBER answered YOU VERY hastily
sst evening s yoH said Sp wished an immediate re-
fully understood.
You 9syc SSsa for some time ASoring under total,
Fort Smith matter. The sales Of bonds oAtcA you SPOKE
1859 s ga sS' sn sSa s: g @a's so
saSf St "@aafg y Re Sa so aGs . en-
msdT you N sg pgnss e pro o ss am very sure
efforts and the sacrince. have made within the past
year to ave those innocent persons who on
With very kind regards 70 Mrs. FIsnrk, am yours
v. fIsHEH.. Jr. ESQ. W. BLAINE
He got the money and used IL in forty
eight hours to redeem the bonds he had
sold In Name, in order to save himself
from prosecution for having obtained
money under fraudulent pretences. This
is the true story, and it confirms our opin-
ion heretofore expressed. That money
was procured in a roundabout way. so as
not to be traced to his pockets But Roll
LINs knew all about it, and he told HAIR
RIsoN aud others that the fact would ruin
BLAINE If exposed But for the bold perjury
OF interested witnesses, the bottom facts
would have come out before the commit
tee without being furnished by BLAINKs
own hand.
These letters, of course, need some inter-
probation, which. In the absence of FISH
Frs correspondence. can only be given by
hULLIGAN and FISHER. But even without
that key, the whole spirit OF them is clear
as the sun at MONDAY, and every word
and suggestion and criticism, mean job
berry, corruption, and fraud.