The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-10-05
THE PLUMED KNIGHT.
James q. Blaine In His ChlValrOus Act.


From Associated Press Report June lsl.
"The Hub Judiciary Committee met again this
morning, and continued the examination of Jas,
Mulligan The witness said he wanted to make
statement before continuing examination lIe
said when he arrived here II note came down to
MIR, Blaine requesting the witness and Fisher to
call at his house, The witness declined to go, hut
Fisher went After the witness testified yester'
day Mr., Blaine called upon the wltnea and
asked him about some letters which were In his
possession, aud wanted witness To give them up
to him, but witness declined to do 80. Witness
said Mr., Blaine almost got down on his knees
and pleaded torthe letters, saying they would ruin
him tor life, and when the witness further dc,
cned Mi Blaine asked him to think of his wife
aud six children He heaought the witness and
almost contemplated suicide, Witness then nj,
lowed Blaine to take them undera pledge that
he would return them Ho looked them over,
and did return them lie was In the presente of
Fisher aud Atkins, Witness then retired to his
room, AID Blaine followed him around and
wanted TO look ut the letters again witness al
lowed Blaine To take them, and he refused to
return them, and still retains them, No one
was present at this time but Blaine and the
witness, There were about eighteen letters
From the Cincinnati Commercial, June 9th
AS to the platform to ba adopted by the Gin,
olnnati Convention the Chicago Tribune cruelty
says that II Blaine is nominated the Convention
might as we'll adopt his letter as the platform"
From the Commercial, June lithl
THE somewhat complicated business transao,
tiOna and settlements which formed the subject
matter of the remarkable letters captured from
Mr., Muligan, and reluctantly given to the pub
lic last week by Mr., Blaine involved good deal
more than the little Rock bond transactions,
But the country, which Ia now looking carefully
about for public man ilt In all respects for ra'
form President viii hardly be likely to see In the
late Speaker, whose brokerage transactions In so
many.bonds ofso many Railway Companies for
so many friends run through so many years OF
the time when he held tho second place In the
Government the candidate best representative OF
purity and honor In public affairs which Is one
demand of the era In which We i've"
From the Commercial, June 18TH
"Mullgan is In Washington again. lie declares
that blaine substituted three letters for three OF
the most damaging which We're taken from him,
and proposes to make good his assertion before
the Committed The Republican party
win have load to carry 1t Blaine is nominated"
From the Commercial June 18TH
should Mr Blame be nominated to-day Ii Is
not likely that the Independent and Liberal par
ties of the country will spend more than eighteen
hours day in explaining MIR, Blaine slettersand
convincing the people that his railroad record is,
in all respects, honorable aud innocent"
From the Commercial, June ldthl
"Now, eoneedng Rane's bhllisntleaderShip in
the House, and the large measure Of his public
services, and his fascinating personal qualities II
must be admitted that We have, In his own hand
writing, testimony that shows him interested In