Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28

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WASHINGTON, April l6, 1876.
Ny Dear Mr. Fisher You can do me
a very great favor, and know it will
give you pleasure to do so, Just as
would do for you under similar circum-
stances. Certain persons and papers are
trying to throw mud at me to injure my
candidacy before the Cincinnati Conven-
ton, aud you may observe they are try
ing it in connec ion with the Little Rock
and Fort Smith matter. want you to
send me letter such as the inclosed
draft. You will receive this tomorrow
Monday evening, and it will be favor
shall never forget if you will at once
write me the letter and mail the same
evening. The letter is strictly true, is
honorable to you and to me, and will
stop the mouths of the slanderers at
once. Regard this letter strictly conf.
Dental. Do not show it to any one.
The draft is in the hands of my clerk
who is as trustworthy as any man can be.
If you cannot get the letter in season for
the o'clock mail to New York please
he sure to mail it during the night, so
that it will start first mail Tuesday
morning. But, if possible, pray you
to get It in the o'clock mail Monday
morning Kind regards to Mrs. Fisher.
Burn this letter, Sincerely,
J. C. B.
This letter was Endorsed on the back as
follows
Not knowing your exact address, |
send this to Parker House, in order that
it may mot be subjected to any danger
in the hands of carrier. J. G b.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, dated Washington, D. c., 1876,
received at 9;44, April 10TH
To Warren Fisher, Commonwealth Ho-
tel: Please 90 to the Parker House to.
morrow (Mondayl evening on arrival
morning mail from New York Find
letter. Answer by mail.
l9D. H.4P.M NJ. ]. G.. BLAINE.
The following is the inclosure referred
to in the preceding letter;
WHAT BLAINE WROTE ABOUT HIMSELF.
BosroN, April, 1875.
Hon. j. @. Blaine, Washington, d.
| C.-DEAR SIR: | observe that certain
newspapers are making, or rather insin.
uating, the absurd charge that you own
or had owned $3.50. 900 of Little Rock
and Fort Smith Railroad bonds, and that
you had in some way obtained them as a
gratutity. The enterprise of building
the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway
was undertaken in 1869, by a company
of Boston gentlemen, OF whom | was one.
The bonds of the road We're put upon
market in this city on what was deemed
very advantageous terms to the pur.
chaser They were sold very largely
through myself, You became the pur-
chaser of about $50, 900 of the bonds on
precisely the same terms that every other
buyer received, paying for them in in.
stallments running over a considerable
period, Just as others did. The transac.
ton was perfectly open, and there was
no more secrecy in regard to it than il
you had been buying flour or sugar.
am sure you never owned bond o.
the road that you did not pay for at the
market value. Indeed, | am sure that
no one received bonds on any other terms
When the road got into financial Difficult
ties, and loss fell upon it, you still re
tanned your bonds, and you held then
clean through to the reorganization of tn,
company in 1874, exchanging for stoci
and bonds of the new company Yor
acquired, also, some demands against tn,
new company, by reason of your having
Joined with others in raising some money
when the company was in pressing need
For the recovery OF that money proceed