The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-16
THE DIFFERENCE,

Governor Cleveland is, compare
lively speaking, q poor man: Al
though he has held several Offices
of high public trust he has never
abused them to personal advantage.
In his present capacity rs governor
of New York the opportunities for
money making are practically un-
bounded, but 10 man has yet dared
to whisper a suspicion that he has
been a victim to temptation, In no
instance is Grover Cleveland's integ-
rity questioned.
On the other hand James G. Blaine
was also once a poor man, aud com
paratively poor when he became
speaker of the House of Represent
atives. He had also held several
offices of public trust, and while the
opportunities for money making
were never SO favorable as they are
to q Cover nor of the great state of
New York, clothed with the supreme
power of the veto, he has managed
to accumulate several million dollars
upon q salary of five thousand dollars
q year within q marvellous short
time, and with apparently no ex>
renditure of labor. Mr.. Blaine him.
self has given documentary evidence
in the explanation Of this remarkable
difference between the financial con-
ditiOn of the two men. Although we
have published the following selec-
ton once it Is a piece of Mi. Blaine's
composition which should be kept
before the people. Hence we repro>
Guce it:
"AUGUsTA, Oct. 5, 1863.
MY DEAR Mr.. FISHER: Find
enclosed contracts of parties named
in my letter of yesterday. The re-
naming contracts will be completed
as rapidly as possible as circum-
stances will permit.
II enclose you part of the Congress
sionaI Globe of April 9, containing
q point to which l referred
at some length in my pre-
vious letter of today. You will
find it of interest to read it over
and see what a narrow escape your
bill made on the last night of the ses-
sion. Of course it was my plain duty
to make the ruling when the point
was once raised. If the Arkansas
men had not, however, happened to
come to me when at their Wits end
aud in despair, the bill would un-
have been lost, or at least
for a year. l thought the
point would interest both you and
though occurring before
of you engaged in the enter
prise.
II beg you to understand that 1
appreciate the courtesy
with which you have treated me in
his railroad matter, but your coll
iuct towards me in business matters
mas always been marked by un-
bounded liberallty in past years, and,
If course I have naturally come to
tho same Of you now. You
lrge me to make as much a l fairly
IAN out of the arrangements into
which we have entered. 1t is natural
hat 1 should do the utmost to this
md. 1 AN bothered by only one
hing, and that is the indefinite ar
angement with Mr.. Caldwell. I am
to aquire the interest he has
promised me, but I do not get a def
lite understanding with him as I
lave with you. [ shall be in Boston
n a few days, and 1 shall then have
n opportunity to talk matters over
ully with you. l am disposed to
hink that whatever l do with Mr..
Caldwell must really be done through
'Ou. Kind regards to Mrs. Fisher.
Sincerely,
wv Fisher. Jr. J. G.. BLAINE."
MI. Cleveland has never written
nything like the above. The truth
!, he is incapable of such a thing.
}rover Cleveland is an honest man.
ames G. Blaine is a political jobber. {
hat is the difference between the 6
men. ,