The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-06-25


In THE last issue Of Harper's Weekly,
the editor, Mr.. Curtis, repeats his indict.
ment of Mr.. Blaine, by going over in brief
the history of the Mulligan letters. The
pith OF It all is, Mr.. Blaine made a proper
ruling in railroad land grant bill which
was so eminently just that 1t passed both
houses of congress without objection
Many months after, Mr., Blaine concluded
to invest some money in the bonds Of that
railroad, and he wrote to friend to pro-
cure them for him, and to influence the
one In charge Of the securities, he several
times called attention to the fact that
months before, he unwittingly did the
road favor by ruling against an amend.
ment which would have inevitably defeat.
ed the bill. AT the time'of thetThling he
did not even know the names Of the men
Of whom he was trying TO buy nor had he
any intention of obtaining an interest In
the road, and the worst that can be said
Of the transaction, is that he sought to
effect purchase on, more favorable terms
by calling attention to the fact that in the
legitimate discharge of his duty he had
once done the road favor, 1t is safe 10
say that not one business man in a
thousand can see snythlng disonorable in
the matter and the worst that can be said
is, that its good taste was questionable. A
writer has put the whole case I'M q put
shell thus: at may be a question in re.
fined ethics whether Q man has mortl
right toiayail himself, Of 4 faypr he has
done some one else, without considering 1t
such at the time, to ask favor in return
when he did notfender the original ser,
vice with any expectation of reward; but
that is all there is to, the case" The
question has been raised whether Mr..
Blaine did not conceal other more damagl
ing facts nthis correspondence, whether
as be said he gaEethem the whole Of II,
Mr.. Mulligan, the custodian of the letters
in question, the only man besides Mr..
Blaine who knows, and man confessedly
,. un',ie.u', sa's NO uIu, unu MS e'usiony ,
Ous.' " 70 % ','' 10 su'pi0,ou
these railroad bonds subsequently,, was
sy,nsf hofofaf,Je and tabouys Al teflnpytant
inoS' honofnUie anu SHOWS relneinent
Oh moral moral sense, commenpaoie ,mleene even 10 ms
enemies lie sou me oonds 70 MS
irienas "nen mey were considered a
goou investment Du. tney nnaiiy proVeo
~pe wVllniessi anu ny plpinPiy topA mem
Dack ano suffered ue "hoie ioss himself
ms Is u business transaction as unusual
as II was honorable, ana nople, and would
put 70 shame tne melhoos OF ninety-nine
one,nunureutns Oh .ne pest business men
Oh the country, ior u Is unusual In such a
case 10 ieel pound by any moral cop.
sldera'ions lanu cerlalnly they are not by
iegap 70 reiunu tne loss sustained ny the
purchaser Oh s'ocks winch were good al
the Time oil sale and which became de-
preciated by unforeseen causes for which
the original owner was In no way re-
sponsioie' Inc TACT is that Mr. Curtis
knowing all 'hese iacts at the time re-
viewed them ana e1onerated MI Blame
anu ior several years aiter spoke Oh MIN
IN irlendiy ana appreciative terms, ana
MOI un'li MI ourus espouseo Ine Demo
cra'ic iree trade docirine' did his high
moral sense revolt at the pretended i'm
moralities oil Mr. Blaine. We have lost
iaith IN the candor and fairness OF Mr..
ourtls' ana 40 not Deiieve ne is actuated
oy nas regard ior me purity OF American
pOi,ics 10 wnicn nc rays cialm' Dut 'nat
pernaps unSconSciOuSiy 10 nimsel) ne is
ac.ua'eu Dy a narrow partisan preludice
ana q poii'icai Oigouy no less dishonor-
aoie Decauso uone IN 'ne name Oh REFORM
III uoes seem ihaI len men VINO hold an