Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1884-09-23

| d scOundrel himself anu the instlKatOr VI
| scoundrclism in others, we are sure that
| Mr.. Biaine's letter OF April 10, 1872, TO
| Fisher, with its inclosure, will have that
effect. Not relying upon powers OF ialsi.
| ication ia denial Of the rumors affecting
| his character, he sought TO make Warren
| Fisher take upon himself a giants bur
| den of lies by giving his sanction TO the
statement that "'you B!aicel became a
purchaser OF abont SaU, QUO OF the bonds
on precisely the same terms that every
other buyer received, paying for themin
installinents running over considerable
period, Just as others did" Fisher re-
| fused TO return the letter, for ho knew
| that Blaine never paid cent for his
bonds.
In connection with this attempt to in
duce Fisher to clunr Blaines reputation
at the expense of his own, 1T will be we'll
to read the story OF tho Caldwell cable
dispatch printed in the Times OF this
morning. Through his old friend Rob-
inson, Blaine sought to get, and did get
from Caldwell, who was, perhaps, the
only man save Scott who personally
knew the facts about the sale to the
Union Pacific Company, dispatch III
excuipation OF himself. He sought to
get, but could not, from Fisher SIMILAR
| exculpation as to his ownership Of Little
Rock bonds. The words prepared to
put into Fishers mouth were false.
What is the inferenceand anal 1gy ab Tut
tue precisely parallel matter OF the Cald-
well dispatch:
Still again we have the New York
Herald which, unit! this year of grace,
1884, has always struggled with might
and main to beat the Democratic ticket.
II says:
At the beginning of June, 1876, Mr.
james q. Elaine event on his knees" to
Mr.. James Mulligan at the Riggs House,
in the city OF Washington, and, with
prayers and tears and threats of commit
ting suicide, sought to examine pack
age containing fifteen of his letters
which were in Mulligan's possession.
Mulligan yielded TO the pitiful and ab-
ject entreaties. Blaine got the package,
pledging his word of honor, (which he
broke) to give it back. Examining the
| contents, he found that though they
were very bad they were not tho worst
he had expected. lie had written 9TH
or letters which, to his great relief, he
did not find among them. He was an
aspirant for the Presidential nomination
OF the Republican National Convention
which Was to meet at Cincinnati on
June IA, and believing that copiesof the
contents OF the package existed, al
though he had secured the originals,
and that they would become public be.
fore the Convention, he resolved on
Enthusiastically audacious courso-to
publish them himself as tho lesser of
| two evils. SO on the 9Th of June in the
House OF Representatives he rose and
said
81 am not afraid to show the letters.
Thank God Almighty, | am not ashamed
to show them"
And then he read them to the House,
and at the end of the reading, by an
arrangement manifestly proconcerted
with his friend Mr., Eugene Hale, of
| tlemun, in which the House and country
were given to understand that the fifteen
comprised all of the letters that Mr..
Mulligan held, controlled or knew of
that were disreputable SOLITARY
scrap aud ssrimptiou, ms the children
say" was his expression. ''fhe man
| (Mulligau) did his worst, " he said, "the
| very worst he could, ont of the most in
innate business correspondence OF my
life"
After eight years Mr.. Mulligan now
gives to the public fifteen more letters
OF Mr.. Blaine las duty to his fellow
countrymen." We print them in full.
There is scarcely one which does not
contain damning proof OF Mr.. Blaine's
corruption and of the debasement to
which the Republican party has sunk
itself by nominating him for President.
We direct special attention 10 the letter
of April 10. 1876. requesting Mr., Fisher
to sign and return document composed
by Mr.. Blaine, making false statements
concerning Mr.. Blaines railroad jobbery
and designed for publication to help his
Presidential aspirations at Cincinnati.
The people will understand now why
Mr.. Blaine "went on his knees" and
threatened suicide to move Mr.. Mulli.
gan to lend him that package in Wash
ington in June, 1876. They will under.
stand Mr.. Blaino's relief OF mind when
he found that the package did not con-
tain his letter of April IL and its enclo.
sure. And they will also understand
the contempt with which for eight years
Mr.. james Mulligan has regarded Mr..
James G.. Blaine, who during all that
long time has been miserably praying
for forbearance. Is Mr. Blaine, or is
any friend of his. audacious enough to
say of this letter of April l6, 1885,
"Thank tod Almighty, | am not
ashamed to show it"
This is question which every man
who maintains the fitness of Mr.. Blaine
for the Presidency OF the United States
must make ready to answer in theattirm-
alive. Is there respectable leader OF
the Republican party who dares to do
so! Does Mr.. Evarts dare? Or does
Senator Hawley!
Even the New York Sun, which is
trying to beat Cleveland, and which i.
employing Butler for that purpose, has
to administer the following dose to the
White Plumed Knight, whom it fondly
hopes to see in the White House;
By far the most damaging feature Of
the case against Mr.. Blaiue as it now
stands is the further and final evidence
that he took refuge in deliberate fslsiii-
cation when he made his first statement
to Congress in April, 1876. This is con.
tanned In the confidential letter that he
wrote to Fisher on April 10th of that
year, enclosing the form Of statement
which he desired his old friend to for.
ward to aid him in indicating himself
before the investigating committee.
"You can do me very great favor" he
pleaded, "and know it will give Won
great pleasure to do so-just as ! would
do for you under similar circumstances. y
"Burn this letter, he added in a post
script. The favor was this: Fisher was
to say under his own signature that
Blaine had purchased about $50, 0OC
of Little Rock & Fort Smith bonds on
precisely the same terms that every othe,
buyer receired, paying for them in in
stallments running over considerable,
period, Just as Others did" And Fisher
was to add: 1.-The transaction was per
fectly open and there was no more secre
cy about it than il you had been buying
flour or sugar. ana sure you neUe'
oaoned u bond Of the road that you die
not pay for at the market rate. Indeed
/ am sure that no one received bonds OF
any other terms"
Fisher did not grant the favor, mol