Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-09-25
A ABOMBSHELL
FOR BLAINE OF
MAINE.
and THE REPUBLI.
|. CAN PARTY.
MulligaR and Fisher "Tell
the Truth"
THE LETTERS" PRIN.
TED AT LAST.
Blaine as a Stock
Jobber.
His Political Tn
fuence Helps
To Work Off Bonds at a
High Price.
He Did Sell to
Tom Scott.
He Tries Not to be ''In-
delicate"
Burn This Letter
at Once"
"BurnThis Letter
at Once"

new installment of the Mulligan letters
or that which pertains to them, in
order that our readers, both Republican
as well as Democrat, may see what a
consumate scoundrel and blackmailer
James G. Blaine is. When Mr.. James
Mulligan was called to Washington to
testify in the Blaine investigation, be
was an unwilling witness, but he has at
last spoken. He is an unwilling wit
ness now, but the denunciations of the
Blaine papers, their base insinuations
and assaults upon his good name have
forced him to the front in self-defense.
Mr.. Fisher joins Mr.. Mulligan in pre-
senting the letters without comment as
a powerful but necessary public duty.
He felt that the people of the United
States are entitled to see these letters
and draw their own conclusions.
These letters show that Mr.. Multi
gan ''told the truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the TRUTH" when he
was peremptorily called to Washing
ton in 1876.
1t is matter of history that Mr.
Blaine on his knees begged Mr.. Multi
gan to save him, not force him to COM
init suicide.
We want every one of our readers to
read the letters, but we give the follow
ing extracts as their most salient
points:
Inote what you say concerning the
importance of my keeping all quiet
here. / fully appreciate y'r wisdom
and y'r kindness, and shall endeavor to
do just as you desire in the premises.
The letter enclosing the Globe by same
mail with this can be read by you to
Mr. Caldwell if you think it expedient.
1 have endeavored in writing it not to
be indeHcate.
Il Il - u t. =
My object in writing is to ask in
season if your friends would desire to
establish Bank at Little Rock? 1t
will be to some extent matter of
favoritism as to who gets the Banks
in the several localities, and it will be
in my power to least an Anchor to the
Windward" in y'r behalf if you desire
it. Please think over the matter, and
confer with Mr.. Caldwell; and let me
know y'r desires as soon as you reach
any conclusion. There is, of course, no
special hurry; but I thought I would
suggest the matter in order that you
might mature your thoughts in good
time.
II II y n
MY DEAR MR.. FlsHER,--I am in
hop IS now that I shall secure $25, 600,
or nearly that. 1 find money very
tight and rates well up to9 per cent
stiff at that.
The most of it will be for and
m onths. IF / had had more time and
earlier notice I could have raised more
and at easier rates. I have seen most
of the parties to whom bonds are due.
I do not have much trouble about the
January Coupons of the LIST Mortgage
Bonds-but they of course growl some
on six of the bonds. ] would be glad
to have the Coupon. promised them
individually, to make it right in the
future. | did not in any way use the
name Of the Company nor cormit you
to anything'--on.ly myself .
think you will not deem me un-
reasonable when I again and persist
emily urge that l ought to have good
notes for the S25 900, and that I ought
also to have the $4,000 bonds, which
were IN -tde by yourself and Mr.. Cald-
we'll the express basis of the $25, 900
10 n. do not believe your Compa ny
has stronger or more equitable md
legal claim than mine,-while its per-
sonal hardships to me are bitter, and
burning, and humiliating to the last
degree.
I drew on Mr.. Fisher for the
amount, but he declined to no.
tice the draft. The note which falls
due on the 29th inst, is for $2,57S $50.
1t seems extremely hard and unjust
that should be compelled to pay this
money. 1t is no more my debt than
the debt of President Grant or Queen
| Victoria, and cannot believe that you
and Mr.. Fisher, both or either, intend
to leave this burden OH me.
If you do, it will crush me. ! have
no possible means whcrewith to meet
these notes, and beg of you and Mr..