The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-09-18

ligsns n~sssssdsm. vss supposed 10
cssssis -ks, vssiS forever esnSsss bin
IN ,hs eyes u III hssssi people
A, The elos~ VI the testimony Blsiss
nsas ssstsnest. ~ be eisined. 81 the
sAois matter. ssd Bic sssisnsn, isgsihsr
With tho s~sismsry vas declared sufficient
10 .tosrrsis hin from the ehArss. With
nsi sissIe dissesslss vote Tn. matter
SIS silovsd 10 drop and ~s not hfeugh,
pp sssip Hsiii this year, vhss his zoo
mies have sisssd vpen II and BY paiiise
the -oui possible cosssraeiisa or three
o. fear sentences 10 the raslished letters.
asj claiming al MASTER Of ihings sgsinst
tim 10 The letters not published have
msds cut chat ihry clsim strong cass
sgsisst him.
Nov the, hs.r rublaaed the reriaindsr
oi u. i.ii-r. and ~h,ie ib-y contain
rctbius 81 ~ a.~ on the msiu qaesi,on.
do shp. catriaslrrly that tie hsil COO.
s,racii.n pa, upon tue letters lrsl pub
lisLsJ c4as0. be ,rue To 90 back " the
main roists ID evidence While Speaker
Bisiss nsds nliag favorable to tho Ar
ksssss rsilrsod grant. Nobody claims
that II vas net Just ruling aud proper
thing 10 itself for him 10 DO. Sometime
after ibis his friesd Fisher obisioei an
isi.rest ia the road No farther iepisla-
iies sss askeI for ~ contemplated.
Thee. iriisrs and the testimony show that
After Fi.Ler 1sd scquired an interest in
tho road aud after Legislation had closed
Blaine. through Fisher. obtained some Of
the beads ssd al.o acted A. agent for their
sale. and that be disposed Of large nun.
Der Of them 10 his friends. chiefly 10
Maine. There 10 nothing IN the old or
nsw letters 10 show that hs received or
claimed ersiuity on account Of his action
"a Speaker except the fact that he men.
toned in one Of the letters Hrst published
the fact that be had without knowing il"
done the road 4 service. But the new let.
tiers show that be had acquired his inter.
est in the road before this other letter was
written, so he could no, have mentioned
the fact in order to get his interest for
nothing or for = less price than others.
The expression in one Of these letters that
he would not prove dead head in the
enterprise. and that be saw many channels
where be might be useful can refer 10
nsthipg but his help in selling the bonds,
A. there is no evidence Of any expectation
Of further legislation.
Nov frsm careful reading Of the let
ters and the testimony We can discover no
evidence 10 show that Blains's Official act.
ion was controlled by ssy interest or con-
interest 10 the road, or that he
afterwards gained any advantage or at
mpted to gain any because he had pre-
vlously in official capacity made ruling
10 favor OF tie road. Neither is there
to show that in his dealings
with Fisher or with his friends TO whom
be ssld the bonds as agent he acted other
wise than az an honorable business man.
The letters show, too, that instead Of be-
ing very wealthy man with Unlimited
resources be was actually embarrassed fer
want of money. and that instead Of max.
ing a big fortune cut OF the Arkansas
railroad bonds he actually lost money in
bis efforts TO save his friends who had
purchased bonds through him from loss.
While We have stated eur opinion in
regard TO the evidence contained in these
letters il is only fair to state that others,
and some Of them NO doubt honest men,
claim to see great deal Of evidence in
The letters Of wrong doing on blsine's
part Every voter ought to read the
letters themselves as they contain all there
is OF importance against Blaine's charac-
Tor, and Judge for themselves.