The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-09-23
More Mulligan Letters.
Blaine's Appeal TOR Whitewash
from the Plastic Brush of
"My Dear Fisher"

Blaine's Appeal tor Whitewash
from tle Plastic Brush of
"My Dear Fisher"
coNFIDENTrAL.
/ WAsH'rN, D G, 18th April, 1876
MY DEAR Mr.. FISHER You can dc
Eme very great favor, and know it viii
give you pleasure to do so-just assl
would do for you under similar crcum.
stances. Certain persons and papers are
trying to throw mud at me to injure my
candidacy before the Cincinnati Conven
tion, and you may observe they are Try
ling it in connection with the Little RDcl
and Fort Smith matter.
| want you to send me letter such Al
Ithe enclosed draft. You will receive
ithis Tomorrow Nonday) evening, and
tit will be favor shall never forget ]
You will at once write me the letter and
mail the same evening.
/ The letter lie strictly true, is honorable
to you and to me, and will stop tht
mouths of slanderers at once
Regard this letter as strictly conf len
tial. Do not sho1 it to any one The
draft is in the hands OF my clerk, who il
as trustworthy as any man can be. II
you can't get the letter written in season
for the nine o'clock mail to New York
lplease be sure TO mail 1t during the nighI
so that it will start first mail Tuesday
morning; but il possible, pray you to
get it in the nine o'clock mail Monday
evening. Kind regards TO Mrs. Fisher.
Sincerely, j. G B.
| Burn this letter.
ENDORSED ON THE BACK
Not kno wing your exact address I send
this to the Parker House, in order that
it may not he suhjacs to any danger 10
the hands OF q carrier. G B
The Western Union Telegraph Company.
Dated WASHINGTON. d. c.. 1875.
Received at A, April 16
To WARREN FIsHER. Commonwealth
Hotel: P.ease GO Parker House to.mor
row, Monday evening; on arrival morn.
ing mail from New York, ,6nd letter. An
ever by return mail.
Ism. j. g BLAINE.
The following is the enclosure referred
to in the preceding letter:
BosroN, April -, 1915.
Hon JAMES G. BLAINE,
Washington, ID c.
DEAR SIR: observe that certain news
papers are making or rather insinusting
the absurd charge that you own or had
owned $3.50. 900 Of Little Rock and Fort
Smith Railroad Bonds, and that you had
in some way obtained them as gratui-
ty.
The enterprise Of building the Little
Rock and Fort Smith Railroad was un.
dertaken in 1869 by company of Bos-
ton gentlemen, Of whom | was myself
one. The bonds of the Road we're put
upon the market in this City on what
was deemed very advantageous terms to
the purchaser. They were sold largely
through myself You became the pur-
chaser of about $50. 900 of the Bonds on
precisely the same terms that every other
buyer received, paying for them 10 install
ments, running over considerable pc
riod, just as others did. The transaction
wss perfectly open. and there was no
more secrecy in regard TO it than il you
had been buying -four or sugar. am
sure you never owned bond of the road
that you did not pay for at the market
rate. Indeed, am sure that no one re.
ceived bon Is on any other terms.
When the road got into financial diff.
culties, and the loss fell upon you, you
still retained your bonds, and you held
them clear through to the reorganization.
OF the company in 1874, exchanging
them for stock & bonds OF the new Com
pany.
You acquired also some demands
against the new Company BY reason of
your having joined with others 10 raising
some money when the Company was in
pressing need. For the recovery Of that
money proceedings are now pending in
the u s. Circuit Court in Arkansas, to
which you are openly a party of record.
Concealment of the investment and every
thing connected with it would have been
very easy bad concealment been desira-
BILE; but your action in the whole matter
was as open and as fair as the day. When
the original enterprise failed, / knew with
what severity the pecuniary loss fell upon
you, and with what integrity and nerve
you met it. Years having since elapsed.
it seems rather hard at this late day to
be compelled to meet slander in mat
ter where your conduct was in the high
est degree honorable and straightfor-
| ward.
You may use this letter in any way that
will be of service to you. Verv sincerely
yours, W.F., JR.