New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-16

individual promises but III the lctter "
January 20, he had to beg in vain Tor goou
notes for the S25 600" and for " the SS2,OOo
"bonds which were made by yourself and Mr..
caldwell the express basis of the S21,ooo
"loon.p Thus entrappcd by deliberate breach
Of faith he saws its personal hardships to me
care bitter and burning, and Illuminating
Gin the last degree Yet Fisher and CaldWeii
left him to bear the loss; note
fell due March |, and he was compelled 10
meet il. Another came in April, ana he wroIe
"It is no more my debt than the debt OF Presl-
dent Grant or Queen Victoria, and | cannot
"bclicve that Won and Mr. Fisher, both or
"either intend to leave this burden upon me.
"Ifvoudo.i will crush me- Caldwell, April %,
acknowledged the justice OF the clam ana APP
pcaled to Mr.. Fisher, being unable to act him-
self Nevertheless Mr. Blaine was Obliged
70 write, June If, about the %25,OOO
(which | borrowed here on my own
faith and credit on the distinct un-
&" understanding with you Fisher that il was
"to be repaid" and urges some transfer OF Sc
ruritics. Fisher still refuses, and, November =
Mr.. Blame is still praying for honest iuIhlment
of contract. " How canl do this with parties
"who have paid their money earnestly de
"manding Of me the consideration promised
"by me. but which am not able to give
." bcco,tse / do not receirc he bonds 10 wtch
81 am epfticd by contract -. II IS not q
" question Of moncy- m0kiHg wiH me. II IS simply
"a question Of sariag my rod riH ofhcrS.'
Is not this the language of u thoroughly
honest and upright man ? Is it not clear
throughout that MIR. Blaine was conscious OF
no wrong. but suffering kecnly from injustice
Yet. after all this, when settlement was made
and i was agreed by Warren Fisher, As he adj
mitted in his testimony, that the letters ON
both sides should be given up, II
was this same Warren Fisher who
broke his agreement kept letters, or allowed
Mullican to keep them, for the purpose of de
flaming Mr. Blaine, and now, in bailcd anger,
he prints enough of them to show what sort OF
man he is. BY his own betrayal of faith the
letters now come to light, which show how he
took all the money he could get from Mr. Blaine
and his friends, broke his own word, aud
trusted for immunity to public mans dread
of candalous MISREPRESENTATION.
10 such man Mr.. Blaine appealed in vain
for the. truth His letter Of April 10 is an
honest mans urgent plea for simple justice.
"Thc letter is strictly true be writes, ana
every man knows that he would never have
pcnncd these words, with such request,
if his conscience had told him that
the statement hc wished Fisher 10
make was false. The testimony Of Fisher and
Nulli.an. already quoted, proves that, in the
vital point, Mr. Blaine stated the truth. He
bought bonds, Oh the same terms Offered to
others. and by doing SO involved him
self i'm heavy loss vailc making good the
losse, OF friends. on that very state
mmt which Mr. Blaine asked Fisher to
sign. in the belief thar a man he had
helped at such cost to himself would
notIcfuse an act of simple Justice, hi, friend,
may well rest Not one OF his letters not ono
Of the letter, 70 him. be- it observed, contains
any hint or trace of abuse OF hi, position a.,
speaker or as Member of Congress, Neither
Nuliclu nor Fisher ever charged him with any
dishonest or improper act. I'm all thc tIJnsac-
tions hc was am honorable scntcmau-and ice
was IN the hand. OF >hapcrs
What has public TO do with thc business
relations of Mr. Blaine and Mr.. FishcrP Moth
ing. since they do not concern his official con-
duct In any parti dlar, nor his personal uicg-
ri.y. The public has iudscd them
rightly. Eight years ago the worst
that could bc said about these
transactions was said. end the people.
hearing both ~id,.. sustained Mr.. Blaine as they
do now. From that day to tins, public conf
dcucc IN him ha, been growing stronger pub
hcrcglrd fox him greater. and hc latest effort,
of his dcfJmcrs only serve TO bring upon them