The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-09-19
WORSE AND WORSE.

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On last Monday morning tho New
FORK City papers gave to the publ
welve moro of the now famous "Mul-
igan letters" These are tho letters
written by Blaine to"My Dear Fisher
md shows up Blaine's corrupt relations
With the Little Rock and Fort Smith
'ailroad while he was Speaker Of th 0
House. These letters are given to the
public by II. +. Deming and j. II.
Harper, two leading Independent Re-
publicans. 0ne of the letters is as fol- |
lows:
Confidential
WASHINGTON, ID. O., April 10, 1876.
NY Dear Mr.. Fisher You can do
me very great favor, and know il
will give you pleasure to do so, just as
l would do for you under similar cir
oumstances. Certain persons and papers
are trying to throw mud at me to in
iure my candidacy before the Cincinnati
convention, and you may observe they
are trying 1t in connection with the
Little Rock Il Fort Smith matter. /
want you to send me q letter such as
the enclosed draft. You will receive
this tomorrow, Monday levening, and
il will be favor. shall never forget
it if you will at once write mo the let
ter and mail IL the Same evening. The
letter is strictly true, is honorable TO
you and to me, and will stop the mouths
Of slanderers at once. regard this
letter as strictly confidential. Do not
show it 60 any one. The draft Is in
the hands Of my clerk, who is as trust
worthy as any man can be. 1T you
can't got the letter written in season
for the 0 o'clock mail to New York,
please DO sure to mail i. during the
night, so that il vii! start by the first
mail Tuesday morning, but, if possible,
pray you get it in the Q o'clock mail
Monday evening. Send my regards to
Mrr. Fisher. Sincerely,
(Bnrn this letter. j. q. b.
Endorsed on the back.) Not know
ing your exact address send this TO
the Pal kcr heuse, in order that il may
not DO subject to any danger in the
hands of carrier. j. g. d.
The New York Times, Republican
paper, in commenting on these letter.,
says:
off anything short Of actual horse
stealing will convince ardent Blaine
Republicans that their candidate il a
man without honor and shame and a
scoundrel himself in instiga.ion of
scoundrelism in others, we are sure that
Blaine's letter of April l6. 1876, to
Fisher, with It's enclosure. will have that
effect. After eight years Mr. Mulligan
now gives to the public fifteen more
letters from Blaine, as duty to his
fellow-countrymen. There is scarcely
one which does rot contain damaging
proof of Blaine's corruption, and OF de-
basemant to which tbe Republican par
ty has sunk itself by nominating him
for president. The people will under
stand now Why Blaine went on his
knees and threatened suicide, to move
Mulligan to lend him that package. II
is with humiliation that We print this
extraordinary correspondence. The
amazing exhibit made by these letters,
of sordid snbserviency and Of guilty
implication on the part Of speaker oi
the house is one to bring the blush oI
shame to every American"
The Sun, Butler organ, says Of the
letters:
"Citizens We imagine who had made
up their minds TO vote for Blaine in
spite Of tho recorded evidence Of his
jobbery, while holding office, and Of his
falsehood when brought to bay. will find
serious trouble in disposing Of Mulligan'
last budget, on the same principle oi
federation that enabled them TO with
stand the first shocks. On the other
hand, people who have already found
sufficient reasons in Blaine's relations
with Boston men for opposing him in
the canvass, will be strengthened in
their convictions thar he is unfit TO bt
president of the United States"
This matter of corrupt official conduct
on the part of Blaine is daily growing
worse, and we fear the worst has not
yet been made public. Now the qnes-
ton before the people is not so much
whether Republican or Democrat shal
bs elected president, but whether &c
notoriously corrupt man as Blain.
shall be elected. Will conscientiou.
men now support Blaine after the pro.
duction OF these indubitable proofs o.
his official corruption We think not
Club ROOMS.