The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-09-25
THE NEW MULLIGAN LETrERs.

We print to-day the last of the fifteen
letters OF Blaine, given 10 the people of
the United States by Mr.. James Multi
gan, "as a duty TO his fellow country
men," There is not one OF them but
contains damning proof Of Blalne's cor
ruptiOn and guilt IN selling his official
position as Speaker of the House TO the
highest bidder.
Early In June, 1876, James G.. Blaine
vent on his knees 10 Mr., James Multi
gan, In q room AZ the Riggs House,
Washington, and with prayers, tears,
pFOtestatlOns and threats Of commit.
Ting suicide, besOught Mulllgan to lot
him examine u package Of fifteen OF his
letters which was IN M|ulllgan'a pOssa.
sion, Mulllgan yielded 10 the pitlfal
and abiect appeal of the great states
man.
Blaine got tho package, pledglng his
word OF honor (Which no broke TO give
u back, Examining the contents, No
found that though they were very bad
they were not the worst he had expect
cd, Io had written other letters which,
TO his great relief, he did not lind among
them. lilo was an aspirant for the Preal-
Dental nomination OF the Republics
National Convention which was TO meet
NJ Cincinnati on June nth, and belieY-
ing that copies Of the contents OF the
package existed, although he had 10
cured the originals, and that they would
become public before tho convention, he
resolved on u Enthusiastically audac-
ious cOurse-tO publish them himself az
the leste of two evils. 30 on the 9th OF
June In the House OF Representatives,
no rose and said:
Il am not ashamed to show tho letters, Thanh dod
Almighty, | am not ashamed TO show urn,
Aud then no read them to the House,
and ut the end Of the reading, by an
arrangement manifestly %precOncerted
with bis friend Mr.. Eugene Hale, OF
Maine, no had q dialogue with that gen.
tleman, In which the House and the
country were given 10 understand that
the lfteen comprised all Of his lettem
that Mr.. Mulligan held, controlled or
knew OF that were Observation-Disclosures
solitary scrap and scrimpti0n, az the
children say" waa his expression. THE
man MulligaD) did his worst" no said,
"the very worst no could, out OF the
most intimate business correspondence
OF my life."
And now comes Mr. Mulligan VITA
another fifteen letters Of the Plumed
Scalawag.
We direct special attention to the let.
ter OF April 10, 1870, requesting Mrt
Fisher to sign aud return q d0cumen
composed for him by Mr.. Blaine, maxi
ing false statements concerning Mr..
Blaine's railroad jobbery, and designed
for publication TO help hia Presidential
aspirations 40 Cincinnati,
il Blaine or any OF hls friends audnc-
ious enough 10 say Of this letter:
"Thank God Almighty, | am not
ashamed TO show H."
People will now understand why
Blaine went on his knees and threat.
ened suicide, In order to get the package
OF letters from Mulligan In Jule, 1875.
And they will also understand tho
contempt with which, for eight yean,
Mr.. James Mulligan has regarded Mr..
james e. BlaiHe, who during all that
long time has been miserably praying
for f0rbearance.
There In no question Of BlGine's guilt,
and no respectable leader of the Repub.
lican party has thus far dared to deny
II. Let every citizen who wishes TO 700
m honest man President Of the United
States, consider II whom casting his
vote on the ith Of November next,