Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-09-25
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TION."
Under the above head the Chicago
News, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS says in
reference to the latest installment of the
Blaine Fisher correspondence:
No one can rise from a perusal of the
latest contribution to the Blaine Fisher
literature without a sincere feeling OF
pity for MI. Blaine. From these more
than anything that has been published
the public can see that an unholy greed
to acquire wealth was at the bottom OF
his readiness to prostitute his official in
fuence for private gain. 1t is a sorrow
full picture these letters display of an
able man groveling in the dust of humilia-
tion and shame at the feet of money
changers. The drift of the mans mind
is seen with unmistakable clearness. 1t
shows that while in Congress he was
always on the lookout for schemes about
to be effected by legislation touching
which he might warn his moneyed
friends that it was in his power to 'cast
an anchor to the windward." 1t will be
observed that Mr.. Blaine's capacity for
absorbing pecuniary courtesies was un-
limited, and that no matter how much
he got out Of the peculiar relations"
existin 2 between himself and Fisher he
was never satisfied. His appetite grew
more the more it was fed. At
last Fisher grew weary Of his importu-
nifty, and tells Mr.. Blaine that he asks
too much. 1t is clear from all these let
tiers, taken in connection with those read
to Congress, that Mr.. Blaine's mental
endorsements and ~pecuniary sacrifices
were caused by his labor and efforts to
keep the exact facts of his relations with
the railway rings quiet from his friends
in Maine.
Then comes the wind-up of the install.
ment Of Blaine's correspondence, which
must open the eyes of the public to the
means this great, brilliant, weak politi-
clan was aver ready to adopt to conceal
the truth. The draft OF the letter which
he forwarded to Fisher for the latter to
sign, generating Blaine from all blame
in connection with their railway trans
actions, presents a strange contrast to
the letter Fisher had written him four
Lf NJ. Dln.ao n-la1 E.nl.n
to write: II am sure you never owned a
bond of the road that you did not pay
for at market value" and that Blaine
had met all losses that fell on him with
integrity and "nerve." Four years pre-
viously Fisher had written Blaine: "Of
all the parties connected with the Little
Rock & Fort Smith Railroad, no one has
been SO fortunate as yourself in obtaining
money out of it. You obtained sub.
scriptions from your friends in Maine
for the building of the Little Rock &
Fort Smith Railroad. Out of their sub
scriptions you obtained a large amount,
both of bonds and money, free Of cost to
you. have your own figures and know
the amount. Owing to your political
position you were able to work off all
your bonds at a very high price, and the
fact is we'll known to others as we'll as
myself" After receiving such a letter
as this from Fisher and in his answer of
April Is, 1872, not traversing any of its
important statements, the attempt Of
Mr.. Blaine to drag Mr.. Fisher down into
the pit of falsehood with himself must
ever be regarded as the most amazing
instance of his unique audacity.
To what a level Of moral turpitude the
Republican organs are willing to fall in
their blind worship of party may be
judged from the Tribune's statements
that ''these letters can do Mr.. Blaine no
HARM" This can only be true if they
acknowledged that he is already over.
whelmed with his black record.