Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-15
THE FISHER LETTERS.
The Duphoity o. the Republican narty's
Candidate for the Presidency.
His Corruption as Member Of the
House Of Representatives.

MIR. Fisher wished b. ST. d
cure some favorable congressional &C "
ton in regard 20 the enterprise, aud he n
approached Speaker Blaine 70 secure Il
IL, He FISHERY wrote Mr. Blaine a II
letter, and Mr.. Blaine penned the fol-
lowing reply: a
: AUGUSTA, June 20, is59,-My Dear n
Mr.. Fisher; thank you for the article c
from MIR. Lewis. Ii Is good In itself h
and viii do good He writes like n {
man on large Intelligence aud compre- I
heusion. Your offer to admit me TO a
participation in the new railroad en- {
terprise is in every respect as gen-
erous as l could expect or desire l .
thank you very sincerely for IL, and, I
Ia this connection, / wish TO make n {
suggestion Of q somewhat selfish char
acter. IL Is this: You speak of Mr.
Cnldwell's offer TO dispose of share ,
OF his interest TO me- II he really de-
sires to do SO / wish he would make
the proposition definite, so that
could know Just what TO depend on.
| Perhaps If lac waits till the full devel-
opment OF the enterprise he may grow
reluctant to part with the share, and
do not by this mean any distrust of
| him. do not feel that | shall prove
a deadhead in the enterprise If once
! embark in IL, i see various channels
! ia which know can be useful.
Very hastily and sincerely your
friend, JAMES q. BLAINE
AUGUSTA, ME-, July . 1S69.-My |
Dear Mr.. Fisher: You ask me III am
satisfied with the offer you made me
Of share In your new railroad enter
prise? or course ! am more than sat
isfied with the terms of the offer.
think It most liberal proposition. IL
hesitate at all IL Is from considera-
tions in no way connected with the
character OF the offer. Your liberal
mode of dealing with me In all our
business transactions OF the past eight
years has not passed without my iull
appreciation. What | wrote you on
the Goth was intended to bring Cald,
well To definite proposition. That
was all. go 10 Boston by the same
train that carries this letter, and VIII
call at your Office tomorrow at T. M
II you don't happen to be In no mat
ter; don't put yourself to any trouble
about t. Your, j. Y. Is.
There is stili another letter TO
Fisher:
AUGUSTA, Me, Oct. 4, ls69-My
. Dear Sir: spoke TO you short time
I ago about point of interest to your
2 railroad company that occurred at tue
last session OF congress, IL was on th'
last night of the session when the OIL
i, renewing the land grant 70 the STATE
Q, of Arkansas for the Little Rock roa'
y was reached by Julian Of Indiana
y chairman of the public lands commit
: tee. and by right entitled to the iloof
: attempting to put in the bill as al
4 Amendment TO the Fremont El Pas
e scheme. scheme probably wei
! known to Mr.. Caldwell. The hous
le was thin, and the lobby in the Ere
mont interest had the thint
n all set up, and Julian.
is amendment was likely 10 prevail
y brought 10 vote. Root and the othe
=. members from Arkansas VINO wer
d doing their best for their own bill, &
ie which there seemed to be no objection
Ii were In despair, for II was well KNOW
that the senate was hostile TO the IRE
mont scheme, and II the Arkansas nli
1T had gone back TO the senate with Jul
ianis amendment the whole thih
: would have gone on the table shn scr
the sleep Of death. In this dllemni
Root came to me to know whal q
earth he could do under the rules, 70
III he said il was vital TO his constituent
that the bill should pass. told hii
that Julianis amendment was entirel
% out of order because not german
~ But he had not sufficient COZ
~ fidencQ In his knowledge of the rul'
- TO make the point, but he said Gei
n Logan was opposed TO the tremol
>, !, hame, and world probably make III
-. ro,ut sent my page 10 Gen. Logan
T. and he at once made the point.
~ could not do otherwise than sustain
ee and 40 the bill was freed from the mi
ne chieyous amendment moved by Julia
20 and ut once passed without objection
IN Al that time | had never seen nj
~ caldwell. but YOU can tell him tina
'S,n Without knowing ii, did him gre
he favor. Sincerely yours,
~ JAMES G.. BLAINE.
'oo w. Fisher, Jr., No. a India street, boslon'
"a There is still another letter 70 Fishe
g. a.. AUGUSTA, ME, Oct. 4, 1861 N
IN Dear Mr.. Fisher: Find inclosed co
Ne tracts of the parties named In my Il
,ne Ter Yesterday. The remaining co
~ tracts will be completed as rapidly
circumstances will permit inclo
~ Won part OF the Congressional Clio
NJ of April o, containing the point
20 which | referred at some length
lba | NV previous iellti vi tO-ua9, a
phe WIN lind it of interest to read IT oy
n and see what narrow escape 20
~, bilI made on that last night Of the 8
III sion. OF course IL was my plain du
, ,,o 10 make the ruling when the poi
IA n5 was once raised. II the Arkansas m
Ell ~ had not, however, happened to come
a. me when at their wits end and 10 .
~. snair. the bill would undOubtec
~, have been lost, or least 20
VI. nis poned for a year. thought the poi
Nv would both Interest you aud Caldwt
l lnd though occurring before either OF y
l engaged in the enterprise. ] beg y
' = ~; 10 understand that ] thoroughly
81, nreciate the courtesy with which
aaia nave treated me In the railroad matt
ieiy INT your conduct toward mo IN BY
ous ness matters has always been maxi
bv uubonnded liberality IN past yes
and. OF course. | have naturally co
!. 10 the conclusion TO expect the ga
of YOU now. You urge me TO make
her much as fairly can OF the afran
ID ment into which we have enter
most It ID natural that should DO my,
ing, most 10 this end. | am bothered
the only one thing, and that ID deiiI
But and a, nreaaed arrangements with