The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-19
Iromaln, with kind regards,
WARUEN FISHER, in.


ANOTHER FAVOR ASKED,
CONFIDENTIAL WAsufNGToN, u. c.,
April H., lS76.-My Dear Mr.. Fisher:
You can do mo II very great favor, and
! know II will give YOU pleasure to do
So, Just M | would do for YOU under
similar circumstances. Certain persons
aud papers arc trying 10 throw mud ut
mo To inluro my candidacy before the
| Cincinnati convention, aud you may OBJ
serve they ARE trying IL i'm connection
with that Little Rock and Fort Smith
matter. want you 10 send moa letter
such IA tho inclosed draft. Nou
win receive this tomorrow MON
day. evening, and Il will bo favor
shall never forget II you will at once
write mo the lotter aud mail the Same
evening. Tho lottor Is strictly true. IL
honorable To YOU aud to me, and will
stop the mouths of slandOrors mt once.
| Regard this letter IA strictly conf
dental. The dralt is in the hands of
my clerk, who Is ~ trustworthy az any
one can he. fyou can't get the letter
written in season for tho . o'clock mail
tn New York, please ho surO 10 mail il
during the night, 50 that IL will start
first mail Tuesday morning. But, II pos.
siblC, pray YOU to got 1t in the o'clock
mail Monday evening. Kind regards to
Mrs. Fisher, Sincerely,
| lburn lhN lcl'otl y, q, ",
Endorsed on the back are the words;
Not knowing Your exact address,
send this 10 tho Parker House, in order
thnt II may not ho subjected TO any
danger In tho hands of carrier.
j. q. II,
ANp GRANTED.
RusrON, April , 1876. To Hon. Jamo,
| q. Blaine, Washington, u. C.-ncar Sir
, observe thGt certain newspapers ar,
+ making, or rather insinuating, the Ah
- surd charge that You own, or had owned
, SlhONOO OF Little Rock 4 Fort smith rail
. road bonds, aud that YOU had In som
4 way obtained them ~ grntuitv, TIN
d enterprise Ut building the Little Rock
b. Fort Smith railroad was undertaken i
=. lSJp hy company ct Boston ucutlOmCu
4 OF whom was myself one, The bond
Il of the road were put upon the market /
II this city on what were deemed very nc
q vantagcOus terms to tho purchase
Il They wcro sold very largely throug
VI myself You became tho purchaser 4
- about $4,000 Of the bonds ON prccisol
a the Same terms that every other huyt
"A received, paying Tor them in installmcut
running over considerable pUrin,
4, Just Ms others did, The transactiO
was perfectly open, and there was I
~ moro secrecy In regard to u than IL We
n had boon buying Hour or sugar Al
n. sure yuu never owned u bond of a
W road that YOU did not pay f'r at Il
al market rate. Indeed, am sure that I
nj ono received bonds on any other term
M When the road got into financial dillicu
to ties, and loss fell upon yon, YOU still =
th tanned your bonds, and YOU held the
ho clear through the reorganization ut Il
MI company IN 1874, exchanging them &
Ii stock and bonds of the new compau
N. You acquired also some dcman
o. against the Now company hy reason
your having joined with othors in IA
Ing sOmc money when the company W
Ia pressing mood. For the recovery
IN. that money proceedings are now pCu
~. ing IN tho United States Circuit cot
Io In Arkansas, tn which you are openly
~. party ut record. Concsalmcnt OF the
W vcstmcnt and everything connect
,r- with IL would have boen very easy h
Ia coucoalmcnt boon desirable, but w
',n action In the whole matter was IA Or
mi aud as fair rs the day. Very SINGER,
III YOURS, w. f., IN