New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-20

rond hc Joined them IN plncing the bonds o'
b the company. ellie had ~ good tfhi '" u"
thia nA to invest in any other Snlc enterprise
or to develop his conl tract IN frnnN' Nn'l''
Tho transactions were Of the nature "i piiNW'
business, and did not affect his official dnly ana
I affiliations ~ n member nf the House.
The ndvcrsarics of Mr.. Blaine, falling To
prove any guilty act or betrayal oi public trust
have sought by mean inSinuations and forced
Interpretation of careless phrases to show q
guilty intent. al do not feel that shall
"provc a dcad.hcad in the enterprise II once
"cmbark in it, see various channels IN which
al know can be useful The changes have
been rung upon these On-hand phrases; bnt
the new letters like the old series demonstrate
that ne did not prove "a dead-head' that he
placed long line of stock lent T25OOO To the
company, proposed the cstabl,hm mt OF Ma
tional bank, and in various channels made HIM
self useful in avcrtng the bankruptcy OF the
enterprise and in GnsIly completing the road.
In like manner the charge that the refer
cnce to the ruling IN the letters OF
October was made for the corrupt
purpose of obtaining financial iaVofS
breaks down the moment it is critically exam
ined. In relating the incident Of the passage OF
the bill after his ruling was made, he taxes cX-
traordnlry pains to bcitte his own service ana
to monstratc that it was entirely accideh'ai'
He told Fisher that it was his PLAIN duty to
make the ruling" that be "could not do other
wise than sustain the motion, and that as he had
never seen Caldwell and as Fisher had not then
acquired an interest, the favor had been done
inadvertently and without knowledge or lnten-
ton. 70 suppose that Mr. Blaine was
seeking to establish claim upon his new
business associates by referring 10 the raj
ing in this dcprcciItory way Is simply
prepostcrous A knavc craving financial
fayors would have enlarged upon his services,
AMI not have blurcd ont the fact that they
were unlntentona accidental and of no ac-
count.
What then rcmains7 Simply series of pr
waite business transactions with which the pub
lie has n concern. Mr.. Blaine purchased and
sold bonds under special contract, Fisher
pcrc images. rs both Inc and Nuligan have
testified. averaging the same in this ~ n
transactions with other investors. Mr.. Blaine
sold the bonds 70 son. OF the most respectable
men IN llaiur and 10 ms most intimate friends
to cx-Go.crnor Cobun, the Morulls aud
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insi,,n,fo tLrt Mr. Hl,ino o,toI disLnucstly
tooatd tb.n Like l,s FRIENDS in AIoinr. whose
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