Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-16
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Mr.. Blaine wrote to his wicked
partners. nGIisher and Caldwell, that
certain Legislation. extending the, Ma
stional bank system would take place
| the coming session to the amount OF
.s50,U0O, 900 to S75,0O0.O00. As it after
wards proved he even knew the
amount. Is 1t will be- Ia matter of
lifavoritism, y he says, to get the banks,
| and sit will, be in my power to cast. an
anchor to Wiudward in your behalf if
you so desire In his next letter, he
elbows that he was as 8. good as his
word" 1t qo0s u matter of 6 favor
it sm," and he used his sspower'' to
t.cast an anchor to the windward,' -
securing a bank of $500, 00o,9 but fail
ing to persuade Belknap to. let his
dfraehds 'Gsessssthe United States arsenal
at Little Rock for bank building.a
Yet :, reckless Blaine organ says that
"there is nothing,in these lette;sH not
one solitary, line or word hoWlng
aan9ytbbiing wrong or ,idGisslh0norabale on
II do not feel that I shan prove a
dead-head in the enterprise if / once
embark i'll it, wrote blaine TO Fisher,
E"OwfBgte your potiticaI position. you
were able to work off alleyour bonds
at a very high price, = wrote fisher 70
Blaine. hss,.s -Ha o4nig sl,5saI sslH :
Yet reckless If blaine organ says
there is not "a solitary Line or word
in these letters showing anything
wrong or d, dishIof {, on Mr., Blaine
part q
t..My whole connection with the Road
has been as open as the day. II there
had been any thing to conceal about it
I / should not have touched it,' said Mr..
Blaine. in the House of Representatives,
defending himself from the charge
Nobody shall ever know from me /
disposed of a single dollar in Maine, =
wrote Blaine to Fisher. s'S
And reckless Blaine organ Says
there is not. q line or word in these
letters ,dishonorable to Mr. Blaine.
Il never had any transaction of any
kind With ,Fhoma as A. Scot concerning
bonds OF the Little, Rock " Fort Smith
Road or the, bonds, of any other railroad
or any business in any way corrected
with railroads, directly or indirectly,
| immediately or remote, n0 said Mr..
Blaine i'll the House of Representatives..
ST can do something 4 feel livery san
| guine with Thomas A. Scott, Il wrote
Blaine to Fisher. s.Taking into ac-
/ count the one HunOreQ tn0usand' QOIiaf
bonds you sold to Tom Scott ! ~ Incur
relative positions fnancially in the Lit
tie Rock S. Fort Smith Railroad bear a
wide contrast wrote Fisher to Blaine.
f Yet reckless Blaine organ says that
there is not line or word IN these let
tiers dishonerab1er to sMr. Blaine.
..ln common with hundreds of other
people in New England and other parts
| of the country, i bought some of these
| bonds7-not a very, large amoupt--pay-
|, ing for them at precisely the same rate
| Others paid. ne yer heard and do not
| believe. that the Little Rock Company
| ever parted with a bond to any person
except at the regular price fixed for
their sale,,,., said Mr., Blaine in the
House, of Representative.
I. s.You Obtained subscriptions from
7 yotir friends in Maine fof the building OF
| the Little Rock & Fof1GSmith Railroad.
Out III their subscriptions you obtained
aalarSe amount both OF bonds land
money free of cost to YOU. have your
own figures and knows the amount, =
| wrote Fisher to Blaine.l s. tess1 .sh
| Yet reckless Blaine organ says there
is nothing in these letters 'dishbnorable
| to Mr. Blame. lsas ii Ef.sssW sIH tIIl4 5
wherever concealment is desirable
avoidance is advisable 7 said Mr., Blaine