San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-11
CONTRADICTION FIRST PAGE

tempt was made 10 defeat II by an amend
,nont that MIR. Blaine, being tho Speaker
of the House, sent u message 10 General
Logan, who was opposed 10 tho amendment,
,hat Il was not gormain TO the bill, which point
of order was accordingly raised, and sustained
by the Speaker and the bill thus saved aud
that Mr.. Blaine soon afterward wrote 10 the
promoters of tho enterprise calling attention
10 the service no had rendered them, aud
nfter some negotiatiations received from
them his appointment us selling agent OF the
bonds OF tho road ON commission, for which
service he received number Of such bonds
M his percentape
Now what il tho answer OF Mr.. Blaine and
his friends TO this statement They say
that Caldwell and Fisher, who were the
friends Of Blaine and the promoters OF the
railroad enterprise, were not connected win
il at the date OF the passage Of tho bill but
this can not help Mr.. Blaine. His ruling
saved the land grant, which was the con
trolling inducement OF his friends TO under
take the building Of the road and rs an
honorable man no had no right to compen-
sa,ion for his decision, and his acceptance
OF il Is as dishonorable az II would have been
il his friends had been connected with the
road and lobbying for the passage OF the
bill when tho ruling Of tho Speaker was
made.
,peeoh 10 tho House Of Representative Of April
Is. that the lands were granted TO the state OF
A rkansAs, and that the company derived its lie.
ranohi,e and value wholly irom the state, and not
from Congress. This remarkable statement vas
for = good while accepted 0y the public n sauslao-
tory bot IL We not true, aud Mr.. blaine certainty
knew IT, The land grant OF the Little hoek AND
FORT smith Rail- DAD about 10 lapse, and In h At
syent the franchise and secUries OF the road would
have had no value. No man at that time was more
familiar with the legislation OF Congress than MI,
BIaino aud he must have known that Warren fisher
took the contract because the Immigrant had been
revived. Tue at empt Of Mr.. Blaine 10 secure an
interest 90 tho road founded on his official services
IN saving the grant Is conclusive evidence OF the
talsehood now set up defense. In his letters TO
Warren Fisher Of October Z, 1909, Mr.. Blaine care.
FULLY set forth his services In securing the revival Of
the land,grsnt and the vsiae Q, ,he.e services 20
derived Its Iife franchise and value wholly from the
siAte, why should he parsde hi, parliamentary rnl,
ing 10 thesr promoters OF the enterprise ana remind
them of"what narrow escape your bill made on
that last night OF tho sessionP' Out OF MS own
mouth no Ia condemned as as wlful fal,iher OF the
truth, and the speech In the ou'e Ia which he sets
up his pretended de Tense, 10 made part on MS
testimony be fore the House Judiciary Committee,
and thus involves his vcraeiiy under oath
Mr.. Blaine, In tho speech referred to,auempts
further defense by saying that the securities ne
acquired from tho Little kock and Fort Smith Kali =
road were obtainsd "by purchase, on tho same
terms ~ they were ,old ON tho Boston mnrket 70
~ .pplloahs" if'nis 10 tue WY sh Ssn a mean ~
OF his offer generou'," and In his letter on July
2 as "most liberal proposition" Win when ne
(Blaine) was ''more than satishedF' Ana why
should he promise, In the letter Just oted that he
would not be "a dead head In the enterprise ~
All this Ia utterly neIplioabls on the theory that
he obtained his securities on tho same terms as all
applicants" purchased them OH tho Boston market.
Nat all doubt on this question is absolutely fore;
closed by positive proof. warren fishSr tosihea
before the Judiciary Committee that he never sod
10 James q, Blaine any bonds OF the Liitie ROCK
aud Fort Smith Railroad 3" that the bonds he gave
him were for other parties aud the sale OF them was
negotiated thro' him. Mr.. Fishers aocountwith
Blaine, produced by Nuigan. who was Fisher scohh-
DENTAL book keeper shows that Rlaine Tor hisservi-
ces was TO have $3.50 ,OOJ Of land grant bonds, ana
s32, 800 Of first mortgage bonds. OF course, then,
he did not buy his securities on the same terms rs
other purch and his statement to that effect s
aiot her deliberate and wllnl fnlsrhood The
simple truth IL that for ais parliamentary ruling
which red The revival OF the land grant ho was
made tho agent for the sale OF Its securities, aud
ibus allowed to MI his pockets. These are tho
facts Overwhelmingly established by the evidence,
Including his own, and their impeachment oil Mr..
Dlaine's veraciiy Is conclusive.
nUILIGAE.
In prosecuting this Try conserving Mr..
B sines railroad transactions and his personal ana
political integrity, II becomes necessary 10 refer
10 the sworn statements OF Mr.. Mulligan and his
AS a witness. Ho was Tor many
,ears the confidential book keeper OF Jacob stan
wood, q brother-n-law OF Mr.. Blaine. He WAS
also for several years the cona clerk OF MI
llaine's friend, Warren Fisher and Warren FISHER
Sr., a wealthy retired merchant, made him one OF
his trustees before his death, and he still manages
tho estate. Mr.. Blaine In his testimony, makes no
attempt to impeach Mr.. Mulligan'n veracity. War
ron Fisher testified: 81 have known Mr.. MuliiEan
ultimately for sixteen or twenty years. His charac-
Tor 10 the best would say that IL is as so9d as,
or perhaps better than, that OF any man ever
knew" Elisha Atkins. an eminent merchant OF
lo.toD, corroborates Fishers testimony. A.
witness he 10 unimpeAched and uhimpoachabie'
What does he tell usf have already referred to
por lion OF his testimony directly cohtradiotinB The
Of Mr.. Blaine Ia bis letters. his speech
in Cosgressin HIS defense, and his testimony be.
lore The House Judiciary Committee. He says mat
when MI. Blaine asked him TO deliver up bis lot
isrs to " arrcn Fisher, he almost got down Oh his
ases and pleaded for the letters, saying they
would ruin him Tor life and when Mr.. Mulligsn
s,iIl declined, Mr., Blaine asked him 80 thIlk Of his
wife aud dix ohIldron. lie further says Mr. Blaine
offered 10 get him Consulship In return Tor the
letters. md that he finally gave them to him sn-
der pledge OF homer tina. he would return them,
which be never did. He also says that blaine did
not read the Letters verbatim In ihe House, aud that
some OF them were not read at all These are the
statements OF an Intelligent aud perfectly trust
worthy witness aud an old time personal friend oil
Dir. Blaine, who had no motive whatever to fabri.
cate what he asserts. They are nearly oil denied
by Mr. Blaine under oath. whom shall we Deiieve
As have already shown, Mr. Blaine 10 conc lusiye-
ly discTedited as man and witness by his own
letters and declarations aud by the Testimony oil
Il interested parties. We therefore forced te
believe that he conscious OF his guilt aud dreadng
exposure, played the dramatic part described by
AIR. Mullgan, and by his entreaties and magnet.
ISM secured the evidences e. his guilt used saeh
parts as suited his purpose, aud violated his pledge
Of honor. by refusing TO return IT, IL should be
remembered too. that he declined TO hand over
ihese letters TO the reporters aftor he had used
them, and thus corroborated the sta ,ement oil A r.
Mulllgsn that only part Of them were read
But need not further pursue the inquiry into Mr..
ljlains's integrity or his veracity as u witness
Let me add, however, that he testified before the
Credit Mobllier Committee that he sd never owned
. share ofstock IN the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany. either by gift purchase, Or IN any way what
ever nor received, either directly or Indirectly,
single cent from said company VIII lie IN Que Of the
Muiigan letters to Warren Fisher, dated April IL,
1879. he eonfesses that he was part owner Uff6-
DO Of the land grant oonds OF said railroad com
eGny furthermore. M BiAiue had the control Of
considerable Interest IN the stock OF til" Northern
Pacific Railroad pAny, as shown b. his letter 10
warren Fisher Of November u.s. $50, whilcIthe stock
was dependent Tor ITS value on legislation IN which
he had taken part. which connection with the busi.
ness Of said company he at first denied. sferward
vsny endeayored to explain, and Stll leaves in the
leg.
such IL the moral picture Of the Republican eau
didate for President painted with pencil dipped Ia
biz on turptude. The facts have presented have
never been oontroverted, aud never will be- His chan
pions now make no attempt TO do so, bot rely upon
party traditions and the party machine TOT their
triumph. His guilt Is conelusively established by
his owl letters bis declaration In Congress aud his
statement under oath. The pstuiogging attempts
" Wm walter Phelps and others 10 def, M him have
been completely Tiddled aud demolished, aud he
stands before the country tef-oouyiced Of tue dis
graceful charges with which leading Republican
newspspsrs eight years ago aud iour years ago
branded him. General Harrison, In his recent
speech 10 this city, tells u that M blairs has
been slaudeTed," but that mo slanderer has ever
been ab le 10 get him on the run" Bat the General
Knows that the charges have been considering
are the vcritAule ruth. and that NJ. haine has
been ION the ruu' ever since they were made. AZ
the friend and chsnpiou Of the Planned Knight, Why
doe. be uoi lace themi Why do sc fnd him, ai.o.
''ou the run - Can be glance At the revolt Of lead
ing Republicans tud Newspapers aud feel safe "a
rsiyfsg upon the game OF biunf
Bst. as have ss'd before. the SIGHT Of the Demo