The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-17
How 1t Is Regarded by Politicians in Boston
and New York Belief that Malice Has
Oyerregel If
Things that NJ en- in Case Mr..
Blaine Pay ! S to Indiana
The Solid s Ding to Pieces on the
Tariff Question now Democratic Liar
Was PilIoried in Ironton, 0.
THOSE MULL1GAN LETTERS.
How Their Publication Was Received in Bos
ton and New York.

How Their Publication Was Received in Bos-
ton and New York.
Boston Special.
The publication in the newspapers of this city,
with sensational headlines of the so-called addi-
tional Mulligan letters, his caused some com
ment here 1t is well known that the letters
have been hawked about for some time with
view of getting Mr.. Blaine's friends to stop their
publication, but they have refused to take any
notice of these offers and are congratulating
themselves now that the Democrats have pub
lished the letters. Everybody here agrees that
the letters are the best kind of tribute to Mr..
Blaine's honesty and 6delity to his friends. His
distress, because he was unable to raise $4,000
to pay loan he had secured for the railroad
company, proves conclusively the falsehood
about his being millionaire while his siren
uous efforts to keep the railroad company out of
financial difficulty is regarded as proof that ne
was right in saying that he would be no dead
head in the enterprise. The publication of the
letters is not surprise here as it was known
that the Democrats were trying to get up some
thing to break the force of the splendid victory
won by Mr.. Blaine in his own State
Fisher and Mulligan say they publish this con-
6dential correspondence from motives of high
public duty. Fisher is a broken-down drunk
ard. who was once respectable while Mulligan
is that worst of wretches-a confidential clerk
who gets hold of private papers improperly for
bad purposes. Both of these men were paid a
high price by the Democratic national commit
tee Their purchase of these two worthless
men will not avail them anything. 1t is only a
repetition of the stupid programme of the Demo
Gratis in Maine They forsook every issue of
the campaign, and devoted themselves exclu-
sively to personal SANDER The national cam
paign promises. SO far as the Democrats are con
cerned, to be one of simple mud Throwing, as if
this method had any effect in commencing
Grover Cleveland to the public as a statesman.
They are merely seeking to avoid, in this cloud
of mud all the living issues of the campaign.
They forget that they can bring out no new facts
against Mr.. Blaine; that in the face of every
thing he has been acquitted before every bar of
public opinion before which he'has ever been
officially brought; and for them to content them
selves in resting their case upon this worn-out
stuff, is to confess in advance the most abject of
defeats
Mr.. Fishers course in this matter has drawn
upon him shot from the Journal in an editorial,
which follows: ''The latest batch of Fisher
AIuligan letters is given to the public, because
the joint owners feel it is duty they owe to
their fellow-countrymen to spread private and
confidential letters IN the public print in order
that voters may be influenced to vote against
James G. Blaine This is the only possible in
tent of this betrayal of an obligation implied by
the acceptance of confidential letters. 1t IS not
stated that these all the letters in possession
OF F1SD6r MulilSdn--pFODdUly not CIuC0 MI
Fisher published his own personal letters to Mr.
Blaine, will he not publish letter written by
him to Mr., Blaine soliciting foreign appoint
ment2 The information that such letter is in
existence does not come from Mr.. Blaine. We
do not know the date of the letter; but that such
letter exists there can be no question When
published, it will give key to problem, the
solution of which will be of great interest to
the public Will Mr. Fisher favor us with a
copy of his etterP
A New York dispatch says: 'sThe publication
of the additional correspondence between Mr..
Blaine and Warren Fisher was discussed freely
and without reservation by the members of the
national Republican committee and their visitors
at the committees headquarters today. On the
whole, thecommittee is satisfied with the situa
ton. 1t is felt that the publication of these
missing letters, which the Independents have
been holding back with much muttesiras and
many threats of their purpose to deliver a fatal
blow to the Republican canvass, is good thing
The sledge hammer blow of the independents has
fallen like feather The committee are glad
to have the missing letters placed before the
public They fill up gaps in the correspondence
hitherto published. and complete and round up
the correspondence without developing any
fresh or important facts in the history of the
case. There is no reason whatever to regret
that the letters have been given to the public.
They will excite no more than passing comment !"