Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-07
THE MULLIGAN LETTERS, AGAIN.
Another Damaging Allegation from the Pri-
yote paprrs of Mr. Fisher

A New York special Of Sunday saws ::
An enthusiastic mass-meeting was held at
Fair View, y. j., last evening, under the
auspices OF the Ridgefield Cleveland and
Hendricks Club. The principal speaker Of
the evening was Gustav Kobbc, an nc
quaintance Of Mr.. Warren Fisher, who
alluded at considerable length TO the bust
ness relations between that gentleman and
Mr. Blaine and the famous Muligan let
ter. Mr.. KObbe said:
II am somewhat familiar with the letters.
| am acquainted with Mr.. Fisher. and
three winters ago he showed me ut his
house. in Boston. the most important OF
these letters, lately published. | remem-
bered particularly that which contained the
draft of the statement that Mr.. Blaine
wished Mr.. Fisher TO sign, and which was
90 he used by Mr.. Blaine TO shield himself
against an Investigation into the amount OF
his railroad transactions, which was then
impending. Mr. Fisher saw Mr.. Blaine's
dodge. THAT letter is false he said.
MIR. Blaine wanted me TO sign it; then he
would proceed to read it to the committee.
OF course | would be S1bpGnaed, and ]
would hayetO pcriure myself in sub'tanti-
ating it. IL was an indirect request for me
to purjure myself"
Mr.. KObhe then, with great detail, took
up the various "Muligan letters" and
described Dir. Blaine's repeated attempts
TO have Fisher swear him out Of his diem
ma. Then came the sensation Of she eve
ning-the reading Of n letter from Nr,
Fisher TO Mr.. kObbe, reciting Mr.. Blaine's
offer in 1850 OF $4,000 10 Mullig gan 10 give
up the now famous letters, and q further
offer to pay all their expenses if Mulligln
and Fisher would leave the country until
after the election. Said Mr.. KObbe:
81 will read one more letter. In GER
tain sense it is a Mulligan letter. 1t is not
written by Mr.. Blaine. but by Mr.. Fisher.
You remember that when Mr.. Blaine was
asked with regard 10 the second batch OF
Muligan letters. be had the assurance to
express a wish that every Republican paper
i'm the country would publish them. tell
YOU that, on the contrary, Mr.. Blaine bad
made every possible effors to gain possess
sion OF these letters, and Fisher writes TO
me in regard to this and says that Blaine
made the most determined efforts to get
possession Of them. | hold in my hand
here 4 letter from Mr.. Fisher TO me which
| will read to YOU"
lie then read the following:
WINDSOR, VT, July ~, 1884.
ola April or May Of 1880 Blame sent
word TO have me meet him at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. He then authorized me to
get the letters from Mulligan. pay $4,000 II
| could not get them for less, and then
wanted Mr.. Muligan and myself to go to
Europe and remain until after election at
his expense. Sir. Nulligan declined the Of
fer. lie said Blaine had stolen his letters
in Washington; .hc never should have what
he held at any price.
"WARREy FISHER"
Mr.. KObbe asked the audience whether
it was likely that SIR. Blaine wanted to
get these letters in order to publish them
as incidents in his "Twenty Years OF
Congress" [Cries of No" "The Rascal"
Turn the rascal out" and groans and
hiss6s.]
In conclusion, he declared that vote for
Cleveland was vote to put the people
again in charge Of the Government. II
the people accomplished that result, the
full detection and exposure OF the rascality
Of those who had been in power these
years back would inevitably follow, and he
called on the people TO work and vote for
Cleveland and REFORM