The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-10-04

Z connection with the Fort Smith
E-Tise. l have paid and caused
dbe paid into your treasury about
| N0.000. and the only result to me IS
4 most painful perplexity. The
| list painful of all and the most OPP
EssiYe is the $4,000 which l paid
JMr. Pratt for you January I'd,
| Mich | borrowed here on my own
Nh and credit on the distinct un-
Sstanding with you that it was to
hrepaid, and that | was also to re-
I'VE certain proportion of the
@lds. l haye received only part
" the bonds-the larger part-and
a dollar of the money. And now,
addition to all other troubles, l
fi'e SIC, 900 of coupons, a little over
put amount, which | am held to
RyH care of, partly through verbal
Fderstanding and partly through
Nv ttsn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS due in
~ linll land bonds, and to fall due
/ u u THOR Jffst mortgage bonds. Now
j = ear0pQsiti tians to .1a.aka.tn yon
i 3S&foa 1 lthina IS most iiberaI and
fair, eoing as far as | possibly can go
without running myself past all re-
coFery. If you will look at copy of
our agreement in your hands, you
will find here is still due to me S70,-
600 of lanl bonds and $4,000 of first
mortgage.
I'm orter to square myself with
my frients, l need and must haye
$4,000 lard bonds and $4,000 first
,nnrt,rano GdS 0n0 IL, oil ef;lI Iaox,;ror
S57 600 ofmine in your hands,"
1t was eft to Fisher to indite the
impertin,nt replies to these letters,
for Caldwell, as Fisher admits, "kept
out of tn, way of creditors"
1t WILDE noticed by reading the
letters tht Mr.. Blaine never saw
any neet to keep his part of the
transaction quiet, but that the sug-
gestion tt that effect came from Cald-
well.
The postscript to the letter of Aug.
29th, 1870 reads as follows:
"Pleasemeet me at Mr.. CaIdwell's
private dice on Saturday at 12.15
sharp. Ishall try to be there pre-
cisely at non, but allow 15 minutes
for grace. 1t is very important that
have e,eIything completed that
day, as a nan will come to Boston
with me tttake charge of the bonds. "
If Mr.. Baine had anything to con-
ceal would he have "man to take
charge ofthe bonds ?" And if he
had been working solely for himself
would he not have himself taken
charge of hem?
81 much for the facts in the case.
NV ia word about the effect of the
phNhfation of these letters upon Mr..
MNMpn's character. The letter oi
OctoDF 23d, 1871, Mr.. Blaine has
been bng accused of suppressing. II
is noVshown that it was not among
the orginal batch taken by him from
Mulltan. Democratic newspapers
insistd that this letter contained the
most tamaging evidence against Mr.
Blain, and Mr.. Mulligan held his
peaceand let the Democratic editors
blackln Mr.. Blaine's character, al
thougl he (MuIligan) knew that this
letterwas then in his possession. anG
that had not been produced because
it showed that Fisher and Caldwell
did borrow $4,000 through Mr.
Blaine and failed to make good theil
pledges.
1t Is fair to presume that mar
who would display so much malevo
lence aud rascality would lie to make
a point. Yet it is this man whom
the American people are asked to be
lievein preference to Mr.. Blaine, anC
the witnesses who back this man vi
are men whose written promise,
were coolly repudiated, when it be
came evident that it would incon
venience them to fulfill them.
tits purely Democratic idea tt
expect the American people to place
any reliance upon the statements o
these fellows. 1t is based upon tht
same old Democratic principle-tha
the Democratic voters are already
fools and the rest of mankind is tot
tering on the verge of imbecility.