Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-09-27

How Mr. -Blaine's Chief Organ Meets the
banning Proefs Of Dishonesty-Ths
Case In Nut.Sheli.


banning Proefs Of Dishonesty-Ths
Case In d Nutshell.
IzfaI1 New.yo3s Thnds, sspt.17.
! When the TrlbunS received the
twenty letters written by or 10 Mr..
Blaine, and lhid befure the public
4 by Messrs. MulligaIls aud Fisher, II
suppressed them. For this there
could be but one motive; IL did not
know what to say of them. Twenty.
l iOur hoHrs elapsed shld, Mr.. Blaine
having. g.expressed his wish that the
letters should bepublIshed, the Tri-
Oune published them yesterday
morning, but not, Ms Mr.. Blaine had
lnpudentiy pretended 10 demand,
"ln fuili' The partial suppression
OF the letters, and the comments on
them must, then, be accepted ~ the
treatment OF them which the Tri-
bune believed, ON undOubted au-
thority, that Mr.. Blaine ldesired.
and constitutes his official defense
IL is simply daInning.
In this defense all the letters re-
lating to the Little Rock bank are
suppressed. Had they been printed
they would have given the lie TO
the assertion that "the letters con-
tain no. new charge" since they af-
ford complete proof that, while
Speaker Of the House, MI Blaine
made to men already his partners in
speculation an offer TO use his "pow-
er" .'in their behalf" to influence
'iavoritism" in the Treasury De-
partment to obtain them charter
for a Every profitable institution"
IL the Tribune meant that the Of
Tense thus proved Is OF the same
sort as that proved by the other let
ters, IL should haye the benefit OF
its admission. Hit means that the
offense proved il not an additional
one, IL states an untruth.
The letter of Sept. 80, 1871, from
Fisher TO Blaine, is omitted AS "Of
trivial importance, being an urgent
appeal from Mr.. Fisher for settle
ment OF ihe Northern Pacific con.
tract This IL a false description
of the letter. IL is not an appeal
On the contrary, Il IL "A threat. at
Is of the greatest Importance"
writes Mr.. Fisher, .sthat the parties
owning the interest In the $25, 900,
and invested by them in the North
ern Pacific railroad, should receive
what Is due them, and unless some
thing Is done about Il shall be
forced to turn the document over 10
them and let you settle directly
with them. i am constantly re-
minded about IL, and they all say:
Why don't Blaine deliver to you
our INTEREST,"" This il as much like (
an "appesl'' as blow is like IA
caress.
In Blaine's defense, his letter of
November 3, 1871, TO Mr. Fisher,
and the reply OF Mr.. Fisher Of No
vember 4, are suppressed. We are
told that "they relate TO the $4,000
due Mr.. Blaine on the loan made by
him to the company, to tlie financial
straits of the enterprise, and to Mr.
Blaine's personal enbarrassments."
This description OF the suppressed
letters is ialse by implication and
aud In Intention There
IN not word in either Of the two
letters about the Financial straits OF
the enterprise" There Il an ad-
by Blaine that ho has In his
''possession $50 900 land bonds as
collateral to the note,n and there Is
this blunt accusation by Mr. Fisher
to Mr.. Blaine; You have had
more bonds than you state ln your
letter. II you have given any TO
parties In Washington or disposed
Of them to others, II Is no concern OF
mine, and, of course, must be ac-
for in any settlement here
after" II Is plain why these letters
were suppressed.
Blaine's letter uf November 8,
1871, Is printed in his defense with
the statement that II "shOws that
Mr.. Blaine, instead OF making
money out OF these transactions, had
lost heavily, aud that has ons idea
was to protect his reputation with
the friends whom he had drawn In
TO the enterprise" In reality the
letter only "shows" that Mr.. Blaine
made the above representations.
The reply 10 MIR. Fisher of Novem-
Der 10, 1871, shows" that Mr..
Blaine lied. II Is omitted In Blalne's
defense. Mr.. Fisher says: ''1 amin
receipt OF your favor Of the 8th inst,
rom which i am led 20 Infer that
he contracts / made through you
70 your Eastern friends have not
been fulfilled on my part but such
s not the fact, ~ | have delivered
Zach and every one OF them all the
In accordance with the
aud they have surrender
I'd TO me my obligations" Again:
Il knowEbut little Of your Obllga-
ions 10 deliver bonds 10 others, but
aking into account The $l0O,0OO
ponds you sold 10 Tom Scott aud
he amount of money you received
IN the Eastern contracts, our rela-
i've positions financially M the Lit
lie Rock and Fort Smith railroad
bear a WIDE contrast" Here Ii will
De seen is ample reason for suppress
ng the letter from the defense, and
)mitting all illusions 10 ita exist
.nce. In all, there. are suppressed
n this defense sevpn ieltsrs, four
written by Blaine and three address
ri to him. They are every ono
damaging 10 Blaine. His. organ
Jared not print them Gin full."
TO those which are included In
he defense Mr.. Blaine's organ de-
totes a long article. IL declares
hat the leit,rs ''cOnial In tlO new
.harge." The letters themselves
how this false. "Nur scrap OF
,Vidence TINT tends tO sustain any
I'D CHARGE" Ilsc letters nor only
end to sustain, hut absolutely prove
he old 'ichnrge" that Mr. Blaine
led about The way he got his Little
Rock bonds, AMI the nuw charge
hat he tried to get Mr.. Fisher TO
ell the same lirs. 40
About One-thir1 Of the article IL
IevOted 10 an effort 10 convey the
that Blaine's shameless
~ his ruling lif fnvnr Of
he Little kOrk road nrlaied 90 his
interest In the bunds. The old letters
howell that II related 10 an entirely
ifferent schenig connected With the
anIe road. He wrote In one Of the
loted letters OF 0ct.'4, 1869: III Lain
,Othered only hy one thug, and
hat is a definite and expressed ar
with Mr.. CaFdwell.
IN anxious TO acquire the Interest
e has promised me. but | do not
et a definite Understanding with
i'm as / have with yOu." aud la u
bird letter Of Oct. 4. 1869, hs says
D Fisher: 81 don't wish you 10
ettIe that matter with Mr. Card
veil till you hear from fne again"
his was the matter" this the sin
crest to acquire ~ 10 which
Ilaine told Fisher ''YUu can tell
Z -. ~ a.