Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-01-22
United Mates Senators Seated BY
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the Pacific RrtSrOOd.
Each day brings with II new evi-
dence Of the corruption which has
prevailed in Congress. On Wednes.
day important testimony was ELECTED
before each of tho committees ap-
pointed to investigate the operations
of tho Credit Mobilier. Before the
House committee the following cvi-
donco was given by Mr.. Thomas q.
Durrant:
BY Mr.. Niblack State whether the
u. P. II. II. Co., or the men connected
with that enterprise, were not called
upon TO assist in the Senatorial cleo
tions in the State of Iowa, in 1866 7
A. do not recolect. did assist
myself; | had a large interest in
Iowa, personally, and during the can
vass | assisted.
q. IL was stated TO mo that you
gave check of $4,000 TO assist in
that election 7 A. No, | did not !
gave two checks OF $4,000 each.
q Can you explain the history of
those checks, and for what purpose
they were given! A. They were
given for the purpose Of securing the
election.
@. Securing whose electionY A.
Mr.. Harlan's, for the purpose Of secur-
ing the influence of some newspapers
| do not know how 1t was applied l
may say here that Moses IL. Grinnell
subscribed $1,000 to the funds Of the
Republican General Committee to did
in General Grants election 1t seemed
to bc pretty well placed, and ! paid
that.
q. II has been suggested to me also
that II was urged upon you strongly
to give Senator Carpenter an interest
for Congressional reasons; do you
rccolloct anything about thaty A. No,
| do not recollect, and am sure ] did
not do IL Mr.. Harlan had been an
old personal friend our personal in
tercourse had continued for Is or 20
years; he lived, TO be sure, on rival
line of road, but | thought he under
stood the wants Of tho State, and that
he had been in Washington long
enough TO know how TO look after the
interests OF the State.
@. He was at that timc Secretary of
the Interior? A. | believe so; he
was not in Congress at the time.
Mr.. Harlan is one of the "unco-
Cody" q most unctuously pious spcc-
men Of the Radical politician. He is
a pillar in tho church, both at Wash
ington and in Iowa, and makes pre-
tension to superior sanctity, But,
Notwithstanding the ostcntatious pro.
fession of religion of Mr.. Harlan, sus-
picion has attadhcd to him on more
than one occasion. He went into the
Senate poor man, but managed
somehow TO accumulate an immense
fortune with amazing rapidity. The
means by which this was done will be
made quite clear in the light of Mr..
Durrant's testimony. If the Pacific
Railroad Company could afford TO
give ten thousand dollars TO aid in the
election of Mr.. Harlan, we may be
sure that it was ready to pay hand
somcly for services rendered in the
Senate and elsewhere and the man
who would take money from railroad
company to be used in bribery, would
not hesitate to prostitute the once
honorcd position of United States
Senator to the basest purposes.
Before the Senate Committee Mr..
Cornelius A. Bushnell, another official
of the Pacific Railroad, swore that he
contributed out of the funds of the
company, five thousand dollars to aid
in clocting Senator Thayer, of Ne
braska. Bushnell also testified to
having contributed other sums Of
money to aid the Republican party at
different elections. If the cntirv rcv-
ord of the rascality practiced by the
managers of the Pacific Railroad and
other great corporations which have
received MD from Congress could be
completely laid bare the people would
be amazed at the developments. Lit
tie by little an amount Of corruption
has tecn uncovered which is rcvoltiDg
in its disgusting details But the hall
has not been old.--LdnedStor Inteiii.
gencer.