, 1873-07-10

the Credit Mobilier that controlled tne
direction, destroyed the credit, and
nearly involved Ill financial rUn, the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
which MAS only avoided 10y bringing IN
to the arrangement men of better char
acter and more cre,iit. There were large
tracts marked upon the map. wb'ch the
General informed US We're bought b,
himself. at tie request OF. and W. the
money furnished 10y General Sprague,
The coadjntor and co-operator OF Nj.
Smith for the land ring Then We
saw other tracts marked severaliy to Il.
K. Thompson and simeon Reed, of the
o. =. n. Co.. which the General says he
bougAt for them. at their request. \
very large amount was marked i'll the
uame Of the Stare Brothers, and was
probably purchased by thei.. under the
same Inducements offered by the same
parties who contracted to purchase the
controlling stock in their liu,. of steam
ers. and made the arrangement with the
citizens of Olympia. in the name OF the
n i. il. Il. Co. to build n branch road
TO that city-both Of which contracts the
Company declined to rati'y.
There We're other parties appearing
as property holders in the paper town
Of Tacoma, but We did not deem i, ne-
cessary to look any farther to ascertain
definitely the names OF the parties. or
the influences sought to be brought to
bear uron the Commissioners to deter
mine their decision in the interests of IL
ring Of Spectators. Since conc!uslyely
ascertaining the facts, we feel much
easier IN our mind as TO the result In
attempting to surround the Commits
>iuners with personal ihfiue nces which
they deemed irresistible, the ring have
suffered their Zeal to betray their dis
cretion and paid as sorry compliment
to the honesty and discrimination of the
Commissioners as 10 approach hem
with the offer of IL direct bribe. Judge
Rice kEows too well how the cl edit of he
Com any has suffered from the pnbiic
scandal of II connection with Il hand fIng
no less corrupt than the Credit Mobilitr
which covered with iiitamy and public
execratlon every man connected with
j., to allow himself TO be i,ihuenced by
the accredited agents of that rlnS to an
nct which eonid hssvo no other fani-!sc-
Interpretation than /. concession of the
Interests of The Company to the demands
If the ing; and those who believe THAI
Capt. j. &. AInsworth would stoop from
his high position and bring rcpfoach
upon Il name heretofore the synonym of
mtny independence by allowing con-!d-
erations for the personal interests OF
partners or associates To cause him to
betla, ii pubic trust, most fouily wong
the nan by Judging him by heir own
corrupt standard.
We rnhesilanpgly affirm, that on the
ground OF elil lblIIty and itnes, solely.
no intelligent uisinterested man, no
competent engineer acquainted with the
subject, la ever yet gwen Tacoma the
preference over Sea; tie for the railroad
terminus. No one ever dreamed of con-
testing the POINT with Seattle i'll any
other manner tLan outbidCiing it i'll DO
nus to the railroad or bribery TO those
who control the railroaC; had the lslud
ring remained in contr'l, the latter al
terna!lve would be the ouiy one; should
| Tacoma be seiected, the ring would
achieve the same end bN iuulrect means.