, 1874-10-29

TO Garth III tno matter OF t1o corrupt use ot It'll
columnB to further tic sale Of railroad bonds.
There arc vague suspicious IN tho public mind
that others have bnen receiving money from thu
samo illegltilnato SOURCES, and havo devo:od ono
portion OF their columns to tho elucidation Of
morality, aud tho oshor to tho interests Of NAM
mon hy bargain aud sale to failroad corporations
having bond8 to dispose OF; but. however dark
appearances may DO, they are entitled to tho
oehohs OIL doubt until the facta arc provan. IN
tho caae 10 which wo have alluded, that OF tho
NOW YORK independent, no d'ubt exists my
longer. Iho Nation has hunted 1t to ita hole,
einoAea OIL 1ao aa!n1a, atld now holds 1t up to
sne pap1c Wow Win 1ts brush cut OH. Tho
mater III controversy "ns That fasoriso lnvcst-
mum o' III" rohs'ous newspaper Tie Northern
fae'ac '-ao' WEIGH specially commended itself
TO 'lloae organs OF pubic morailtv, from
ehe 1acs that 1ay COOKE Lad dono much
los tue canbo' Lad laSshiV entertained clergy
men at h's V'l'a' ena haa puiltnumorous chapols.
ihe Ao'to" na7log PlumpiS ehaFgod tue 1nde-
1e"oe"'"thcorFap"aoA the INDEPENDENT at tirse rs
p'"tnplS oehleo IT, Inc 4'ot'oh then established
1hs laet enat tAoso WIS u CONTRACT petwoon Jay
cooao anu Ae. honfy u bo"on With regard to
tho Northern faclac ha''road. The Independent
ol WHICH alf' bo"oh ls manager anu owner
1hoa acknowledged tho contract but. says
bo"on' "ls WAS 1of 4aposi anu Tor tho personal
asa anu Res'acos OF aeVefal other businoss men
asaociatea WILL Ar. Bowon and not connocted
With any newspapers" Tho Nation promptly
exposes Tue q'l'pp1e III ths statement, anu rlaos
TO explain ana wo may ndd that the explaua-
ton 10 worry satisfactory. The contract in ques-
tsen IL in tile hands OF Mr. L. II. Robinson, Tho
COUNSEL Tor tho trustee IN bankruptcy In Nov
York City, and he haR boou instructed
to auo Bowen on it on tho ground that
1t ia contra oonos nores e. against
good morals y, the roaaon Why it is opposed to
good morals being that 1t HtpulateS that hlr.
Bowen Shall giye to the sale OF tho Northern
Pacific bonds "tho exclusive intcrost and infiu-
onco OF lis money aud his editorial columns"
The Nation furthermore explains that "the SOY
oral other business mon associated with him."
alluded to by Mr. Bowen. are his nephew and
AIR. Mbbey, both of whom aro In tho Office Of
the Independent; that slr. Bowen subscribed
S56000 in bonda aud 9a60.000 in stock Of the
road. but paid no money; that ho then ontored
into tho contract with Cooke, and under It paid
for $4,000 in bonds and $4G0,000 In stock BY
tho Rervices described i'll tho contract. namely,
"the exclusive interest and influence Of hls
money and his editorial colunlns;" and that
EnnkA than rnYa him rHcnint in fuf1
"a IT for cash, short time before
his failuro. This contract was found among the
bankrupt's papors aud is now in the lawyers
hands, with instructions to submit II to a oourt
Of Law, upon the ground that Bowen obtained
tho bonds and stock unaor an immoral agree-
snont and without adequate consideration.
The Nation suggests that Bowen should pub
1ieh tho contract with tho lawyers certificate OF
tho accuracy Of tho copy, as there arc four
classes OF people entitled to SEQ 1t: "(1) Tho
Creditors OF Jay Cooke i Co; (2) tho bond
holdess of the Northern Pacific Railroad;
~ tho subscribers to tho Independent;
~ tho dlVinea md moralists who, by
contributing to Mr. Bowena paper and
lending him tho use Of their nanes, mako
hia money and editorial columns worth pur-
chasing" There aro others who may not be on.
titled'to sooit. but thoy would DO grati!led to
understand Mr. Bowon'a fdoa Of nowHpupor 9th
les, about which 10 has been prating SO much Of
lato; for instance, tue puhlicin general and other
religious newspapers in partcu1ar--tho former,
to fully comprehend how such truly good maj,
as Mr. Bowen could act contra bonos n.ores, aud
tho latter, to be fully posted before thoy CON-
mont upon the iniquity Of Mr. Bowen's conduct.
aud to Beo whether tAolr own counting rooms
haye beeu in par; delic.o.
Tic fate of Bowen has double warming first,
to other religious newspapers second, to HIM
self. It is Il warning to other religious uownpa-
poss, which have boon tho most zealous adyo.
oates Of Northern Pacific, to hunt up their
advertising contracts and sec II t!oy are
contra bonos ,aorcs !; to establish a moral Gordon