Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-03-06

be an advocate is to open your veraclty 10
suspicion the Messenger must take care anu
be less Jealous in pleading the cause Oh
those on whom it is accustomed TO lean
either in love or weakness, and any further
attempt to shoot this scandal at Mr.. PARK
will react upon itself to the repetition OF
the unpleasant experience OF y" the little
boy that spit at the sun and had his own
fac to wash in consequence.
From the Rutland Globe.
1t is more than probable that if Trenor
W Park had not been connected with the
Central Vermont Railroad Company, and
its leased lines, as, also, with the New
York, Boston and Montreal Railroad Com
pany nothing TO the discredit OF the Emma
mine " would have. been said, save bY some
over fassidious person, in reference 10 the
connection of General Schenck. our minis
ter to England, with the direction thereof.
This ripple would have passed by and have
attracted no attention in Vermont, had not
some persons mentioned Mr.. PARK a
probable candidate Tor Governor. linen
the batteries of two OF three newspapers
were opened on the Emma mine, intend
ing to hit the Central Vermont manage
ment over Mr.. Parks shoulders lhere
never has been but one doubt IN the minus
of Nermonters. When the Nation praised,
they he~itatei They could not under
etsnd how ANYTHING honorable could re-
ceive iust treatment at its hands. and they
we're therefore. suspicious. The cloud OF
donbt and SUSPICION was soon raised, when
tbe Nation tackled around and commenced
II. deunnriations 4 candid, unpreludlced
mind cannot read the letters published IN
Yesterdays Giole. without coming to the
/ conclusion that the sale oi thu, NINE TO the
| English company was honorable IN every
wav II was NOT purchased upon the rep
re-sntations Of Mr.. Park or any other
! American owner. Three several. distinct
I examinations were made by agents APP
| nointed by the English stockholders, and
/ The purchase was made upon their examln-
/ alton and report. TO those who know Pro-
/ fes=pr S!llman, either personally or by rep
utation. the mere fact that he was charged
with being brbed would have been sufficient
To stamp the whole story a. ialse-
/ hood. Ii Mr. Parks exculpation Is not
/ complete and perfect, then there can be no
/ such thing A. exculpation. The people of
/ Vermont have a personal knowledge OF the
writers of most of these letters. The faces
/ of nearly all of them are familiar sights on
the streets OF Rutland. Twelve persons, sit
/ ting a. jury or otherwise. could not be
! found that would give verdict counter TO
the combined statements of Mr.. Park. Cen
eral Baxter. Mr.. Phelps and Judge Poland.
| When they, OF any of them, make dellb-
crate statement. every one knows that II l.
the truth When their several statements
coincide and agree. IL has the irresistible
force of trlth. and no one can be found to
gain-ay H. We trust that this matter may
now be suffered to rest. The honor Of Mr..
Park and his associates has been fully vim
dicated, and only the most vindictive malice
can again attempt to use an exploded libel
and SANDER. Private character can no
longer be injured by the story, nor will it,
use be effective in >tabbing the Central Yer
mont manaEement-tOr. in reality, thatwas
all that il was used for.
From the Rutland Herald.
In another column We publish the full and
explicit yindication of I. W. Park, from the
assaults made upon him by an irresponsible
London pamphlet. anC largely copied by
the pres in this country, and to a limited
extent by the press of this State. We take
this letter from the Burlington Free Press
of Yesterday. where it l. accompanied by
letters from zen. II. II. Baxter. Hon. Luke
=. Poland. f. j. Phelps. Esd. and Senator
W. NJ Stewart, of Nevada. These letters
fully sustain Mr.. Park in his statements OF
facts. and exoncrate him from every impu-
tatiOn of dishonesty and untairneSS in hi
transactions in reference 10 the Emma mine,
about which this TRADE of SANDER and vitu-
pcratipn has been hurled ut him. 1t Is very
seldom that one story Is invented to destroy
or iniure the character of - many respect
able men A. this Emma mine yarn. 1t i'm
plicated with Mr. Park. General Schenck,
the American Minister at the Court of 81.
james. senator Stewart. Prof Silliman. of
A.sI.. 4 ..I| ~
Baxter. and several other persons of note
and responsibility.
Ii l. biemish upon the press of America
that a sensational article. rejecting serious
IL upon the private character of citizens,
can iini "a place in our newspapers upon no
better authority than that of an unknown
foreign pamphleteer, who may not have any
reputation of his Own. and l. actuated
solely by a desire u create sensation 10
bringing the character OF better men down
t. his own level This charge made against
Mr.. Park. if true. would have shown
him TO be totally devoid Of all moral prin-
ciplc~, and only above the highwayman
where be adopted more cunning scheme OF
robbery. IL charges him with procuring
an expert TO plaster and engrait silver ore
on die limestone rock of worthless mine.
and then. with fall knowledge of the
~ lN44C. H4dt4u- tHt property bi iiit i4i--
liSh market and selling itas valuable, pro-
ductiye and eXhaustles- mine OF native ill |
Yer. and duplicating in the fraud the other /
parties named m the pamphlet.
The charge was directly made that Prof. /
Silliman was bought up To make false re-
port Of the condition ot the mine by bribe /
of fifty thousand dollars, five thousand
down and iorty-five thousand more when a
sale should he completed. This charge in
itself ought 10 be sufficient to have
caused all who read it to repu-
date the whole article a. false. bat
If any one wished to believe 1t a. against
any of the partie, implicated the letter of
Mr.. Park. backed dp by the proofs with
which he fortified himself must convince
him that the whole story Is tissue O! false
hoods, intended TO deceive. We think these
letters must convince any one that the En-
ma mine was fairly sold, and that it has
been and probably Is now valuable piece
of property, although the price paid may
have been too large 10 make dividends very
productive. 1he question of whether the
English purchasers paid too much for the
whistle, Is not under consideration. but the
indication of Mr.. Park Is complete and
From the Montpelier Journal.
We gladly publish the following detailed
ana explicit, denial of Mr.. I. W Park. of
the various charges of swindling which
have been brought against him in connec-
ton with the sale OF the Emma silver mine.
We commend this letter to the careful