The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-12-17

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Harlan mas b. there y ~ r.in saying
shrs W ~ mess ~rsAsevy s%~cta,
and that hia election ~rSld bs ! r..
preach 10 representative sessrnmea.
sna Aisetass y every honest sl~rses
IN lcwa. II caanes have tssn forgot.
ten that tho esrdi, Mebillies insss,i.
easicn IN shs ~ eengre~ IL is1s.
.sacsA olo.OO0 u uaion Pacific rail.
road ~easy Into he pcehs. u James
HaslAa. The senate sommi,tes ap.
pointed 70 vhi.s~ash Nv, Harlan did
alacss - neat : job for him. ~ The
scssmi'ses arpoin,el BY wa N.
Twssd's senfrerss did fcr that unsa.
very gentleman, and The one u quite
- innocent 81 dsap oilias the people u
their iahsriiAacs - the other. Here
y The way The committee sums sp shs
eass TT Mr.. Harlan.
ia appears that Thomas e. Durant,
"cf New York. Vice President Or the
"t'nivn Pacific Railroad Company. had
taken IN interest In the Senatorial
election In the State ~ Iowa. between
.whnm and Mr.. Harlan there had
been large personal interests In the
Estate of Iowa. aud prpfrnsed 10 30.
licvc that Harlan understood tho In.
"icrcs,s Of the State AMI had bccm
long enough II Washington 10 know
'.how 10 care for th9ss interests. had
in the year 1858, given 10 Mr.. llar.
''lAn Slu, uOU for tho purpose u -.
touring Mr. llarlan's election 10 ths
"Scnsss u the United States.
Mr. Duran, did not know how the
"msns, -. applied. nor doe. II ap.
'psAr that he gave Asy direction % 10
its application. bu. seemed 10 sxpss.
that Il was u bs, In part At least.
'nre'l ~ secure the influence III some
newspapers IL tho state. =
Mr. Harlan states that hs received
Tho money FIR election purposes In
"leGh. aud that II Was ~ used, that
III was intended 10 cover cxpsnsss
(which his friends had incurred In The
state Canvass Of tha. year, and AlAo
"thsir expenses - the Legislature;
THAT the contribution n Dr. nurant
VIVA voluntary. aud nos solicited BY
''l,in,. WAS !, III consideration Of any
service performed, Or 10 b pstfarM.L
ps, sonally Or officially, " otherwise, !
THAT 10 reception and w. had no re-
"lersncs 10 the donors connsstlun with
ANY public Or private enterprise, and
"that Il va uscd IN paying the expenses
III the canvass a. tho fAll election VI
.'shs members u the Legislature, and
for expenses u friends coming 10, /
staying ~. aud returning from the
capital Of Iowa u the election Of
''1enAtor. =
why should Mr. Darast. ! resident
of New York. and Vice president Of
Union Pacific railroad have ! $4,000
interest In 10 election u United States
Senator IRON lowAi And h II inpsr.
sinsns 70 inquire whether Tom Scott
u ths Texas Or Southern paelae rail-
road nay mol likewise have ! $4,000
interest In The election u NJ. Harlan
fes like rsasonsi Chapter OK y The
aols d Ne xxxyn congress Of which
Mr.. Harlan Wa . Senator from Iowa,
10 the Pacific railroad and telegraph
~, and had shs ssppat u shls ssn.
ator from Iowa. And nov lst ~ zoe
what this acs did for Thos. &. Dursnt
and his fellow oorpsrators. Section
Two gives he right d Wy over shs
psblic landA and section three gave
the insorporstors I've alternate section
d land pr nile (3.2oO aerss) and
section I've gave them $4,000 ) mile
In bonds u The United GtStsA having
30 ysas = run With Dix pr GEM ssmi.
annual interest, . sum Ia land and
money nearly adequate 10 ths con.
atruesi.n u tho road. The Act further
provided that he United States should
pay this Durans and bic fellow corpor-
asors Tho Same rate. paid for serviuea
equally onsrous ~ private par.iss. ~
the transportation u public stores. war
lroopa aud tho nails, the
s"rporasors being required 10 psy Tho
fare ~ tl,s bonds II the end of 80
,rrr'. In the argument Of Attorney
';.n,a pivrrspont IL this rass dsoid.
OIL sLo two wceka aimee and published
IN il,e PAIN DsALss last week our
re.,l,is vii And the Attorney usasrsl
N .iuv that Nv auch neana lDurAnf