New-York tribune., 1875-08-19
THE NORrHFRy PACIFIC RAILROAD AND
SECRETARY DELANO
From The Tai,adAphta Times.
AN OpgN LRIIER TO MR.. WILLIAM WHtSH'

had at the Interior Dcpai nient you give "a" 20 nn,ss
as c6nsINcuOus example OF the corrupt ase oi power
and peson'by Secretary M 'snS; ., show how through the
rau ocs SS AMI a" ccss Of no Inferior psestg,Sn an
ssno can ss and cosu One
WIN scs ssretasy Ds1S IN h s,a,aat sSss II the
Sa9h 81 is 9 70 Ing
s%sa no. CO. o & tbs sent S goes over
entire Land M ysr a. a:pe SesSe' s.a a,
people, w%o were than
& the S sns n ro ti Ssa been "s or
uomcd and SECRETARY Dsaro 1asT .Sa to ss
say that secretary oe.nS s 1new IN M Ssea.ss s,s
n @ T @ sf Tho sTin he
100 100000 of stock has been subscribed ana a. c I'M I'M
6e'ei 6a ads ths clause in brsskrt, sonby last report
There are ssSGr a BEEN %Ts sae nSIe but ls
able realize the responsibility you nsur IN IN pent
positions. .,o. o., .r,s .or-
tanned IN long letter devoted to cviseis,nsa puDnc ON
cer concentrates in this paragraph Whatever % @ M
pOrance your communication may haVe, anu i.' 's ,,;
sufficient occasion fG the correction herein gwen tbs
leter IL not wfteR u defend tao secretary oi .Io IN IN
terror. He must defend himself He may pe pau ON
ccr-possbly as you think hi. IL his official M
duet and motives have not been such as VIII stan" ,e
test OF mcrcess hut fair eXainiisition ne ought y" anu
must; suffer the consequences On the vthor Rand, II ne
shall prove his record clean one there "ugnt u ~
brisk market for sack O'oh IN the neighborhoSd VI hs
In plain English your charge is that the Secretary OF
the interior corruptly cOnsprcd with the ofnoerso'
railroad corporation give latter fictitious hnan-
ca credit aud enable tito borrow money from pefs1s
hs J he tpo IL "a imrortant rnough to warrant the
prominence you give it. and ought to bring nto pcfh
"Prsf Suowin, a, YOU say you did OF this fraudu-
ananv and the secretary OF the Interior early
Octuhcr 1872: knowing, as / know you did. that the
Company bonds were &C that time ana ior year unar r
~ U n ,w alee" OF false basis OF credit
tho stiIhlus, as ~" nv LII ynur nr, vio,,s
sirai,u w i rin, :, al. :, ia vou noe oni rpfsrd 10 ex
the trick and ths pr9'ses rnceent Tpc Us
nv o,,hn adj
Peac Comms ,ioor to lis sasno Secretary Deiano
=, M ~ Inn Il cver received This comu.endaton Of
y"nr, Was, with your knowledge extensively published
anu anu o v S as ic.;ii.nate means OF promoting the
yonr GOOD opinon OF the enterprise probably sold moro
}o 81 ,f 80 i.t,encc coti,,pt tr otherwise enan-
a,lns ip te ,s v, o,a rxt above referred
fn.
n,in, somewbat familiar with the subject free TO
s.,e isat Io Of no nedcrn enerpss important 10 MS
country NE NoIh factc Raifrs1d 90 not ro'er o. t1e
the iher a, &C i s u, 5.erw
eai a,d ~, & q. ,sbyiov 70 tte Tertores o. the
@ oI ~, n,, ~. cn,ier mis- road as ins,ary necessity.
abny theWar Department Drug the lasoss Indians OF te
rt, nto suiJ,.tlou and this the Religious
lo.cs charged with bringing Chri.iian CIVILIZATION 10 pear
upon the Notlern Ladans Ibis gives The road na9na nm
thc great WORK 81 eylnihs o ao" .S niss -, rrss u @ a.
dn' % , ia e,,her ,rouie or doa, IA de
niesd without being couneca with the Government OF the
road assySsl them tnat nothing con, prevent III ceare
hon w c.s Il p.weS tht cond lnGcr the sun i~i
.hiDG or the clouds irom giving ram. ., ,,, ,,
CoSrris y: lat you ] aseT ~ ~, d tnr scnce s s"ne
you sHid al"t uu anu hrtcV'v W -" io W. a.
tunes ins! eHeeuve aet"nI, .r ~. oe ccnsS,n@ ~
thlt tir c2,lsiatnh h T nn.hsr rr Slmad Cou,uy
secretary Deiaho iie i @ ,"i s'e. t1i III a. ~ ~
Aid hulah i % G ~ the Nortbern Pacific
,nd ne"@ ,i & i"e 81 onc haudred miiion dollafs Of
stou ," ~ nn n,o,f,arS bcmg p,Iitted After sew
r vrnis of effort it Ms dauoa tratcd that sufficient
.ealis couu hot ee ,us ' W tY.tI.r w;se or nm
lhe uhlNeI~i iho.no VI @ Ill., nm mainly
by the sae 90 hoit9dS. s, ooIs. aon m o. ,ailp.sd hw
amended me cuariero o. tl' mn.'r d. ,nr
.tnoz'pg the Conaany to Issue its Donasof Uni ui
P,a. oi rSlainS & ~, -. tvs a,bori,atinn on
o ou ', m tu,3inr legislation in iSSO tie financial pro-
hteu ~ ~, m - ~ hased side srum tue prr-
5,narv o nayI,rnt on stock subscriptions required
NV tc chi;e, aid the proceeds of current earnings and
-. ~ os and II WAS d,termined TO raise tia, money To
,d the road by selling tho Irst mortgage bonds of the
cnerai re rarIsd the niu.ihceat laad grant OF
D. Ma cres r,r ,iIr m ,,,dOn to the road itself
much more valuable basis Ui erc% 10 ah , ,,ssk @c oao
IVA NJ m az, n,.c;,i nl,u fully q expsjUed aud porfccttY
WIN ,''iS m M nbo r,% a. sdrst.,nd the tsnpany
unsTsi.eI D! al" ~ who tho c" e pnaepa document
s.5 IN ,,5n,Iiny sales u bends verbatim copy Of
the Company CHARTER. its aiaendients ana history oI
mucn m,ne y>lad Dce,r paid stock. Whatever means
the soc .noIers of the Company saw t to eIiI.DGs 70
bonds AT or about par and tho steckhOdcts have tnus
o,J in mara than lnif OF the $50 600 900 Vested In tho
. M ~ ia ',oi1 m , 1 nrc't time Wnh l"lerabi. knowledge
a. What am talking about venture Ike ASSERTION that
rot one person tc face of t9 earth believed te me
anyfl,np h, sides the property which his mOacy created
ps Lo gvant Lard and Othcr franchises from Congress
il YOU viii u oduce such ndYitai not aii innate or
an idotic asylum, wii!-rsy the cost OF his admission
thereto Among all tie c"hpuli.s aAo , i~
tiyD, coaseqacnt upon th9 bankruptcy Oh t.G ,viMhy'
not one charge Of tiis kind ever cane rom DOnuhouf
and wild. 1t IL the pueio astrftnosns =, one
VINO has purpose 10 solEe fIt.o. ~. va" ~, ,,,,
pany lts 5sh. ever eia,ed t1at eoarne pro-
portion oil tho St Vi ,s .cH = ~. i 1850 f, th.t Nv 90
ASH asSssi ~ Va oy viii, h"yrnwed m,s,rv WI
being buiit almost Hn1x VIII H pouow v mia ro,ni
lr'lhlsleu nCa' as., IN % % rS "t sy, oa0 uer ms
heht, ttit ',o , io', =, VII aII q. % nn same cihtt
Hns pnoilo uotco w as !" o 80, t.a orso,1.tou
~ I',i' oi w" 80 800 o.nti sin,k nraydL for in
o. ti, t2mfs]'y nI % r 10 hs i.s,en nnv "a fast
ina maftct ws' S"s'iip' ~ ~, ,,r",aav asi ,,,-nIs
a. constiucoh pfosw,s,u; n ,'o ~ pta - =, u
Of H.. t0lhpahy peius n'oi ~. W o. , 10 -, H.
puay sni1i II Hcnld hSe ariae'' an, "a" "