National Republican., 1875-12-31

said. He does not readily read written papers,
and thus the form escaped him. He devoted
the money, he says, for the purpose intended,
and for his services, ability and talent in OBJ
tanning the patronage. 1t was agreed, he de-
clares, that he should receive fifteen per cent.
Of the amounts the city paid for advertising IN
the paper. He asks that the instruments sued
upon be declared void, and that q reference be
ordered to compute the amount due him. In
his bill of particulars he says Mr.. Mierson's
paper, the Nep Yorker Journal, was made
corporation paper in June, 1869, and In May,
1870, Mr. Mierson received upwards of $20,-
900, S2,500 having been paid to James Watson
for obtaining its payment after Judgment for
it had been secured. Then, In October, he
favor of Mierson for S27, ,261 SO, and in JAN
uary, 1871, paid him another s., 900 for getting
the Nc1g Yorker Journal made 8 corporation
paper under the charter of 1870 and for facili-
tatiDg the collection of claims. In May, 1871,
Mr.. Hart says he paid James NJ. Sweeny S2,-
600 for procuring the making of the Journal
a corporation paper under the amended char
ter of 1871 and for facilitating the collection
of claims. Mr.. Hart says Mr.. Mierson re-
ceived besides from the city, during 1870 and
lSI1, for advertising: Proceedings of Common
Council, SIS $50; mayors message, SIC, ,41S.70;
in the Sunday paper, S3t, ,907.75; miscellane-
Gus, $500; total, Sl29 9,045.45. The Judge
Jury calendar"
makes such an affidavit as that in defense
of his suit is hardly the person that share
holders would select to manage legitimate
property in their interest. If they had a
"bad lot on hand, which they wished to
be rid of at the best possible price, Mr..
Harf fc ;rYct n thaT rrnnlI hal lilya1rr
to select as their agent. By his own ac-
knowledgment he Is utterly unscrupulous
as TO the means by which he gets money.
1t is no wonder that Mr.. W. H Clagett
whose reputation for honesty stands high
in this community, deemed it necessary to
apologize in a card to the public for the
appearance of his name as the special can
didate Of such a man as Henry Hart has
shown himself to be for the presidency of
the company. While we have nothing to
say in disparagement Of Mr.. Clagett, it
may be well to inquire as to the propriety
of a change in the executive officer. Mr..
Hurt, who has by common consent man
aged the road with rare ability and dis
cretion, restoring 1t from the very verge of
bankruptcy to a condition of financial sue
cess, seems to be the right man for the
position he occupies. If he gives satisfac-
ton, why not let "W ell enough alone"
1t is certain that he has done well. 1t is
certain that Mr.. Hart has done i'll. 1t is
clear that Mr.. Hart is not only not wanted
in person, but that his counsels are not up
to par in this market. We have the evil
dence of some of the best men in the Dis
trict, who are also among the heaviest
shareholders in the road, that Mr.. Hurts
has been prudent, popular and
economical. He is young, and will i'm
prove daily as he gains experience, of which
he has already had q large share. Would
it not be the height Of folly in the company
10 dispense with these services and the
benefits of this experience to try furtherex.
periments? Company shareholders should
be governed when voting on their stock by
precisely the same business principles
which would control their action in pri-
vate transaction. Suppose the interest is
small one; it is worth attending to if it is
worth having at all. 1t is worth the time
and attention of the smallest shareholder to |
see TO it that this pawnbroker from Chatham |
street, who not only advances money upon |
(old clothes, jswelry and the
like butupon the dishonor of those whom |
he designs 10 corrupt and debauch, does
not recover control of their property. This |
confessed briber, corrupter of Tweed's as
seciates, is not the kind of man needed to |
take charge of good, legitimate local en-
terprise in this District. 1t is to be pre- |
sumed, from the facts as related above by |
himself, that this fourteen thousand dollars |
for which he is row sued, was given him |
on account of the share of the plunder |
claimed by him, but that it being objected |
to as exorbitant by the plaintiffs, he signed |
the due bills which he now pretends he |
could not readily understand. Ifhe is really |
incapable of reading due bill, he is unfit
to manage this railway property. Ifhe did
know what he was signing and executed |
the due bills in order to obtain the money |
because he found he could obtain it in no |
other way, and intending to trust to luck
and lying to get rid of their payment, he |
was guilty of an act which disqualified him
in the eyes of all honorable men as proper |
of the interests of others. Selfish |
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