The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-23

Congress by John A. Hubbard, member
from your district? This bill is termed
a "blind BILL" and was pushed through
Congress at the last moment, on March
8, 1876. m
M. W-Who did 1 understand you
to state engineered bill through Con.
gress on March 8, 1876?
Rsp.-John A. Hubbard? =.
Mr, W.--No s,,eh man eper represented
Marquette district, or any other district Of
Michigan, IN Congress.
Rep. Was there ever a bill passed by
Congress to relieve the iron men OF Lake
Superior?
Mr.. W.-Yes, sir! On the 9th of
December, 1874.
Rep.-Who got that bill through
Mr.. WI lobbied that bill through
the House? Before leaving for Wash
in ton came to Cleveland and obtained
from the following gentlemen, all OF
whom are strong Republicans, letters OF
introduction and Endorsement to mem.
bers of the House, including Garfield and
Foster; Stillman Witt, Selah Chamber
lain, Mr.. Andrews, of Andrews, Hitch
cock 81 Co, Samuel l.. Mather, William
Bingham, Hiram Garretson, of the Sec
ond National bank, Dan r. Eells, presi-
dent of the Commercial bark, and L. +.
Handy, of the Merchants National bank.
Rep.-Did these gentlemen understand
the exact nature of the bill?
Mr.. W.-Yes, and wrote to members
of Congress urging the passage OF the
bill. ..... .
Rep think all the gentlemen you
have named to me are Republicans.
Mr.. W.-They are. But that makes
no difference. II was not party meas
ure.
Rep.-Wss Gov. Tilden asked to use
his influence, or did he use his influence
for the passage of this bill?
Mr.. WI myself went and saw Gov
Tilden and asked him to use his influence
for the passage of the bill. And he re-
piled that he ,oould sooner pay everything
himself than hape any legislation or 10Th.
er about rettef. - Ell
Rep.-You stated before, that $3.50 was
all the tax ever claimed by the govern
ment. Was it worth while to get a bill
through Congress for that amount?
Mr.. W.-$450 was ali ever claimed by
the government from the mines in which
Mr.. Tilden is interested in. You mus.
bear in mind that there are many other
mines in the Lake Superior mining re-
glon. ~r o.
Kep.-Wat amount of money was Is.
sued by the New York mine in which
Gov. Tilden is psrt oWner2
Mr.. W.-SS9,0O0 is the total amount
issued from the time the mine started up
to the present. 80
Rsp.-Have those drafts" been paid?
NJ. W.-Yes. sir. Ii there is one out
now 1t Is beyond my knowledge, and l
will pay the par value in gold tor any
one that is presented to me.
Rep.-Will you please give me short
history of this "currency?" How it origi-
mated and for what purpose2
Mr.. W.-Certalnly. You see that in
1850 and from that time for years after
wards we were isolated. Our only COM
munication was by boat, and that seldom
enough. We could not get enough mon
ey to carry on business and pay the men,
so we used to give them these drafts,
which always brought their face value.
In 1865 this was discontinued, for We
could obtain all the money we wanted.
In 1878, during the panic, it was impos-
sible to obtain currency, so we issued six.
ty day drafts. AS soon as currency be
came more plentiful we commenced pay
ing those drafts, and Governor Tilden
wrote to us distinctly that we were to
make no abatement on account of their
being paid before due but TO pay them up
TO the last cent.
Rep.-Since the time has any more Of
those drafts been issued!
Mr.. VINO, SIT.
Rep.-Mr. White, how long have you
resided in Marquette, Mchigan2
NJ. W.--Slnce April, lS49.
Rep.-Are you interested in any mines
with Governor Tilden2
Mr.. W.-No. The only way that
am interested or connected with Mr.. Til
den is that he does his business through
my bank.
Rep.-Then you have had intimate
business transactions with Governor Til.
den?
MI. WI nave.
Rep.-How do you like Gov. Tilden
US a man OF business?
Mr.. WI have always found Gov.
Tilden most scrupulously honest, most
upright business man, full OF integrity
and most prompt and reliable in all his
business transactions with me. And this
Is the reputation that he bears by all who
know him at Lake Superior.
Rep.-Whst are his prospects up in
your country, politically? g.
Mr.. Win our country everyb body,
unless he be an oficeholder or expects TO
be one, will vote tor Mr.. Tilden, inde-
pendent of former political affiliations.
This was about all our representative
cared to learn upon the subject, for he
had gained enough information to show
to the public that all the allegations made
against Governor Tilden in connection
with the issue of the so called currency,
were pure fabricatlons made out of whole
cloth, and the editors of the Chicago Iri-
bune and Cleveland Leader known them
to be such. The Chicago 1ribsne's edi
tor was spoken to upon the subject, and
replied that Tilden was a hard man 10
beat, "but 1t ,ccs good enough Morgan
until after election
When about to leave Mr.. White, he
made these remarks: 81 do not wish you
10 take my word alone for these state
ments, but can refer you to the following
business houses of Cleveland with whom
l have done business: Fsyette Brown,
OF the Jackson Iron Company; Mr.. s. l..
Mather, of the Cleveland Iron Company;
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