The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-30
Mr.. WheeIer's Record on the Northern
Pacific Job.

The Republican candidate for Vice.
President lie now serving his ffth term rs
a member Of the House OF Representa-
fives, four of which have been consecu-
tive. His Congressional career has not
been conspicuous. except on two points ;
hrst in connection with the Pacific Rail-
road Committee. and next with the Louisi-
ana question, upon which he has recanted
the conservative views that he uttered
year ago
Mr.. WHEELER was appointed Chairman
OF the Committee on Pacific Railroads in
the Forty-nrst Congress- and held that po-
Biton for four years. Mr.. BLAINE selected
his men for these commanding places with
personal knowledge of their strength
and weaknesses, both of which qualities he
took care to utilize for himself and for h
party. That he was not mistaken In Mr..
WHEELER is established by tho record.
The policy of the Republican party in
regard to land grants and subsidies had
been fully developed before Mr.. WHEELER
became Chairman of this important COM
mittee. Hundreds OF millions of tho pub
lie domain had been voted away 10 corrupt
corporations aud Rings by collision and
jobbery in Congress. Still these grab
bers were not satisfied with their plum
der. They constantly demanded more,
nnd Congress never met without passing
some new scheme OF spoliation.
These Rings found au efficient ally in
MI WHEELER, as may be seen blythe num-
Der and the character of the bills which he
reported aud carried through in their
interest. 70 make this clear. we propose
now to show up the part he played in the
Northern Pacific job, by which so many
thousands Of poor people were victimized
through the operations Of JAY COOKE i
Go. and their contederates.
in the original grant to this corporation,
Congress had voted an immense stretch of
territory and vast concessions. But the
Rrasplng managers were not content with so
small an empire They sought to grab every
acre Of the valuable land, through a branch
OF the concern known rs the Lake Supe-
rior and Puget sound Land Company.
which selected all the valuable town sites
along the line, and hired nm army of squat
tiers to pretmpt the sect ions near them, to
the exclusion of honest settlers More
legislation was needed to protect this huge
operation, and in the beginning of 1870 JOINT
FOR that nnrnoso in tho somo Iorgnago
Mr. WurrIrp an hehaIr -, ,ho b., r.
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Dn the 18th Of January Is-O outhori,iro
A.. ~ -. ""'"'' 'N'"
inc NoIthcIn inclhc lallroai company TO
Issue its bonds for the construction nf tts
-, 49,, -, 80
foau' ana 10 secure the same by mort gage,
"",cn WIS te"" nlst ana 7eeoh" Time
n'u ioiu' io" I" 'nr o'i''hl''eo Oh 'holno
40 y, ''''N"' A"0
,hBents OF Tue iOad Wcfo uDle TO mOVc
'uuicker i'm tho Senate and hurriod n sin,i-
$500 49, - " '''i'-
lar resolution through ana sent II 10 the
Hou.n I, c,,ft,d a., tha o,i,,i,,i ,,,,
N Wv '''7'N"' Stunt
this clause,
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Iloll W. VIM. lht nun me or 'l.h,a's Vl We niue
a. No, Hr ~, l ,e %, ", nst py n,r ,s
lie lru nrascrY a. Nv ne eiarirr then he comnanv
is cntl'iei - receive so many seciona Of land be-