, 1876-03-17
PENDLETOh.
BOaIE plll.SH GOMMEN rs.
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Cincinnati Camnxrelas.
Mr.. pendoton WAS President OF tho Kontucfq
Central Railroad ami tho executor OF hls broth
or.in-aw, Bowler, tho oWoar Of fous-1ftha
tho road, aud undertook to push tho claim upo
authority Which must hayo beon conforra
by hu,scif, tho condition being tha
Ao WIS to get 80. per cont LII
expenses. Now, ns President Of tho road, b,
must hnvo Ind less confidence in tho intriusi
value Of tho claim than ho Lad in bis own:ek
triusic ability to gain tho case; and, whon tht
mouoy GoiI into his hhnds 10 oasilv, the question
must have presented itaolf Whotior he had no
uudcrcstlmatod tho claim, mad, therefore, over
estimated hs capacity, but no have no positive
evidence that he folt tint ho had ovcspaid him
Aalt, Air. Pondloson. vc think NO ma:
say, had no cauBo for complaint. aud I'd bart
mover heard that he was dissatisfied. Tho only
question Is whether this sonso OF aatafaction
should be e'n'F4!S; IL, ,orx r.n<..
3lr. Pondloton's oyldenco raEsos somo donbh
"a to wlot4or tho a1sout OF Gen. Dclkaap's job"
bery l!aa bcon fllly sscofsan,ed; ,i and ~ ieave.
has bceu placed upon tho privdto, chsraoteE o,
Mr. Pet.d(otan. j. This much Ia clcafog j
Mr. Icndiotop's own statomons, In seturntt1a I
yssy s!!ght expenditure o. loEsl angGn@it1 saso
road President and administrator earned fee
| OF $50, 600, all OF which he Was norulIy 1t mol
| Legality, bound to haso turned oves to tho rail.
| road of wAoso interests ho Was tho responsible
cu.rdat,, md tLreo-tiftha Of which was simply
abs,ractpa from the rasruony Of tho cttsasau
| at his dead hro.hor-in.law. h1r. paadlotona
nano tn.y Batey 10 addod to tho roll Of fsllon i,
! s'ases@oH 6f,a ,-or. H<,o,d.
| It Mr. fendoton received tho s8o. 600 for hla
| "tnfuonco1S then oomcs tho uncomforthbletts-
lection tAat +'int1uoucs ~ much too valuable.
| especially wien .poasessod by . Democratic
| statesman oyor Republican Administration. It
| tho moueY was roally duo the foad. then Mr.
pel,tlloton. ~ President, awarding himself the
larger sbaro Of tho olsim, is IN ps!niui-
exclamation to tho Stockholders Of tho road. II
| the money Haa not due, tAon Mr. Helknap, ~
| awarding tue claim. was guilty Of bleach OF
duly. in which air. pendlo:on shared. Is opens
| uepnr!mentst-a question underlying much Of
lie corruption that haa boon developed In Waal'~
Altoso.bott tho transaction reflects 10 credit
| upou Mr. penlletoI. hoNoyeE wo may vlaw 1t.
1to NAV hayo boon LOCALLY Gattled to the money
| vhlcl, le earned under hlB contract. uus moral
ly tho whole business is 1o6, lsa revelation
closea tho careor OF pr. tondlesoh ~ usoIu1
| aud trusted loader Ut htH party.
| st. Lauts Gtobe-Dtmoc1ds.
During tho last campaign IN Qhio wo read roy
orai worry able spoechea BY MF. Poudleton on the
10 silusion 10 tho iton, Of slbo,0 ,00o paid to sha
Kentucky Censral Aaroad In e1cess Of tho xatea
established BY law. a.
o;sa!s e ths il ho RsE'y ps{t{
tan c.n got pot along viii. i;olknap, yhe Iassef
rockatod fow illicit thonBauda out Of tho sAlo
1T ButlesshIps; but tho former tobbnd great
many thousands by ptosaiog bogus claim
'AK ihs Kentucky @ oeatral its.iro.d paid .t- Pen.
| "5nYt claim Agslnss She Go.aramenti aad ~
wS venture 70 ssy thas. Vt ous Of it, ooaaad+ots