The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-08-17

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Rep.-Will yoube kind enough to point
out to me some of the falsehods?
Mr. W,-Some of the falsehoods Did
! not tell you that it was falsehood from
beginning to endl
Rep BE kind enough to point out some
of the misrepresentation.
Mr.. W.-Well, in the first place, Cleve-
land, Brown & Co. do not manufacture
iron. Secondly, Samuel J, Tilden has no
iron works at Lake Superior, Messrs.
Cleveland, Brown & Co, are simply his
agents, and never buy any iron of Gov.
Tilden therefore they can never want an
extension of time.
Rep.-Butthe article says the Cleveland,
Brown & Co are partners.
Mr.. W.--Bosh They are not partners
and never had an interest in the mine.
Rep.-Please to tell me the amount of
tax due to the government upon this So
Cdlleu currency
Mr.. W.-S45o was the whole amount
of taxes ever claimed by the government
which was Immediately paid,
When the books ofthe company
were seized, what amount of currency did
those books show had been ssued2
Mr. W,-The books were never seized:
moreover, no one ever asked to look at
them.
How about the bill pushed through Con-
gress by John A. Hubbard, member from
your district? This bill is termed
blind bill," and was pushed through
Congress at the last moment, on March
sd, 1875.
Mr. W.-Who did understand you to
state engineered bill through Congress
on March sd, 1875?
Rep.-John A. Hubbard2
Mr.. W.-M such man e0ey re4reSented
Marquette district, or anyOthey district Of
HlCHtSHH, W congress-
Rep But see here, Mr.. White, Here
is the article in the Leader, in which it
states distinctly that John A. Hubbard,
member from the Marquette, district, on
the night of March sd, 1876" &c.
Mr.. Wand | state to you, sir, posi-
lively and distinctly, that no such man
ever represented ours or any part of
Michigan in Congress-
Rep,-You astonish me. How can
people make such unprinipled state.
ments.
Mr.W.-Ifyou have such papers here
do not ask me 10 explain why they are
so unprincipled.
Rep.-I see that the name of J. R.
Douglass, Commissioner of Internal Re
venue, is attached to the bill that was al
legged to have been rushed" throug Con-
gress, March sd, 1875.
Mr. W.-There is no such person as J,
R. Douglass, Commissioner of Internal
Revenue.
Rep.-Then of course the text Of the
whole bill, in fact the whole bill is wrong?
Mr., W.-You will pleaseto understand
that no bill ever passed congress at that
time, therefore the whole thing is a fraud.
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 Dec
ember 1874.
Rep.-Who got that bill through ?
Mr.. WI lobbied that bill through
the House? Before leaving for Wish
ington came to Cleveland and obtained
from the following gentlemen, all of
whom are strong Republicans, letters of
introduction and indorsementto member
of the House, including Garfield and
Foster: Stillman Witt, Selah Chamber
lain, Mr.. Andrews, of Andrews, Hitch
cock & Co., Samuel L. Mather, William
Bingham, Hiram Garretson, of the Sc
cond National bank, Dan P, Eells, pre-
sident of the Commercial bank, and T.
P. Handy, of the Mercants National
bank.
Rep.-Did these gentlemen understand
the exact nature of the bill2
Mr.. W.-Yes, and wrote to members
of Congress urging the passage of the
bill.
Rep.-I think all the gentlemen you
have named to me are Republicans.
Mr.. W. They are, But that makes
no difference. 1t was not party meas
ure.
Rep.-Was 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 inhu
ence for the passage Of the bill, And he
replied that he 70Onld sooner fay e0e,y-
thing himself than haze any IEgiSIatto"
or bOther about reGef
Rep.-You stated before, that $3.50 was
all the tax ever claimed by the govern
ment, Was it worth while to get bill
through Congress for that amount?
Mr.. W.-S45o was all ever claimed by
the government from the mines in which
Mr.. Tilden is interested in. You must
bear in mind that there are many other
mines in the Lake Superior mining re-
gion.
Rep.-What amount of money was is
sued by the New York mine in which
Gov. Tilden is party owner?
Mr.. W.-sS9,ooo is the total amount
issued from the time the mine started up
to the present.
Rep.-Have those draft" been paid?
Mr.. W.-Yes, sir. If there is one out
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