The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-07
sEcoR RoBEsoN IN VIEW JERSEY.
TIE Truth About his Alleged Law Practice
In Former DAYS.

From me Trenton Free Ife@
II Alexander G.. Cattell is mentally re-
epOnsible he Il the beat witness for naval
knave that ever went before an investigating
committee. lf his mind has drifted from its re-
eDonsthe moorings. he n to I've rttied and for
given for All offence that otherwise should be ex-
plated In the penitcntilrr.
This man recently swore. by way Of showing
the committee how Secretary Roheson could
honestly stend yearly three times tho amount
OF his salary. to the following statement:
Before becoming Secretary o. the Nay, Roocson had
some money "nd be inherlteG lat 1 sum from
fore entering the nav, department.
This statement may be sworn to two hundred
times before any well posted Jersovman VIII
teton at the bar beyond that Of very ordinary
county court lawyer and never made a dollar
M his profession beyond his immediate bachelor
necessities. IN POLITICS ne was sort OF respect
able hummer catspaw Of Cattell. and ridi-
culous blatherskite at district conventions. lie
was Tor short time Attorney General OF the
State through fraud. A contest was raging
between George r. Cobb aud Frederick +. Fro
liughuNscn for the United States Senate tefo-e
the Republican majority ~ the Legislature.
Cobb held pledged majority Of two votes. The
six lower counties had a united Republican
delegation. Robson lived In that Congressional
District ! he FrcnRhuyscn engineers prom
ised Robeson the state Attorneyship " he
Cobh to desert to Frclinghuysen Money was
raised, and this piece of scoundrcllsm WIS sue
Cessfully accomplished. HubcsOn received his
pledge OF office, and money to bootl That's the
kind ~ man he IA. all tOdl
Ana now Tor the largo sum inherited.
Robson father resided IN good country style
In the village OF Belyidere, Warren county,
state Of New Jersey. He was large. fat man.
Jolly, kindly. aud fond OF good eating and drink
ing. We lived In the same town AN 1 knew hun
well. Hstnrome was painfully limited. and he
WAS always under cloud Of pecuniary embar-
rassmen. This fact was notorious, and those
who gave him credit ALWAYS did 50 with fear aud
trembling. And thus the old gentleman lived
and died, leaving a number OF children to divide
a very scanty patrmony.
The secretary was always n blatant humbug,
and hlghfalutin blatherskitc IN state conven-
tons. lie tried to get Cattell nominated for
Governor IN place Of Marcus l.. Ward, and failed
ridiculousy. Hts laundering speech ON that
occasion was the mirth Of after criticism among
the more intelligent delegates.
And these are the exact facts ~ this man 4
large and profitable legal practice" and in
herited large sum from paiernal relative"
And no mau knows this better than Alexander
q. Cattel.
But the extravagant expenditures Of this beg
gar on horseback. cOntrasted with bis former
poverty when Cattell and Borio huisted him in
| to the Cabinet, begat general suspicion OF his
integrity la ONCE. Hence the gross fiction that
Cattell rcsorted to. that bis PAL" might not be
too closely Investigated" In reference to the
papable discrepancy between his expenditures
and his legitimate income.
Ii is shocking case, but In full harmony with
q hundred others that have found such rank
and offensive growth from the duDghill u
Grantisn.