The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-02
WHAT ANNOYED EFFTGY SARGENT
Taken at His Word by Man Whom ho
Asked TO Investignte.

Tho testimony T. G. Waite, Naval Agent
i9r the port q san Frnncisco, md Col. A. W.
Non schmidt at the trial Of the Chronicle in
lI,!aoeryile' Is. Of a most DAMAGING character.
Naiie writes to Sarg mt expressing the char
aeter2i sarsenis friend pln9ey am, recom-
These letfers annoyed Sargent nnd he exc
pres ~ his displeasurc by retaining Spaulding
leading hepublicals. And vt in The face Of
this evidence lac declares he Is not rcsponsi-
he FIR PInnoys appo.ntmont. and was but
habit II writing letters t. slight Aqua ntnncese
Nun S'hmid, was requ sted ly Sargent to in
yestig.te the corruption and rottcnness at Mare
lsla'd. ana IN the ncriorman e Of that duty dis
covered iramls Of long standing and daily. oc-
currcn0n. lie reported tie iucts TO Sargent In q
confidential leitar. and that honest gentleman
iot unnoyct' at the letter. but made no effort
had tho evidence before him-were swindlin9
The GOyornmenO
To sh.v how things wero managed by tho
Federal hing AZ Marc lsland-how shamclesslv
tni nltrl.,. Iu-ly the Gov 'rnmo NJ was swindlet
hy the allg .ntoos OF Sureen and Page. and Gor-
ham ana Carr. the BOSSES oi tho Ring we quots
"a lew s.nt.n. is from Col. Sehlnidt's coundcntiaI
letter e. Sargent. He says: The bills. as app
lr0y Z tyr three months, differed as follows:
rough redwood boards. price in market. 800 per
thousand; thurgod and approved. $40 per thOu-
SAINT Oregon fir. lriec In market SIS per thou-
snnd; charged anlapQrovcd. 10 per thousand:
u r-ln! charged AMI approved. $3.50 per
y aslml. All 50 on throughout almost every
a., W. as' 'he public. the taxpaycrs who arc
il"i otN.NI il.' ~ o. support the Government.
60 ~ pio.t thut this h. tle evidence OF q ptom-
iurm 4 lun an. who was requested by a
j. publican United Sttcs' Senator t. invcsti-
Vt TIE alleged frauds OF his friends at tho
AIyy Yard.
VIA. I'D Mr.. Sargent DO? Col. Schmidt tolls
us. HIS Letter was written IN 1874 10 Sargent.
H. says' sawSarFcnt after his return from
Congress- In 1879 ] asked him If hc had re-
celved letter. lie said he had. and was much
annoyed az the contents OF IL. | fCt annoyed
thut Ac Ind taken no action. H said that ha
HAD No tikon any action about II, but intended
% DO go soon" Two years have elapsed since
Then. pnl still Sargent has not takdn any ac-
ton about it, The same parties are still run
n.ng the Nlvy Yard. and. as they have not been
r.muN" The PRESUMPTION is that they have not
changed their course.
GU. Schmidt. "',ous Of tho reputation Of his
party, su-g 80, o. sargent - have the evil cOr-
t''i i. tAl o. = = tho credit Of H., He says
nr'nliNg an lu.tailEDtion 10Y the Demo rats
IL ana lnN astEul 81 'unmittce by a DcmO fatid
congress should No appointed, II would muka
had W. rk Il II fgr our party. Now. how can Il
h'.oi. IT, Hnl. IS 80 a. Clngrcs SIGNAL inynstl-
CATION ana gNr "a the credit My advice Is
g. remove a. once lNmaster Spauldng. and
Lls cnIpi clerk. Ifhnny. in san Francisco. and
appoint some OLa tI-e In thoir places" Theal-
vic ~ the Col moi was disregard 4.
We hope AMI oNpet 60 see u Democratic in
vest. sgtn. coNlnntoe appointed ly Congress
I. silt TIC frauds I. lie bottom. The country
demands II.