The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-10

WASHINGTON, juno 5.-lhlS mas Dccn hau
year for tho railroads in Congress. They have
employed great Hobbies. and retained their paid
attorneys in both Houses in vain. Indeed. over
since THE SUMS exposure OF the rcditMobilicr
corruptions opened the eyes OF the people to the
true inwurdncss Of the subsidized concerns.
members have felt that they could serve them
only at the price Of their regulations, and politi
cal PARTIES .s~e DE- twth them very cautiously.
With rare exceptions the platforms Of both par
ties everywhere have reallrmcd the anti-sub
sidy pl0nks Of the National Conventions OF 1876,
and recognized the popular sentiment which
was SO Overwhelmingly expressed in the cleo
ton Of Tilden and Hendricks.
During the creator part Of tho winter. how
over. the Union Pacific on the one hand and the
Texas Pacific on the other-with anything but a
kindly feeling for each othcr--boasted Of the
decisive maiortics they would show when they
reached their respective votes. Inasmuch rs
these calculations were made by trained hands.
and were largely based on pledges which were
not obtained for nothing. they were generally
accepted as true. and when the first battle WIS
joined on the Union and Central Pacific funding
bill from the Senate Judiciary Committee most
persons expected TO see the public interests
postponed again to the interests Of these gigan-
tic monopolies The Senate had long been the
stronghold Of the Rings. There the Republican
party which had fostcrcd the monopolics. per-
fccted the corrupt subsidy system. and nursed
these huge corporations a. It's own props. was
still in n small majority, and the odor of Grant
ism was still about.
1t was we'll known that Jay Gould hal made a
heavy contribution to the Hayes election fund
in 1876. upon condition that Hayes. il elected.
should lend the whole strength Of his Admins
tration TO help the Wall street shark keep tho
plumber in his possession. II was also known.
or supposed to- be. that in addition To- Stanley
Matthew'S. his Fraululency's attorney and IA
miiar. Mr.. Gould had secured the services of a
leading Democratic Senator on the Railroad
Committee. who had undertaken to " fix things"
in committee and in the Senate Into this COM
bination came Nipple Mitchell. the Chairman
with great alacrity and others never suspected.
both on and or the committee many Of whose
names are recorded In favor ofrthe Thurman
bill on final passage. But it is mis-
take 10 suppose that Gould and Huntington
spent great deal Of cash In that fight. Only
100000 is put down a. the gross sum. $500
II which WAS devoted TO the conquest of the Rail-
road Committee. (Thcse figures are given on
pretty good authority, hut as vet am unable 10
YOU for thoml They had no army Of agents
outside the doors Of tho Senate. hut connected
directly with Senators through Senators. aud
their brides were mainly contingent II was
one ~ the loilc-t and best organized attempts
az wholesale corruption in an history and it-
signal failure IS the best proof recently afforded
thnt the American people are really capable of
seli-coycrnmcut through the machinery Of
! their present Institutions.
When the vote came on. Could was os certain
OF the day as he was of his dinner lie could
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