The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-20

A subscriber to THE Sun, who is defend
er Of GARFIELD, has addressed us letter:

SAND subscribers to the DAILY SuS TO lew words IN
defence OF representative in Congress, j. A. GAN
rLDf As TO the Dg GOLYrR business all that can be said
against him Is that his ability attorney and al
vocate he retained and did legitimate legal work for
that company II cannot be said OF him that, like the
present Secretary Of the Navy he lied about II when
charged with It. And In the Credit Moblier transaction
the most that can be said admitting the truth OF all his
enemies charged Is. that with other prominent men. he
mislcd Into buying the stock OF company that his
other duties him no time TO investigate. Ills bitter
est who by the way, sorehcad members OF
his party only raise him the charges
referred TO. aud through each campaign they shrek
Credit MObier and DE GoLYER long and loud. A."
Both the assumptions in this letter are
not only unfoundcd but they are without
the least warrant, rs has been shown in
these columns from the reports OF invcsti-
eating committees, directed by Republican
maIortlcs, with every desire to whitewash
their inculpated friends. The main facts In
these two cases. may be briefly repeated
with advantage at this time And first, in
regard to the DE GoLYER and MCCLELLAN
contract In the spring of 1872, the Wash
ington Ring began to develop on a vast
scale their comprehensive plan" for plum
dcring the public Treasury and swndling
the people Of tho District of Columbia. by
covering the streets and avenues with
wood and concrete pavcmcnts
One GEORGE Il. CHIrTENDEN secured
contract for DE GOLYER and MCCLELLAN
OF Chicago for two hundred thousand yards
Of wood pavcmcnts at $3.50 a yard. the total
cost Of which, including everything, was
1 Sl.5O n yard. rs proved by the supcrintond
ent 81 the contractors. So that there was
~ yard for Addition, Division. and
/ Silence. The Ring, of course, levied n large
| toll on this job as was done on all others.
| 1t cost the contractors S97 600 in ready
money to pay tho blackmail. The Ring
wanted influence in Congress for appropri-
ations and RICHARD c. PARSONS, then Mar
shall of the Supreme Court. was iobbcr In
| legislation, with political connections in
both Houses Of Congress. He was intimate
with GARFIELD.
PARSONS went 10 Washington to help
| CHTTrTNDEN. perhaps on the hint Of the
Ring that he could bring votes to their sup
port in Congress- and with knowledge II his
relations with GARFIELD and others. The
result was so-callcd fee rs counsel. with
out any case to argue. Of $4,000, Of which
he gave 5000 to GARFIELD. According 10
his own testimony before the Joint investl-
! eating committee, he put the case as fol-
lows
"icallcl upon Gen G,nrntn ami gave him a hi.ior,
Of tho q. % then stood. and a.krl him A. congress
would adjourn in few dny If he would act for me- ~
my ahsouce. and give tho subject careful investigation
.tid to him had Zee IN thc ca 80 of Importance
to me. aud would Doe glad 10 share 1t with HIM The
/ sane day or DAY aucrt ,u Tor cleveland. ana when
received my ''c, some considerable time after from u,
client, at Chicago deposited G,u. G,Rrrtps 60 bis
! credit 900 bank, aud go wrote him
CHIrTENDEN. who was the manager 81 the
job, took a very different view of the mat
ter. aud at that very time lac wrote to DE
GoLYER and MCCLELLAN:
Anon. other rarc. W. q are Interesting themselves
! ior him were col Il e. PAr.o>s and cen GAHririp.
Chairman uf tlc COMMITTEE uu A. preparations. 90. i.It
10 Isu~ tiai' p %. rnf.i Vit. ret4np. amt ihroutA
Who." hands every dollar OF money appropriated hy
! Congress shall COME
when MCCLELLAN. one Of the contractors,
was desired to state why he paid SO large a
sum Of money for the contract, he answered
~ asked HIM CnirrFNpsNI what he wanted with
tH7"" aud nc .ad ly wanted TO pay his cNIen-c aiM
| pot af ns ntfintI debt"
The prctencc that GARFIELD was employ
Cd as counsel or rendered any legal service
whatever, is utterly false, and was SO admit
ted 10y himself before the District Commit
tee of the last Congress. He was asked by Mr.
NICHOLSON, who had been engaged in the
pavement business, If he had ever made an
argument or written an opinion for the
Board Of Public Works in regard to this
contract, and he was forced TO say that he
had not, and only claimed to have had u
casual conversation ON the subject with
Boss SHEPHERD.
Garfield received the $4,000 fee on
the 18th Of July, 1872. From that hour he
was the slave Of the Ring and was sold
body and soul TO its corrupt chiefs. Between
the sth Of January and 9d Of March follow
ing he pushed bills through the House APP
propriating three millions and half Of the
peoples money, not dollar Of which was
authorized by law, or had been estimated
for in any way. Previously he had carried
an appropriation, as fcccr, for Sl92O0o
II is due to him to say that lac earned his
money 10y fidelity to the Ring that retained
him. but at the expense of the Treasury.
Now as 10 the Creiit MObiler. GARFIELD
stands convicted by the testimony of OAKEs
AMEs and hi. diaries, written at the time,
and by his own acts and admissions as we'll
Here is the proof. lie swore before the COM
mittee
1ncyer owned, received, or agreed to receive any
stock OF the Credit Mohli o uc Union Pacific Rail
road, nor any dividends OF pohts arising from either oil
Them
This IS an explicit and emphatic denial OF
any interest whatever in the Credit Mobilicr
Now hear Mr.. AMEs:
81 got Mr. GARFiFiD ten shares OF the Credit Mohie
stock.
- State what grew out oft Mr. G,nrmin d,
not pay me any money sold lhe non'' hclonaw t.
hi, 81 Oo1 o, stock atn7 makns s77d Thus the ~
per cent dividend Flu In June received di,dou,
ia cash his stock OF Spo. which len balance du,
him of $3.50 which paid hun"
The following memorandum was rca,
from the dairy: