Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-12

| and It has been referred to the Committee
on Appropriations.
This item and one OF S6s, 365 was car
| ried, and the government was committed
| 10 the theory that il was responsible for
| fve-sixtbs Of the costs Of the improve
| ments. This was on the 10th OF June,
| 1872. On the 25th Of the same month
Boss Shepherd awarded to Garfeld's
| client, De Golyer, Q contract for 200,0 900
square yards Of wood pavement. This job
| Welded q profit Of more than q quarter Of
q million dollars. De Golyer Garield's re-
! ward, received through r. @. Parsons
| 81, 500-seems disproportioned to the mag
| nitude OF his influence. But on the day
| that it was paid, July IL, 1872, which wss
| also the day that the Row. VIM. Colvin
Brown got $10,0 900, another entry was
made in the books Of De Golyer 4 McClel-
Ian, showing disbursements for Bills y
able, $72, 1000" The ~book-keeper could
offer no explanation Of this charge beyond
the fact that it represented so much money
paid out on that day for services rendered
in securing the pavement contract. Every
body can guess where it went to and by
whom 1t was received.
When Garfield returned to Washington
in November, 1872, before the assembling
Of the last notorious session Of the Forty
second Congress, he was waited upon by
leading citizens Of Washington. who urged
him to use his influence as Chairman Of
the Committee On Appropriations to pre-
vent the further ~squandering Of money by
the Board Of Public Works. He listened
attentively to these petitioners, and infor-
nation was Immediately conveyed to Boss
Shepherd that Garfield was wavering in his
allegiance to the Ring. The Boss received
the statement with Z snesring laugh, and
drew from his desk Garfeld's argument in
favor Of the De Golyer pavement job, say
ing "There is q paper that will keep Gar
field straight" And it did.
In December, 1879, the Board of Public
Works demanded Of Congress 81 $40, 900
for improvements bordering on government
property. De Golyer Garfield reported
this large item in the deficiency bill, and
urged ita immediate passage. He brazenly
statement Of the number Of lineal feet Of
curb, cublical foot Of grading, and square
yards Of pavement. With the rate and total
cost OF each, rs contained in the report Of
the Board Of Public Works, and finding
them correct, he had reported this appro-
priation. The statement was false, but the
appropriation passed the House on the 10th
Of December, and came up for considers
ton in the Senate on the anne day. John
Sherman advocated the bill, and insisted
that implicit confidence should be placed
in Babcock. The bill, with some slight
amendments, passed the Senate on the Goth
Of December. Immediately after the holi-
| day recess, on the It'll Of January, 1878, the
House accepted the amendments. On the
| 9Th Of January the bill was signed by
| Grant. On the 10th Of J~anuary-forty-
eight hours after the Act became q law
the Board Of Public Works presented their
account at the Treasury Department,
amounting to 81, GAO, 920.8 "a. This account
was accompanied by Babcock's certificate
that he had made the proper examinations,
verified the measurements, and approved
the prices, all in two days. On the 11th o,
January the Treasury issued war; ants fol
the whole amount, and handed them over
to Magruder. Thus the empty money boz
Of the Board Of Public Works was replen'
ished. Boss Shepherd danced with joy,
and the people paid the piper.
After relating the particulars OF severa
other gigantic steals Of the District Ring
and how the plundered people Of Washing
ton prayed Congress to appoint a Commit
tee Of Investigation. the committee was ap
pointed, and found that millions had beer
stolen. 'The committee" says the Sun
sin speaking Of the job which De Golyel
Garfield secured from the Board Of Publ,
Works, said +: Any system which woult
enable an adventurer to come from q dis
tant city, and, in the name Of q contracting
firm, make proffers Of 80 cents q yard Il
any person having, or supposed to have
influence with the Board, whereby q pavinl
contract, and actually binding his princi
pals, the contractors, to pay $97 900 for tn
contract Of 400, 900 yards Of pavement, ate
an effort Of five months TO secure 1t, tn
gross amount to be received being onl,
about 500, 900, in its nature must be Vi
cious, and ought to be condemned"
THE CREDIT MoBILIER.
It Is hardly necessary to go into the his
tory OF the monstrous swindle by which
$50, 000, 900 were stolen in the construction
Of the Union Pacific railroad. The OK
posture Of the corrupt means by which tn,
job was pushed through Congress, deal
the Republican party q blow from which /
will never recover. Vice. President Cola,
and q number Of congressman, anon
them James A. Garfield, were proved Il
have accepted Credit Mobilier stock as
bride for their official services to furthe
the gigantic robbery. Since the oircum
stantial exposure Of that infamy, Mr.. Gar
field has been compelled to bear in silenc
the most direct and Notifying reference
to that unfortunate incident Of his Con
gressional career. Thus, whom Mr.. Gar
field, last January, was elected by the Obi,
Legislature to succeed Allen g. Thurman
in the United States Senate, the New Yorl
Sun remarked in its issue Of the 9th o
that month, under the heading Of <.
H CREDIT MoHILrKR SENATOR:
The election Of De Golyer Garfield Is tn
successor Of Mr.. Thurman In the Unitet
States Senate, forces into bold relief Q mos
significant coincidence.
Garfield was one Of the bribed member
Of the House, caught with Credit Mobiliel
Railroad Ring. To Mr.. Thurman, on til,
other hand, belongs the special credit 6
having carried through the only law b.
which these rich and overgrownr corpora
tons are called to account.
These corporations furnished the money
in Ohio to beat Thurman, and the returns
from 40 counties, hitherto regarded BY
both parties ~ close, prove c~onclusively
that they followed Cakes Ames' advice ir
putting the cash were II would do the most
good, and that their efforts were directed,
FIRST Of all, to the Legislature. II the other
counties Of the State had done nearly Of
well for them as this disputed ground,
Fosters majority over Ewing would have
run up to $4,000.
These great monopolies and rings have
now secured an open advocate on the floor
Of the Senate, whose vote and whose voice
they can always comm and.
MORE CORROBORATION.
The SENTINEL stated the other day
that Mr.. Garfield had been the main
stay Of the paper ring against publishers
and people. The advertising agency o.
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