Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-12
A PORTION OF MIR. GARrIELDss
RECORD.


We publish below an article which
appeared in the New York Sun February
Is, 1880. Mr.. Garfield was not at that
time thought Of for the Presidency, and
$ q consequence it cannot be claimed
that the article was written to injure him
as . Presidential candidate. The Sun had
q series Of articles devoted to 1.-THE
Scandals of Grantism, !" giving full and
unbiased account of the manner in
which Boss Shepherd plundered the Dis
trict of Columbia. The Sun headed one
chapter Of the first installment of this
history
THE sToRy OF DE aoLYER GARFIELD,
And told it as follows;
In the spring Of 1879 q lobbyist named
Chittenden came from Chicago to WASH
ington to represent the firm Of De Golyer
d Mcclellan, contractors. Chittenden APP
pears to have known the ropes. He made
his approaches through VIM. 8. Hunting
ton, Cashier Of the First National Bank, Of
which Governor Cooke was President.
But the unforeseen happened: Huntington
died, and kl Of Chittenden's efforts went
for nothing. Instead Of fulfilling the dead
Huntington's plans, the surviving menu
bers Of the Ring attempted to defraud his
widow out Of her property, and they might
have succeeded II she had not published
a suggestive letter from Hallett Kill
bourne to her husband, and limited that
she had more In reserve.
But H~untington's death left Chittenden
In the lurch. He was about to return home,
when kindly fate led him into the presence
Of Rev. VIM. Colvin Brown, who gently
intimated that bis spiritual influence over
Governor Cooke was 90 great that he might
successfully exert IL on behalf Of q wooden
pavement, II properly rewarded. Chitten-
den told him to 60 ahead, and II he suc-
ceeded he should have $4,000. At Browns
suggestion Chittenden employed Richard
O. Parsons, . lobbyist, who, In the fall Of
1879, was elected to Congress from Cuya-
hoga district Of Ohio, but who. In the
spring Of that year. was plying his trade
testimony: II called upon General Gar
aeld and gave him . history Of the case a.
II then stood, and asked him, as Congress
would adjourn in Q few days, II he would
act for me In my absence and give the sub
ject . careful investigation. He ct first
declined on the ground Of pressing BUSH
ness but finally assented to have me send
the model, books, papers, etc., to his house
for examination. After . day or two I
called upon him, and he said he would pre-
pare an opinion as to the merits OF the pat
emit, and attend to the case for me. ! said
to him that ! had 9 fee in the case Of inn
p~ortance TO me. and would be glad to
share it with him. The same day, or day
after, I left for Cleveland, and when I re-
ceived my fee. some time after, from my
clients at Chicago. / deposited Gen. Gar
fields to his credit in bank, and 30 wrote
him."
Parsons further testified that he received
S., 1000 at the time he was retained, and
subsequently got his contingent fee Of
$4,000, making In all $4,000. OF this
sum Garfield received $500. But what
service did he render? He simply wrote q
paper and affixed his signature TO IL, rec
ommending the Board Of Public Works to
adopt the De Golyer pavement No. 2. to-
gether with the De Golyer and Mcclellan
process for ironizing the wood used in its
Construction. That was enough. Chit
tenden Immediately wrote to his clients ;
"To-day and to-night's work has secured
the assistance Of GenarAl Garfield. You
cannot oyerrate the importance Of this &C.
cession. He Il Chairman OF the Commit
tee ON Appropriations, and holds the purse
strings Of the National Treasury. Through
him must como every dollar Of appropri-
ations. ] need not say that ! now feel GER
tain Of success"
The books Of De Golyer and Mcclellan
show that the 6rst payment was made to
Parsons on the and Of May, 1879. Gar
field was called into the case almost inn
msdiately. On the 18th OF Nay . new
application for the Dc 0olyer pavement
was formally laid before the Board Of Pub
IL Worha. back&d by Gar3Ald. On <ha
2Oth of Nay, Garfield ~ Chairman Of The
on Appropriations. reported an
itsm Of Slo2. 650. 30. which the Board Of
Public works had charged to the United
States. The charge was fraudulent. II
was based on false measurements and on
false assessments. But In advocating II
Garfield said; "Ths Board have made
ont & full and accurate statement Of the
sxpense 81 grading, paving and other work
done on the streets opposite such govern
property, and have forwarded to the
President Of the United States . full state
nsnE Of such expenses and IN estimate Of |
IA noxHxumnu a Tia Unifsd 9taf&o !