The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-27
SAN FRANcrsCo. May 5, 1881.
BE Is an unreliable trickster.

L. L cuaTEc luht low BEhOo bliNct OutAtOn
was rejected from certain other parties,
while similar bullion Of equally low
grade was received from the Anglo
Californian Bank By order Of Superin-
lendent Dodge. as the following tels-
graphic response declares:
| OAKLAND, CAL, May It'll. 1881.
Hon. II. @. Page:
II ia known that silver bullion has
been refused in the mint, and bullion for
the Anglo Bank, OF equally low grade,
has been received By order Of Supsrin-
tendent Dodge.
Signed -
Sixth-I charge that the receipt ofthis
bullion by Mr.. Dodge was an act OF
lfaYoritism shown 20 personal friends
and calculated to make q monopoly of
the purchase of this claB OF silver bullion
in their interest, and thst by this wrong
doing ofSuperinteadent Dodge the losl
to the government during the fiscal year
ending June Both, 1880 in the mSltsrs
| and refRers department, was not less than
$22, 600, as shown by the mint report.
During this same period all the other
mints and assay Offices Of the
United States had y small gain.
with the exception Of the Carson
ml1I. R0er8 the lOsA MAS DuE
Sl67, and the Philadelphia mint operated
mary millions of dollars more Of silver
bullion than the San Frsneisco mint. II,
however, We could get access to the
books, it might De shown that the actual
loss in the refinery OF the San Francisco
mint or the specific deposits Of base and
low grade silver bullion, received from
Improperly favored parties, was infinitely |
greater than the admitted total loss of
ga, 600, the total being reduced by |
profit on other deposits Of standard bull
lion.
Seventh can charge that the above |
loss occurred in the refinery, in the part |
ing and refining Of said grade Of silver |
bullion; that the Law provides that the |
expenses in full Of all parting and REIN
ing, including labor, materials and waste |
age, shall be charged to those depositing;
and that the sail loss arising from said ex- |
penses. was charged sRAinst the govsra-
ment by Superintendent Dodge in viola |
ton Of law. -:%
Eighth charge that Superintendent
Dodge knowingly and Wilfully certified |
that this was bona fde waStesge, when in |
point Of fact il was due TO his own des-
perate violation Of the Law and miat in
structions, ard il is for these reasons that |
the frat auditor Of the treasury has re-
fused TO audit the accounts, and Superin-
tendent Dedge's accounts remain I'M
settled to this day. i 81 -
OF the San Francisco mint, under Sup
erintendsnt Dodge, has been sxtrAvagsnt,
law deiying and corrupt, and that to
cover his wrong doings he is supprsssinR
or else failing to keep proper
book accounts. / have called for in
formation Rs 10 the amount of silver bull
lion received in the San Francisco REIN
cry during the fiscal year, ending June
30, 1880, and as 70 the corresponding re-
turns. Superintendent Dodge prstends
that the books of the melter and Isfiner,
aRd of the assayer, do not contain the
facts required, but the truth is, as have
every reason to believe, the information
desired ID guilty suppressed from fear
Of consequences arising from the devel-
opment Of the facts. I have found +
no difficulty in obtaining inform
alton Of this character from the
New York assay Office, where there
10 no! msiiye for concealment. I have
submitted the subject matter Of these ]
charges TO an expert of many years' eI-
perience. He replies, April 4th, 1881, a.
follows: The statements you have shown
ne afford conclusive evidence that the Z
(Dodge), while undoubt-
,dly practicing these small economies in
which attract the attention q
Vt superficial superiors, has yielded
o the pressure Of certain de-
)ositors for unlawful Advant-
Iges In the manipulation Of |
ow grade bullion, and has not only used
he public money to cover losses occa- +
ad kwx kkfa h,,k 49, .. Il II
he honor of the government which was
n his keeping and by. prscticing dis
as between favored and I'M
avored dspositors and sellers Of bullion,
las bred among them Q want Of con-l
Idence in the integrity and fairness OF his
management Of the mint. which mol
saving in another direction
an compensate, which no honorable a
motive could induce, and which. no
honorable man can attempt to justify or !
o defend. The name Of the writer of the =
.bove letter, as we'll 80 the names OF .he
versions signed to kilograms herein q
quoted, will be given to the House COM Q
nittee selected to investigate the above
;hArges. and are suppressed now for q
,bvious reasons. .c E lin
In conclusion beg to ASSURE you sir +
hat no one representative or senator :
rom California suStsins Superintendent :
Dodge, while every. republican repre-
and senator. from that state be-
ieves he should be renewed, and has so
tated. If the facts stated sbove are j
rue, no party, no Administration, no
enator, no representative, no officer (
# The government, no Individual
AN we'll afford to be responsible for the
onger retention in Office Of Superin-
endent Dodge. That those facts as
tated above are true, pledge my honor,
md hold myself in my official position
pledged to make them good before any
Of the House Of Representa-
ives that may iRvestigats my charges.
desire to state in this nnsction that
IN investigation will inevitably develop
he fact that Director Bourehard has
sither knowingly permitted this wrong
without having reported the same to bis
iuperiors in Office and has reported favor
IDLY upon the taking from the treasury
arge proportion Of the deficit, nearly
80, 600 in violation Of law, or else no IS
notably incompetent to fill the position he
May / respectfully ask that i
you will request the first auditor OF The
treasury to withhold his approval Of the
nelter and refiners silver wasteage until
IN investigation Of the matter shall sat-
Ify you of its correctness and legality.
your obedisnt servant,