Daily Republican., 1885-09-26
Garland and Telephones.

Ever since M. GArlan0, PRESIDENT
Cleveland's Attorney. G eneral, gave q
decision that there WAS no legal con-
tract between the L nited States govern
ment and John Roach, in the matter OF
constructing the cruiser Dolphin and
other vessels he had agreed to build for
the United States, there has not bsen
much heard from him. lie seemed to
have lapsed into obsourty after such an
effort, and he very purposely seems to
have been left there by the ad ministra-
ton. But such a man who is purely q
Democrat for revenue only cannot re-
main idle very long. The question, no
doubt, comes TO him something like
this:
What is he Attorney General Tor ex.
cept to do something? The most natu.
raj thing for Mr. Garland to do Is some
thing that will enrich his own pocket,
and he seems in this respect to have at
last fallen upon his object.
But now IL is the duty OF President
Cleveland to look after his Attorney
General 1t viii not do to have him
lying around loose amongst his spoiled
and cast off political rubbish, under the
Impression that he can do no harm IL
let alone. He needs watching, and IL
President Cleveland does not soon look
after him and order him to be quiet, that
the Roach decision was quite enough
for him in one administration, he will
have trouble with him again. 1t will
not do for the President to be imposed
upon In this matter, and IL Democratic
papers will not do it, Republican papers
must warn him OF the disgrace which
hangs over his administration through
the probable action of his Attorney
General. He has been chiefly instru-
mental already in stamping out the
great industry Of ship building in the
United Slater, but now 1t seems that he
Is turning his attention to telephone
companies, also northern invention
and . northern industry.
1t is only since Mr.. Garland has be-
come Attorney General Of the United
States, through the grace of President
Cleveland, that the Pan Electric Tele-
phone Company has been organized. l,
Is purely an infringement of the Bell
telephone patents, and already several
decisions have been given In the court,
In favor OF the Bell Company. Bu'
what has Mr.. Garland to do with al
this, We may hear asked ? Be patien
and see. Mr.. Garland is not only tn,
Attorney-Genera ofthe United States
bat he Is the attorney for this Pan Elec
trio Telephone Com psny and IL any bod
wants to know what further he has u
dowith 1t. II they search the books they
will find that he appears as the ownel
OF III 900, 900 Of the stock of the Com
pauy, and II 1t should succeed In break
ing down the Bell Telephone Company
all the stockholders will become enor
mously rich.
The circumstances OF the case all &c
to show shat 1t is = political telephone
company, and its officers are all Demo
Gratis and In the South. AS we hav
already said Mr.. Garland, Mr.. Cleye
lands Attorney General is the attorne
for the company. Its President is JC
seph e. Johnston, Mr.. Clevelaud's q n
ted States Com missioner OF Railroads
Its Vice President is Senator Harri.
Mr.. Cleveland's chief adviser in Tennes
see its Secretary is Casey Young, {
Tennessee, former Democratic Con
gresham. Its directors are j. ID. {
Atkins, Mr.. Cleveland's COMMISSIONS
of Indian Affairs Mr.. Looney, a men
Der of the Democratic National Com
mittee for Tennessee, and J. II. Rogers
formerly Electrician for the Democrat
House of Representatives. This is tn
com Animation formed to break down tn
Bell Telephone Company
The question for Mr.. Cleveland I
determine Is Whistler his Attorney
General is not attempting to enrich hin
self ut the expense OF the National Coy
eminent. The suit now pendin
against the Ball Company was bro1gt
in the city of Memphis by Mr.. McCorry
on the 10Th instant, and in the name
the United States. Casey Young le
Washington on the b instant, wher
he had been in consultation with M
Garland and went to Memphis and In
mediately appointed Mr.. McCorr
United States Distric, Attorney. Il
commenced soon to do the bidding @
his master. TIE suit was brought b
the express authority of Mr.. lGarlan
Attorney G neral
No other private corporation ever ha
the Attorney. = eneral OF the Unite
States at It's back as its, private attorne
owning a million doLtars worth of stocl
No other private corporation had Il
Attorney G eneral 81 the United Stat
fighting It's battles in the United Stat
Courts. No oher political ring, (
that is what Vt is, OF the many know
to the past history of the country, ev
had the United States Government
appear In, It's behalf by its chief la
officer, and at the cost of the Unite
States, in its own courts, to depri
private citizens of their properly.
Mr.. Blaine or any other Rspublica
had 80 used the pc wers of the Cover
ment, what howl of indignant,
against him would have gone up ov
all the land. Mr.. Cleveland is call
upon to say whether this is what
calls " reform"
THE Democrats of New York rour
ed up their ticket yesterday. Rosw
p. Flower WAS put upon it for Lieute
aut-Governor. He will be badly beat
in spite Of his bar'l, by General Ca
The ticket nominated does not re- eel