Daily Republican., 1885-09-30

the Bell Telephone Company, IN TACT
did not know anything about suit hav-
ing beeu entered against 1t. How very
innocent this western Arkansas lamb
liz. II he is not innocent how very tg-
uorant he must be. IL he Is not both,
how ignorant and gullible does he sup
pose the people at large to be. In his
case hts assistant attorney comes In
very conveniently. Oh that wicked
assistant, he has brought suit, has he
Aud iC q matter where Mr.. Garland
was concerned to the amount OF mil
lion Of dollars, his assistant ordered
suit to be brought without obtaining his
consent or without having some kind
OF An understanding with his chief
about it. This story may do very well
to tell the marines, but Mr.. Garland
can hardly expect sensible people to be-
neve 1t.
After saying that he did not know suit
had been brought he added, " have
not granted any such case" lnnocent
Mr.. Garland Who said he had 7
He had better wait until he is charged
with an offense before he denies 1t.
There are other questions connected
with the case that he cannot as positive
Iy answer One of those questions Is,
Is he not large stockholder In the
Pan Electric Telephone Company
And here are batch OF other questions
OF equal importance, Is he not the
legal adviser OF this company Has
fhis company been in active litigation
With the Bell Telephone Company ?
Was Mr.. Garland not applied to for
leave to bring suit In the name OF the
United States to set aside the Bell pat
emit ! II suit could be brought without
Mr.. Garlands consent, why was his
permission asked, and after having
been asked, would his assistant bring
suit without his consent ? These are
questions for Mr.. Garland to answer
questions he cannot sweep aside with q
Wave of his hand and the assertion 81
have not granted any such case" Can
At be possible that Mr.. 6 arland has an
assistant that would dare to proceed In
such an important matter without con-
sulting him. But hold, he did consult
him, and - Mr.. Garland says he Oil
not grant the nse Of The name Of the
United States, the assistant must b. q
bold man Inca verIvaole Higgins
In tho government to proceed without
authority.
But the bald facts OF the case are
these exactly Notwithstanding Mr.. Gar
land, g answers. The Bell Telephone IL
q Northern institution, and backed by
Northern capitalists principally. II Ii
the oldest Telephone in point of inven
ton and discovery. An opposition VA
projeoted to break it down and builc
mn another in It's stead.
The opposition is composed OF South
ern men, mostly x.rebels. Anguish
H. Garland Is Acknowledgement Of tn
United States. He has, OF course
charge Of the law department OF tn
nation. 1t is his duty to prosecute q
cases brought In the name Of the Unite
States. A suit is entered against ii
Bell Telephone Company, in the nam
Of the United States, by the corporate
of the P&n-Electric Telephone Compan
. Later day invention, which the BE
Telephone Company successfully pros
cuted for an Infringement on the b,
Telephone patent. Mr.. Garland, A
torney- General of the Emitted States, b
a million dollars worth of stock in II
Southern plant. AS he will be the lea
ing prosecutor in the case, the chi
law Off Ger of the United States, he a
pears to defend his own company,
which he 10 interested to the amount
million dollars
There Is the whole truth in I
shell, and no answer that Mr.. Garls
can give in explanation can make a
thing else Of it. The law power .. n.
United States is TO be used uy the
lions chief law of Ger TO project him
In case where he has million dol
at stake. This Is worse than break
down the ship building industry
pushing j John Roach into bankrup
There are only two honorable ways
Mr.. Garland to get out OF this diff1cU
As suit has been entered against
Bell Telephone Company, in the n
of the United States without, as
Garland alleges, HIS permission,
should discharge the subordinate
least subject him to wholesome d
pline and Withdraw the suit, or
should himself resign the office OF
torney-General of the United Stat
Rut we do not believe Mr.. Garland
do either, and 80 we will have to su
to seeing him using the power OF
government to strengthen his indiv
nj investment OF million dollars.
tits called reform ad ministration
->-s
THE Democr ats, of Ohio, have