Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-08
SpHoNE MONOPOLY
.,,,. CIRCULATING scandaIOns
stories.
,.,.r. Attention From the
Yraad Issue

Jilyert ~
rrnaa iss"o'
.,e sew York Times.
l0ar Y. reb. with the activity
iiSelg,Nl,ros rich and confident
rcs, ~ ,,s N Telephone people are
d. iae w cloud Of dust in the
.pp is s'',, ,alk about the alleged
pioll. Xxx I 81 high public officers,
Iqvs e 'p nsrtisans to belittle and
Itpg iAsh NJ, motives Of Secretary
iss.n y. y, other onicers OF the IN
sd ine - NJ ami all very plainly
aspsI ..lo.e Of diyerting attention
\ puIp9lsss uo. which is one to test
y Hus IKE Bell company TO
~ ,.tsnt which there Is
siole ;ustlfy the public In
e Y obtained by fraud.
" n nan who have been and are
il w i. y, onposing telephone COM
'laa . WY II ID the result Of the gov
lilHIs'scatlon and now holding
NM ~ government have acted
|1 u. n '' accepting Office under the
|tny y e 4 matter for the admin
49, s5,tle IN It's own way upon It's
Careful search through
i",ters printed as damaging
.. y I. named does not enable the
e.' ',,o ana evidence of criminal
.S Nv any person who was In
ar,s 81 X sbo 4 now in office, and
~. ~ blatant telephone monopo-
.l .Sr any intention Of bringing
I tccusatlon. ,.,s
y 1850 crime perpetratcd, u wouid
~ tSe decision OF secretary La
4 ' MANA 4 power in the courts to
A ns,snt al the instance of the gov
mi thai the facts presented to
N ne bringing OF a suit for the
a Z, ssrertlin whether q patent IL
\ whole country is interested has
.ronerly obtained, and whether il
n Il III aside. AS long as there
ADMIT Al 10 what the issue woulc
"A hearing before Secretary Lamar
..slstsnts the voice of scandal
,sIsed. except IN Intellectual wins
ITSeu Il became certain that the
oiiraud was TO be tried the mo-
secan their noise and the dir
a lander day by day. Secretary
I'M has been invited to resign
X one Of the attorneys who
ne proposition to bring
M the Bell monopoly, will moi
lcls perfectly serene and conf
.rsctS that the outcome will jus
.{oursc. SO far as the Pan-Elec'
SstIonal Improvement Telephone
sre concerned, he says he Il
Iherent to them. The matter il
.ublic concern. If the govern
uttered a ialsehood in glvins
for the telephone to Bell thu
M should endeayor 10 right thu
Nm Ben is entitled to the paten
alaed, the government suit vii
n 70 establish his claim TO prior
enHon. Having heard all thu
rad many briefs, considered
carefully and impartially, III
ulned that it will be better TO
ii Of the people to have thu
sl the patent was obtained b.
ma bya trial that will be a
Nj, economical and effective.
hSy Young and Mr.. Georg,
Ii d counsel for the companie
the Bell Telephone company
is city, and are awaiting th,
lie at.Omey-general as TO wher,
he government shall be tried
ssys that the issue to be trie'
he that could be effectivel.
yone company against the Bel
monopoly. The issue of fraud
80 much depends is made NJ
Msaled cases, and cannot be de
them as it can be in the gov
Puit, "lt is urged,p he says
no necessity for such suits
y csssary relief can be granted i
eenlheAmericah Bell Telephon
nd Individuals, This is a hacl
.ntnt, limo otherway can a SUI
eHsctual, covering all tn
~ which wrongful grants ma
I recalled and vacated" Th
lfalthe monopoly, possessed {
y, often buys up its opponent
A and prevents Il decisio
Mr.. CAN'T says that the case
|, II. Happeal in the supreme coul
heard for years, and win M
Meatall unless the monopol
50 prepared that its succe:
Nc conclusion; while a suit
sent may be advanced upC
Ifti3 % special hearing had in Il
IllI'' 'v, and when the supren
Hclhaye to wait its turn, as
~ suits brought by an individu5
W ~ Young, as well as NJ
W. lsncllned to try the case in Il
but is anxious to have
- ecurts as soon as the COVER
Pay g 20 on with 1t. He, to
anous Of the appealed cas-
such complete developme
n, Issue as Is possible in t
| tsult. All Of the other cas-
/. IL