The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-18

the jobber Roach at single blow, and,
finally, the Department of Justice
stepped in and ordered the telephone
monopoly into court. AT each sue
eessiye step OF an honest adminiftra-
tion the jobbers hoWled with rage.
They have now Joined forces in their
hostility to the administration and the
war has at last openly begun.
FACING TIE JoBBERs' BRIGADE.
II there were no other evidences OF
the entire success o. the first year Of
Grover Cleveland's administration,
the fact that it has arTayed against it
all the political vagabonds, jobbers,
corrupt corporations fraudulent ct 3ck-
holders, thieves aud the subsidized
press would be a sufficient triumph.
Just as an honest newspaper draws
upon ii the dislike and hatred OF the
criminal classes OF a community, 80
honest government st Washington
draws the fire and fury OF the iobbers
and corIuptionitts. In this result
President Cleveland is to be coDgratu-
lated. The combination OF Tascals,
great and small, against the Demo
cratic administration before the close
OF the frat year Cf its power is a trib-
ute to honesty rarely paid Chief Ex-
ecutiVe OF this nation. Here in the
national capital the sentiment Is easily
marked. Where most the creatures
OF the lobby coDgtegats there will be
heard the angry mutterings against
Mr.. Cleveland'H administration.
Where agents OF rotten corporations
sit down together are heard curses
both deep and loud. In Washington
these can be seen and heard on every
hand, because every fifth man you
meet is in some illegitlmate enterprise.
During the war it used to be sald with
truth that, while every Democrat was
not rebel, every rebel was a Demo-
crat. Now every man opposed TO the
administration is not a jobber, but
but every jobber is opposed TO the adj
minisIation.
THE PACIFIC ROADS HOSTILITY.
To fully understand the situation IL
must be borne in mind that the inter-
ests seriously affected by honest gov
eminent and faithful execution OF
the laws are the perhaps Legitimate
outgrowth OF twenty-five consecutive
years Of Republican rule. They are
naturally hostile to The Democratic
party. They sprouted, came up and
grew to luKuriant maturity under Re-
publican auspices. They fattened on
the favors OF the party in power, and
In return for these favoTs gave liber-
ally to perpetuats that power. They
now combine to break down the ad.
intimidation from which they have
been given 10 understand they may
expect nothing. The Pacific railroads,
that were voted millions of acres of
the best lands OF the public domain,
the interest on whose bonds were
guaranteed by the government OF the
United STATES, gained and have en-
joyed the greatest franchise ever &C.
cured by corporation. What have
these roads done In return for the OBJ.
legation? They began by rob-
bling the government through
construction company and the
Credit Mobilier of America, and
have steadily ignored the laws OF
the United States by which they
gained their charters. As long as they
had 10 deal with Republican admins
trations they succeeded in evading
their dues 10 the government and re-
tanning their unearned lands. They
have been fighting against settlement
for years. There is now pending in
Congress bill for their behalf post
poning this settlement for eighty
years. They want Congress to author
iEe them to lump their indebted ness,
divide II up into bonds and accept
fresh evidences CT indebtedness. In
shot, they gravely propose, a la Mi
Cawber, to pay old bills by issuing
new promises. Pending this scheme
the Cleveland administration, through
the Department OF the Interior, is
pressing them to the wall. The Pa
cific railroads are hostile TO honest
government, because that government
insists upon their paying back into
the public Treasury the money wrong
fully diverted therefrom to the Pacific
Mari Steamship Company.
STAR ROUTE AND MAIL SUBSIDIES.
The star route contractors and
steamship companies who have been
long fattening on government con-
tracts for carrying the mails and have
been cut of from the bunghole by the
Postmaster General, are also opposed
to the Cleveland administration.
Congress- app opriated $400,000 to be
divided between certain steamship
lines az a mail subsidy, in the discre-
ton OF the Postmaster q eneral. There
was q big lobby here to engineer the
scheme through Congress and there
was n big scramble for shares in the
spoils. The Democratic Postmaster
General was unable to see the benefit
10 be derived by the government from
such a disposition Of public money
and refused to pay over the funds.
The howl that went up from the dis
appointed jobbers was great but vain.
Certain lines attempted to bulldoze
The administration by refusing 10
carry the United States mails al all,
but 1t wouldn't work. All of these
have Joined the general
vi o6oihob Nuo OoulosIhllC Il lebluonI.
JOHN ROACH
loes not like the Cleveland admins
ration. Mr.. John Roach fiourished
under Secor Robinson and
Bill Chandler. He secured contracts
ior vessels and repairs OF vessels with
1ut end. He dictated his own terms.
He was the official ship.builder to the
government Of the United States. He
y az also engaged in the side issue of a
inc OF steamers which was interested
N the mail subsidy. Roach is be-
ieved 10 have received contracts for
ron-clads without having TO name his
price, and the bills were put through
question. His profits were
lie was practically with
tut competition. His work was ac-
,epted without tests aud without
question. In his case the laws of |
congress relative to the retention of
certain per cent. as security to the |
government and to the proper per-
ormance Of his contract were ignored |
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