Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-11
the SOURCE UNDERSTOOD
And Hence the SiIenCs Of the Pres
ident and Mr.. Garland
AsTo THEATTACKs ON The LATTER
IN Relation TO His Connection With the
Pan Electric Telephone
Company.


WAsaISsToS, February l0.-The Prssi-
dent and Attorney, General have reSd and
discussed privately, and with other mem
bers OF the Cabinet, the recent publications
regarding Mr. Garland's connection with
the Pan Electric Telephone Company.
They understand the whole affair, but the
President expressed tbs wish that his Ofh
cisl household should take no part in the
controversy ut present uor say anything
TOR publication.
This policy Of silence IS adopted because
the President feels that uRe Will yindicste
the Attorney General and because the
soarcs sad motives of the attack upon Mr..
Garland are understood The war Wsged
by certain newspapers u3S is well paid for
Oy the Bell Telephone Company, and lis
purpose Is TO inumiiate the AdminiStrA
rion aud thus prevent the Government from
carrying ou. the programme with regard
10 suits = test the validity Of the Bell
patent.
Bat the conspiracy has IN no degree dis
couragei ths prosecution OF the suit. 1t
will not b. delayed any logger than is
necessary iar preparation, al array OF
prominent COUNSEL having been already Sc
lscted 70 ali he Depart Deut OF Justice.
solicitor General Good4 Will conduct the
,u.t sui rN S.LAtor Thurman, Mr..
Losarv. oi Ney IOsk, al electrician spe-
c.aEst. eud Nsssrs. Egpa Huntou, JEFF
Chandler and Whitman. Of this city, will
5s held. The Bel Company wants il in
Bostol. while sJue OF the Government
counsel prefer Washington. aud others
think il should Do argued 10 some Western
.,ty where there Las been TO pr,yIous lii
cation or feeling on the subject.
tbs CLIMAX Ug Al yRDuY
ua. reached in comparjry the Pan EIec
tic afaiE to the C.eil. MObiHer.' IL
roe Credit A95,Ger business, officials we're
D.ioed 70 corrup:iy act in their official
.apacity aud give HIs and value thereby
70 corrup- scheme 10 hicd money from
rLs Treasury. In this sfair no one has
baen wild enough even 10 dare lnslOua.e
mat the Senators sui Members Of the
IrDyar House who invested 10 Pan E,ec
tTck stock, had any purpose Of legislating
lbe stock into value.
There bss been uo;hing IN the ohelaI or
,.prsonal relation Of Attorney General Gar
land 10 this case, ID 20 this time, that Is
,ot consistent With the highest integrity
md honor. He he's not used bis position
ar Influence in the slightest degree TO pro-
note the suit against tue Bell Company.
Am III, contrary, when application was
made 10 him 20 bring suit be promptly de-
,bnsd because he happened to hold shares
!, the Pan Elsct;c Co4PSny. In declining
o. sr. ne referred the whole subject to the
solicitor General, and that official, who had
- stock in either company, found state
= ,bqgs hat warranted the bringing oi q
sllt.
The matter then went entirely out OF the
tsr6 o. DR.. Garland and It - stated oy
tn2ss IA position 10 speak sdVIsedly, tnst
ha krogs nothing shout the preparation
-, n. c.s-. ur lks Ui4;ls of the Govern
S,ant H. and NJ. Gcods hsye not ex-
.,Asq,ad a ~prt uo0I tue subject Oh the
sr;rs and Mr.. GGylauI iCs ructed the eoltt
clars Of his dspArs"@n' 10 hand mr'
C,ols al letters t&aj are received bearing
onon N. matter Ga President Will not
-gsn irsrru.. Mr.. G,-t!Gd IN the selecuon
81 place where the sllr shall De orougnI
All that Won hssr aJOu' NJ. Garland
,ss;,ra,i,o ia nonsense. Ih9 President
v,uII NOT o. likely Ia accept 1t II 1t we're
rendered H was s,tishsd montns ago
y,.k NJ G,5.aui. eNpsos,iUu OF his CON
u-.iya with ihs cl,a, and ths Attorney
.;-r.r.l rl-l expressed hIB Willingness 10
,.,,,n If The hinioisurA.ioa felt any en-
bsr-sssneat over the coning discussion:
B.tNr. ti,rIAad s'i, 40; De driven out ei
N, C,9iu-t nor the suits prevented, BY
newspaper abuse.
:barrsar .outest between the President
and the Republican msiority in the Senate
threatens 10 egaoors'e tor want OF esrnesl,
ns-s oy rather because the President Will
NJ, sprrardsr his constitutional Prerogs
t;y, II rhs D.ek OF fsg Republican msn'
ayers. Il would BE- very awkward, though
5or these S-ua-orial Politicians Sho are SC
anxious 10 ts4se some trouble TOR the Az
miYi.rrsr.gD ~ aosndon their efforts Just
A. this .r.gs f the proceedings toe
country h.s Aen expecting something
dramatic. aud reey feel that they must MOI
tsll tee a,tly fat.