Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-07-02
A yenai Cabinet omcer.

A yenal Cabinet Ofiicer.
1t will strike most homes; minds tina,
90 long ss President Cleveland retain
Attorney General Garland In his CAbi
net he is a partner In his guilt l.
Garland had been but o common mem
Der OF society and not in any va,
shielded by powerful political party,
he would no doubt have been tried be.
fore the courts for an attempt TO
swindle one corporation for the benef
OF another. Honeyphrsse his actions
In whatever manner his friends desire,
attempted swindling Is exactly what IL
amounts to. There may have been,
perhaps are yet, defects In the Bell
telephone patent. but adml!tAxg that
there were right and q wrong way by
viii III those defects could be pointed
out, 1t could not be done by a bogus
telephone corporation organized to OPP
pose IL. That Was the wrong way to
do 1t, but that was the way that the
promoters of the Par Electric telephone
concern chose in which 10 60 about
their work. Several small corporations
were arst put on foot, and then ONT
larger than the rest was projected
which swallowed up all the smaller
ones, and out Of this has evolved the
Pan. Electric Telephone Company. But
1t could not succeed rs intended by its
so.called stockholders unless Ii broke
down the Bell Telephone monopoly.
Had the Pan.E ectric been organ Esd
with honest purposes nobody could
have objected to suit being entered
against the Bell Telephone Company
for an Infringement on other patents
Instead OF public opposition q public
sympathy would have supported such a
movement. But how WAS the Pan
Electric organized? 1t was set on its
clay feet with 5000, 600 capital. The
Rogers, father and SOD, were the origi-
majors and owned nearly all the stock
Something had to be done to give the
stock market value, and 80 So, 500, 900
OF the stock was given away and
placed where 1t would do the mos.
good. Mr.. Garland, then but United
States Senator from Arkansas, was
given $1,000, 900 worth OF stock. He
had influence in the Senate when the
Bell telephone patent would come TO be
vacated. Senator Harris from Tennes-
see was presented with stock; Casey
Young, q Congressman from the same
State, fell heir to q part Of II; Governor
Aiken, OF South Carolina, the immacu.
late Southern Bourbon that couldn't
wink at fraud, obsequiously bowed his
thanks for slice OF Pan Electric. A
number OF other Southern statesmen
came In for liberal shares OF stock, and
the concern was working along In an
eminently satisfactory manner. One
thing to be borne In mind Is that this
Pan Electric scheme was altogether a
Southern concern. No Northern Sena.
tor or Congressman was permitted TO
have finger In the dainty dish. 1t was
q Democratic mess. No Republican.
not even Mugwump, was permitted
to touch 1t or to get peep ut It, A!
Southern institution, 1t must be
run by Southern men and these
men had TO be Democrats OF the most
approved Bourbon cast. Northern
Democrats dare not oppose it. II they
woul1 they would strike at the power
that made Democratic Presidents by
shot guns and stuffed ballot boxes. The
scheme was we'll planned and laid, and
the men who were 70 fight 1t through
were well paid with Pan Electric stock.
Garland was paid better than apy of
them. The administration chan ssd
hands and new men were placed at The
helm Of State.
A new Attorney General was 10 be !
selected, and the man who was sele cAd |
was the man to direct the prosecution
OF the Pan Electric suit against an in
fringement by the Bell patent. Who
more suitable to the schemers and
plotters against the Bsll patent than
Mr. Garland. Did he not have a mill
lion dollars worth of Pan Fec rio I
in his possession as free gift? Senator
Harris, Ex-Governor Aiken, Casey
Young and other bright and shining
lights OF Southern Democracy with
their pockets pouched with Pan Elet-l
trio stock, were all In favor of Mr.. Gar.
lands appointment, OF course they
wore President Cleveland NAV not
have known OF these telephone com pli
cstions a. the time, that Mr.. Garland
was appointed.
The schemers and plot.ers were
happy, and mora happy when John
Goode of Virginia was appointed SJlici.
tor General. The time came to pal the
we'll arrayed plan in operation. Sui,l
was to be entered against the Bell tele-
phone, and Garland was the proper
law officer OF the government to dlrec, |
the suit. Bot 1t must be said to the
credit OF Garland that he was no,
equal for the emergency. A.. tho law
officer OF the govern ment he had no,
the courage to act boldly In a case
where he was interested to the exwpt
OF million Of dollars No, he could
not do 1t, but he compromised the m n.
ter by taking a summer tour down sI
the bsyous Of Louisiana, and In his Ab-
sence, his law officer, Mr.. Goods, did
the work he had not the courage 70 do.
Suit was brought In Memphis, Tenuss-
s'e. the home OF Senator Harris aad
ex Congressma Young.
We need pursue this subjec, no fur
ther. The intelligen, reader will grasp
the situation and pass judgusnt no.
only against Mr.. Garland, bus .gains.
the man In the White House. IA in
vestieation by the committee OF the
ID use of Representative, has res lied
IN three reports. Four Democrats from
9 partisan standpoint white washed him
One Democrat and four Republicans
concemn him. Yet in t4e face Of AIN
this Grover Cleveland keeps this msx
In his cabinet, who, II tried npon his
own merits, Invested OF craftsmanship o,
would be convicted Of crime and sen
to States prison.
COLLECTOR CAUsEY got down toj
active work yesterday and made al
clean sweep OF his sabordln mates, az
cepting gauger, M fAult can ha eornd