The Wilmingtonian., 1886-02-06
The Cabinet Scandal.

The Cabinet Scandal.
The Star of New York editsd by Dorshe-
mier (who holds federal appointment) is
fruitIessly attempting to befog tie vital
question of the Pan Electric Telephone
company.
While no one would presume to deny that
the Bell Telephone Company is IA gormau-
dizing monopoly and that it's tolls are burd-
ensome to the business interests of the COM
munity yet that caunot be male the justi-
fieation ior founding au opposition Telephone
Company based upon principles at variance
with common honesty.
The "Pan Electric Company" was organ
lied and as its success depended upon inval-
dating the ''Bel" patents, bold and un-
scrupuous effort was made to subsidize the
national government by gratutous'y dona-
ting immense blocks of stocks to prominent
governmental officials. The following is a
partial list of those who were bribed to lend
their official influences to this scheme:
A. Il. Garland, Attorney General Joseph
e. johnson, Railroad Commissioner J. D.
G. Atkins, Indian Commissioner; Isham G
Harris, U. S.S Tennessee; George G.. Vest,
us S, Missouri Zsbuon G. Vance, U, s.
s., North Carolina Rohalt Klotz, ex-M. c.,
Pennsylvania Eli j. Henkle, ex-M. G..
Maryland; Casey Young, ex-M. G., Tennes
see; Mr. Upshur, Chief Clerk, Indian Bureau
Frank Armstrong, Indian Inspector; JOIN
/ @. Brown, ,Ex-Gov. Tennessee.
That these men in their individual capac
tiles had right to engage in whatever spec
ulative enterprises they saw proper no on'
would question, but for an Attorney Genera
Of the United States to have moneyed inter
est in an enterprise which demands his off
cial investigation is both monstrous ant
scaudalous.
The New York Star, tho organ Of the admin
stration and the especial organ of s, cretar
Garland would palliate its masters offens
by stating ''that the legal aspects of tn
Pan Electric Company were not passe
upon by Secretary Garland but by MI
Goode, solicitor general, who was deputize
to act for Secretary Garland while the Set
retary was summeriug in Arkansas.
The success of the "Pan Electric Con
pany" would ensure Secretary Garlan
$500, 900 per aunum aud to consummate hi
object he is detiantly using his department
of the government service.
The Telephone scandal in tie Cabinet {
President Cleveland is said by the York S,i
to be 'incomparably the greatest scandal b
which any members of any President
Cabinet has ever been affected"
The New Jersey Central Herald, than whic
there can be no better Democratic authorit
painfully says:
"Whether the attack on Mr.. Garland
inspired and paid for by the Bell Telephor
J Company or not, one thing cannot be igno
ed, and that thing is that Mr.. Garland shou
prove himself disinteres;ed or get out of tl
Cabinet.
The World pointedly says; 'The reast
. why Mr.. Garland is under obligations, mo
ally and politically, to rid himself of b
stock ought to be plain to every honest ci
zen, and the reason why President Clevelal
should insist upon Mr.. Garlaud's resignati
y are equally obvious aud forcible.
= 1t will be remembered thlt some yea
re since tie "Credit Mobler alflir snuffed t
= lights Of many ambitious statesmen Of Il
L. period"
ry The public condemnation visited uT
i'll those tainted with the Credit Moblier'' '
W. so Just that even to this day there has
appeared an apologist for them, yet in
light of past history does it not seem gros
Inconsistent for the New York Star to
tempt to defend Secretary Garland who
. committed more grtevous offense agai
~ ~ official propricty than any of those connt
!" ed with III. .Cleit Moblier combinat
er- swndling scheme"
i'd When the Republican party was in po
hg the New YoJk Star converted itself int
-, howlng wilderness upon the least init
for tion of Republican Irregularities and I'll
ter things, denominated malfeasances in o
es. under the Republican domination, are ur
to the Democratic legime termed virtues '
"a thy Of emulation.
ure A Bright Future,