Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
What New York Editors Tell About
the Telephone People.

Inc Herald thinkB that there ~ but
one course open to Attorney General
Garland ale should purge himself
Of bis connec ion with the Pan Elec-
trio Telephone people, and believes
that his own sober second thought
will show him this, and that when the
proper time comes he will act promp.-
ly and do the right thing" "Mr. Gar
land" says the Herald, "ls a very
manly man, one who means TO do
right, and who is as honest a nan as
ever lived, and does not believe that
the President will have any need to
act"
In regard to Senator Harris, Of Ten
nessee, the Herald says, sit Is not pre-
pared to say what he should do, it is
no uncommon thing for Senators to
place themselves under censure."
The Evening Post says: ut does
not see how Mr.. Garland can hold his
Pan Electric stock and remain where
he is. He has probably gone into the
hing without giving it much thought,
but now that he finds himself in a
quasi judicial position. where he is
called upon to take action in a matter
that may raise or lower the value of
the stock, he should get rid of his
holdings in al honorable way, and one
that will be satisfactory to the Presi
dent and to the people" "It he sold
his stock" the Post thinks that would
Suffice" bat is doubtful if he could do
that now, and TO give it away would
hardly satisfy the public or relieve him
from at least a faint of suspicion. ""He
has placed the President in a very
delicate position" However, the Post
docs not think Mr.. Cleveland should
be expected to pitch a man out of his
Cabinet as soon as a matter Of this
kind is raised against him. Mr.. Gar
land should have a chance to set him.
self right; and if he should refuse to
do so, the President should
ask for his resignation" AS
for Senator Harris and others con-
cerned, the Post "sees nc improperly
in their holding stock as long as they
are not called upon to act Officially in
any matter that may effect its value"
"Should any matter come up where
, they would be compelled to act, il
| would be different" "Mr. Garlnnd's
[ case is entirely different, and, under the
: circumstances, he should perge him
: self OF" all interest in the business, OF
1 resign.
i. Pdrke Goodwin, Of the Commercial
S Advertiser, thinks that all concerned
p, should be made to make a full and
l satisfactory statement, or resign. Par
| ticularly is this the case with Mr.. Gar
} land. He does not see how he can
. hold his stock and his position in the
Cabinet at the same time. If he per.
sists the press of the country should
ask for his resignation"
Geo. w. Curtis agrees with the
World that a membe Ter of Congress OF
, a Cabinet officer cannot with %propriety
receive a present of stock from an en-
5 terprise, which he may be called upon
/ to Judge in an official capacity.
:. The World says: "The vital issues
in the Pan Electric telephone scandal
are not to be obscured by any insinu-
| ations as to the motives of the expos
ure. The World has no motive but
" its desire for good government, and to
maintain the honor and integrity of
the administration. 1t has no sympa-
thy with the Bell telephone company.
No newspaper in the land is so un-
trammeled, so steadfast and persistent
in its opposition to all mOnopolies. We
: would be glad to see the Bell mo-
U nopoly broken up. With Mr.. Lamar,
we are heartily in favor of thoroughly
Y testing the validity of its patents"
The Sun says: when Mr.. Garland
was first engaged in behalf Of the Pan
Electric company the question was put
to him: Whether the telephone owned
by said company or any part Of it, is an
I Infringement on what is known as the
Bell telephone?' To this Mr.. Garland
answered in writing that he had given
+ the subject much attention and had
closely examined several opinions de-
livered by different courts in the con-
troversy between the Bell company,
: Dolbear, Spencer and others, and said:
g.. [ am clearly Of opinion that the Pan
Electric in no wise infringes on the
Bell telephone This being the judg-
| ment of the present Encouragement
only a short time ago, why in the
world was he willing that a SUIT should
be brought in the name of the United
States against the Bell company? If
there was no infringement, why could
not thnv both rot ofonO Eo0oEbor Dow