Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-31
NATIONAL RECORD.
rIent's Fame not Merely
Local.
IksTERN PRESS OPINIONS.
nimous Verdict Of Condemna-
Hon From North. Sonth,
East and West.

Hon From North, Sohth'
East and West.
- corporation organs which attempt
~ the public believe that the op'
lIon to Sargent is the result OF per-
~ animosity on the Chronicles part
~ journal too much honor and al
runs time do that gentleman an in
;ee. Mr.. Sargent's reputation is not
sd to small locality, but is nation
~ Il. extent and unmistakable in its
1rotsr, and no one newspaper ever
1ra which had the power to make a
% universally detested as he Is.
orrans are unfair to Mr.. Sargent
"a, Hhev endeavor TO deprive him OF SO
anread : fame as he has, by the
Of certain traits of his character,
f,sed throughout the length and
AZ Of the United States. The files
- newspapers published in every
e eity during the past decade abound
ldences that MIR. Sargent's fame and
sculisr political methods are Tar
!, generally known and understood
sho rscent stterances of some of his
fhe railroad company s inJudlcious
1oper friends would lead one to sup
~ n6d in proof of this assertion few
- &monc the hundreds Of notices given
1rntleman by the Eastern press are
S1nced below.
IN THE SENATE LONG ENOUGH.
0k> BALTIMORE american of June 4,
aid:
Sargent convinced himself that
<1kroaicie had libeled him, and en-
nr,d to get Jury of his country
~ 90. The Grand Jury OF san Joa-
irnored the bill. This was knock
No. j, but Sargent declares that
n nursue the Chronicle men through
- a,urt in the State. Sargent likes
Hsnate. and he wants to remain
The people of California are be-
- TO think that Sargent has been
ionq enough. If the distinguished ID
,or gets conviction it will be a
1kino for him to point to with pride.
Xurks will probably convert the
palace into morgue aud the Muz-
viii call the faithful to prayers in
otersburg before be getsit it.
nx REWARDED HIS FRIENDS.
~ Philadelphia Times said on the
~ June, 1877:
s. Then came the Senatorial con-
of 1912. Cole wanted to be his
snccessor. The Central Pacific did
want Mr.. Cole. and W. B. Carr, an
stic. rich and unscrupulousiman, had
1nded to the management OF its lob
INT 70 trade with Mr.. Sargent. The
In was concluded and the business
1n. which has since been prosecuted
snch marked success. Sargent got
1snatorship; the Central Pacific got
md Carr got his patronage. He was
ody quite solid at the navy yard.
The open purchase system was in
sotod. John 0. Hanscom wentinto
6kipchandlery business; Wallace es-
he'd the Hope foundry; Isaiah, their
~. became Chief Constructor, and
116m L., their uncle, arrived as Chief
ructor to the Mare-island Navy
OF course, being all in the family.
= vent on swimmingly; the boys got
go out Of . total purchase fund OF
000. and about $l0,00 out of con-
. fund Of $4,000. How much of
wns clear stealipgs may be easily
ued. $50 Meanwhile Carr was
nuprovided for. In order that he
get his share of the spoils, Mr..
cpt engineered through the desert
Nv. one of the most famous grabs
known, by which Carr got control.
% exclusion of actual settlers, OF al
- every lot in tract of the finest
ultural land in the State, about
~ miles long by twenty wide.
THE CHARGES TRUE.
he Goth of July Of the same year
Iloltimore Gazette said
Snafor Sargent's libel suit has been
rsd by another Grand Jury. He
~. to prosecute the San Francisco
>sicle for speaking of his devious
N - they deserved, but Grand Jury
Grand Jury ignore his bills, and
lead to the painful conclusion that
Chronicle spoke the truth cencern-
1lE NURSE OF EVERY RAscALITY.
w the Milwaukee (Wis.) CONNER
1Ssses, speaking of the Chronicle S
- against Sargent:
e IL zeal for the people 1t has
}aed too much against Senator
has been at least the apparent
,nion and nurse Of every national
I'm that has been born at wash
- within the past few years, the
o1ioIe has committed an error which
8eople can easily condemn.
The TREASURY rLuNDERED.
New York Sun of August Z,
>Ens smoke Of the Federal ring on
f@se the era Of Grantism a ring
1-ed mainly of Effigy Sargent;
g. Gorham, Secretary OF the
-: II. F. Page. Member OF Con-
- and w. B. Carr, noted lobby
"a leading manager of the Repub,
party, controlled and distributed
Federal patronage in California as
vsrs their personal property: La
uee, Superintendent of the Mint,
& now under investigation, and
Office holders, were associated
this ring. and served as its instru-
=. according to their degree OF in,
Soe and efficiency. The navy yard
- island became one of the chief
- Of corruption, and was converted
4 mere party machine TO serve this
I'd its connections in the depart
e nt Washington. Sargent was the
<npulous champion of Robeson and
~ powerful tool on the Committee
npropriations in the House and
v6rd in the Senate. For these and
ia services he was allowed to run
nyy yard, to manage contracts, to
enpointments and to regulate ex.
S-~ss Vhus millions were Law.