Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-22
PATRIOTIC Mr.. DEPEW.
His Entire Career Suggestive OF WORSHIP
OF the Golden Calf

OF the Golden Calf
/ To learn patriotism at the feet OF
Chauncey NJ. Depew was refreshing
novelty afforded some portion of the
town the other day.
And who is Chauncey NJ. Depew. the
teacher thus selected upon Washing
tons birthday to stir the hearts of
Americans and inform their minds
about their country? Chauncey NJ
Depew was the familiar and the coun-
selOr of the Vanderbilts during the era
of stock watering and stock jobbing
which made the Vanderbilts almost un-
precedently rich. and, the seniors be-
ing now gathered to their fathers. De
pew properly succeeds to the presi-
dency of the New York Central road.
Were Jay Gould as smooth and finished
a talker as Mr.. Depew with equal pro-
priety he might have been invited to
Chicago to stimulate wild Western sem
timent in favor of George Washington.
E pluribus tlnum and high protective
tariff.
During the war Mr.. Depew's patriot
ism was of chat not uncommon order
which con tented itself with urging
pretty much every body else to shoulder
a musket- Artemus Ward f1ourished
at the beginning of the war and sacri-
feed all his wife's relatives on the altar
of his country with quite as much
unctuOus satisfaction as Mr.. Depew.
then stalwart young fellow, patted
Peekskill youth upon the back and
babe them go forth at their country's
call. If the rebellion could have been
suppressed by speeches Depew would
have done his full share in the glorious
work, but to shoot and be shot at was
not according to his ideal of patriot
Ism, and he continued during some
years ~t strife to wish the Union we'll
in very pretty phrases. However. if
Mr.. Depew never served his country
with his sword he was quite willing to
take seat in its millionaire Senate,
and, when Messrs. Conkling and Plat
resigned. the patriot Depew, we'll
known in the lobby at Albany, APP
peared as an applicant for one of the
vacancies. Depew is man fit to stand
by Stanford, of the Pacifics. and would
neatly have pavc<S the way for that
plutocrat of the coast. Mr.. Depew's
candidacy was looked on with favor in
certain quarters. but there were.many
candidates, and the balloting was long
continued. Mr.. Depewd did not remain
until the finish. On the Sth of July he
withdrew his name. forty-one unavail-
ing ballots having been taken, but re-
PEELED various charges and accusa-
tons that had been made in re-
gard to his position and conduct.
When Mr.. Depew rolls into Chicago in
his private car to instruct us upon
Washington's birthday concerning our
duty to our country, it may interest us
to inquire what these charges were.
Happily the report of the committee of
the Assembly. charged with investiga-
ton into allegations of bribery and
corruption, is available. The Repub-
lican maj ority of the committee said:
The testimony OF Mr.. Bradley was direct and
positive, and he unequivocally charged that
the 9Th day of June last he was approached by
Hon. Loren B. Sessions q member of tn pres
emit Senate of this State, who at the same time
offered and paid to him the sum OF &, OJO for the
purpose OF influencing and inducing him to
change his vote for United States Senator and
to cast his vote for Chauncey NJ Depew for that
ONCE. The denial OF Mr.. Sessions was as
definite as the charge or Mr.. Bradley, and his
tive. The remaining evidence in the ease IS
circumstantial. Evidence was adduced upon
the investigation tending to prove that active
members of the Assembly had been approached
by one Charles A. Edwards with corrupt pro-
posals and offers of money for the purpose of
influencing their votes for Chauncey NJ. Depew.
AS the District Attorney of Albany
had procured the indictment of both
Sessions and Edwards. the majority
report recommended that the matter
be left to the courts. 1t was not the
funeral of the Democratic minority
They were at more liberty to speak.
and yet they were fair throughout:
The testimony does not show dollar re-
ceived by any member OF the Legislature di-
rectly offered IN the form of money for vote
for any can 1idate for Senator IN Congress ex-
cept in the one case OF Mr.. Bradley, who swears
that Mr.. Sessions sa d: - 1 can get you a thou
sand dollars to put in your vest pocket TO vote
for Mr.. Depew;'' who then listened TO the en-
ticement. talked about il. SAID it would be jHst
as bad TO vote for Chaunccy II. Depew without
getting any money to get IL, listened again
the temptation and statement, II VIII go up
stairs and see what Is the best can do. anu
from this temptation. by appointment with Mr.
SCISSOR he first went TO the room OF Mr.. Ses-
sions and then to his own, where, the door be-
ing locked by Mr. Bradley. both men seated |
themselves, the money paid TO him IN |
three bills OF 500 each and ten bills of so |
each. In the report OF this interview there
dispute, while Mr.. Sessions, in regard to the |
money, swears: There was hot one word said |
in relation to money at all, and that there |
never any allus!on made TO money By him |
nor by me-" What may also be called mys-
terry is the OF nearly $500 in currency by /
men OF established credit and with accounts N |
banks at Albany, New York, Utica and Buffalo, |
and the carrying OF large sums OF money about /
the persons of their owners instead OF using |
either express companies for the transmIssIon |
of money between New York, Albany and |
Buffalo, or the use OF bank checks, which bust |
ness men are accustomed to use in the trans |
mission of money and in all ordinary transac- |
lions.
Mr.. Bradley paid the 81, 900 either to
the Secretary of the House or to the |