The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-07-03

the influence OF the money power wAs -
srcng that the matter was hushed, and
the man who exposed the bribery has
been more abused than the men who did
the bribing.
One of the most outrageous ''ravages"
OF the money power was exposed in 1915
In the Pacific railroad row in congress
when Tom Scott was trying to secure q
large subsidy for the Texas Pacific road,
and c. P. Huntington was working
counter to him for enormous grants and
subsidies to the Central Pacific. The
case is too long to be elaborated, but ex-
tracts from some letters written to Gen
eral Cotton by c. P. Huntington will be
sufficient to show the audacious and I'M
scrupulous methods to which the money
power will go when desiring the &C.
complishment of an object.
In letter dated Nov. 20, 1874, Hunt
ington wrote, Scott is prepared, or
promises to pay large amount of money
to pass his bill, but do not think he
can pass it, although l think this COM
ing session of congress will be composed
of the hungriest set of men ever got to-
gether, and the d only knows what
they will do"
Under the date of Dec. 1, 1874, letter
contains the following:
Have any Of our people endeavored to do
anything with Low and Frisbie? They are
both men that can be convinced. 1t
would help us very much if we could fix up
Cal. Pacific income and extensions on the basis
that was talked of, even If we had to pay some
thing to convince Low and Frisbie.
May 1, 1875:
Inotice what you say of Luttrell; he is wild
hog; don't let him come back to Washington
but as the house is to be largely Democratic
and if he was to be defeated likely it would be
charged to US, hence l think it would be well to
beat him with Democrat; but would defeat
him anyway, and if he got the nomination put
up another Democrat and run against him and
in that way elect Republican. Beat him.
Sept. 81, 1875:
Cannot you have Stafford call the legislature
together and grant us such charters as we
want at a cost say of 81, 600? IF we could get
such a charter as spoke to you of it would be
| worth money to US. If there is anything to be
| done it must be done quickly.
Jan. II, 1876:
nave reCelNeu several leCCerS anu CeleRramS
| from Washington today all calling me there,
as Scott will certainly pass his Texas Pacific
! bill if do not go over, and shall go over to-
| night. 1t cost money to fix things so
| that would know his bill would not pass.
belieYe with 100000 can pass our bill.
These are but few Of volume of IL
lustrations which will show the ''rav-
ages Of the money power" It may be
that when the method of the passage of
the subsidy bill is made known Gf it ever
shall beg, affairs equal in interest to those
above may be developed. There is now
a great financial scandal in Philadelphia
arising from the smash Of the Keystone
bank. It is openly charged that the Of
fcers and managers OF the bank, who
are active Republicans and politicians,
were Of much service to the Republican
party in its campaigns, and the belief is
that much of the missing money was
used to help that party in its contest At
last year.
Now, if the Indianapolis Journal or
anybody else wants to know more about
the ''ravages of the money power" the
Reform Press Bureau will furnish the
| information, II. w. AVER.