The Progress., 1893-01-07
4 HARD TASKMASTER
AS A DEBTOR UNCLE SAM IS A
TlCKllSH CUSTOMER.
Robert Graves Mentions Some Men Who
Have Been Ruined by Government Con
observation-disclosures Specializing in
whisky-Gossip About Senator Hill.
Special CORRESPONDENCE. !

| L SJOOu lIOuJ Ol lue OElbcu OGtlts treas
ury building talking to a friend OF mine
| when a short, bent old man, with very sad
face, passed by. His clothing was poor, his
shoes not too whole, and as he looked up
to the department of Justice l thought /
! saw a wistful expression in his eyes. DO
you know that old man." my friend asked
He is a living example Of the injustice Of
| greet government.
The old gentleman's name is Stout
| Bill StOut-and he used to live in Ne
braska Out there he became a contractor
and built the state capitol. the peniteutiary
and other public BUILDINGS. He also had
! some contracts under the government aJ
| Lincoln. In these enterprises he accumu
! lated q snug fortune, and 4 few years ago
was looked upon as one Of the wealthiest
men in the state Of Nebraska. In an evil
moment he yielded to a temptation to come
! to Washington and bid on "A contract in
! the construction of the new National
| library The contract was awarded TO him
! and has proved his ruin No. he did not
take il at too low a figure II was fairly
| good contract, md under ordinary circum
! stances he would have been able to make
! some money ct Il il.
The simple tlu.h tytAlt hedId his work,
! invested fortune in stone and labor ard
other materials, lived up to the letter Oh has
cohlrocV al anu nc" mas 10 THiaetG Iot ~
nio'-e5 ieiV y ''S soiile &c th ',I,
! and Il orili y put the government more
than safe Judge Holman, the great econ
omist, moved in the house that tie existing
contracts be virtually repudiated. This
prevailed, and Stout and the other mcn
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