The San Francisco call., 1896-02-22

amount"
Huntington said that Miller was tried
for his offense, but was acquitted
Morgan wanted to know if it was not a
fact that the company interceded in Mil
ler's behalf. Mr.. Huntington denied this.
"What did Crocker say about Miller?"
asked Morgan.
"Oh, he said he was thief and very
bad citizen" said Huntington, "but l
twitted Crocker and told him / thought
him very clever fellow, and was only
astonished that he did not come around
with wheelbarrow and carry away the
office building brick by brick"
Referring again to the report of the Rail-
road Commission, Morgan said OH one
point, sarcastically, Perhaps the Commits
sioners did not want to know"
perhaps not" Huntington assented :.
~ think they were pretty nice gentlemen
correcting himselD-two of them"
GAS to Mr.. Pattison," Senator Morgan
suggested, you have not any opinion at
all?''
'Pattison." said Mr.. Huntington, with
an air of self-restraint, ''may be a very
good fellow. will not say anything about
him. .
Speaking again of the report of the Pa
ciic Railroad Commission, Huntington
SAID the report was worthless. They did
not know how to ask questions" said
Huntington. "They did not ask me the
price of rails, ties, spikes, ETC., or OF freight
by water and across the SIerras."
Morgan-But your own deposition is
given. Are you prepared to say that it
was not correct2 If so, your refutation
Will be recorded. When mans reputa-
tion is ieopardized he should be very
careful.
Huntington-My reputation is not en-
dangered. will say, Tell the truth"
Morgan-You say the commission did
not know how TO ask questions. Why did
you not tell them everything without their
asking2
Huntington-I assume it was none of
their business.
Morgan-You defied the authority of
Congressional committee did your
Huntington-Oh, no; I would not do
that, but they did not ask how much we
paid for rails, ties. spikes, etc.
Morgan-Are you prepared to say your
deposition was full, complete and honest,
or incomplete, untruthful and dishonest?
Huntington-I said l answered their
questions TO the best of my ability.
Morgan-Did Stanford tell the truth and
you an untruth, or vice versa?
Huntington-Ssanford always spoke
truthfully; but in this instance he was
mistaken.
'Morgan-They you deny stanford's
statement under oath to the effect that
$54,000,000 in stock was distributed by the
Contract and Finance Company
Huntington stammered. His reply was
really no answer at all, but a very pitiful
evasion. Everybody in the room realized
that Huntington was greatly embar-
rassed.
rs that the best answer you can maker"
asked Morgan.
Huntlngton-It seems to me that about
fifty millions was distributed as a part of
Charles Crockers unfinished contract.
Maybe that is what Mr.. Stanford meant.
Morgan-Mr. Stanford stated that fifty
four millions was net profit, subject only
to an Indebtedness OF three millions.
Huntington said the indebtedness was
more than three millions.
Morgan-Well, how much more was it?
Huntington-Oh, a greatdeal more.
At the close of the examination Senator
Morgan said to Mr.. Huntington that there
were nun Der of points in the report of
the commission to which he would like to
give Mr.. Huntington the opportunity of
replying, on oath, and contradicting or
correcting, if ne could, and he suggested
that Mr.. Huntington take the volume
with him and be prepared at the next
meeting OF the committee to make such
statements in denial of the report as he
might desire.
At first Mr.. Huntington treated the
Senator's offer rather disdainfully. He
was too busy man, he said, to attempt to
read the report, but he would get some of
his people to look over it and call his
attention 70 such points as require notice.
Senator Morgan gave sort OF warning
TO Mr.. Huntington that the Senate and
House would be obliged to accept the COM
missions report as correct, if Mr.. Hunt
ington (haying the opportunity offered to
him) did not refute it.
81 think" Senator Morgan added, "that
the country and the Senate and the House
will be under the necessity OF taking this
report as containing the truth in full. "
Il cannot help that" said Mr.. Hunting
ton.
"You can help it if you want to deny
it," Senator Morgan said
81 deny pretty much the whole thing"
Mr.. Huntington persisted.
81 want to give you every opportunity"
Senator Morgan said, ''to explain every
allegation made against you by every
body"
at would take a hundred wears to do
that, guess" Mr.. Huntington remarked,
''for have had enemies all my life; and 1
am as proud of my enemies as am of my
friends. 1 have always hewed close to the
line, and if people fall on my line they are
sorry for it.''
Mr.. Huntington gave another illustra-
ton of his contempt for what people said
of him. He was asked this question by
Senator Morgan, Then you are entirely
indifferent to public opinion, are your"
''The fact of tits" was the answer, given
in quiet kind of manner, t'that so long as
there is one man in the world to think
well of me, l do not look beyond him to
the balance OF the human race, because I
would not exchange the good opinion of
that one man for the opinion of the whole
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