Evening star., 1896-02-29
withstandins that for four wears The crons

Wtthstanding that for four years the crops
have failed. and there has been consid-
cradle famine. This demonetization of sill
yer acts az protective tariff for Mexico.
1t kee 8 out foreign goods which are sold
at gold prices by making them too expen-
sive, and the result is that the Mexicans
are establishing all kinds Of factories It
Is the same in Japan. and will be the same
In China The japanese are now making
most of their own cottons ana China is
establishing cotton mills. We are. think,
likely to ruin ourselves IL we keep up our
present policy. We are trying to establish
Tree trade, and, by our demonetiZation of
silver, are not only admitting the goods Of
the silver nations free, but are forcing
them to keep out our goods by the protec-
tion Of gold. They have the cheapest labor
In the world, and they are manufacturing
on silver basis They are selling on a
gold basis. and they will in time be the
richest people of the world
Garfield and the De GOlyer Pavement.
Governor Shepherd" said I. you were in
charge Of the government work of Wash
ington at the time Of the famous scandal
regarding the De Golyer pavement. Was
Garfield really interested in it?
Garfield had no money interest in the
matter, I am sure" replied Gov. Shepherd.
He was, however. one Of the most foolish
men as to such things that I have ever
known. He was SO innocent that he did
not realize how other men might use him
to accomplish their ends. This was the
case with the De Golyer business. Some
sharp fellows from Chicago wanted to in
duce Congress to adopt the De Golyer
pavement. They secured the services Of
Col. Dick Parsons of Cleveland, and
through him got the aid of Garfield. Gar
field came with these men to see me about
my recommending the resolution TO Con-
gress. He was at this time the head of the
appropriations committee of the House. I
refused to grant his request. but asked
him to wait a minute after the other men
had left. 1 then showed him how his ac-
ticn in this matter would look Said 1:
Here you are, the head of the committee
on appropriations, and I am in charge of
the public works. These men expect to
make money out Of their pavement, and
you come with them and ask me to recon-
mend that it be adopted. Don't you see
that If there should be an investigation
some money out of the business and that
ton?
=, Garfield was thunderstruek, Governor
Shepherd went on. HE threw up his
hands and told me that he saw that he
had made great mistake. He had had no
Idea of there being anything wrong in
the matter. Shortly after this the investi-
cation occurred. Senator Thurman exam
ined me. He asked me who had approach
ed me on behalf of the contractors, and
II any congressman had attempted to in
huence me- 1 replied that it might be SO,
'iiu. h"o many congressman among my
callers. and that they wanted everything
under the sun. He then asked me if Cen
eral Garfield had Tot called upon me- 1
replied that I could not remember all of
my callers, that every man in Congress, it
seemed to me, had been at my Office with
an ak to grind for himself or his friends,
and that the only man whom 1 could re-
member who had not so appeared was the
honorable Senator himself. This compli-
ment was SO broad that it tickled old Sem
ator Thurman. He laughed and turned tho
examination, much to my relief, to other
SUBJECTS. FRANK G. CARPENTER