The herald., 1898-10-08

ing had been going on for about twenty
days before the department though tit
to let the members know.
Loud's Testimony
There is one other point which l
would like to tell you about in this mat
ter, which ! think will serve to show
the baselessness of the charges. A COM
mttee of congressman was appointed,
consisting of Eugene F. Loud of this
state with whom l havd had rather
bitter encounters on the floor of the
house in arguments; Moody of Massa-
chusetts and Ogden of Mississippi. They
formed subcommittee Of the postal
committee, before whom was submit
ted all matter pertaining to the railway
mail, the cost of all the details. Mr..
Loud as you know, is Republican of
strong partisanship. I was on the train
coming home one day last August, when
| met Loud and Moody, and they said
they had had a meeting of the commit
tee, and that John p. Young of the San
Francisco Chronicle had appeared be-
fore them with complaint against me,
in reference to this same charge of fill
ing up the mails in the interests of the
railway company. Mr.. Loud told me
that he had told Mr.. Young that the
charge was absolutely false, and asked
him if he would give me transcript of
the testimony. and he agreed to do so,
and later sent it to me. Here it is. Com
ing from an opponent, and one whom
cannot call a friend, it strikes me that
| it covers the ground completely and
shows the absurdity of the charge"
| inf a fo11oIVS
| Extract from the testimony of John p.
| Young taken before the subcommittee of
| the postal commission, San Francisco, Cal,
August 49, 1898:
Mr. Young-There was a recent charge,
but have only a teegraphic knowledge
of it, which duplicates a gentleman con-
nected with your body, Mr.. Barlow. 1t was
plainly stnted that he was charged with 1t.
Mr. Noody-With padding the mails?
| Mr.. Ipnng-Ies, sir; in the interest of
the railroad That was published in all
the papers, believe. That is a thing that
came by telegraph, and was not the result
of an investigation on our part.
The Chairman-Would you assume that
a charge against Mr.. Barlow
| Mr.. ioung--I was answering the question
whether ] knew OF anything recently.
The Chairman-Wo ould you state that Mr..
Barlow was sending documents through
| lne mails at ltttt PARTICULAR time because
that was the time of the weighing?
| Mr. Young-That was what was said in
the papers. 1t was charged that the docu-
ments We're shown to be of a nature that
almost suggested. that. You saw that,
didn't you, in the papers?
| The Chairman-Yes, sir; and while, Of
course, Mr.. Barlow and l are not personal
or political friends, yet l want to say to
the best of my knowledge and belief. That
Mr. Barlow had no knowledge whatever of
| the time of the weighing when he sent this
matter out. | am as morally certain OF
that as | am certain of anything in this
world, and it is but an act of justice that |
should say so.
| Mr.. Young-It was an unfortunate cir
| cumstance for him.
| The Chairman-I can say that in perfect
candor, because my relations are not per-
sonaly or politically such as would force
me to say 1t. There are very few men in
the country that know when weighings
are to take place. AS a matter of fact.