Graham guardian., 1899-04-07
the keepers of the archives, forti

the keepers of the archives, forti
fed again by the certificates Of oul
own officials, making them primS
facie evidence IN this country
"Coliis p. Huntington said
/ while / have not entered into the
details of the title, | have not had
time, but my old friend, Charles
Crockor, who examined into il
thoroughly, believed IN IT, and /
shall do all / can toad you.
"Col. Robert G.. Ingersoll said:
L have not examined into the mat
ter as carefully as Frank Hurd has
but ] am satisfied that your wife
is entitled to that property-she is
a charming woman and deserves
to succeed-come to my office
and make your headquarters, you
are more than welcome And at
another time he said: 'Yes, if il
will be of any advantage to you
elect me president eff your com
pany.'
"Roscoe Conkllng said: If tbls
title stood for a trac, of land her
in New York | would consider 1T
unimpeachable; as 1t is there is SO
much politics in the matter that |
cannot say just what will be The
outcome, yet find perfect title
in this woman, Mrs. Reavis.'
"John w. Mackay said: i con
slder that Mrs. Reavis has as good
title to that immense property as
| have to this hat | hold in my
hand, and | paid my own money
for IT.
"Charles Croeker said: while
| have always had absolute con
fidence in your wife's title to the
grant, | think you will succeed bet
ter without our active support than
with it. since our sins would be
weighty for you to bear. To
which ! Involuntarily responded,
my wife and niece being presents:
i would gladly be billed to heaven
IN hand. basket laden with your
sins, such was my admiration for
that great son of toil. He was
an iudctatigable worker to the last,
and without question he was not
only the first, but most important
of all my supporters; and he left
the title question to his attorneys,
thereby bringing the entire syndi-
cate of attorneys and politicians
of the Huntington syndicate into
the scheme through liberal dis
tribution of shares of stock in the
Casa Grand Improvement com
pany, which was organized for the
purpose of turtherlng the schemes
In view, the last of which was the
confirmation cf the Peralta grant
with its estimated value of $780,,
100000, the ultimate object of the
syndicate being the irrigation of
15,000,000 acres of land.
ain this confession | have been
forced to omit mass of details.
The reader will remember that.
these forgeries extended over a
period of thirty.four years. But
the main facts | have set down
here.
II consider that | owe my sue
cess to quality in my nature,
which was embodied in phreno-
logical criticism when | was IS
years of age-a phrenologist, while
examining and making a diagnosis
of my leading traits to my father,
remarked, While this boy leads
you to believe he tells you every
thing, he absolutely tells you moth.
ing-his volubility is used to con.
ceal more than to express his
thoughts--he is absolutely secre.
tive with all his auencey.' And,
remembering this, / have often
thought as as TalIyrand said:
Words were made to conceal ideas
rather than to express them In.
this lies the secret Of my apparent.
candor, which so completely con-
vinces my auditors.
From my own experience anu
the observations of others, / con.
elude that humanity is not natural
ly depraved, but hopeful of bet.
ter life, always in the future, even
under the most depraved condi-
tons, ardently cherishing a sacred |
reason for the crime that fosters
itself, as 1t were through the cir
calling for its perpetra.
ton, upon them by degrees grow.
ing continuously fascinating--less
revolving.
my conscience was appeased by
having constantly in mind a char
table purpose In the end, having
planned to establish great in.
stitution wherein the poor should
be fostered with education free,
and nay fertilization was the power
of the pen versus the sword. l
argued in my conscience that he
roes of old fought to win, making
might, even with blood, right,
while sheltered all, as the legis.
lation provided at my request
proves, and devised ways and
means for developing country