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1 DON OAHEHON belongs to the " ro-
form-next-year" party.
IT isn't ao quiofc along Salt reek
as the railroad correspondents imag
ined.
AH enormous national surplus revenue -
nuo is a continual temptation to con
gressional jobbery.
MHBSIUJ. THURBTON & KIMIIAU. nro
Tory quick to swear to their hearsay
ovidonco. It won't wash , gontlomon.
"ILUUUL evidences of debt created
by unicrupulous spoculatora" is what
Undo Rufua Hatch calls watered rail
road stock.
SlNci ! that report of the aenaUi
woman suffrage committee , Mrs. Dr.
Mary Walker has boon too largo fur
her panto and oono.
CIVIL service reform inj , Nebraska
must begin right at the capital and
bo accomplished by the unbribod and
.uncorruptablo farmers of the state.
"Mil. HOBBETIT'S solemn affidavit of
-what ho knows is mot by a brace of
railroad statements of what Messrs.
Thurston nnd Kimball have hoard.
THR holy horror of John M. Thurs
ton at the very mention of hia name
In connection with corruption , would
bo edifying if it wore not ludicrous.
Mn. ROBBBUTH in a bold , bad man.
'There ean no longer be any doubt of
it , nftor ho refused a bribe at the
hands of that audacious monopoly
capper , E. 0. Gams.
* WOMAK suffrage in Now York haa
received a uorious backset in the opin
ion delivered by Attorney General
Rumol that the assembly bill allowing
women to vote is unconstitutional ,
and can only bocorao a law by way of
amendment to the constitution.
TUB early closing movement la
spreading throughout the east , and in
a largo number of classes of business ,
merchantn have agreed to put tip their
hutten at 3 o'clock p. m. on Saturdays -
days in order to give their employes
an opportunity to do BOIUO shopping
and obtain some daylight recreation
for themselves. The innovation ought
to spread. No class of men work
harder than oui clerks , and no men
deserve better this slight rolaxatlou
In their labors.
IT is stated that Colonel John Hay
nd Mr. J. O. Nlcolay ( who were the
private secretaries of President Lin
coln ) have finished two of the six vol
umes of their "Life on Abraham Lin
coln , " ; uEacl > Volume is about equal
In size to one of the volumes of Mr.
Bancrofts' % fstory. ' " It is understood -
stood that the work will bo not only
a biography , but an opitoruo of the
great and aveutful period in which its
subject moved. The authors are euro-
folly digesting the historical docu
ments which the government is now
engaged in publishing ,
WAB to the knife is the cry of the
Pennsylvania independents. Their
convention U called for the 24th of
the present month , and they anuounco
thuir Intention of placing in nomina
tion u strong and honest republican
ticket , pledged to support a platform
/ of sound republican principles. Thu
Pennsylvania independents refuse to
f3ccapt the recent farcoat Harrlsburgh ,
They are waging war against boss
rule , and they cannot consistently in-
dorau the latest output of the stal
warts' machine. lr. ! Cameron per-
j.ruittod the independent element ii
* vftho party to dicUto his platform , but
ho insisted on hia right to make tin.
nominations. The pbtform game is
a very old mid a very shallow one ,
< Bosses carp nothing for platforms a
Jong as they control the nominees of
conventions. It is high time that in
dependent voters uhould cease up
plaudiDg plutfonni , and voting the
s-liniots of the bosses. This is what
} '
y i'lie Pennsylvania Independents pro
aft * po o lo do no longer.
THE TWIN AF-F1DAV1TS.
The lending republican organ of the
Union Pacific meets the charge of cor
ruption made by .T. 0. IlobborU
tgainat Lieutenant Governor Carns
with a brace of aflidaviti signed b ;
rhomas L. Kimball , assistant genera
manager of the Union Pacific , nut
John M. Thurston , its political attor
iicy. Thcso documents nro little loss
damaging lo Mr. Cams' case tliim the
original statement of Mr. IlobborU ,
which chnigod him with offering
a $5,000 bribe to the chairman ol
committee on rai'roada. ' They claim
that Mr. Robberts made the origin !
proposition to sell out , that ho offeree
his Horvicos to Cams on behalf of the
railroads that thin offer was brought
to John M. Thnr ton , transmitted to
Mr. Kimball and pereniptorilj > | refused
by the latter. In other words the
Win end substance of this brace of af
fidavits is that llobborts told Cams ,
who told Thurston who told Kimbal
that ho was on sale. Mr. Thurston
wears on to what Cams told him , and
Mr. Kimball swears as lo what Thurs-
ton informed him that Cams said
[ lobborts hnd remarked to htm : This
roundabout and hearsay testimony is
entirely worthless as ovidonco. It is
only valuable aa proving E. 0. Cams
ioutenant-govornor of Nebraska , a
tool of the railroada and a corrupt
capper for the monopolies. This is
precisely the charge made by Mr.
Robborta tn his affidavit.
Admitting tno truth of the cock and
bull story of John M. Thuraton that
Cams was simply the bearer of an of
fer on thopait of Robborta to sell his
influence to the monopolies in what
bettor light is the lieutenant gover
nor placed. No public official could
bo approached by a member of the
legislature and offered a vote for
money unless ho was known to bo a
corrupt agent of the monopolies. The
very selection of Carim , according to
Ills own story , is sufficient to damn
: im 'orevor in the eyes of every routable -
) utablo man.
And no public officer would confi
dentially bcur nn offer of the kind to
an attorney and lobbyist of a railroad
unless hu wore himself a paid corpora-
ion capper.'c *
In abusing Mr. llobborts , Th Ro-
mblican makes a natural , but very
voak defense for its maators. What
rlr. Robborta ia or was is nothing to
ho point. How or when ho voted
luring the last session of the
cgislaturo has absolutely no bearing
upon the cuse. The monopolies are
oufrontod with his sworn statement ,
which cannot bo disproved by bragga-
.oiio or personal ubuso any icoro than
t can bo overthrown by affidavits of
what the accused party confidentially
nformed Messrs. Thuraton and Kim-
ball.
On its face Mr. Robborta affidavit
worthy of belief and must stand
until stronger nnd more orediblo ovi-
tonco is adduced in disproof. It is
wall known that strong efforts wore
made by the monopoly mana
gers last winter < to suppress
egislatlon on the railroad question ,
Mr. _ Rbbborts , tin chairman of the
IOUBO railroad committou , hold an
mportant position. .Bribery wns in
, ho air. The cocrois of the famous
"oil room" were not entirely concealed ,
nnd the members of the legislature
who were rewarded for their cervices
o the railroads by lucrative contracts
are well known. In nuoh an atmos
phere , when votes wore the object of
ho monopolies , and no mount wore
unused to secure them , Mr. Roberts
swears that he was corruptly approached
preached by the lieutenant governor.
Without further ovldonoe than his
mere affidavit , Mr. llobborts' story
will stand against the oath of any
number of solf-couvlctod corruption-
ieU like E. 0. Oarns.
Ooum'a last cheeky letter to Mayor
Grace institutes some comparisons be
tween the taxable liability of The New
York Times and the Now York ele
vated railroads. Tht editor of The
Times responds with the foiHowing or-
oollent comparison between the man
ner in which railroad corporations and
private buslnon are mumgud : "As
for the attempt made by Mr. Gould
to institute a comparison between the
taxable liability of Thu Times associa
tion and that of the elevated railroads ,
it would bo qnitu successful it the hii-
tory of The Times had been some
thing like this : 'Its real estate was
erected on ground for which it paid
nothing , and which had boon im
proved ready for ita USD at public and
private txpcnso , It obtained a legis
lative charter making it the only
newspaper which could bo published
in Now York , and nutltling it to
charge uvory man , woman , and chilu
LU this city who wanted to have
the news 10 to 15 cents for every
copy , Fortunes wore made in build
ing it up ; other fortunes wore inado
m transferring it to new hands ; ant
still another series of fortunes were
made in loaning its entire business
and franchises to a corporation which
brought neither capital nor property
into the partnership , but which now
claims to bo worth as much as the
original concern. ' Mr , Gould has
had dismal enough experience iu
uowppunor property to know that it ia
not acquired precisely iu this way , ant
ho is probably aware that 'the fran
chise1 ! of the olovatwl railroads , which
thu capital is supposed to represent ,
A moru permanent and positive
value than oven their real ostato. Mr
Gould should stick to his old Erie
tactics ; ho docs not appear to advan
tage in the full light of public dis
TITZ JOHN PORTER.
Thn editor of Tun BEE , although a
life long republican has always bo
liovcd that the cashiering of Pitz John
Porto r from the army in the summer
of 18G2 was a gross outrapo upon a
gallant officer , and a loyal and honest
citizen of the United States. This
opinion upon the subject was not
grounded upon personal friendship
or hearsay evidence. As a wit
ness of the oconcs of the
memorable Manaasaa campaign in
which a majority of General Pope's
dispatches wore received and trans
mitted by his own hands , ho was in a
position to form a fair and impartial
judgment of the oporationo which cul
minated in the defeat of the Federal
army at Ball Run and the trial and
conviction of Porter as the scapegoat
for the gross incompotoncy and blund
ers of General Pope. Ho was pres
ent at the court martial in Washing
ton , whoso detail was packed for the
purpose of conviction and listened to
the one-sided testimony of subalterns
given under the watchful eye of jeal
ous superiors. From that day until
this ho hus never wavered in his judg
ments that partisan feeling , official
jealousy and a desire to shift the res
ponsibility , for General Pope's errors
in generalship wore alone responsible
for the disgrace which Porter has been
cruelly forced to suffer for nearly
twenty years.
Time has proved the soundness of
his position. After seventeen years
of battling for a fair hearing , a general
board of review has carefully exam
ined the details of the Manassas cam
paign. The confederate archiovos
wore available to throw now light on
; ho question. The lapse of years had
aoftnncd partisan malignity , obliter
ated the jealousies of rival command
ers and removed the fear of witnesses
of sufTuring damages at'tho hands of
uporior oflioors. A fair and impar-
rial trial has reversed nvery decision
> f the former court martial and in
istablishing the imbecility of Gen.
Pope's proceedings , has established at
ho same time the innocence of Fitz
John Portor.
Public opinion has slowly veered in
aver of the man who for twenty years
ma lived only to remove the cloud
rom his reputation and to restore to
iis family an unblemished name.
With the exception of a few journals
n the republican party , every loading
paper has announced its conviction of
? ortur's innocence , and demanded
hat the nation should make at
once the only reparation possible for
; he great wrong wantonly Inflicted so
many years ago.
In our last issue some personal rota-
nesoences were given as the grounds
upon which our view of the Fitz John
? ortor case wore based. It is unfor-
unnto that from the very outset po.
illcal antagonism has boon mingled
with the discussion of the subject.
The jealousy of MoOlolhm and his of
ficers was responsible iu the first place
'or the charges against Porter , and the
oyalty of the democratic party was
nado an iasuo In hia trial. In em
ploying Ravorly Johnson aa his coun
sel Porter only added fuel
o. this fooling. And the
oonaltmt championship of his
cause by the democracy since that
line has retarded justice and prevented -
od reparation. No bettor proof of
Flte-John Porter's innocence is need
ed than the manly energy and earnest
persistency with which for twenty
years ho has urged his wrongs npon
.he American pooplo. History Is ai-
iont upon a single initanco where a
traitor has forced hit personality npon
the people which he sought to betray.
Benedict Arnold made no appeal to
congress for a review of his West
Point treason. Marshal ttulno was
content to live in otilo without recall
log the treacheries of the Meta cam-
ign.- ; , But Porter from the day
when ho was dismissed from the ser
vice , disqualified from holding any
position of trust under the govern ,
mont , and branded as a marplot and
a traitor to his country haa never
flagged in hia appeals for'justice and
a fair hearing of his cauio. Eionera-
ted by a board of review which declared -
clarod that his sound judgment on the
battle field of Mannassas saved the
union army from doutrnclion ,
with his course endorsed by General
Grant nnd a largo majority of the officers -
ficors nho participated in the rebel
lion , Fits John Porter makes a final
appeal to congress for reinstatement
to the rank from which he was dis-
mUsed and partial reparation for h
cruel injustice which > for twenty years
prut has embittered his lifo. Tliero
ought to be no delay in granting this
simple act of justice. Party antagon
ism ought no longer to obstruct fair
dottling , Pope , whoso groBs incom-
potency was responsible for the dis
asters of 1803 , Imi been well provided
for since the close of the war , and is
now aspiring for further promotion ,
while the man who was forced to bear
the odium for the blunders of his com-
niaudor knocks at the doors of con
gress asking no favors , but praying
for simple justice.
A Hi-jiouL1 dispatch from Washing ,
ton states that immediately upon the
arrival of Senator Logan the senate
appropriations committee will take up
for consideration the army appropria
tion bill. There has been consider
able activity among opponents of the
clause providing for the retirement ol
of officers at C2 years of ago. An ef
fort is being made to strike out thie
clause from the bill , and have it in
troduced as n separate measure. It ia
understood that in case the committee
agree to retain this clause in the
bill they will amend it seas
as to include in its provisions Gens.
Sheridan and Hancock. The forty
years clause will probably bo stricken
out by the committee. A strong ef
fort is being made to change the ago
of retirement from sixty-two years to
sixty-five years. The aspirants for
the places made vacant , in case the
retirement clause becomes a law , are
very numerous. Gen. Ingalls will be
retired under it. The candidates for
hia place are beginning to como to the
front. Chief among them is Gen.
Jlolabard , to whom some concede the
succession. Ho , however , encoun
ters a strong opponent in Gen. Perry ,
who is developing considerable
strength. ,
E. 0 , CAUNS may well aak to bo
delivered from his friends , for the most
damaging evidence of his occupation
as a corruptionist is that given by his
employers. ' Messrs. Thurston and
Kimball swear over their own names
that the question of bribing J. 0. Rob
borta was discussed in their presence ,
the subject being introduced by the
lieutenant governor , who had pre
viously commended himself to the
monopolies by his services in packing
the committees of the senate.
KEEP XT BEFORE THE LEQ1H-
IiATUKE.
STATB OF NEBRASKA , 1
BUTLBK Co. )
I , J. 0. Robberts , on my oath say ,
.hat I make the following statement
of facts upon my most solemn oath ,
God Almighty bearing mo witness
that the same is true , as follows to-
wit :
When 1 was in the legislature of
Nebraska a member of the 10th ses
sion , from the 51st district , E. 0.
Barnes , at the time the lieutenant
qovernor of the state came to mo and
aid me that John M. Thurston sent
lim to mo with the proposition that if
i would turn in and help the railroad
ompanies and use my influence and
power as a legislator and member of
ho railroad committee that he ,
hrough and for said companies ,
would giro mo $5,000 ( five thousand
lollars ) . That he tried and insisted
hero and then to have mo go to eith
er Thurston or Church Howes' room
and got.part of said money. I also
tate upon my oath that I refused to
; o to said room and refused to take
aid money or any part
hereof , and that he ( Carnos )
said to me that if I refused to take it
. ' would always regret it , for that
when I wont homo I would bo abused
> y the ragged asses anyway , and that
f I accepted it I could lot them go ,
and bo independent , and have a nice
tome and bo well fixed.
I also swear that I never accepted
ono dollar from any source , or in any
way from any railroad company since
C was elected , or in my whole lifo , oz-
opt a foe of $5,00 ( five dollars ) that
was paid the Robberts & Steele law
irm in 1877 for legal services rendered
hem , and that I never received any
vor from any railroad company , ex
cept a traveling pass for myself and
wlto. Go help mo God.
J. 0. ROBBIRTS.
Subscribed in my presence and
worn to before me , this February
arth , 1882. L. G. BBBDBOW ,
Notary Public.
The people of Nebraska demand
tarn the legislature now in season a
vindication of Its own integrity. They
demand that the senate shaUlnfllct the
evareat penalty under its authority
pen the presiding officer , who has
attod u the paid tool and oorrup-
tiouUt of the corporations , violated
bis sacred trust and haa mod his high
office as a moans for debauching the
Bworn'ripveiontatlves of the people
of this lUte. There must bo no ova-
siou or shirking on the part of the
legislature. The house of represent
atives owes it to itself to purge itself
of a momVor who is proved to have
been a prime factor in this infamous
conspiracy against the people of Ne
braska , and who through his entire
political courao hai boon a consistent
capper of the corporations.
BE U'-CON VIOTED.
The following affidavits appeared in
yotturday'u Republican in answer to
the charges against E. 0. Cams pub
lished iu TUP BKU. They are re
markable chiefly for furnishing indis
putable proof that the lieutenant gov
ernor on his own confession is the tool
and capper of the monopolies.
SUteol Kcbraila , Uauj s Counlj- , > .
John M. Thuraton , being duly
sworn , says that ho haa read tho'af
fidavit of J , 0. Robborts , a member
of the legislature , In which Rtibberts
states that during the session of the
legislature in 1881 Hon. E. 0 , Oarns
told him that ho was authorized by
mo to offer him , said Robberra , the
sum of $5,000 as a bribe , which said
Robborts refused.
I further say that the contents of
said affidavits were disclosed to mo
tnoro than a month einco by Eovcr.il
penons to whom S. 8 Reynold * has
shown the same , and thnt such dis-
closurd wsi in somu cases acooinptnlei
by an intimation that its ublicatioi
could bo suppressed if certain demand
of said Reynolds against said Cam
were satisfied. *
As such affidavit makes no charge
against mo except so far as it cive
the pretended statement of Mr. Carnt
that ho was authorized by mo to make
the alleged offer , and as I am sitis
ficd Mr. Cams did not make any such
offer or statement and will BO swear. ]
should pay no attention to the mattci
were i- not duo Mr. Carna that the
public should know the facts which
make it impossible that ho could have
raado any such offer to Mr. Robborte
as is charged in his affidavit.
I did not authorize eaid Cams or
any other person to offer said Robbcrta
the sum of $5,000 or any other sum
for the purporo alleged in said affida
vit or for any other purpose , and ]
had no conversation with said Cams
or any other person about the matter
except as follows :
During the said cession of the leg
islature lion. E. C. Cams came to mo
and jaid that J , 0. Robborta , the
chairman of the house committee on
railroada , insisted that ho ( Cams )
should como to mo and demand of the
railroad the sum of $5,000 , that ho
thought he was worth it and must
have it. Kr _ . Cams said to mo that
ho ( Cams ) did not wiah to have any
thing to do with the matter ; that ho
had at first declined coming to see me ;
that ho had told Robborta to como and
see mo himself , which said Robberts
refused to do , and that ho only came
to toll nip what Robborta said because
Roberts insisted ho should do so.
I told Cams that I had no money
with which to buy anyone , and that I
could do nothing ; for Robberts ; that I
had supposed him to bo a friend to all
fair demands of the railroad and that
if after asking to bo bought ho wished
to fight then ho could do so.
I hoard nothing of the matter for
some days , when said Cams again
came to see mo and said that Robberts
insisted ho should como to mo again.
Cams told me in substance that
Robborts said : "Toll Thurston I wijl
lot bo monkeyed with any longer ; it
Whedpn been appointed chairman of
; ho railroad committee it would have
cost the U. P. $10,000 , and I am
worth half of that. I don't believe
Thurston has over told Kimball what
[ want , or else they do not realize the
mportanco of this thing. I can do
hem a great deal of good or of harm ,
and you must see Thurston and insist
ipou his seeing Kimball and tolling
inn what I want and that I muat
have it. " '
Upon hearing this I eaid to Mr.
3arns : "There is no use of mo seeing
tlr. Kimball , as I know ho will say
thatllobberts can go to the devil before
wo pay him anything. ' " Cams again
said "I to undir-
to mo : want you -
stand that I have nothing to do with
.his matter ; I only toll you what
lobberts says because he insists upon
my doing so , and I think you ought
o know just what he says. "
Some low days afterward , being in
Omaha , I saw Mr. T. L Kimbjll ,
issistant goneial manager of the
Union Pacific railway company , at hia
office. I said to him , "Mr. Kimball ,
Take Robberts , the chairman of the
LOUBO railroad committee , is demand-
ng of us $5,000 , and threatens if wo
to not give it to him to make trouble.
Ip has sent Cams to me twice with
hia demand , to which I sent back
word that wo would not give a cent to
> uy him or any other man. He now
nsists that I shall sen you and lot
'ou know his request. "
.Mr. Kimball said to me , there is
> ut one answer to make ; you know as
well aa I that wo have no money with
which to buy members of the legislat
ure. If Mr. Robborts or any other
nan thinks ho can blackmail us iu
; his manner ho ia mistaken.
I afterward saw Mr. Cams and told
lim Mr. Kimball's answer , saying at
; ho same time I thought it would bets
ts well for Mr. Robborts after what
iad happened to pursue a conaerva-
iivo course. I always supposed Cams
old him thin , as Robberts' policy in
railroad matters was so fair and moderate -
orate that TUB OMAHA BEB charged
lim with being a tool of the railroads ,
and alleged ho had boon bought np to
do their bidding.
The above are in substanea all the
sonvorsations or transactions I ever
iad with any person or persons concerning -
corning this matter , and I am ready
and willing at any time and place to
give my testimony , that Mr. Cams
nay bo acquitted of any dishonorable
action.
[ Signed ] Jens M. Tnr/BSTOH.
Signed in my presence and sworn
to before me this 15th day of May. A.
D. , 1882.
[ Signed ] A. 0. WAruiT ,
Notary Public.
SHU I HtbiMki , DcnglM C6nnttl. .
Thomas L. Kimball being $ uly
sworn , says ; I Am the assistantgem
oral manner of .tbo\Duion.Puoifio rail'
way company. * * rf
During the ec sionj of the legisla
ture of 1881 , John M. Thurston , the
assistant attorney of the road , came
nto ray office In Omaha and in sub
stance said that Mr. Robborta , the
chairman of the railroad committee of
[ he house , was demanding ot us the
sum of five thousand dollars , and was
threatening thut if we refused to give
it ho would msko us trouble. I as'kod
Hr. Thurston if Robberti had made
; his demand in poraon. Thurston fuid
no ; that Citrus had brought the do-
nand to him twice from Robborts.
That he , Thurston , bad sent back
word that wo would not pay a cent to
buy any man , and that llobborts
would not accept Thuratan's answer
as final and wished hia request should
be made known to mo.
1 said : Mr. Thuraton , there is but
ono answer to nuke ; you know as
well as I do that wo have no money
with which to buy members of the
legislature ; if Mr. Robberts or any
other man thinks ho can blackmail
ua in this way , ho is mistaken.
> This is all I know of the matter.
The Union Pacific Railway company
did not furnish any money or author-
zo any person to offer any money to
juy Mr. Rubberta or any other mom-
jer of the logislatuio.
THOS , L. KIMBALL.
Signed in my presence and aworu to
: wforo mo this 15th day of May , A. P.
1882. J , M TiiTiisroN ,
Notary Public.
One of thu largest clothing manu-
'uoturera of Madison , Inii , Mr ,
Julius lloffatadt , boara hearty testi
mony to the wonderful euro by St.
Jacob's Oil , of his wife who Buffered
terribly with rheumatism. Perma
nent relief followed its use.
MR. KEYWORDS COMPJLI-
MENXS
To Bis Omabn Critics , Whom Ho Requests -
quests to Como Affftln.
To Ue Editor of the B :
DAVID CITT , Nob. , May 13. In to >
day's Republican of your city Li out ,
Gov. Corns' comrade , Mr. D. 0.
Brooks , places mo under obligations
to him in mentioning tno. I wish to
return my unfeigned thanks for the
same and also to acknowledge that I
was the friend bf his comrade , the
lioutonant-govornor. Further , I wish
to Bay that for that friendship the
lieutenant-governor when I was 400
miles away lying on what was supposed
my deathbed slandirod mo , or to USD
plain English lied at me. I did not
die , however , and am hero to back thu
charge I made against Mr. Brooks'
dear comrndo in The Seward Reporter
of March S3 , 1832. I am aware that
Mr. Brooks and the lioutonant-govor
nor belong to the same well disciplined
irmy of the few but which out rnnka
in positionMr. lirookn or the liouton
ant-governor , I am not prepared to
say. His Excellency , the lieutenant-
governor , holds the place of purchas
ng agent. Mr. Brookn I suppose
might bo termed a moulder ( of public
opinion ) and masker. There are aUo
vidottcs , pickets whospies , and I sup
pose that follow and reports that I
rToa on last Tuesday in close consulta
tion with you _ , Air. Koiowater. was
one of the spies. Any way , his phiz
is of that rosy , brilliant hue , which
jut few can boast. His duties are
various and his place must be an ar
duous ono. Spies are supposed to beef
of a reckless and daring nature in
: imo of war , but in hia army
lifo is not taken in hand whey they
undertake this duty. Hence 1 com-
nond him for the eminent qualitien
10 possesses for that position. And
.n the language of the great lieuten
ant governor , "may God deliver him
'rom the favor of his friends , and may
10 find strength to take care of all his
enemies. " Ho has brains , knavery ,
and he also has money plenty in other
people's names , and the good clothes
10 wears in his own name. And these
two , brains and money , Mr. Brooke
comrade says must and will rule this
sountry. Munhood and common
lonosty must bo subordinate to these
according to this great and good lieu
onant governor.
ome six years ago as the sequel has
> roven this dear comrade of Mr.
{ rooks , imbued with the fact that
noney and brains must rule , already
laving brains , set out to procure the
money necessary to raise him to the
ilauo of a ruler , as at that time his
xchequer did not warrant him this
istiuction. But by the amounts
10 succeeded in saving from his posi-
ion aa purchasing agent in Mr.
irooka' army , and what he pocketed
rom the earnings of his legitimate
mainosB partner he soon attained to
be position of a , ruler. And may I
lero exclaim , God save the
ulod and have mercy on Mr.
irooka' comrade's enemies. Who can
irotect me for being seen on the
treots of your city in your company ,
Hr. Editor , in broad daylight ! I hope
h&t Mr. Brooks and his comrade's
nemies may forgive mo for'ao great a
rime , 'if Mr. Brooks and hu corn-
ado's spies never do. In conclusion ,
invite Mr. Brooks to come at me
igain ; just unmask your batteries and
et the people of thia state be inform-
d on the real issues of the day , as
well as of the animus of Mr. Biooks
nd his comrade , the great all-power-
ul Lieutenant Governor. I seek the
opportunity to measure the regard of
ho people for his mighty comrade in
Seward comity with the aaruo for my-
elf , not boasting that if lhavo not got
uoro friends in Seward county , hia
iwu home , than he , I will promise lo
io down and bo trampled to pieces by
ho lieutenant governor's and Mr.
Brook's army. So 1 insist come again ,
and If I ean't make it pleasant for
ou I will endeavor to make it exceed' '
ngly interesting. ' And finally I mu t
ay I think manhood and common
lonosty will yet rule this county.
Pleasant dreamt ) , Mr. Brooks ;
; oed night. I will be pleased to hoar
rom you again by return mail.
Very respectfully ,
S. 8. RXTHOLDS.
Vandorbllt.
"It is a wonder to mo that some
body don/t kill hint. "
The speaker was a prominent Wall
itroet financier , on a flying visit to
iis correspondents in this eity. The
remark was made to a group of gen-
lemon in a Third street office , and
he'subject of the conversation wji
he recent attempt to blow up Mr * .
Vanderbllt with an infernal-machine :
'You have no idea , " continued th'o
ipeaker , "of thi deep , settled , cold
latred that is felt for him in New
fork since his rascally performances
during what has come to bo called the
pegging era. Gould is by far the de
icntrst man of the two. He is a
> irate , of course , but ho hoists the
) lack flag at the manthoad. You vnfl
never hoar a &anctimonloua whiuo
rom Gould about the duty of pro-
eetlog the widows and orphans while
10 it plotting to rob them ,
"Do you really think , " inquired a
; entleman , ' 'that Vanderbilt said the
hings that were attributed to him in
ho published interviews about lake
Shore being f.t 120 and all that ) "
'Think ' hu did ! " excluimud the Noir
Yorker , turning on his questioner
with flashing eyes ; "I won't tell you
what I think , but I'll toll you whut I
enow. I know that on the day that
Jake Shore sold at 120 , its highest
> pint , on the very day before Vander-
) ilt abandoned it , ho sought oat a per
sonal friend , not a speculator , a man
retired from business and living
on his proparty , and said to him ,
"If you want to muko some money
> uy Lake Shore. " That gentleman
lought Lake Shore and lost every
lollar he had in the world. Missis-
ippi river gamblers would not associ-
to with a sharper low enough tD play
luch a trick as that on a friend. How
a it to be characterized when it is
lerforraod by n wan worth a hundred
nillions of dolluru ? There is no man
in Now York hutod as Vanderbilt is
mtod. " [ Philadelphia Times.
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