The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-12-18
THE CREDIT MOBILIER.
An Amusing History for I'm
interested Parties.
CONGRESSIONAL PROS AND CONS
Bad Whitewashing Sneered At by an OBJ
servant Letter Writer.
WASHINGTON, Dec. II, 1872.


WASHINGTON, Dec. II, 1872.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
A Washington despatch OF the 18th Inst, In
speaking OF the investigation before the Committee
OF the House relative to the alleged OF the stock
Of Credit M0bilier for purposes Of bribery, says
McComb's recollection was very obscure and
ne could positively swear to little. John b. Alley,
the Boston leather dealer, who used to aid In &C.
member Of the House, vas pssuv ae van ana
SO was ]. M. 8. Williams another Boston merchant,
interested in the railroad, who secured his cleo
ton to the next Congress when 10 was found tnat
Cakes Amcs constituents vowed that they would
not vote for him again.
INNoCENCE OF THE WRITER.
The writer OF the above paragraph msstates the
facts relating to some OF the matters Of which he
speaks.
Fiyst-C0lone McC0mb's recollection was not very
obscure, as his testimony will show when printed,
as the HERALD correspondent has learned ere this.
Second-John B. Alley, when member OF Con-
gress, never aided Tin securing proper railroad
legislation On the contrary, he was constantly
working with Cakes Ames In schemes that would
enable them to drain the peoples treasury and fill
their own pockets. All the railroad legislation for
which they voted was in the nature Of public plum
der. so notorious did they both become in Con-
gress that they were denounced to their face as
dangerous men by gentlemen who were In the
same Congress with them John d. Alley viii not
soon forget
THE DENUNCIATIoN HE RECEIVED
In Washington in 1857 from q gallant General
OF New Hampshire, an ex-member Of Congress,
the same OF which Ames and Alley were members
The General said to Alley, ''You and Cakes Ames
have done more during the last two years to
influence Congress than al other men put together
sons which may hereafter be developed Alley has
controlled the votes Of certain New England Sena-
tors and Representatives whenever he required
INFAMOUS R4AHoAD AND LAND GRABBING
him out OF it, Last year Alley struck hands with
J. N. >. Williams, another Union Pacific Railroad
sSs Wo ana at Hre me a ana
lobby decided to create, ana did create in the
State Legislature, an additional Congressional dis
Mr.. Williams' election to Congress. That new dis
trict embraces Cambridge, portion OF Mr.:
FTom M q
through the influence OF railroad and Credit
Mobilier stock companies, was elected member
BY this fact it Win be observed that Mr.. Cakes
Ames' constituents had nothing whatever to do
with the election Of Williams. Meantime Cakes
(Second) district in the face Of the excitement
existing at the tune about his distribution OF Credit
Of his particular friend, William B. Harris, who
was elected. The privileges OF the House give
Ames the right to the floor hereafter, which win
the rules. In this way Harris
WILL SOON LEARN THE ROPES,
and win handle and haul them, undoubtedly, TO
the satisfaction OF Ames.
While part Of the job in the Legislature last
Winter was successful IN securing seat in the
the programme Intended TO put Alley into the
same Congress- die not succeed SO well. Know
Ing legislative '0 Surgery 90' s Cutting III
assss' ROM as 5%'isss ynl' s1:,lss az. :s
then pufposed to defeat Banks in republican
caucus by throwing INTO II q large number OF his
voted for Banks. Alleys immense money power
and the Credit Mobilier influence to back him
Which would have been equivalent to an election.
Suddenly Banks espoused the liberal cause, and
the workingmen Of Lynn were the first to invite
aroused In the Generals behalf Next came
THE CREDIT MOBILIER EXPOSE,
presenting Alley in bold relief as one OF the Ope-
rators of the stock with Cakes Ames. Both Of
these worthless then decided that they had rather
not run for Congress-. Ames disposed Of his dis
to permit ex- congressman D. w. Gooch, an expert
lobbyist to run In his place. GoOch was OF the
the assumptions Of which body often embarrassed
the President and retarded operations In the field.
Gooch was elected, and Alley, with MS privilege to
through the Forty-second Congress-.
The above facts are said to be well known to Gen.
sitting to investigate the McComb expose OF credit
Mobiller corruption. To what extent the Ames-
Alley-Wams manipulations were carried in
other districts in Massachusetts, New England and
the other States 1t Is impossible to state. But that
the same money power was operating In other
districts in different parts OF the country is con-
DISTINGUISHED WITNESSES.
The following are among the distinguished per-
before the House Credit Mobilier Corruption Com
mttec, If they have not already been.
Thomas Q. Durant, John A. DIX and Oliver Ames
ex-Prcsidents OF the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany O. =. Bushnell, Director Of the Union Pacific
and stakeholder Of the Credit MobIlier; Brigham
General G. NJ. Dodge, ex-Chef Engineer Of the
Union Pacific and stockholders OF the Credit Mo-
ber II. M. Hoxie, ex.contractor on Union Pa
cinc and st0ckh0lder In the Credit Mobiier; $. G.
Pomeroy, United States Senator, OF Kansas and
Chairman Of the Committee on Public Lands and
Post Roads; James Wilson, ex-Congressman, OF
Iowa, and subsequently government Commissioner
OF the Union Pacific and stakeholder Of the Credit
Mobiier;J NJ. $. Williams. Congressman elect, ex-
Director Of the Union Pacific Railroad Company
and member OF the Credit M0ber corporation
who, In behalf OF the latter company, attempted
to secure a contract to build 267 miles OF the Union
Pacific, but was defeated by President Durant,
who obtained an Injunction by showing that 1t was
ex.Congressman Of New Hampshire; John Bonner
OF New York banker and broker and Union Pacific
Railroad stock Spectator; William Claim, ex-
Governor OF Massachusetts and st0ckh0lder In
the Union Pacific Railroad Company; r. ii. R0l-
Inns, Of New Hampshire, ex.Congressman, Chair
man New Hampshire State Republican Committee
and Treasurer OF Union Pacific Railroad Company;
Mr. Thurlow Weed, OF New York. Moses II. Grin
neil, stakeholder Credit Mobilier; Josiah Bardwell
OF Boston, stockholder IN both corporations and
cx-director in the Union Pacific; Samuel Hooper,
member OF Congress and Union Pacific stock.
holder. senators Fessenden and Grimes and ex-
Congressman John C0v0de were holders OF con-
siderable amount Of Credit NObilier stock at the
time Of their death PLACk REPUBLICAN.