New-York tribune., 1872-09-28
o1KEs AMEs As 4 SPECUL4r0R
uIs CAREER IL CONGRTss-A DISGRACEFUL EX-
HBIr-u5 ELECTION sECURED SOLELY ~
MONEY.


ms CAREER N coNGRrss-A DISGRAcEFUL tx
HBIr-lu5 ELECTION sECURED SOLELY ~
MONEY.
The special Boston correspondent OF The
Springfield Republican gives cart.u review Of the
career Of Oakes Ancs as a COHgrcssu in which the
following occurs:
once in Congress, and being rich man, ne had no
trouble in securing reelection. and when tie war was
over ne went into the Iscihc Rgilroad speculation along
with his iIIond Alley also member OF congress ana a
Irionairr. How early they began their questionable
huauciernc about it they know better Than anybody,
except perhaps Cen Buteri but II Is common report
that wien Butler wanted 10 20 10 Congress IRON the
district, IN 1885, hc went 10 Alley and couN ihctd
him that ne knew cAough about Aiey Pacific Euroad
opcrtIons to make advisable Tor Alley TO Withdraw
q Congress candidate in ButlcIs favor ANA soon alter
ward, according 10 the ruMor, cen. Butter nc
ccptcd "A amer from the Union Pauhc Company, and
las kept sti ruce. 90 not NOuch tor the truth
If this but th,r is nothing m the reputation OF Anes.
Alley Butler 10 make il improbable, ana IL Is conf
NOT We come to another branch Of the Oakes Ames
scandal and about which there can De 10 doubt.
Having large interest in the Pacific railroad ana lis
collateral specu1tons nio which the pupic money was
going 3y ine Imiyn ana 6,lns Heheci oi 'olSress -
eet himself appointed on me iio"st ''hil'ey concern
ing ms railroad, and eventually became chairman oi IT,
This I'D lscl ute> man were "' sclupuous anu HoIi
stNe ON such points de Nis.A-lon, "a' Ll"fa SClu
dl; 10 Is like man serving on jury 10 try Dis own
ease: aut should have excluded Nr Amcs from Con-
gre., ever a4card But Oy TINS time ne had resolved
10 stay I'm Congress TIL hls railroad job was iairy
other Republican candidate ia ms District At the 3st
election tlcrc stfU feeling against sendhg MN
back; iuCfe WAS III 4ey7 ana i oetii poI
man, he would not nave Go ht hoAail' or tHc ett,
! mon in either year. But had then reached
the millionaire era IN our lohucs' Whtn man
vEo Is worm MLlvL c"L X, H-5-i o4'l''t't -
almost any office. Ana 50 Amt~ was elected, ana D. now
IA tie MIDDLE OF his last term Whether ne has attempted
10 bIbe members OF Congress or not hs last n'e years
i'm Congress have been scandaous iOs s open ana hoO-
ruus stshuess IN looking after his railroad interests,
while uomnally serving the public. 10 ue sure, otlcf
CouCrcs,Iuen have doue the sne tJ h' sure tAc racine
Railroad was Ame, maintains, great pubic WORK
(,, deceive themselves without dcccyng tire public,
n they suppose that their feliowcitz-ns ucie'e that
they helped the railroad mainly g., gfdhL Aatuht!
euterprise 10 TO them purely maiter oi BUSINESS
Ley are both traders by nature, not legislators, and
they had business 10 mix up ther private a4s WIN
! the public interest aS they uld. ,,.
With tie last phase OF the Amos scanfal made public
by his own letters, have trouyied myself veg! n'ut
t6our II seems be the worst OF a. Having ous aeu
made up my mind evidence quite satisfactory, tAal
Mr. Ames unnt 90 represent uIs'c'
source or revenue himself and his friends dG not
care much about the details But do not see how DE is
Comb ana his late public denial place Ln; Ne ordinary
ar reasonable go strucion OF tie letters 10 AcComb re
vcs him from gave suspicious Of bribery, nor does the
cui.Ously eyesNc language of is luuc utLa' l'e'.u'
wherever there /, au! conflict between lt tMo lhe p"
lc VIII believe that lrttcI WIltleh 20 - .Gsluess
ate. u confidence more 10 be cieded thah ittel '
the public, written iof the tAlltss puilVsc Vl ue.
lending. the writer from cEsIst5 i%n..aS % Ss@ih''
him. Ihe Commonwealth, IN is iuh le l'c"Ie ut-tI =
OF Mr Amcs, who seems Ia have made thit paper hls
Cflclal oTgan, lets Out some daasns thhss without
helpng its client at an. IL adullis, iui u. auce Nh"l
could not be denied that Ancss letters % Mctunt are
genuine and that they need IN explanation WHICH, i
bs puJc denial Ar. AIncs has not seen NJ 90 give I"e
stock where il would protect" the faclhc I.ai!ioad
speculation he only meant 10 place u among nAahclh
men OF credit and character u different STATES, Whose
regulations al home Or escW mere hVd give ALdt nee
10 the whole enterprise" II the facts soon 10 be- de
closed do not make this statement seem very ridiculous
IA well false shall be supIl-ed Tie SAME lAEl'l j.
editor who does not seem 90 Understand me Ioree o
language saws that McCOmbs peuccd l,t of Congress
men perverted" the wish aud meaning o. Aulcs. II
that is al say, he will not hep his client much