The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-09-26

Some of the daily Journals give the
denial( p of Henry Wilson, which is
tine following, in full:
NATIcK, Sept, II, 1872
TO the Editor Of the Troy U7tig::
Isend you a speech of Gen. Hawley.
HIS statement is correct, but do not
wish to write any more letters, and
do not intend to do so, if 1 am charged
with every crime. Since, I went to
the Senate in 1856 1 have made one
speculation. l bought a house and
lot in my town for $3.50, and sold it
for $500, Signed
s.e. HENRY. WILSON"
The following is the passage in Gen.
Hswley's speech which il. referred to
by Senator Wilson:
"Henry Wilson has been u years
in the Senate. and defy the world to
prove that he is worth $4,000 to-day.
l defy the world 10 prove that he
ever took a dollar interest in any
measure which has come before Con-
gress. / defy the whole world to
prove that he has cents interest in
the Northern Pacific, Central Pacific
or'Southern Railroad, or In any stocks,
bonds, or contracts of any sort. I tell
his slanderers to go to Washington
and GO among the lobby there, and
canvass with the most notorious gam
blers, and they will find that among
the men who cannot be bought, will
be found the name OF Henry Wilson.
Now, we defy the most ardent Rad
ical to point out to us q denial that
Senator Wilson didnot, and even does
not now own stock in the Credit Mo-
bilier, and that he received it for his
votes in Congress, in the above letter
of Senator Wilson or in Hawley's
speech to which he referred. Wilson
says he will not deny but, refers to
Hawley's speech, and Hawley does
not deny the fact but he defesy the
acorld to proce ii. Wilson admits that
he has made one speculation but does
that deny. that he has made hum
dred speculatiops2f Hawley's most
ingenious denial is that he a defies the
whole world to prove that Wilson has
a cents interest in the Northern Pa
cific, Central Pacific or. Southern Pa
cific, when he knew that it was stocks
connected with the U7sio4t Pdcifc
through the Credit Mobilier that he
was charged with having an interest in
the dividends of, while the stock may
have been held in trust for him. And
why, pray, does he refer to the lobby
and " most notorious gamblers of, the
capitaY to establish his character
Has he no better proof. 2srit yleo adt
In our last Issue we published tie
charges and facts connected Herewith
which also Implicated Gen. Garfield,
knowing that after our Issue he was be
make four speeches in the county and
and hoping that he would fully and
,aanfully meet the charge. We give
an extract from our last. issue: .snoiI
2 The New York Times having denied
that James a. Garfield ever subscffb bed
for shares in the Credit Mobilief, The
Suns Washington cores pondentsays
"a ! know that Gen, Garfield has from
the COMMENCEMENT of the salt or Hem
-ry s. McComb against the Credit
Mobilier of America, now pending in
the Supreme Court of Pennsy ylvania,
manifested on divers occasions, to at
least two gentlemen, warm personal
friends of bis, the greatest trepidation
lest his connection frith Odkes Ames
and the Credit MobtEier .sjtpfssgf be
made public. To these gentlemen he
gave the following explanations of the
manner in which he was seduced into
becoming stOckholder by Mr.. AIpes
lie said that Ames came to him on
several occasions and requested him
10 accept certain shares in the Credit
Mobilier of America, and that he re-
fused on the ground that he was too
poor and that he had not the
money to spare; that Ames assured
him that no money was needed that
it was good thing and he wanted
him in it that he finally agreed d. as
sented to some d7rdUgenaent proposed
by Ames, and thought no more about
the matter until one day Ames. came
to him and handed him q check and
said: "Here is your first dividend. y
This dividend was more than sufficient
to pay for the stock Ames had taken
for him, and he in that way continued
to reeeire all the diyide1ds through
-Nr. Ames. Now, if General GARFIELD
will deny over his own name that he
allowed Oakes tAmes to hold stock In
the Credit Mobifier of America fol
him, and that he received the enor-
NOUS dividends accraing therefrOm
in the way above described, tilens ]
will give the names Of the gentlemen
TO aghona he gaUe ttss vefsioa of itht
case. They are both men of high
character, and at least one of them
enjoys National reputation for honor
and probity." fa9 Ii.sililoq 4oi 3
Now, what was the explahatfor
from General Garfield last Friday
night, at Rayenna? Why, he simply
denied, with an emphatic left han6
gesture, that he never osoned a doltdi
of stock in the Credit Mobilier. HI
denied Just what he was not charges
with, and failed wholly to- deny wha
he acas charged with in our last issne
He did not deny but that he had re
ceired the dicidends and we agaiI
call upon him to deny that, over hi
own signature If he eah; trathfully d.
SO. Garfield could dwell on Wha
was printed in the Pittsburgh news
papers, but why evade the clearing
up of his own reputation. We nov
say, that in the eyes of the intelligen
masses, Wilson, Garfield and the 9th
ers named In tho Ames letters, b.
their eUasive denials stand gully o
the charge made against them, ant
we will continue so to treat it, as th,
roofaskedfor byHawley in his speeel
until their depials cover the charge.
Hon. George III. Pendleton return
ed from Europe in the steamer tha
arrived at New York on the 17th ant
Immediately started for Ohio to tax,
part in the canvass. He pledges him