New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-26
JOURNALISTIC OPINIONS.
THE CREDIT MOBILIER SCANDAL.
A FRIGHrFUL EXPOSITION.


As might have been supposed by the fliltter'
Ing made among prominent y ss anysnr
OF the Cakes Ames Credit Mooiier bribery uarlns
nvesgaton shows and probably 500 neS set m %
aver sho1 some OF the members whose names had
been connected with the scandal made great buster
investsation. and a Committee for that purpose was
appointed When It announced that the Comnltese
SStepms S'n in regard 70 the scandal but the
terprse OF the newspapers haS got hold on enough
men whose names appeared on the list made BY Col:
Mccomb and Of which 50 much wa ssd agrn. 81 ss down.
to Their names although they nearly Al aeptS st n e
doors Of the committeeman thrown open that the
whole matter viii be exposed and that Col ACCORD mo
re- viii shown 10 have had in their posse sson the
Of stock get down TO their names on SS ~
does not prove that certain members Of CONGRESS nave
been bribed 1t shows at least how persstent ney can
the teaching VI Holy Writ.
UNDoUBTED USE OF CORRUPT INFLUENCES.
ron ne BonOn Commercial Bal<an tIadl
Although the Credit Mobiier investigation,
now in progress Washington, has not yet positively
Implicated any members OF Congress In the charge OF
S soron for the Of at Of its
yet enough has been disclosed TO show that an I'M
prom oe Of them in acting upon questions Which
out Of the connection Of that corporation with the Affairs
ty W" Of stock was distributed at merely nominal price
among thOss Senators and representatives. whose co;
sbsdies exemptions granted 70 the prosecutors Of
eeyed their regular dividsnds on these shares held
them hands OF trusty agent and the cLieI lOoDy
ist OF that corporation, who was himself member OF
OF course no criminal charge Of orcial bribery and
corruption be based upon this transaction however
Questionable It may appear and however morally wrong
Il may have been In TACT Those gentlemen In their
h stocks to their hearts content and to Judge for them
what the best thing for the investment Of
their spare cash they had right to buy shares on
credit If the sellers were willing 10 trust them and 70
them entered the books Of the Company IN the
Of any members Of their family or more distant
| relatives. No questions this abstract night
and yet scrupuous, hRh:minded legislator, careful
OF HIS own reputation and that OF the Government
and the dignifed body OF which he was member,
should have hesitated 70 become personally interested
IN an enterprise which then in the attitude Of asking
special fvors at the hands Of that body He ought 70
one side Of the question granting these favors it is
in the quality OF human nature for him 10 act upon IL
and even II he could his course under the
must be open 10 suspicion and criticism NO public
funconary the moral right to expose himself or the
Government to such scandal: he should not only be
pure matter Of fact, but also, Ike Caesars W4e
| above the suspicion OF evil.
A swINDLE SOMEWHERE.
From ne Mlsauks. seHnnel ada R,p)
There is a growing desire II Congress TO make
the Credit MoDer Investigation exhaustive and TO open
it to the public. We can sea no honorable motive Tor
covering Il with secrecy The people are certainly in
terested in knowing ali about the business. In our
Judgment the House made mistake the other day when
il voted down resolution. offered BY Georgia member
the creit Mo6ier Itself and its relations TO the grant
OF puDic lands and the loan OF bonds made by
| the Government 10 the Union Pacific Railroad.
There ia an accursed iniquity and swindle some
| how connected with this business, the public
Is much mistaken. The country demands full exposl-
ton OF the whole affair. The Government has given TO
the different Pacific railroads Lands enough for several
prneely estates besides 80 100000 OF 100000 IN money
All II has to for such Lavish expenditure Is second
poetsed the moHey Have brides Of Sreiit Mober
stock used to procure reprehensiDe legislation IN
COngressf Who the guilty parties A secret inYes-
| tiyation viii not DO. Let have the whole matter
opened the daylight ghost has been raised before
the ewes OF the people that cannot be laid with the
wavtng OF a whitewash brush. The Opposition began
this business. Let the Administration party end 1t.