The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-09-26
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Mr.. Oakes sAmes denies. Nothing
is more natural. The man accused OF
bribery; always pleads not guilty ;and
whenever he is half a dozen grades
above an idiot, he is sure, If guilty,
to have covered his tracks so we'll that
nothing is harder than. to prove him
so. But this is not case tor newspa-
per denials but for sworn testimony,
under rigid cross-examination. The
charges are not those of q newspaper.
They are q transcript of legal proceed
ings, documents proven in court and
sworn testimony sifted by opposing
lawyers. q They are not fairly met by
the inevitable plea of "Not Guilty :"
they ean-oniy be met by rebutting tes-
Gmony of equal weight. = 4
Here for instance. is one of Mr..
Oakes Ames's letters. 1t was pro-
duced in Court, in his own handwri-
ting, scautinized by opposing lawyers,
sworn TO and admitted as evidence:
\ 3 wAsHiSdros, January rs. 1858.
H & 1Gs(so,nL Es0 ------saS ~y
DEkR s1R: Yours of the Esd is at hand, in
which syoHsay Senators Bayard and Fowler
have written you in relation to their stock 1
have never been Introduced to Bayard. but will
see him soon.N You say must notput too much
given e tofoaff aaf from M Massaehnsetts; one from
New Hampshire; one, Delaware 5 one. Tennes-
See ohio two @ PsSnsiy,yania; h ib 2. nSa ESns;
which IshaA put where they will do most good
to us, I am here on the spot and can best judge
stend is paid we should make our capital a.
000,O00, and distribute the new stock where it
M es them the as
on<shseld stgsk4 want for distrihptien ,hete
Is Sa6 Alley Is SgPosSed Sd to t the disisiea FOT
she eHlh Etink that we ought to be- able to spare
then 80 II Alley and Cisco on the Fnarce Spn-
had. no credit and debts pressing. Weare now
out ofdebt and in good credit. What say you
about the bond dividend? A part OF the pur-
chasers here are poor, and want their bonds to
sell 70 enable tliem to meet their payment@pn pm
the stock d khe r. Ehave; sSld 4 t1em s what
think-when the bonds the parties received as
the so per cent. dividend, we better give them
the bonds. 1t will not amount to anything with
g4 Some of the large holders will not care
whether they have the bonds or certificates, pr
they will lend their bonds to the Company. as
5ne- -tefith nth that Was Grderwoods IRase taken
J ge Garter irt wants VAN 81 a part Of il al some
Yours truly, isif'OAKEs AAEsH3i
aYAnd here. is another: r IA
4AJ ~ y G4I4SWAsH1SGToN. an. sQ.1ses.J
!, DEAR sir: Yours Of the astles is at hand. en-
closing copy OF the letter tr0m or fatner tOs MIR.
King don't fear any Investigation here.
What some Of Durant's friends may-do in New
York can't be counted on with any certainty
You do not understand by your letter what
have dpne and am to do with my sales of stock.
You saymore toSeYiY Y ork have plAcedsqme
with New York: or have.agreed to. You must
remember that it was nearly all placed as you
Saw on the Gstin New York, and there was but
six or eight NJ for me to place, could not give
all they wanted, or they might want out of that;
You would not want me to offer less than OOO
(MY to anyone. We allow Durant to place
$5S coo to some three or four of his friends or
Keep it himselfJ yLhaye used this where 1t will
produce the most good to us, think.
! II in view of KiDg's letter and Washburn's
move here, go for making one bond dividend
in full. We can do it with perfect safety. Iun-
der> tand the opposition to it came from Alley.
He is on the Finance Committee; and can raise
money easy if we come short, which don't be-
lieve we shall; and If we do we can loan our
bonds TO the Company or loan them the money
we get for the bonds. rhe contract calls for the
division. and say have it. When shall sec
you in Washington?
= Yours truly, = F~stlf TE SOAKEs AAEs.r
The following is in pencil on the
Ames letter: 44iasf .if.f3o.a.3l i-rr