, 1872-12-28

conceal it by making relatives responsible,
neither would they hare surrendered it inter-
ward, when runo1s wt1e aaoat that they had it
in their possession. All the verbose reports
TINT can bo made, and oil the financial md po-
ltical tcchnicalities tant can be employed, can
not cover up this clea; and simple result so TINT
people will fail to understand TINT these Con-
gressmen knew the transaction WAS corrupt
one. Honest men, ding an honest business,
do not cover it up nth convenient relatives,
or allow trustees to hold the principal
upon which they arc drawing interest, and then
surrender the PRINCIPAL to the trustee when
some ono finds out they are engaged in the
transaction.
8. Tho drift Of the testimony, as far as it has
been made public, shows that all Of the Con-
greesmen mentioned In M' Combs memorandum,
and some others, had stock in some
form in tho crclit Mobiier, excepting
Blaine, Boutwell,, and the late 3Ir.
Elliott. The latter ne7er held any of the stock,
although near re1aiye did. Nlr. Banks was
never approached b. Oakes Ames. Boutwell,
WAS offered stock, tut, after deliberating upon
the matter, declined it; likewise Blaine. As to
Henry Wilson's connection with it, the Washing
ton correspondent OF the Boston Journal makes
the statement, for the truth Of which he vouch-
es, that h1r. Wilson's wife held for
time $4,000 worth, the money paid for which
WAS part OF the $500 given her at her silver
wedding. At that time, according to this writer,
who is q friend Of Wilson, Ames was fellow
boarder with the Wilson's, and they askedhis ad-
vico about investing. He recommended Credit
Mobiier stock, and offered to guarantee 10 per
cent interest, On condition that they would
divide the profits above that amount with hun.
They made the investment, and Ames delivered
tho stock. When the Crebit Mobi]ier business
began to be noised abroad, Elr. Wilson at once
asked his wife to get rid Of the stock. So sho
surrendered it to Ames, who returned the pur-
chase money, with interest, to Mrs. Wilson. After
her death, all her property was divided among
her relatives, SO that Mr.. Wilson claims he was
never enriched single cent By Ames. A special
to the Boston Globe puts Mr. Brooks in curious
light. After Ames lad nearly completed his
contract for building the Union Pacific, Mr.
Durant then Vice President, sent ono Simon
johnson to get President johnson to accept tho
road, and to see Secretary McCulloch about
issuing the bonds. ut the same time, tho
Credit Mobilier sent Afr. Brooks on the eamo
errand He, finding tbs work already done, ro-
turned to New York, claimed the credit, anI, it
is alleged, received $4,000 for the job. Mr.
Hooper held Credit Mlobilier stock, being en-
original stakeholder in the Pacific Railroad
Messrs. Alley, Bingham, Garfield, Kelley, sco-
field, and Patterson are believed to hare held
Credit Hobiller stock for longer or shorter
time.
Peuding the investigation, it is hardly fair to
comment upon the case; but it has already ad-
yanced sufficiently, and damaging facts enough
have leaked out, to make it evident that IN at
tempt will be made to cover up and gloss over
the facts, or, failing in that, to justify them.
For this reason the people should demand and
honest Congressman should urge, that, when the
Committee meets agaiD, after the holidays, it
shall meet with open doors: go that the public
may know the exact truth It is already inti-
mated in newspaper quarters 1T Washington that
an attempt has been made to surreptitiously OBJ
tain and suppress tho evidence. Congress has
not half 60 much to do with tho evidence as the
public. It belongs to the latter, whose servants
these Congressman are, and to whom they are
responsible. Tho public, therefore, have the
clear right to demand that, hereafter,
this Investigation shall not be in the nature Of
Star Chamber proceeding. Truth does not fear
something wrong behind it, in such t. case as
this. II these implicated Congressman are as
innocent as they have been declaring themselves
to be, they themselves should be the first to de-
mand that tho doors shall be opened, lest their
regulations bo injured by false and garbled
reports. This secret investigation answers no
good purpose; it answers bad purpose, by af-
fordiug an opportunity to tampor with the evi-
donce. Let every man see and hear what is
going On before Judge Poland's Committee.
II no one has been guilty, no will be harmed.
At the same time it will gave many innocent par
ties from suspicion which may always attach
them Open the doorH. Let in the light. The
investigation belongs to the public.
4 DANGEROUS CLASS OF PEOPLE.