New-York tribune., 1872-09-26
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.

MR. COLFAX AND TIE CREDIT MOBIbIEh'
WHAT HE AND SAMUEL BowLEs DID FOR The
PACIFIC RAILROAD-HE NEVER EARNED
SHARE IN THE CREDIT moBILIER THAT HE
DID NOT PAY FOR.
SOUTH BEND, Sept. 25-Gen. Joseph X.
uawey who with Others had been advertised to speak
here today arrived alone Vice President Cofax was
elected by tho audience to preside at the meet
ing in Courthouse-square, and on taking inc
chair said that 1t afforded him great
pleasure to Introduce TO tho people OF DIS
own homo his valued personal and political
friend. ex-GOv. Hawley OF Connecticut, distinguished
both IN civil and military life and who would speak to
them in favor OF the Republican people and their chosen
State and NationalGrant and Wilson,
Browne and saxton Packard aud all their Republican
associates ON the ticket. Mr.. Colfax then said:
MR.. coLFAxs EXPLANATION
Let me detain you few moments, my townsmen,
while 1 touch fabric OF falsehood with the
spear OF truth. exposing the so-caled Z" Credit
Mober scandel" that you may see out Of what worth
less stuff campaign charges manufactured-not to
put myself the defensive far from It, In all my
public life thero has never been an hour when would
not have trusted jury of my political opponents here
that the bitterest malignant could Imagine or
invent, or to render their verdict as 10 Wnether
measure which my conscientious convictions dsap-
proved. You are all my witnesses 10 that During ~
years Of editorial life and speaking on the stump never
sought to make YOU believe that public men scOun-
dreis because differed with them politically. There are
which, above all others, absolutely know, as shall
show, that bribng me TO support the Paohc Kalrosd
interest Is just incredible as that should need TO DO
bribed TO vote the Republican ticket. seven
years ago, with three gentlemen connected Win Win
NIw.YoRK TRIBUSE and The SprInfeid Republican |
crossed the continent in stage coaon expressly tna an
route OF Union Pacific Railroad might decide as TO
It's and ur might 9aS'e@ nerons s GE" and
journalistic, to induce capitalists to accept the
Liberal 1o letter. %S y M Bo%e to The
Springfield Republican. dated San Francisco, August 2o
Scposs rs the CootpeRt| quote the following:
Gcye9ment bonds loa9d % i to the 'mOgH. INT Of $1,000
s. Ga' 15S '1Il1fR &s S 81. ' Of ii he land
the work companies further authorized 10 issue their own
BY srst mortgage Government loan taking the second place in
Mind you, my friends Mr Bowes is stating the offer
Of the Government, which was yet waiting acceptance
by moneyed men. On page 2s Mr. Bowles concludes as
East Men Of whugton lend few Thousands Of
nation of the Atlantic tho equal not geater naon Of
Such an appeal to patriotism, to men of means was
worthy Of heed and was needed
l need not quote from my own numerous speeches
lectures and letters, from the editorial letters OF
Gov Bross to The OhtoaGo Tribune and his lectures be-
fore boards Of trade E a%d S udsd 10 ndnSs 10
Mr.. Bowles for this great work nor from Mr. Richard
sons letters to THE NEw-YoRk TRIBUNE Their favor
summed up Mr. Bowless dedication OF his book dated
The railroad indeed OF the day the great want the
great and the creator Of this Empire Of ours west 81 the
Mi cheering end that went over the Dns
labor end Of this road has had impetus 10 learn
elements of capital and enterprise have been ehsge
Mr. BOwle5 wrote truly The urgent and patriotic
appeals these representatives and special correspond
cuts OF The NEW YORK TRIBUNE, me chicago Ir0uie,
and The Springeld Republican, with perhaps my humble
aid based on the personal knowledge we had acquired by
our long and dangerous journey, was inducing men OF
wealth TO accept the subsidy offered at first Dy the Con-
gress of 1862 and reOered and improved by the Con-
gress 1864 both Of which subsidy acts were supported
and voted Tor by distinguished Senators Charles
GUNNER and Lyman Trumbui. But THESE
capitalists have been denounced ever
since by many papers and politicians
az not ter than swnders 0racceptng what has been
prOfered and reproferred by Congress with the
ing millions where others would not hazard
their dollars. Having myself made more speeches.
nddresses and lectures favor OF the racine t&ill-
road as IA political military, and c0mmefelal
necessity than any other In the nation Nothing
could be more ABSURD and seltrefntng than that the
doubted its practieaby had to be bribed to favor its
interests Enemies not friends, are those whom DllOes
seek out and control. , - n,
MIR Coifax turned and looking at the Rev. G. NJ Boyd,
Methodist minister, sitting by the stand, SAID; You
might as we'll say that Methodist had 10 De DriDed
editor had to be briDed to = support
tVpograpbioal interests But having had IN my
lie dollar of stock OF any kind that did not pay IO
claim the right 10 purchase the stock Ia ne CedlI DO
biIer or the Credit ImmODllier, II there Is
one in the Union Pacific or Central Pacific or Lake
or gold mines, promising immense dl"deaus, al,
that sometimes fail, in printing ,is oinGes
~ furniture and chair factories, IN banks.
"a fIals received at ne hour digging to Prs'al