Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-07
THE oAKrs AMrs scANpAL ANA1YzEp


Early IN Ihs nonGh OF December let
while public opisiYn was still ia the lusnl
state aad before the platforms Of parties
had been constructed, toe New York EeeR.
ing Post bensvolsntly voluutsersd to Otef
- uofd Of sd'ise" to 1be Democratic par
~. Among the declarations which 10 spe-
eially recommended the Democracy to mas,
" they wished 10 become q poser IN the
lAnd was the following. suggested by . class
Of mJustrous abuses which have grown ~
under the ~, p,ess OF the Republican dOmi-
nation. lg SAID
II must be the ri gbt and duty Of the Stats to
control .ud ohesK those monster corporal ons
which are now rapidly groWlng into most for
mldAble add peruicious power, winch subject a u
trade and commsrce to Hibute, winch have Al.
ready dictated or prevented legislation, which
have their paid AgsnJs in she loboes Of svsry
Assembly aud every seusts. VII ca d. NOT ssru
pie 10 tAmpor with sourts OF justics, aud Which
are weaving over the whole c mmsutty a net
work Of oOtrupung RuI des,vtio iualvnces
thrssteniog soon to oe irrssis0ie IN their ioree.
Wuaia the last ies Weeks she people vi
the United States have been confronted by
puolio scandal which has called Ibeu a..
tsnuon TO the ubd.rhaud Vaccinations o.
one among these monster corporations, bul
to-day the EosaiHg Post seeks 10 cloak these
revelations from toe public view, and has
become the Apologist Of the Credit Moblier
In itS relations to Ihs Pacific Railroad 90 the
Que hand And 10 iIs sslatlOus 10 Congress OF
the other. 10 recently ommsnuug ON ".hs
Cakes Ames case II said
81 never" says Mr.. Cakes Amss to his oonsti
tuents, gave q ana OF stock OF that COMPANY
1.-THE Credit Mo5uierl, or any other, directly o.
Indirectly, To any msm Der Of Congress. Those
msmoers of Congress VINO have ossn charged
VITA recsivins certain shares Of stock from A.
Ames nave denied thsS they have ever rece v.d
directly or Indirectly, any such stock from MIN
30 lar, therefore, A. DENIAL goes there Is nothing
more 10 be said. I. Ia as comprsaoosive as poe
stbls; the ohOIoe Of words 10 made with unusual
care, and in the method Of expression the al I.
evidently 10 to use the most forcible kngish 10
show thai in that denial tnsrs Is 20 mental 70.
starvation, no attsmp at evasion, and NO posi-
bic squivocAtiou.
So much tOr tbs Denial of the men charged
with this crime Noe ~ 10 the charge ussif
The only erdsace, absolutely the soie, unsupported
evidence, 10 the parte, Interested, aHd hsarsoy
testimony Of "a single maa, of tohOm the tHbtt,
kRow nothing, dad Uho nsser heard of bsfOft
outside Of he oinh ndrrOg circle. For Aukht be
We or anybody else, outside tnAt narrow eifol.
know, he may be a man Of unqusstio nabls IN
lio Who do not know him, 10 asked to take hii
unsupported word ~ = case vhsrs he has deep
pecuniary, personal interest, az AiB1t the word o
men Ubsse whole lives have been - az open
book on whose leaves there 10 not single spot.
We are constrained TO gay that in v.utu,.
ing on suoh . statement ~ this the Eceniag
Post renders itself liable to the charge .,
suppressIng what It knows to DO true that /,
may nOrs effectively impose on It's readers
what II knows TO Do false. IL 10 not eGacl
TO say that the grAVAmen Of the oharg.
agSinst Oakss Amss rests on the sole ano
upportsd evidences" or 90 The "er Dayte
" interested, Aad hsArsay testimony IF . sin
gle man" and that man Colonel Nc.
Comb, OF whom the public know nothing,
"Aad who vas never heard OF before outside
OF hls oWn narrow circle"
The heal aud fronI Of th, offending i'm
put.d 70 Mr. Cakes Anes land the sigm.
Is destined to cling To him ike the shtrl VI
NssAus uil IIIs satisiA sIorily TX Jl.insdl rs.t.
upon hlS osa testimony. III, cnarse o.
bribery and Corruption 10 Tor nu,aIsd akAinN
him on words d irVsi from hi. o~u letter.
These letters, as read in evidence before the
Court 10 PsHnsylVAuiA, are admitted to b-
genuine.
But besides this charge which is founded
on the statements mad, 10 bis o~n letters,
Tiers are Certain spec. f:Itioas as TO III. H.
diVIduAls -nOm he AJ,ualiy bubsd. These
specifications may be said 10 rest manly o.
the evidence Of UOloasl MgCJmb. At l,a,l
suoh Ia the plea OF Mr.. Oskss Am,s, When,
ia his recent communication TO IN, pubic
he sseGs 70 sKeulpAIe the msnb vrs OF Coo
grsse enumerated Dy Colonel M,CImb. b.,
In the act VI dong 50 only the more CON
clusiVely proves nis own guilt. To tnis ef
fsOt he holds the fOIio"lng aIgu.ge:
1 nov rsitsraIs and r.Ahifm the .tatsu,nt
with the furtnsr dsoiA alton that I asesr gaes a
share Of stock Of that any oihse company, d.
rseily or Indirectly, to any member Of Congress.
The sworn answers Of myself ami these tthsr
g,ntlsasa, made an file 10 toe sans SUIT, lying
SIDE by side IN the same record, could have bess
published with the charges hAa 1t suited the 20.
htieAl purposes OF the New ERIK San
am Willing to place the sworn declaration Of
any OF the individuals, Of the highest oharao
.sf ana reputation, against the afhdavits Of Mr.
MsCome, Whsrsvsr he is -sI known, with ne
IsAr OF Aa adverse opinion on the integrity Of
any one OF them az against HIN.
IAs h'fof "a@s' givsn BY NcComb, as indorsed
on ny letter oad Pabiishsd s,s erittsn bs h,m,sIC
- he stated when under oath a, tn. hearing In
a',lVAniA He hat no authority from me
wi making any such steiner /.
-,,l not nov pause to iutima.e that a
'oo'e nqy 'urk undrr the sta sn,ot
M.' ~" o4se, Ame' never gaze snars Of
noos: directly or indirectly 20 any men.
Der OF Congress" We limit our,slv., II
I'M, inqairy to that ph.ss Of the IN 49,
which Mr.. Anss no. Ooly ha, no, ma, (,
his public denial, bat which he ha, oarrnh ~
rated and indsllibly fixed en- the public
mind. Pu"ne
me grAvAmen Of the ch,rRe against Mr..
Ms 'SIi Aus' Is that he somhe,to used Cr,d,,
\ ''' stock in sash . way - 10 trsmO,s