The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-01-31
4He Criminals IA. Congress.

If anything could be more dismal and
II orc disgusting, says the World, than tho
exposures which have been made before
the Poland Committee it would be TIE
manner IN which those exposures have
come 70 be made. The charge first brought
against the holders of Credit Mobi!ier stock
was simply that they were holders OF it.
and that they Tecsived X, in effect, gratui-
tously; IN fact, 1t q price very much below
its real value. ttWas open to them to 3vOFT
tiieiT action and deferdit. They preferred
to deuv the whole story in such sweeping
way as left no d0GDt, ard WIS meant to
leave no doubt, III the mind of arF man
who took their word, tICt the whole story
was d malicious fabrication. Whom Con
oress net. the one man OF them whose
hands are clean demanded an Investigation.
The others of tkcm demanded and obtained
that it should be a secret investigation.
Thoy showed even then, and after their
rositive and comprehensive denials, that
they Lad something TO conceal. In spite
Of them the Investigation was made open.
And not Til then was it seen how utterly
incapaoIe these men were of being faithful
rot only 10 any obligation of public duty
lyIt to the least obligation of personal hon
or.
ColEax, the yIce President Of the United
States. first denied uneGui, gcaily, theu de-
ed, tLen Quib5iCd. ard now finally. hunted
ont &C his last refuge Of untruth, lies in p
helpless lIuddle, an object Of pity even to
those 10 u LCm lie is most al object Of con
ten It.
Allison, ex-Representative and Senator
elect GEHisd boldly, jEcu EedgeCi, and was
finally c0ufltGd- SO Garfield, SO Patter-
s9r, AID so Kelley.
When man under three different de
,.f- toll, 7,
;.,cd according to the strength Of the evil
dsncc against him, wl;:t conclusion can
a,sy reasonable man come to but that lie is
q Far and il lie gives his stories the sane
tiou Of an oath, a Feriurer as well? What
can N honest man d bat PGr~s himself of
the association Of such a nan, or bring his
own EoEe:tv under dark ard deserved slls-
pision? The Investigation IS not over yet,
and Il remains 10 be seen What course Con
gress VIII take. But it is already evident
that thCv5 cTc otEer men IL public life en-
tiely content 10 be associated with mon
who take at half price valuable stock, tie
vslue OF which their votes can enhance OI
lessen. and then lie OF shuttle to conceal
their ownership. Ne may know this from
/ the course Of TIE Administration newsIa-
Per IN New torz. The Tials. h3s by tarus
suppressed and perverted the testimony in
/ the case, 50 thSJ the readers Of the TIusg
who are readers or no other nc vspap per may
possibly accept its eZp!anotion. That ex
( ilsnation Is simply that Cakes Ames is ]
rascal. And the suit Of RcCcJ0b against
/ 0akes Amss, which has made Oazcs Arncs
/ Az unwilling witness IN this case-thSt
must be Z rSScSlity Of Cakes Ames also
And the CID letters which Oakes Au.es has
put in evidence, ard the books Of the
/ Crod.t hobjliev, and the check book of the
/ Sergeant at Arms. and the hundred other
. circumstances .hich eorroboyate the testi.
/ mony of Cakes Ames-an these mist b>
I also, to make good the explanation of tht
/ Iisrss, cunningIy devised by Oakcs AEis.
! to b.aC!Eeu The characters OF COngrossrQeI
I whose characters he has made every effort
I 10 spare. The Times may naturally thIus
/ itself safer than any other newspaper
/ would be in assuming all its own reUdsr.
: to lie fat-wittcd idiots. Sut we make :
higher estimate Of the intelligence even oI
the regdeTs OF the Iia.ss.
This is neither here nor there, except tl
show that the crime which these Congress
men have committed. under the tangible
temptation Of money, they can find al
apologist for who has not the temptation OF
iIamediats dividends before his ewes. but
. Is moved by serTility which stoDs at nc
/ Qrud.ery, or the chance, never So remote.
or picking up the crumbs, never SO few,
. which fall from his masters table. It :;
not nice business for = newspaper, and
we are glad to see that the 7ja.es has the
monopoly OF it. These Congressnlen may
judge the pass they are reduced to in pub
/ lie contempt when this IS The only advocate
. t..ey can command. Win they be warned
! IN time, or viii they wait until warning
is given them which they cannot disre
Sifd? Win they resign, or will they force
:@eIT fellows to Yiudicate, We will not say
the dignity Of Congress, bat the dec-nCJ
of congressman, by exi elling them?