New-York tribune., 1873-02-14
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
CHANCES AT VARIOUS SUBJECTS.
,oT,y,s VIEW OF THE CREDIT MoBiLleR
REVELATIONS.

A WOMANS NlhH "
REVELATIONS
p. tAs Bdftor Of fhe Tr'o""e, CIT,
leaking over the reports of the Credlt
As,,e, committees, have been strongly reminded ''
hrch trial which took place. many years ago. III 'uo
onan,er congregation of Pittsburgh large nuinoeI
., tbe members had met IN the house OF an eider
.ome son OF Beal present with hddie' WIZ" ,'.
hagan 70 play in such fashion as 10 put me anu
into the heels O. most Of the company when 'ne,0
general moment Of reels and " strauspo'S'
the offenders were made 20 stan
WI Kls bet face before he holT ban
~ q, cs,n no,,sh were brought before the session !"
S,a satisfaction. Dr. Black. the pastor asked one
sohan n he had been present on the occasion oil the
dancing. and he owned that he hSa neea'
'well. did you dance
"Ns"
you did not dance y
nNa. did ma dance hut cspered leetc."
Very few OF the honorable gentlemen brought up Tor
trial have ever danced in the Credit Mobiher
Ring; but most Of them have capered a
little None OF them ever bfibed by Mr. Ames
or had any OF his stocks placed in their HANDS, out
somehow little OF It got into them. without being
placed 1t Is strange that so many OF them lost money
ny getting stocks out OF their hands when these same
stocks never were really them Strange, too, that
they lese their losses very phosophically II Mr.
CoaX for instance had been Johnny STEEL oeut on
getting rid Of few millions In toe shortest possible
time be could not have been Indifferent about that
ton
Mr. wilson too. seems TO have been criminaly indif-
ferent 10 tho value Of money and could well fail to
be poor and In debt II this Credit Mobier TRANSACTION
be fair specimen Of his Of doing business Men so
careless their interests could not easily be
Thoughtful for those OF Others and it would be folly TO
expect that the public business would be judciously
managed 10y men who invest, ana throw away, their
priyate means in the manner that Messrs COfax and
Wilson "a represented by their statements, have
disposed Of theirs People who buy stocks in companies
OF which they know nothing have no difficulty in aohev
ing the distinction OF poverty aud Indebtedness, and we
can well believe that Mr. Wilson is not rich il bis deal
ings with Nh. Ames fair specimen of his business
management But since has been charged with com
pcty in this great swindle let be thankful his case
Is 10 worse. The dearest wealth OF nation Is the III
t0ny rob this nation OF faith the honesty of Henry
Wilson. any other trusted Representative would even
more seriously uiure the people than The individual
That simplicity is not criminal which makes the coun,
try gentleman the victim Of city confidence game and
the public must Oe gld 10 excuse 1n. go
tive Magistrate this ground when II Is the ALTERNATIVE
OF deliberate rascay. Incompeteney IN an oleef is Z
small objection compared 10 dishonesty. In this case
every good man would have been glad TO Know theIe
was neither would have reioced had none OF le nonord
ble reuticuen either danced or capered. How much
better for humanity had TIE TBIBl Ne been tOtay his,
been an cloctoueering canard But the deVeiopmehts
show thaf the half.yas not told.
RTt bc these startling disclosures shake the founda
ons OF society, let us not lose iaitn IN & 9S Republic &
one of nr prominent leaders the Liberal Reform party
is implicated IN these frauds. II seems not only tna'
none OF them danced. bat has been caperng Mr.
Ane. did NOT approach Charles sumner with any VI MS
stocks and there are other 10 whom he dared not
have Onered them; men whOiwOuld su1eT me loss oi
their rgh hands rather than them 10 defiaud the
COyerument they had sworn 10 maintain; men not ONLY
honest N intention, but too cearheaded 10 be made the
fools OF any knave OF knaYes The people have
but 10 learn 10 distinguish the false from the faithful
the weak the strong elect 10 private fe those WHO
prove unit for pubciservce; and choose as represents
lives those who. being tried, have proved true When
they demand in their public servants an honesty as IN
questioned that required from their private employees
andpunsh deDQuencies Of tile one as steTny as those
az the 0taer public interests will be well cared Tor
ss those OF individuals. When they punish men VINO
rob the public treasury Of hundreds OF thousands as an
susripgv "a they do the cook who purOins his employ
ers sOo9s we viii have honesty. not Iniquy, IN Dlsh
places and safety for the Commonwealth
JANE q. SwGssHELM