New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-02-22
Garriek Ciub, London, Jan %, 1878.
THE ApoTHEosIs or oAKEs AMEs.


CAKES AMEs AS A TEETOTALEa-HE BUYS UP
LAND THAT lie MAY KEEP HIS TENANTS
sOBER-How MUCH TOO GOOD HE IS FOR
THIS NAUGHTY WORLD-HIS SIMPLE HONESTY
IN THE AFFAIRS OF EVERYDAY LIFE-THE
ATLAS OF TIE UNION PACFlC-rHE VICTIM,
WHO WILL BE RUINED II CONGRESS DOES
NOT CONSIDER HIS SERVICES.
Lucy had a little lamb, lis aoece white Of SNOW"
To the Edftor Of The TrtbUHe.
SIR: Would you like TO hear the view which
partial BOsonian takes of Oakes Ames and the Union
Paeifca You have Justly aud thoroughly presented the
hero of Credit Mober TO your readers black sheep
will you look.at him. now, from another point of view
with snowwhite fleece and little golden hoOfsi II the
arguments about TO lay before you do not commend
themselves, | will not commend them. If man buys
up land all about ms manufactures in order TO keep his
workmen sober does IL not logically follow that lie
be honest in his schemes; and he who drinks wine
would surely play with loaded dice. But am
keeping YOU from the letter OF Mr.. Amcss apOlOgist
the plantve philanthropy OF friend OF the iriendless.
Cakes Ames is much talked about IN Boston, aud not
always pleasantly, though he has few nartisans,
and among them the writer Of the following letter one
whose faith IN him is grain OF mustard seed already
grown into n tree. Here IL Is:
"In all the bitterness OF this Credit MObilier coutro
versy, those who know Cakes Ames personally cannot
be persuaded to think III of him. He makes pretan-
sions 10 being phanthr0pis but nobody has a softer
heart toward laborng and suffering humanity. He has
long stTived TO make his own manufacturing village a
model for the culture and elevation, well as the
comfort of It's occupants BY owning all land In the
neghborhood he has nearly succeeded in keeping the
place free from drunkenness and being himself stanch
teeOtale- he has effected much by his example AS by
his stringent Those who know the simple
and direct NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF his private life can
but pause and investigate before they are ready 10
believe him. in his public career the chief Of sinners
People talk of the indrecOn OF his testimony-it
appears that far the worst OF his SHINING has
been his willingness TO take himself the brun, of the
investigation and his timd benehciaries ns AS
he has carried tsr loans for them his own O. pence
and risk.
Great complaa has been made, and with some oolor
OF reason his Ising his position In Congress 10 vote
upon questions nearly concerning his own personal in.
tercsts 10 would undoubtedly have been nobler thing
had lie made clear statement of his atlrs and asked
he excused from voting measures in which hs
personal interests werepJolyed But the gold OF this
world is alleged at best; and the common mind sees
iaton for his In tbs consideration that every
N in Congress WHO property, be he banker
anufacturer merchant purchaser OF u s. bonds
in wa5 times must needs vote on many subjects which
touch directly indirectly. his swn Interest Those
who have good memories 90 back readily TO a time when
required some nerve, and good deal of public spirit
man ~ invest largely ~ own hVe-twenties ut
$50 the 800. Do reproacn the men who have
asde maneV owl VI nqcb purchases Ivy legIsIstps the