The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-01

knowledge Of the relation of the Credit
Mobilier to the Union Pacific railway
would have made the holding of that stock
by member Of Congress a dishonorable
act. We do not agree with the committee
in its lenient assumption that such knowl-
edge was not possessed by the Congressman
who purchased the stock. If they did not
know its character they must have been
cuEiously deaf and blind to what was going
on about them. With those who knew
anything about the Union Pacific railroad
in the winter Of 1867 the purpose and
origin Of the Credit Mobilier we're so well
known that they may fairly be said to have
been notorious. Certainly Congressman
who took-stock in scheme to cheat the
government, under these circumstances,
deserve some well-defned measure Of con.
demnation, aud we regret that the com
mittec recommended nome We trust the
House will remedy the omission.
From The NeC York Sun.
The Poland committee, in recommend.
ing the expulsion from Congress of Oakes
Ames and james Brooks, and then white
washing their accomplices, have committed
grave offense against official purity, or.
derly government, public morals and com.
mon deceuey, which every member of the
committee will live long enough to bitterly
regret. All rightminded persons, of what
ever political party, will indignantly re-
sent the partial, unwise, unjust and illog
ical conclusion to which the committe,
have arrived, and will be sure to attribute
this strange result of their deliberations tt
something quite aside from a firm purpose
to perform an imperative duty without
fear or favor.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
To say that the report of the committee
as yesterday submitted to Congress, Is in
the highest degree unsatisfactory, is sim
ply to give expression to public opinion
concerning it. As far as Ames and Brooks
are concerned no fault can be brought
against the committees Recommendation
but why all other parties implicated SHOULD
escape scot-free ofeensure is not explained
The shame that few men have cas
upon Congress and upon the nation car
only be cleared away by the condemnation
Of every member of either branch Of th,
National Legislature who has failed to di
vest himself Of the suspicious of guilt,
participation which this miserable Credi
Mobilier business has raised against him
1t is Tor Congress to consider the question
not as it will affect individuals, but as i
affects the dignity and usefulness Of Con
gress, and as it affects the good fame oi
the whole country Let the innocent BE-
declared innocent and the guilty be found
guilty. 1t is not scapegoat that is want.
ed, but a complete sweeping away of tn,
corruptionists at Washington.
From the Baltimore Gazette.
So Mr.. Brooks, who did not get hi,
stock from OIkes Ames, but from the com.
pany, is to be expelled, not because he Was
Congressman, but because he is. or was
Government director, with which fact
Congress has nothing to do; whilst Oakcs
Ames is to be expelled for bribing the
other Congressman, who, If we are to ac-
cept the conclusions of the committee
were not bribed at ALL And this view Of
these scandalous transactions, we regret to
say, appears to be shared by all the mem.
bers of the Poland committee, who, we are
told, were unanimous in asserting to the
report.