The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-14
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THE PICTURE CT TEMPERANCE AND sOBRIEry
| Indeed, they say in Washington that when Con-
gressmen took his Credit Mobilier and said "Mum,s
| the word" he turned pale, for fear they meant
| Mumm's champagne.
| After passing the compliment OF the day asked
| Mr.. Ames how he looked upon the coming recep-
ton by his fellow t0wnsmen.
"Oh, II Is only little home AFFAIR." he replied. az
suppose my friends give 1t to me to show me that
they believe have been truthful and honest
throughout this whole thing ! have been, too.
Every man had right to buy this stock; but 1t was
brought against them as an electioneering dodge,
and, not having time to explain matters, 80 close
was the election, that they foolishly denied it,
Then, when the cry was started for an investiga-
ZION they all came to me begging to shield them"
WHY HE SHOWED FIGHT.
"Why didn't you do itpi
because McComb wanted this stock for his own
friends and accused me, in his Credit
Mobilier suit, OF using his stock to
bride congressman. had to protect
myself AT 1rst, as said, thought would shield
them when got to Washington. They all recol-
lected things so differently from me that I hardly
felt like setting up my recollection against them
all. was very lenient, thinking Congressman
would show some gratitude But when they
wanted to push me against the wall and make a
scape goat of me- backed up. showed how they
came to me and bought this stock, paid for it,
grumbed because they couldn't get enough of it,
and then ran away and lett 1t In my hands.
sMILER sCnUYLER's RAKE
tell you, sir that sold the stock to Colfax as l
did to others and as proved in the investigations
The ST. 200 was paid to him by the Sergeantat-Arms
in greenbacks and on the as. c." duck Schuyler
Colfax deposited 1t in his bank.
care there any new proofs 20
h,xYD -
tinued Mr.. Ames, "that Mr.. G. A. Runke, attorney
for the New York Tribune, told Mr.. william 7.
Hyatt, of New York, that, months ago, Schuyler
COliax told him (Runkle) that he had bought some
| Credit Meblcr stock and that he thought it was
| good thing Now, If the HERALD has any way to
draw out Mr.. Runkle ON the subject, hope it will
| do 1t. ana If Mr.. Runke Is a candid man. as they
| say he Is, hope he will say whether this Is so or
| not"
| "But it seems that General Grant has endorsed
| Schuyler COiax,"I suggested
mo, sir" continued Mr.. Ames "if you read
President Grants note to Colfax you will see that
he congratulates him on the fact that the charges
imputed were not sustained, and that bribery and
corruption were the charges; and in just much
for me as for him, for If there was no one bribed
then there was no briber. II Schuyler was free
from bribery then was. But the President don't
commit himself about Schuyler's lying"
KNOWS LIED.
This Is plain talk, but every member of the COM
mittee told nae that in their opinion Schuyler had
lied. There is net member Of Congress in Wash
ington or newspaper man but what knows
Schuyler lied. Yes, and lied like a dog, sr.'
"How did Mr.. Colfax appear when you met ?"
appear Why he always hung his head and
looked guilty. He could not look me in the face,
neither could Kelly or Garfield They would hang
thair finn knI
| them"
do yeu get many letters of congratuaton so
eyes, hundreds of them. l hold in my hand
letter from the Postmaster of Boston. He says lie
Is sorry Schuyler was so foolish as to wreck him
sell, and sorry that the President mixed himself up
in 1t at all Here's letter from governor, and
| here's one from Webster Snyder, the old Superin-
tendcnt of the Union Pacific road, who took
Schuyler and A. d. Richardson over the road when
Schuyler owned stock in it, ana was, George
Alfred Townsend said, riding on free tickets to ad-
| vertise 1t.
| WHAT SNYDER SAYS.
OFFICE OF LONG ISLAND RAILROAD Company
| o. Charlck, President I
LONG ISLAND CITY, March TO- 1878 }
| Hon. OAKEs AMEs:-
MY DEAR SIR wish to congratulate you on
| having finished the political career OF Schuyler
! Colfax. The work was well done. II Schuyler ever
again has the presumption to travel over the Union
| Pacific it is hardly probable that he Will demand
| his notifies. pronounced him a fraud In 1868 and
you certainly tain WIN now rorceae t5a aat oea
WEBSTER SNYDER.
.'That is the way with all those fellows" con-
tinued Mr.. Ames, laughing; they ride free Oh your
railroads, and then abuse you. Now there is Sam
Bowles, of the Springfield Republican,; he has been
abusing me for months; and Horace Clark told Inc
| yesterday in New York that Sam had the fmpu
| dence to write and ask for Union Pacific pass to
| California for his wife and family. lie wrote to
| Horace Clark that he knew he had not advocated a
| monument to me, but he had not abused me as
| much as some other people,"
| THAT'S GOOD IN SAM BOwLEs.
| "What railroad matter was that you had in New
York yesterday"
! "wen, it was the railroad from Mobile to Hous-
| ton, Texas. It's running now from Mobile to New
| Orleans and paying $4,000 per month; but the
sixty miles from New Orleans to Donaldsville Just
| pays expenses. We want 1t finished clear through
to Houston. We had lot OF inactive directors,
such as Messrs. Van Hoffman, Schuchardt, selig-
man. f. ID. Morgan, Morton, Steward, Banker and
| Durkee. We changed them to Messrs. G. Inness,
| J. J. Howell, Young, Post, G. J. Osborn and Dewey
aud myself We now going on to finish the
Ine when 1t will be as good stock as the Union Pa
ci1c.n
| HOAx's TENDER CONSCIENCE
| IL now became time Tor Ames 10 make q lew notes
for his evening reception. AS he sat down to write
/ asked him if he was going to say anything about
| Coliax.
"No. guess not III let the poor feSow go to
| the devil as he is going" he replied.
AS said good night Mr.. Ames remarked lone
| thing more. Tell the HERALD did not vote for
the Congressional increase Of salary, the papers
I say. was opposed to it,"
Mr. Ames afterwards explained to his brother
| Oliver that Ben Butler asked him to vote for this
increase; but that he could not do 1t.
GREAT PREPARATIONS
| were made for Cakes Ames' reception In the North
Easton schoohouse tonight. The scho0hOuse is
large four story building costing $4s,ooo and 1t
was built and presented to the village by the
Ames, Plates were set for $50 seats in the large