The Van Buren press., 1873-04-01
Ames Interviewed.
Hs Last Word on Schuyier pith a Crit.
cism on the Presidents Z" Recon-
,ppoH

day | asked Mr. Amcs how he looked
upon the coming reception by his fellow
townsmen.
"Oh, it is only home affair, he re-
piled, q" l suppose my friends give it 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 it
was brought against them as an elec
tioneering dodge. and, not having time
to explain matters, so close was the elec
ton, that they foolishly denied it. Then,
when the cry was started for an invsst
CATION they all came to me begging to
shield them. "
WHY HE SHOWED Fight.
"Why didn't you do it ~
Because McComb wanted this stock
for his friends, and accused me. in his
Credit Moblier suit, of using his stock
to bride congressman. had 20 protect
myself. AT first, as | said, thought
would shield them when | got to Wash.
ington, They all recollccted things 50
differently from me that hardly felt like
setting up my recollection against them
all | was very lcnient, thinking con
gressmcn would show some gratitude
But when they wanted to push me against
the wall and make scape goat of me-
backed up. | showed how they came to
me and bought this stock, paid for it,
grumb!cd because they couldn't ge,
enough of it, and then ran away and left
il in my hands
sMlLER sCHUYLER's 5 RAKE.
tell you, sir, that | sold the stock to
Coliay as | did to others and as proved
in the investigation. The 81, 200 was
paid to him by the sergeant at arms in
greenbacks and on the IS & duck
Schuyler Colfax deposited it in his bank.
"Arr there any new proofs y
81 have learned from my brother Oil.
ver," continued Mr.. Amcs. that Mr..
C. A Runkle, attorney for the New York
Tribune, told Mr.. William T. Hyatt of
New York, that, months ago. Schuyler
CoIfaX told hm Il Inkle) that he had
bought some Credit Moblier stock and
that he thought it was good thing
Now, if the Herald has any way to draw
out Mr.. Runke on the subject, hope it
will do it, and if Mr.. Runkle is candid
man, as they say he is, hope he will say
whether this is so or not
But it seems that Gen. Grant has en-
dorsed Schuyler Coiiax, suggested
"No, sir, " coutInued Mr. Ames. "if
you read President Grrnts note to Col
fax you will see that he nsr,'nlate him
on the fact that the charges impG.cd were
not sustained. and that briber, and cor
ruption wele the charges and in just as
much for me rs for him, for if there was
no one bribed then there was no bribcs
Ii Schuyler was free from bribery then
was. But the president aon't commit
nmsell about schuyler's lying"
lie KNOWS He LIED.
This is plain talk. but every member
of the committee told me that in their
opirion Schuyler had lel, There is not
Il member Of congress in Washington or
a newspaper man but what knows Schuy-
Ter lied Yes. and lied like dog, sir. ~
How did Mr.. Colfax appear when
yon met ?"
"Appear2 Why he always hung his
head and looked guilty He could not
look me in the face, neither could Kel
ley or Garfield They would hang their
faces and looked red, rs if my presence
troubled them. "
Do you get many letters Of congrat
ulation =
" Yes, hundreds of them. hold in
my hand a letter from the postmaster Of
Boston He SAYS he is sorry SCHUYLER
was SO foolish AS to wreck himself and
sorry that the president mixed up in it
at all, Here's "A letter from governor,
and here's one FROM Webster Snyder the
old superintendent Of the Union Pacific
road, who took Schuyler and A. ID.
Richardson over the road when Schnylcr
owned stock in it, and was, rs George
Alfred Townsend said, riding on free
tickets to advertise it.
WHAT SNYDER SAYS.
OFFICE OF LONG ISLAND RAiRRoAD Co.j
o CHARLICK, PRESIDENT,
Lone ISLAND CRY, March 10, IS73.)
Hon OAKEs AMEs--
Ny Dear Sir: | wish to congratulate
you ON having finished the political ca
reer Of Schuyler ColfaX. The work was
well done. If Schuyler ever again has
the presumption to travel over the I'm
ion Pacific it is hardly probable that he
will demand special train or cook
ing car. Without regard to his politics
| pronounced him fraud in 1868, and
Won certainly will now concedc that, Of
licially, treated him with more rather
than less civility than he was entitled TO-
Very respectfully,
WEBSTER SNYDER
"That is tho way with all those fcl
lows" continued Mr. Ames, laughing
they ride free on your railroads, and
then abuse YOU. Now. there is Sam
Bowlos Of the Springfield Republican; he
has been abusing me for months; and
Horace Clark told me yesterday in New
York that Sam had the impudcnce to
write and ask for n Union Pacific pass to
California for bis wife and family He
wrote to Horace Clark that he knew he
had not advocated a monument to me,
but hc had not abused me rs some other
people.
THAT'S GOOD IN SAM BOWLS.
"What railroad matter was that you
had in New York Yesterday ~
"Well. it was the railroad from Mobile
to Houston, Texas. It's running now