The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-02-27
The Credit nfobilier Report.

day it is said present their report.
which. s0.fhesfuinor runs advises the
House to. expel Oakes Ames aud
j lmes Brooks, censure other nleui-
bers, rhiefly Kelley and Garfield and
let tspliax alone. Ia other words.
the Ht.pHf,liean party has determined
to-f5nnish tDskes Ames for exposing
the venality of the Republicans leaders.
] and James Brooks. The only Credit
Mobilier Congressman who was mot
bribed by Ames. because he is Il DEM
T More II grant obvious Injustice Than
this ali the distilled bitterness of par
ty@maiigHity never before invented.
! II oakes Amfgs should bf expelled. it
is as briber OF Congressman. Then
the Comnift,ee have Iotand bribery in
fthe act, OF selling Credit Mobilier stock
I to Colfax. Dawes, ScofeId, Bingham,
Gariiefd, Kelley at less than its mar
ket price. Then these, Congressman
" ere bnbed: Then what rule OF mo-
Efaiify Furnishes the bribei. but not the
i 'bribed?. ~ - ,....s-..
I Upiess the bribed congressman
7 plead the baby act. il will be the gen.
eral judgment .oi men That their crime
lis the more contemplate OF the two
r that the purchaser of legislative cat
/ lie, like the two Vice Presidents, the
six or seven Congressmen, chairlnen
/ of, the leading committees, and the
4 three Senators, is not SO utterly obi
! Gus as these yehdible and yenal men.
! But whether. The sellers of legislative
! Influence be or be not W worse than their
Purchaser, at least they are as bad. At
least, the Judgment which consigns
him to infamy can, be no just jutlg-
nl,eflt except they too have been inta-
| mere,coarse moral fiJre. Their crime
i H9lst be Conscious corruption, and the
I lies of the velal menlbers were the
proof of that Know k9ge and the con-
iessioE of that guilt. TO expel Cakes
Ames as 8 bfiber, and-;fo spare the
.Eop gressmen he bribed, is the mere
I pVe1geaticer Of q party upon the man
i who has dethroned It's it's idolS.
i. t will be the purpose OF the Repnb-
iicah 'Ieadtrs of course to prevent
yamells.lment or debate OF Judge Pol
and every parliamentary device to
4 'ftots 'ftots mpei yole upon the false Issues
! which it. raises. it will -be driven
! through, the House. Most Republi-
cans win vote for it to punish Alnes
/ for his disclosures and TO hurt the
I Democrats by coupling Brooks, and
they will vote to keep the report un-
W ~ 49, Ia1. 49,, ~ Na.anah, .,1 :,
4abiise Democrats to choose between
I condoffng corruption by Opposing the
i .ll;l Eep9fs q en- he one nana' or, 9,l no Inc
VIZ esiiq ,,s .1;d e -, h,.;ho
b innelt I,e same hrea ttr.t hev snare half a
2 dozen 9Ren,Iblieans WHOM, he did
hribe
45s The gSc.btne scheme, ne, is GLASS If will not
Psbi o,it ,b9as, .Ii5bt -Tthara is 10 nnh-
N m which tIeGe b,Ick ster.
i os -. :, s3,1,,nt IL. ind tfaepnca to their
do;n@s The. whoIa neonle are af,en.
4 Y;va san,d salaa,rt They have marked
ffifti,,ee d5nilffyI Re tf,ev Democrat. or be
\ NAV Renuf,iicai,s. matters moi. The
Esd Bic feeiing has passed far beyond
or any concern for the
II infi hence of This upon parties. 1t is
Sensible of a. conspicuois and burn
Hing Shame 1t has. been openly and
deepIy ,disgraerd.e The guilt, the
Shameless ye y liality of lis. trusted SER
+ waits in the highest places has astoun-
4 ded aid most deeply moved the pub
lie, mind,,s II, will haYe justice and
4 notfiiilg. less than Justice executed up-
I Oil al these wretched and guilty men.
IF oTid. ,-t
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1u1 = 80 - -. -
X !IHEl .atsDurgif II Chronkeie IS a Radi-
II eaf e rant PAPER. 1t thus refersto the
vi ,wybitewashine report of The Poland
4 80, ~ - =. aa'.'7
Z eo"s'''.'ses -
r, m sifoit' vines anu l'rooks are 10
'i=oe' niadethe. seapesoats OF me Whoie
business IL rs y report winch VIII
hardiy deciae aetioh OF the iiouse, anu
VIII eertaihiy nor o1coHlinana tfe assent
\ OF .tne country. II the evidence lei. SHOWS
ti.t ,Atlies WAS piaclng Cfeait MO
II plilef .s'oek win a view 10 lhiiuen,
eng the votes o. o. congressman, II VIII
l97oe ihard TO make people Deheve inst
only one man was snreWd enough To
i fathom Ames' motive, and that all the
rest were innocent thas the .rahsac-
d 9lopg was ANYTHING else than the most
d faegltimate business operation. Ii
i vote OF censure had been recommend,
4 cdr the report OF Committee would
port IS III the nature OF plea OF ex-
d Brooks .ntch result OF such an in
E veslgaiion seems very nfucn ike TIL
i l1Atng With pnbllci sentiment. "
.ib.ss nj M F.: H =
4,riAgsa0 atIlinks there
u has lheen nothing discovered in the
pool of corruption at Washington SO
d kliscouraging as the letter. OF Judge
q Sherman, OF, Ohio, demanding a fee of
i SIC, 600 for services in ind ueinga d COM
4 mI1tee, of which his brother was
i chairman, to, repeal a tax. The coHu-
4 .tiEest with unclean hands and false