Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-01-24

o'o'oo, naue LIS speecu III tnlS CITY vi tbs
eve of the Presidential election, there was
nothing struck the people more than the ap
parent frank truthfulness of the man a viii
lipgress, so to speak, to tell the people all
be knew. There were very few of us the
next morning who didn't believe that there
! had been some mistake about bis owing
credit mobilier shares. A friend of his
Mr.. Hawley, had said, rather extravagantly
it is true, that be would stake his head on
it that he did not, and Mr. Wilson had en-
dorsed the statement and went further te
say that the only speculation" he had made
since he was Senator, was to buy town
lot in the place he lived, and sell it at q
small advance And it all turns out to be
true. Mr.. Wilson did not own any Of the
stock, but Mr.. Henry Wilson. on being
examined before the investigating commit
tee Of Congress last week, being on cath,
was forced to admit that portion of So 500
presented to his wife at her silver wedding,
was invested in Credit Mobilier stock, al
the suggestion of Mr. Cakes Ames. 1t is
no pleasure to an American who loves his
country, and most of us do that, though the
excuses Of the Radicals sometimes make us
swear in our heat against all Republican
Government, to have to believe these things
Of man high in position among us. NJ
one can help feeling of modification upon
reading the following extract, with the mem
ory of Mr.. Wilson's denial still fresh in bis
mind
"Senator Henry Wilson was then sworn,
and testified that bis wife had been present.
ed with $4,000 on the anniversary of their
silver wedding. portion of which was in
vested in Credit MobiIier bonds, which we're
purchased for her benefit at the suggestion
of Mr.. Cakes Ames. Witness knew moth
ing of the organization; Ames said he would
guarantee it to pay ten per cent, and ad-
vised witness to take it. Witness asked
Mr.. Ames at the time if it was not likely
that the road would be coming to Congress
for legislation as be had made it rule
never to have dollars worth OF stock in
any road wanting legislation. Mr. Ames
replied that the road wanted no legislation
and expected none. He told Mr.. Ames
that if the road ever should apply for legis-
lition he would want his money back, and
give the bonds up. Subsequently witness
learned that there were some difficulties
about the concern. and he spoke to Mr..
Alley, Mr.. Ames and others about it, say.
ing that he wanted to get out Of it. Mr..
Ames laughed at the anxiety Of witness to
get out, but said he would return him the
money and cancel the bargain. Witness
never received a dell r dividend, but back
ed out Of the bargain, and if SO 900 from
it we're due him, he would not touch cent
of it. His wife got her money back, and
witness never received any benefits from it
The only speculation be had ever entered
into since coming t, Congress was in it,
tie lot of lard in his native town, ard be
would sell all he had to-day, exclusive of his
home, for So 500 FIe had done nothing
he did not feel he had right to do, and be
| felt outraged at this attack made upon him.
He thought great wrong had been perpe-
! trated"
The investigation implicates number Of
Congressman Of b'ts parties, inclu ling
Brooks, of N Y, prominent Democrat
Senator Harlan, of Iowa, who was once
Secretary of the Interior received $4,000
to help buy his RI ,ce in the Senate, and
Hon. W. D. Kelley, of Pa, borrowed
81 600 of Mr.. Ames, but did not take
any stock, though he had been bargaining
about some. Speaking of miserably weak
defence made by Senator Harlan, the Wash
ington Republican" the administration
organ says:
"This is really too bad When the Sen
ator from Iowa turns up as a recipient O
the Credit Mobilier bonds to help him ir
Iowa, 'to make him friend of the road,
we feel like losing all faith in human ma
ture."