The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-02-20
MEAN SOULS.

There is a certain class of men, mostly
very small, or fone-horse" Democratic
politicians, who are always watching to
get some excuse to say mean things
about professors of religion. For years
troop of these NANCY ours have been on
the track of Gen. Howard, Senator Har-
Ian. Schuyler Colfax, Henry Wilson, and
in fact all the Christian statesmen OF our
country. A fellow named Boynton.
writing from Washington City few
years ago to the Cincinnati Gazette, made
charges so grave against Gen. Howard
that an investigation was ordered by
Congress. Then the little rat-terriers of
the press threw themselves back, raised
their empty heads and howled: Now see
your fine Christian General He is
great scoundrel, and has filed his pockets
from the Public Treasury" &c. The re-
suit was, large expenditure by the Gov
ernment, an expenditure by Gen. How
ard in his defense which ruined him
financially, but he came out more than
conquerer, so far as his honesty, honor
and integrity were concerned.
linen comes OdkOS AInOS anu says bQdG
Schuyler Colfax owned stock in the
Credit Mobilier concern. What if he
had? 1t was nobody's business. He had
as much right to own stock in this Com
pany as Mr.. Wilson has to own stock in
a National Bank, or Mr.. Bundy to own
stock in an iron furnace while holding
seats in Congress. But Mr. Colfax de-
nicd ever owning such stock, or ever
having received one dollar as such stock
holder. Ames said he paid him 81 200
on a certain day. and the bank books
where Mr.. Colfax transacted his business
showed a deposit of the same amount two
days afterwards. "Now they have got
him" shrieks the Cincinnati Chronicle,
New York Tribune and other very wise
city papers. He must show conclusively
where he got this $1,000, or stand con-
victed," say these wiseacres.
Now let any business man who has one
grain Of common sense, look at the un-
fairness and absurdity of this proposition.
The transaction took place in June, 1868
over four and half years ago. The
bank books show that the accounts OF
Mr. Colfax with the bank amounted to
forty-fve thousand dollars in three years
What man doing that amount of business
four years and half ago could tell
exactly where he got the money which
!, he deposited each time. But Mr. Colfax
went to work and showed where he got
, the money. A friend in New York sent
him one thousand dollars when he re
ceived the nomination for Vice-Presi
dent, to be used as campaign expenses
lie opened the letter at the breakfas
table in the presence of his mother anc
his half sister, and held up the 81 ,00(
bill and showed it to them. His hal
sister came from Utah, three thousanc
miles in md-winter to testify to thes,
facts, and to vindicate the honor of hel
brother The other two hundred dollar
of this deposit was paid to Mr.. Colfax by
his step-father, Mr.. Mathews, as part of
debt for piano sold by Mr.. Colfax t,
Mr. Mathews The bank books furthe
/ show that Immediately after the recer
# ton of this one thousand dollars, and it
4 deposit, Mr.. Colfax drew check for tina
n amount in favor of the Indiana Republ
Il can Central Committee, to have th
h money used i'll legitimate campaign eX
G penses, as intended by the donor.
Schuyler Colfax may be a great rascal
and canting hypocrite; but no particl
Il of evidence of such fact has vet beel
e produced.