, 1873-04-09
CONGRESSMAN SCOFtELD.
He Climbs a Creased Polo at Oil City.

He Climbs q Creased Polo at Oil City.
Anss Views on tho nrodtt nobilIcr
Mnttcr--A Stock-Jobbitsl, Operations
Vnnt9crbtlt'n srecu1ntion--Eho Pos
tentfn1 I'rcss--Socrot of tho 1nvcstf-
CATION Intrigue.
From tht OF City Derrick.
Assuming from Cougrcaaman G. ". scof}old's
experience at Washington, md tho mention Of
his name Ia connection with tho Credit Alobilior
investigation, that ho know something interest
ing about tho matter ono OF tho Derrick staff
mot Mr. scone1d. and had q FREQ conversation
with him on tho matter. Tile following is tho
substance Of what was said:
Reporter-Alr. ecotleld, you layo boon having
Aomo pretty exciting times IN Washington
Tho thing got to going, and 10 ono soomod to
know how to stop 1t.
n.-What started It?
Swell, tho whole thing originated in .
stock- obbing operation Of Vanderbiltts, or as It
III called, tho Vanderbilt interest.
R.-Wliat hadho todo with tho Credit Mobitior?
s.--Tho Credit Mobilior ia only another
T,ame the old management Of tho Union Pacific
Railroad. AB officers Of tho road they mado con-
tracts with themselves az officers of tho Credit
Mobllior, by which thoy made All immonBo sum OF
money--statod from nine mi1lons upwards. They
made this on construction contracts and on tho
gagos OIL tho road, md still had loft tho onor-
ownors Of tie road. There was no disturbance
ABOUT this I until =; The road changed hands.
s.-Tho Amoseg } ta}od, en and vanderbilt bought
their stock: Ho bought everywhere he could
until he hold controlling interest and got tho
organization. Then ho tried to mako somo OF
the old officers disgorgo aomo Of thcirbig profits
have henrd, though with what truth cannot
say, that Amos offered to compromise for s25,-
600. No Rettloment was mado.
R.-Wns tho AlComb suit part Of this Van
dorbilt squeeze?
s.--Only incidentally. If at all. They took
press On the track.
R.-Whnt intorost Ind tho pross In tho mat
tor7
ST. do not know, except thoy, wore put at it
ployod five loading dailies in Now York and the
West to opon OIL tho Credit Mobilior operations
as frauds on the Government. Tho insignificant
M'Conab suit Furnished tho hint and excuse, and
tho disturbance commenced. Vanderbilt kept in
tue background, and tho proRs oponod til. aglta-
tion on high public grounds.
H.-What was tho object Of all thfa7
s..-First, TO creato a public sentiment that
that to found legislation that should compel tho
old owners of the Union pacihc Ilond to disgorGo.
They wanted tho United States to suo the Credit
Mobilier chaps.
R.-How Wua Vanderbilt Interested in tho
claims of tho Unitedstates?
s-Ho wasn't, and thore is tho rub. Ho want
cd the United StntoB to compel tho Credit Mo-
bilior to diBgorge for Lis bonotit. All that iB got
gut q or them VIII 80 into Vaudorbita pocket, nnd
the government will not get cent OF It. Ho
started this row to put up Union Pacific stock in
the market, and got several millions out OF tho
Credit Mobilior stockholdora
R-Did lie accomplish it?
"a resolution waa passed. instructtng tho
Attorney -doneral to commence suit in the nan1o
Of tho United States tho United States will pay
NIL the costs Of prosecution, aud Vanderbilt will
got all TINT ia recovered. .
K.-Do you mean to say that thc unltod statoH
aud has not boon vrongcd? -.
S.-Not a cont'a WORTH Tho only wrong over
inflicted on tho Governmont, If any, was When
tho Government lien on tho road was made
security, is ample to indemnity tho Government
q its iirst mortgage. They emit own il twieo.
This change Of tho priority Of lion was made bo-
had no connection with it. As it il tho qoyern~
ohostnuts out Of tho Credit Mobi1ier fro, aud
that's tho objective point and sum total of the
whole Investigation.
R.-Whnt evidonce ia thero that this is 3 Van
derbilt speculation
s.-One fact ia sufficient proof. The Central
pacifc Railroad, built undcr tho Same laws and
subBidieB, had alao an neide ring like tho Crodit
Mooilior; Tho road WAS built IN the same way
probably larger stoal than Amos and his party
got OIL tho othor road. But there has boon no
disturbance, no inyostlgatton, Ito suit ny tic
United States : Why? Because tho road has
not changed handa. Tho parties who made tho
grab still own tho road, and there Is no ono
wronged and no one to complain. Thoro is no
Vanderbilt IN that case. II tnoro was, You
would have that road Investigated ut the demand
Of some press syndlcato. .-, ..--...
N.-HoW can the, prosa, SECURE such conoes-
sions to It's demands?, Would it's voice bc 30
potential II It had not right on ITS Side ~
s.-fhe daily nrosa ruloa tho country. NO
statesman, no Political party, no corporation Gun
stand against them. Thoy cannot pc rcslsted
o1eopt tor . snort tamo On somo greas lasne anu
e. enormous oxponse-as IN the INST campaign.
M eofe %h m sno to
Goceiun s n e, aea,,ns; poweFth! Ptess eynactIo
nus TG T,, ea1s H. A9ep " tno eMosi Mi nna lucy 1noy