Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-09-26

none Of those men was any explanation made
that this Credit Mobilier company was in any
way connected with ring Of seven men who
oEned the principle portion Of the stock and 4
Union Pacific road for building six or seven
hundred miles at an extravagant price-largels
above what the work was worth. That was
secret held only By those seven men who Owned
understood that Mr.. takes Ames, who Was the
center of that company Of seven men, sought 70
gain the friendship of fifteen OF twenty promil
nent Congressfnen with the view of protecting
himself and the Pacific Rsilroad against any
Investigation which might be made: but it wac
q necessary part Of his plan not 70 divulge that
purpose or IN any way Ultimate TO them that be
might draw upon tnem for favors.
Long before any sueh purpose was resliEed,
Iong bsfOre any pressure came upon Mr.. Ames.
most Of the men who had been invited 70 pnr-
chase thst stock had either declined 10 pur.
chase or had purchased and realized. OF had
purchased and sold out. But In lS72, in the
midst of the Presidential cam paign gan9 article
publishedin the public journ4la aehergine &
that sixteen prominent members of Congress
Senators and RepfeseDt4tiv had sold theiI
votes for money or stock; that they hsd &C
Oepted Dribes. You remam Der that / wss ran-
ming for OngTess IN this distriet At that time
w hen that news came Ras away IN the Rocky
Mountains. Iicame home and the frst day af-
ter my arrival at Washington I authorized q
be published statement concerning what
knew about the Oakes a-les business. "A great
u
been repeated hundfeds of times in this dis
last Two weeks that Nj. Garfield hsoesd and
b1sinsss, until finally the inysstiSstion inv SiisS1
brought It out. ! repeat that immediately
on my arrival in " Washington i made state
'ment to the correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Gczetse. Of which the following is copy
WAsHINeroK September is, 1872
General Gsfneld, who has Just arrived here
S opSoung Is 81 see % +ess 6so sae
ing his name with receiving shares of the
credit Mobiher from Oakes Ames. He an
thOriEes the ststement that he never subscfibed
tor a single share of the stuck. and that he
never received or ssW share OF It. When the
company was first formed, GEORGE Francis
Train, then sctive in 1T. came to Washington
and exhibited list Of subscribers. of ieadine
capitalists, and some members Of Congress, to
the stock of the company. The subscription
was described as popuiar one Of g. 200 cash
Train urged General Garfield TO subscribe on
two occasions, ana each Il NE he declined Sub
sequently he was again informed that the aist
was nearly completed but tnat q ehance re-
manned for him to subscribe. ehen he again
decli0edt and 70 this day he has not subscribed
for or received any share Of stock or bond Of
the company" s = =
Now Iwant my audience to understand hat
in the midst Of that storm and tempest Of
accusation, aid only little while before the
election. stat-d It and let Il 20 broadcast to
the daily pfoss. that did know something
about the Credit M0bilier; that had been in
vited to subscribe 70 it; thai he'd on two oo-
oasions discussed the matter; that had taken
1t into consideration, aud that finally / had
declined to subscribe; that never had owned
or held share; had never seen certificate
OF the stock. Nov l am net asking you at this
moment TO discuss etruth OF that staten ent,
but only 70 say that stated II long before
there Eas any inYestiKation talked or; that
never lodged or evaaed or denied having 8ny
1noWledge on the subject, but at the first de-
clared plainly and fully Whist did know
about it. 9 saa Aihet
When Congress met. Spesl or Blaine and the
rest of Us whose names Were concerned in it,
az ooce, on the frst morning Of the session. de-
manded q committee Of fnveetiEation TO 20
through with the Whols1u6jeet from beeinning
10, snd. / want those gentlemen who t3lk
about Mr. Garfield being got aftef By commit
tess Of Investigation. 70 know thai no. invest
CATION into any public affair has beea held IN
the last three years inWeshinEton that j. have
not helped to organize end bring about lAp-
plause.l - do sr7s4 iaaf4a S. ~