The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-01
-ssal From the N. Y. Sun. June 1a sd
Schuyler COlfax and James A.
Garfield,

SCH ana anAeS a.
Garfield.
Tn the summer of 1872, when the
Sun first made public the testimony Of
Colonel Henry S. McComb in the
Credit Mobilier suit, Schuyler Colfax
and James A. Garfield were both con-
spicuOus leaders of the Republican
party. Mr.. ColfaX was Vice President
of the United States; General Garfield
was chairman of the House Commit
tee on Appropriations. s l.4.asd .!.
Writing to Colonel McComb in 1865
in regard to Credit Mobilier stock set
apart for the purpose of corrupting
Legislators, Oakes Ames had said: II
have used this where it will produce
most good to us, 1 think" Penciled
on the back of the same letter was
Oakes Amos memorandum list of Sem
ators and congressman bribed. There
were thirteen names in all. Here are
two of them: . .ei5alaf a.4rJ 81
s. Colfax, Speaker 81 900
Oarhchu' Ohio- ------------. ..----- 2OOO
Most of the persons affected by this
preliminary revelation hastened to de-
ny their guilt. The denials of Schuy-
Ter Colfax and James A. Garfield were
alike explicit and impressive. COlfax
went from his desk in the Senate cham
Der before committee of the House of
Representatives, and, having sworn in
the name of God to tell the truth, the
whole truth. and nothing but the truth,
made this statement sut
II state, explicitly, that no one ever
gave or offered to give me any shares
Of stock in the Credit Mobilier or in
the Union Pacific Railroad, 1 have
never received nor had rendered to me
any dividends in cash, stock or bonds
accruing upon any stock in either of
said organizations. never received a
dollar in bonds, stocks or dividends" :"
In the Senate chamber again COlfax
shed tears while protesting his innO-
,eence, and appealed to the Eternal
Tribunal of Justice to establish the
truth of his words. - =: i-.sei :.
General James A. Garfield also swOre
in the name of God to tell the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing. but the
truth, and having taken that solemn
oath, he said: f5t-sI liaii III '1-fii Il
." Mr.. Ames never gave nor offered
to give me any stock or other valuable
thing as q gift. once asked and OBJ
tanned from him, and afterward repaid
to him, loan of $500; that amount is
the only valuable thing ever received
from or delivered to him.iaI / never
owned, received, or agreed to receive
any stock of the Credit Mobilier or of
the Union Pacific Railroad, nor any
dividends or profits arising from either
of them"
@. Were any dividends ever ten
dered to you on the stock of the Credit
Mobilier upon the supposition that you
were to be a subscribers" in stf
"A. u No, sir" "esf 40 ilo srJ '.41f )
f. o. s" The loan you have repaid, if /
understood you correctly ?''j ,l,.o.,,.,l ..
a. Yes, sir"
Both Colfax's and Garfield's sworn
denials were made under pressure of
the emergency, and before it was
known or supposed that Oakes Ames
would ever be witness to the truth.
Circumstances which it is not now
necessary to recall, brought Oakes
Ames to the stand, with his memoran
dunn book ii. u s..la ..,siii,ls. .zi,,5 .
General Garfield's account in the
same memorandum book was as fol-
lows: l.lJ Al h.a ,sl-a.s q ..s7il-.s ii@7tal
a Garfield. |. ten shares Credit lMobi-
lier, 81 600; seven months and ten days
interest, $43 36-1 ,O43. So; so per cent.
bond dividend at 81, $776-$267. SO; in
terest, June 30, S.. "a balance, $271.
Ten shares Credit, Mobilier stock, ten
shares Union Pacific stock"
And in another place general state
ment:t s. ,sasf-.., N,li }lJie sloi4 n
1s6S-To ten shares Credit Mobilier of
1880 A. .-...- ..-.....-. ... ...... $l.VO w
interest ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS g w
June 1910 cash ss9 90