Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12
'Yi,e sons of cakes Ames Defend
Their Fathers Memory.

relatives of Cakes Ames, one of the two
scape-goats chos IN by the House of Rep
resentatives TO bear the whole burden Of
the responsibility. This natural distress
has been aggravated by the attempt now
being made to do what even the House of |
Representatives, which condemned him,
refused TO do, and that is make Ames out |
liar who slandersd his friends and |
associates. The Poland Committee ac-
cepted Ames' reluctant testimony as true
and on that testimony based their report |
demanding vote of eensure upon him and
Brooks, Of New York. II is rather late to
come forward now and declare that this
man who built the Pacific railroad and
who, throughout long public career and
vast business connection, was never, except !
in this matter. charged with any wrong,
and whose word was even in this accepted
by the congressman which condemned
him. was common liar not to be believed
on oath.
We do not wonder, then, that his sons
Cakes A. Ames, Oliver Ames and Frank
NJ. Ames, have issue d an address Ito the
american people, irrespective of party
protesting against this new attempt to
cast fresh obloquy on their faith er's MEN,
DRY, and attempting to defend it against
the charges already brought The defense
OF the sons is given TO the whole Ameri-
can press, and, after briefly stating the
reasons which have caused its present
publication, they cite the close of his own
defense, made in Congress, as ftlo
These, then. are my offenses that have
risked fortune. everything, i'll an enterprise
of incalculable benefit to the Government,
from which the capital of the world shrank
that have sought to strengthen the work,
thus rashly undertaken, by invoking the
charitable Judgment of the public on Its
obstacles and endorsements that | have
had friends. some of them in official life with
whom | have been willing to share adyan-
| tageous opportunities of investment that
have kept to the truth through good and
evil report, denying nothing. concealing
| nothing. rcserving nothing. Who will say
| that alone am to be offered mp Il sacrifice to
! hDDGusG u puult NltillbT. VI u tAllAlt NllN
SINS of others? Not until such an offering
| is made will believe it possible. But if this
| body shall so order that it can best be puri-
| lied by the choice Of u single victim, | shall
accept its mandate, appealing with untalter-
/ ing confidence to tine impartial verdict of
\ history for that vindication which il is pro-
| posed to deny me here.
No reply was made then challenging Lis
statement that he had kept tie truth
" through good and evil report denying
nothing, concealing nothing, reserying
nothing but il was determined that
according to his own showing he hac
sought to strengthen the work" by
sharing advantageous opportunities fol-
investment" with his fellow Congress-
men in such fashion as practical,
amounted to bribery. This, of course
he denied and his sons in this defense
strongly repeat his denial, and beini
unable to print their defense in full, W
give what they say on this, which i
really the vital matter;
In December, 1872, it was charged tina
Cakes Ames five years before, In 1861, sol
S25. 900 of Credit Mobilier construction stoc
at less than its real value TO number Of hi
| fellow-C congressman, with All intent of bribery
1t was also asserted THAT behind this offer I
sell stock, lay hidden a scheme to dcfraud til
Union Pacific railroad and imperil the il
terests of the United States that a rim
| OF seven persons inside the Credit Mobile
Company, calling themselves trustees made
contract with themselves. by which they +,
| reiVel for buIldluu the road an cNtrnyuunt