The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-06-11

| $4,000 increase OF the Credit MObilier to
sell here. We want more friends in this
congress" As he himself said, the object
was to put the stock where it "would do the
most good" The stock was then selling at
$3.50 d share on a par value Of 800. 1t
was issued In blocks Of thirty, twenty, and
ten shares to members Of congress at par,
and the so-called purchase was more than
extinguished by the accrued dividends. 1t
was nice stock to hold.
The first disclosure OF this corruption
was made in the Sun during the year OF
1872, duplicating many Of the Republican
leaders. A presidential election was then
pending, and they all vehemently denied
any connection with the fraud. Garfeld's
statement was more explicit and holder
than that of any Of his confederates in the
crime. An investigation was ordered by
the house soon after the meeting OF con-
gress; the examination of witnesses began
on Dec. 12, 1879. At first Cakes Ames was
disinclined to make any exposure; but
when the incriminatcd members combined
to swear him down and to free themselves
by rank perjury, his blood warmed quickly,
and he determined to let the truth be
known, though in the end there was much
concealed.
Garfield submitted to the committee a
prepared statement on Jan. IA, 1873
never owned, received, or agreed to re-
ceivc any stock OF the Credit Mobilier or
of the Union Pacific railroad, nor any divl-
dends or profits arising from either Of
them.
Ames was recalled Jan. 90, 1872, and
testified to the stock he had issued to Gar
field, the dividends allowed him, and the
balance of money paid into his hand,
which Garfield pretended was "loan." He
submitted memorandum of the account
in detail. 1t came to the knowledge OF
the committee that Garfield had visited
Ames with the object of inducing him to
retract or modify his testimony, and he
was re.examined on the Goth Of January,
as follows;
@. You may state whether, in converse
ton with you, Mr.. Garfield claims, as he
claimed before US, that the only transaction
between you was borrowing $300l A.
No, sir; he did not claim that with me.
@. State all you know in reference to it. A.
l told HIM he knew very well that that was
dividend. l made out statement and
showed it to him at the time. In our con-
versation he admitted it, and said there was
g., 400 due him in stocks and bonds. He
made little memorandum OF $1,000 and
81 400, and said there was $1,000 of Union
Pacific railroad stock or bonds.
@. When was that memorandum nader
A. II was made in my room. can not re-
member the date. II was since this in
vestigation commenced.
@. Have you the memorandum that Mr..
Garfield made9 A. have the figures that
he made. Paper shown in Garfeld's hand
writing.
@. You say these figures were made by
Mr.. Garfeldi A. Yes, sir.
@. That was his idea of what was coming
to himl A. Yes, sir.
Garfield sought to tamper with and sub
orn Ames, and the attempt ended IN his
claiming larger share in the Credit Mo-
bilier than had been allowed to him, after
having solemnly sworn fortnight previous
" that he never owned, received or agreed
to receive any stock of the Credit Mobilier
nor any dividend or profit arising there
from. The climax was capped when Ames
produced his diary with the original entry
against Garfield, dated Tuesday, Sept. 90,
1868, setting forth his account for ten shares
Credit Mobiler.
These terrible revelations were allowed
to pass unnotced. Garfield did not dare
to 90 before the committee and confront
Ames, because he knew there were still
other proofs IN reserve. He waited until
Ames was in his grave, and then, with
Schuyler Colfax and others who had been
bribed, he attempted to whitewash the in
fanny.
But, passing from that period to more
recent times, lei US examine his record after
he became chairman Of the committee on
appropriations, and, as one Of his pur-
chasers said, ''held the purse strings of the
patton" The Forty-second congress, in
which the Republicans had large MAORI
ties in both houses, has gone INTO history
as memorable for scandalous legislation
Among many disgraceful acts was that
authorizing the infamous Sanborn contracts
by which intormers and spies were enabled
to seize the books of merchants and, by
connivance, to backmail them, and at the
same time to plumber the treasury of i'm.
mense sums. That Law was the result Of
corrupt combination between certain mem
bers of congress, certain treasury officials,
and one Sanborn, with one Jayne as the mas.
ter workman. Some idea of the magni-
tude of their operations may be formed
from the fact that Sanborn drew from the
treasury nearly $4,000 tor three months
service.
But for Garfed's direct completely, that
infamy would never have distigured the
statute book. The job was done IN this
way: Sawyer, then carpet, bog senator
from the south, afterward assistant secre-
tary of the treasury, and confederate of
Sanborn's ring, introduced an amendment
to the Legislative, executive, and judicial
bill, authorizing the contracts 10 be made.
1t vas rider and not in any way ger
name to the bill. But the Republicans
then had the chronic habit of mounting
their very worst legislation as riders on the
regular supply bills. The bill, thus amend
ed, was reported to the house April 5, 1879.
and the Job was badly bpatpn