The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-02
CREDIT MOBILIER.

In default of any live issue upon
which 10 make n square, honest fight IN
the present canvass, the Democratic
journals are still grinding away ut their
mud mills, and resnrrecting the eX-
plOded scandals against Mr.. Garfield,
the candidate for president on the Re
publican ticket The charges which
they prefer have been disprovcd again
and again, but to the end that all cavii
may be silenced on the question OF Gen.
Garfield's connection with the credit
mobilier scheme, we publish the follow
ing, concerning the report of commit
tee appointed by the house of reprcsen-
tatiyes TO investigate that matter:
ION the 18th of February, 1873 .he
committee submitted unanimous re-
port recommending the expulsion OF
Cakes Ames and james Brooks, and en-
| tirely exonerating Mr.. Garfield, Henry
| l.. Dawes, William d. Kelley and other
| congressman whose names had been
mentioned in connection with the
| charges. The part of the report which
| relates To Garfield and the last mention
| ed congressman is rs follows: THE
| committee do not find that either of the
above named gentlemen. in con
tracing with Mr.. Ames, had any cor
rupt motives of purpose, or was aware
that Mr.. Amcs had any; nor did either
of them suppose that he was guilty o.
any improperly oTNeven indellcacy In be
coming a purchaser in this stock.
The committee have not been able tC
find that any of these members of con
gress have been affected in their oificia
action in consequence of their interest il
the Credit Mobilier stock.
The committee find nothing in the con
duct of either of the members i'll taking
this stock that calls for any cOndemna
ton by the committee. Pages :, dRt
10 Of report.
"'rhc committee were unable to fine
that any of the members of Congres
who took this stock were affected il
their official action in consequence O
their interest in the {. NJ. sock. Tn
) committee could scarcely have said less
because the Union Pacific railroad com
pany had long before obtained of cor
gress all that il desired. and at tina
time, and even tor several years after
! there was no legislation undertake
, which could affect the holders of the {
. NJ stock
"Such is The whole case. The con
mittee, composed of men of both parties
find nothing in the conduct or motive
, of General Garfield or others that call
, for any Recommendation, such as tn
!, censure of the house. The only crit
cism that this committee of intelliger
I men make is that the members, in takin
2 this stock, were not sufficiently Garrett
, in ascertaining what they were gettin!
and that in their opinion the assuranC
: of good investment was all the assn
G ance they needed"
added to this is the statement {
, Judge Black of his thorough informs
;. ton as 10 Mr. Garfield's integrity, an
Judge Thurman's declaration ON d
r stump that he was without reprOach
: the matter The fact is that all respec
!, able Democrats who were informed
: the case have made similar avowal
! Intelligent and fairminded men will IA
y ccpt the conclusion of the house COZ
e mIttee and of such Democrats rs Jud:
i, Black and Judge Thurman, rather tha
malignant assertions of the mud-slingir
! press, especially when they have show
y their disregard of the facts by snppres
r, ing the m,.st important parts of the do
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