The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-08

est, sort OF Credit MoDller INK pet"een
them which makes il. binding on one
another to help each other when opportu-
nifty presents. The New York sssas. says
of this Patterson, that: ~ d
"Oakes Ame's memorandum book and
the corroborative testimony ruined Patter-
sen He had been assigned thirty shares
Of the corruption stock, which he bought
at gpar when it was worth three. four. or
I've hundred cents on the dollar. He re-
ceived two large dividends on the same.
one OF 81 800. and one of $2,22S. on cash
investment of $1,000. and within a few
months. When the investigation began,
he went upon the stand and swore: 81
never received, directly or indirectly, nor
did any one ever hold for me in trust. one
penny worth of stock in the Credit Mo-
biker. ~ Later, he declared: II never
diafeeAive-and say il under the most
solemn oath-ons share of Credit Mebilier
stock in my life" Then Cakes Ames
produeed the following receipt, signed by
Patterson himself:
sGD ''WAaHINeToN, June % 1868.
ssReoeiyed of Cakes Ames $i,SOO on account of
dividend received by him rs trustee on stock held
for my account .--. j. W. PATTERSON
And also this receipt: 1e5 e
6s5Ssr s@zr ..BosToN May 6, 1911.
'SReceiyed Of Cakes Ames two hundred shares OF
Union Pacific Railroad stock. seven hundred and
nfty seven dollars and twenty-four cents la cash
on account of Credit Mobiler stock and there are
stiI due ON the transaction thirty shares OF stock
In she Credit oMobilier of America, and two thea
sand in the income bonds of the Uuton Pacific Rail-
fosd. ~ ..-..-.--- j. w. PATTERSON"
More than this. The certificates Of the
very stock which Patterson swere he had
meyer owned were found, endorsed TO him
by Cakes Ames, in the safe of New
| York banker, where they had been de-
posted by Patterson. A nd the check for
| al 800 on the Sergeant at Arms was pro-
dueed. bearing Patterson's endorsements
| Patterson invested in Credit Mobilier q
sum of cash besides his influence as a Sem
| ator; and he received large returns for his
dishonor. Garfield invested nothing but
his smaller influence as Congressman, and
got smaller pay for precisely the same de-
gree OF dlshonor.
But the parallel between the ca-es Of
Patterson and Garfield extends beyond the
| bribe taking and the perjury. Both Of
| them, after the exposure attempted to
Induce Cakes Ames to swear falsely in
| order to shield them. Garfield went to
Annes and besought him to let the 1929
| dividend go as q loan. Patterson wrote
/ piteous letter TO Ames, under his own
| signature, saying: "Don't fell TO correct
your original statement before the COM
mittee. 1T mast not be reported as IL NOS
stands" This was after Cakes Ames had
| testified to Pattersou's ownership of the
| stock. but before the documentary eVi
dence had been produced
Lees than two weeks ago. at O Garfield
ratification meeting In Lebanon. New
Hampshire, the forgotten James W. Pat-
terson spoke for forty minutes in behalf of
the Republican nominee To Schuyler
Coffaxs certificate of Gariield's good
character. Patterson added his equally
val1able( p testimony. Unfortunately, there
was no stenographer present to take down
Pstterson's exact words. From the Kear
sarge Sentinel of June 20 we derive this
abstract of his remarks,
"He gave his reasons for his choice OF G IN Gar
feld in preference to the other candidates. Being
acquainted with the General he spoke of him in
high terms as pure man and ChristIate states-
ns01s- Toward the close OF the Senator's speech,
he referred to the Credit Mooilier-hoW men had
been injured by the press, by correspondents st
Washington who would write man up or down
for So; that not one in hundred that talked OF
word and before closing remarked that If any one
wanted to discuss Credit Mobilier he would be
readysfor them"
Since the Republican party saw fit to
invite another public verdict upon the
Credit Mobilier business. by puttiog up
Credit M0hiiier ticket, the full ticket
should have been Garfield and Colfax or
Garfield and Patterson. As neither Col
dIdate for Vice President. both of them
are free to take the STUMP in order TO
discuss Credit Mobilier," and to defend