The daily gazette., 1880-08-05
SECOND EDITION
From the N. Y. Sun.
More Proofs.

affair by pretending that he was wholly
ignerant OF the objects ofthat corporation
and of its connection with the Pacific
Railroad Company. We quote from the
report of the Poland committee, page
49,:
"By Mr.. McCrary-Q-IfI understood
you, you did not know that the Credit
Mobilier had any connection with the
Union Pacific Railroad Company Al
understood from the statements ,T f..r.
Train that its objects were connee en
with the lands of the Union Fs9 Ne
Railroad Company aud the developneA
of settlements along that road; but Chat
it had any relation to the Union Pacific
Railroad, other than that, did not
know.
"O.-You did not know that the OBJ
ject was to build the Union Pacific Rail
road? A.-No, sir; 1 did not"
These extracts from his testimony are
confirmed by statements in his defensive
pamphlet of May 8, 1878, issued after
the expiration of the Forty second Con-
gress, which had investigated the Crecit
Ames. He says, on page Z:
sIt has been said that it is absurd to
suppose that intelligent men, familiar
with public affairs did not understand all
about the relation OF the Credit Mobiler
Company to the Pacific Railroad Com
pany. 1t is sufficient answer to say that
until the present winter (1S72-73) few
men either in or out of Congress ever
understood it, and it was for the interest
of those in the management of that
arrangement to prevent these facts from
being known"
Again, on page 8:
SIN the winter of 1869 10 received
the first intimation that ever had of the
real nature of the connection between
the Credit Mobilier Company and the
Pacific Railroad Company in private
conversation with the Hon. j. 5. Black
of Pennsylvania"
The records of the House of Representa-
lives show this testimony and these
statements to be utterly false. They
were invented to mislead the public, To
cover Garfield's venality, one perjury
was piled on another. Here are the
conclusive proofs,
Mr.. Window of Minnesota offered a
resolution on Jan. 90, 1868; constitu-
ting the Secretary of War, the Secre-
tary of the Interior, and the Attorney
General a board of Commissioners,
whose duty it should be on the first
day of July in each year TO establish a
tariff for freight and passengers over
the Union Pacific and Central Pacific
Railroads, and their branches, which
should not exceed double the average
rates charged on the different railroads
between the Mississippi River and the
Atlantic. Mr.. Window tried to press
this resolution to vote. But the Ring
was too powerful, and it went over
under the rules, to come up again
March 10, 1868. with the following in
cidents
"Mr. Garheld-I move to refer it to
the Committee on Post Offices and
Post Roads,and call the previous ques-
tion.
"Mr. Washburne of IIlinois-I hope
the House will not second the previous
question. Let us have square vote,
and see who is in favor of this resolu-
tion.
"Mr. Dawes-We had square vote
the other day.
Mr.. Washburne-And the gentle
man was with the monopolists.
"Mr. Allison-Let the joint resolu-
ton be reported in tull.
"The Speaker-The Clerk not ex-
pecting this business to be reached
to-day, the joint resolution is not
here.
"Mr. Garfleld--I think it is very pro.
per, therefore, to have it referred.
"Mr. Washburne of Illinois demand
ed the previous question.
"The vote stood-Yeas, SO; nays, 70;
not voting, GO.
'The Speaker-The morning hour
has expire /, and tho bill 6 pes to the
Speakers table,"
On the Goth of March, 1868, the res
olution was again in order, and Mr..
Washburn of Wisconsin addressed the
House, showing that "there was great
exaggeration about the difficulties at
tending the building of the Pacific
railroads." We quote this language
"rhe stockholders in the Pacific road
are few in number. Instead of con-
tracing for the construction OF the road
as all other roads have been built, what
do they dop A, C and d are the stock
holders of the company. A, B, G and
D, under a charter from the State OF
Pennsylvania, organize themselves into
a company called the Credit Mobilier OF
America. A, b, G and ID, stockholders,
enter into contract with the Credit
Mobilier to build this road at fabulous
prices, and the Credit Mobilier let out
the contract at the lowest figure at which
the road can be built, making a clear
profit of the difference between the price
at which the contract is taken and the
price actually paid to those who do the
work, sum, | am assured, that will
not fall short of many, many millions OF
dollars. 1t will readily be seer from
this that the company practically con-
tracts with itself to build the road, and
that the enormous figure they exhibit as
representing the cost of the road are alb
solutely fcticious."
The resolution was discussed agair
March 25 and 26, 1868, and finally re-
ferred to the Pacific Railroad Committee
to be stabbed to death. On the 18th Of
MAY, 1868, the committee reported q
substitute, providing that the conditions
of the resolution should not take effect
until the road was completed, and pro
vidiDg, further, that the charges should
not be reduced below 8 cents per mile
for freight and cents per mile for pass
engers. A sharp debate followed, in the
course of which Mr.. Van Wick said:
sBut this road does not cost $S2, 900,
900. These gentlemen have made con
tracts with themselves, whereby the,
nav double the amount to build the roat