Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-08-18
NPH[LL WORK.


Those Radical organs that uttered the
truth in ls73,when the Credit Mobilier
frauds woro being debated and investi,
gated in Congress, are in an awful situ.
alton now when one Of those "sollcd
doves is running for President Hero
are a few specimen bricks from the
Philadelphia Bulletin, a rampant Gar.
field organ now. In February, 1873,
the editor said
supposing that the acceptance of the bribes did
not cover the members with dishonor, the perjury
j that was committed surely did and for this alone
the criminals should be expelled Il Is useless
and foolish to attempt to dodge this issue. The
Nation regards 1t as Of tho highest importance,
and II the House oycrlOoks an Oliense which the
laws punish with imprisonment IN the peniten-
tiary, II will deserve the soorn and contempt Of
every honest man.
! No one can ! Q satisfied with the report Of the
Credit Mobilier Committee. Very properly il
conyiets Oakes Ames Of bribeing various members
Of Congress- but there could be no bribery unless
some members were bribed, and the Committee
pretends that such was not the for Il fails TO
condemn the various parties who ha d negotiations
with Amss for stock Of tho Credit MObilier Of the
U. T. r. r. Co. The public will receive with
faith the statements Of the Committee In regard
to the various members, for those statements
show that Mr.. Dawes, Mr. Sooheld, Mr., Bing-
ham, Mr.. William D. Kelley and Mr.. Garfield
were all or gagged 10 negotiations with Amcs. The
attempt to excuse them by declaring that they
had no knowledge that they were doing anything
disreputable Is very lame No one believes that
the,e mon, experienced in all the tricks Of the
| lobby, we're of natures so child like aud simple
ne not 20 fully understand what they were about.
This is espcoAly The case with those that teeeiv
ed loans Of money from AmcS, or certificates Of
stock, or dividends or shares for which they had
never paid dollar 10 cash.
"SuppoSing that The acceptance Of the
Jribes did mol coUer the members Of Con.
gress Oih dishoaor, THE PERI URY
THAT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
DID, AND FOR THIS ALONE THE
CRIMINALS SHOULD BE EX.
PEELED"
That's good orthrography and sound
morals, but the editor in question,
since he has been saddle'bagged with
one of ;ho CRIMINALS indicted, for
President, he, tho other day, chimed
in on this same subject in this way;
"The sons Of Oakcs Ames have issued long
statement in which they attempt, with what
seems to be large measure Of success 70 vindi
cate their father from the charge that bis conduct
Of the Credit Mobiler busines was unworthy Of
an honorable man IL is not likely that the pub
lie will care greatly about the matter just at this
time, excepting in 50 far as they may be new
proofs presented that Ames did not corrupt Gen
efal Garfield. But nobody outside Of the Demo-
cratic party even now believes that Garfield was
corrupted, and nobody inside of the Democratic
party would venture to admit that Garfield Is in-
Soctnt, although 40 Angel from Heaven, instead
Of Ames' children, should proclaim the fact"
How stupid for even boy to cruelty
himselfin that kind of u way, much
less the high moral educator Of the
Bulletin.