Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-06

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abuses. "-Secretary Sherman TO Collector
arthur, January 81, 1879.
Secretary Sherman reported to the
Senate that General Arthur cost the
Government for collecting customs al
New York, S235, 29S a year more than
an honest and competent collector
ought to. He also reported to the Sen
ate that General Arthur's salary as col
lector at the Port of New York, was
$4,000 per year.
Yet ne took or Eeceivefin lsIS.."....... sLl,720s
. l8H............ 5o,oi3.I.
ls75............ 1852!
For the reasons / named and others
President Hayes and Secretary Sherman
removed him from Office. Yet the Re
publicans have nominated him, and ask
the people to elect man Vice Presi-
dent, who the President and Secretary
OF the Treasury, the two highest officials
in the Republican party, say was not
honest enough, or fit to be collector oil
New York.
WHAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS DONE.
The Democratic party has had ma
jority in one or both houses of Congress
since 1876; during this time nearly all
of the legislation that has taken place
has resulted in bringing about, among
other things:
RECOMMENDATION of silver.
Stoppage OF contraction OF greenbacks.
Resumption OF specie payments.
Increased the amount of paper and
coin money in use.
Reduced the rate OF interest on Gov
eminent bonds.
Stopped as far as could be the Repub.
lican tendency TO Capitalization.
Stopped the giving OF public lands to
| railroads.
Suppression OF rings and frauds.
Reduction OF ofiiceholders.
Reduction OF the expenditures of the
Government.
Reduction OF taxes.
Reduction of public debt.
Reduction of amount OF interest paid
| the country.
And improved the general condition Of
the country.
| will now tell you something about
Credit Mobilier, the DeGolyer contracts
and Mr.. Gartield's connection with
them.
CREDIT MOBILIER.
4 few years ago the Government
gave lands, bonds and many valuable
privileges to company organized To
build the Union Pacific railroad. When
certain interested parties of this com
pany ascertaned that the cost OF the
work and the assets at their command
would make an enormous balance on
their side oil the books, and in order to
reap the advantage of the same, they
formed a ring to build the road. They
secured an old Pennsylvania charter
called the Credit Mobilier, which was
admirably adapted for the swindle in
] view, and under that charter name be-
gan one OF the most remarkable and
successful frauds in history. In order
to aid this gigantic fraud it was neces'
sary to secure certain legislation from
Congress, and to do this, to obtain the
aid and influence OF certain members Of
Congress. Among other who CAV, the I
assistance was James A. Garfield, a.
s!j0wn by the evidence taken before the
select committee to investigate the
Credit MobiIier bribery. On page l2S
OF the evidence OF Judge pOland's re
port, Mr.. Garfield says. Mr.
Ames never gave nor Offered
to give me any stock OF
other valuable thing as gilt. | once
asked and obtained from him, and after
ward repaid to him, loan al $500 That
amount is the only thing ever receiv'
ed from or delivered to him.
"Iuercr O,cned receircd or agreed 10 re-
ceire ana stock of the Credit JfObiIier or Of
the Union Pacific railroad, nor any diri,
dend or profits arising from either OF them.
On page 295 Mr. Ames says: II GO
for Mr.. Garfield ten shares Of the Credu
lfobaier stock for wtich he paid par ana
interest"
In June received a dividend in cash
on his stock of 5000 which lett balance
due him OF $500 which paid him. Tha,
is all the transaction between us.
The question was asked Mr.. Ames-
"Did you ever loan Gen. Garfield $500?
To which ne rep,ied-"Not to my
knowledge, except that he calls this
loan"
Question-"Y do not call it a loan?'
Answer-"I did not OF The time. am
wiHing Il should 90 to suit him"
In J. B. Alleys testimony he says;
Judge Black still insisted that Nc
Combs had these letters, and the names,
he said, were inserted by Ames in the
letters, and he understood that the
names OF Uoliax, Boutwell, and Wilson
were among them, also Mr.. Garfield.
He should be sorry, he said, to expose
Mr.. Garfield, who was a particular
friend of his. He said it would be found
that these gentlemen aud several others
were stockholders, who were also mem
beers OF Congress"
Judge Poland, Republican, and who
was chairman OF the committee that
made the investigation, says:
"The facts in regard to Mr.. Garfield,
as found by the committee, are that lie
agreed with Mr.. Ames to take ten shares
Of Credit Mobiher stock, but did not
pay for the same. Mr.. Ames received
the eighty per cent. dividend IN bonds
and sold them for ninety-seven pei
cent, and also received the sixty pen
cent. cash dividend, which, together
with the price oil the stock and interest
lett balance of 1929. This sum was
paid over to Mr.. Garfield by check on
the Sergeant.at-arms, and Mr.. Garfield
then understood this sum wdS The balance ~
diridends after paying for the Stoct,
| do not consider the act OF Gen. Gar
field taking the hribe anything in com
parison to the crime OF his perslstently
DENYING tie same and that under oath.
Before dropping this subject would
call YOUR attention 10 the facts gwen IN
Judge Wilson's (also Republican, re
port on the Credit Mobilier, which can
not be Notwithstanding the lmmensc,
profits realized by the enormous fraud
to which Gen. Garfield was a party.
The Ames contract COS; the railroad
or WV ~
| The Ames contract cost the contr2c- 49,. -,
%''-'i''''
Prot If the contractors -...........sl9 81 bob
The di, Lends from the proceeds Ol
the Ames contract were SO ,O6S
Between the actual profits aud dividends
there was large margin to be accounted
for, which the honorable trustees never
deipned to explain-but which is sup
posed to have been divided among the
persons connected with tins swindie'
Keep in mind that this road was bnil'