New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-20
p1YuFNy IN GREENBdCKS.

The World wriggles daily nearer and nearer
the dirty pool of Reputation, which, since II
swallowed with what hideOus cOntortlons OF
visageD the new Democratic platform, was
perhaps TO have been expected. 1t has
already got so far along as to say:
"Tbe quotations fin Gen. Garnelds speech from
Tladdeus stevens wero Thoroughly dishonest ana we're
10 nrnrised fun exposure OF the deception, but dehh
interviewed 70 Illustrate his intsnens IiE te
mech from which it has often quoted was Yety
different bin from that which hnaLy Pass'n weUty wear
b nds outright and yet THE TRlBUNE DraIeniy asserts
that the speech related to the flye-IwehIe9'
Comments by The Tribune.
Gen James A. Garfield has been surpassed
in perspicacity by very few men who ever sat
in Congress-, and in integrity by no one
whatever. He made his speech Oh the cur
rency wherein the Five-Twenties are payable,
with its repeated citations from Mr.. Stevens
and others, in the presence of Mr. s., OF Gon.
Butler, and of their COpperhead allies Here
is one of his citations from Mr.. Stevens
speech in the House (Feb. 6, 1862, in closing
the debate on the Legal Tender act:
"This money would lodge IN large quantities with
The capitalists aud banks, who must take Them But tho
Instinct Of ganperhays may call II ayarIee-w9nd nor
allow them TO keep IL long unproductve. dollar IN
nisers safe uuprOductive y sore disturbance Where
cent rcdecmrbe IN gold IN hocty ycorS, the best and
most valuable permanent Investment that could be de-
sired The Government would thus again possess such
notes I'm exchange for bonds, and again reissue them
doubt that thus the s5ooOo0OO of bonds author
by the Government. aud thus sl5OOOOo0O would do the
work Of 500 900 200 Of bonds.
When further loans were wanted yOu need only au-
thoze the sale Of more bonds The Same $l50OOOOd 0
notes will be ready to take them Globe vol 40, p 6'
A little further on, on the same page he said ::
GertIemen are camorous In favor Of those who have
I.t,f, dtntl iagft hp
pay his debt do not much Synpatize with such I'M
Fortunate money LENDERS. But widows ana orphans are
interested and In tears lest their estates should DO badly
invested. / pity no who has biz money invested IN
United States bonds payable ~ gold "a ueny yeas with
interest sem-aunualY"
He then proceeded to review the several sub
stitutes, stating first the plan of the Committee.
quote from the same page:
"Let me restato the various projects. Ours proposes
United notes secured at the end Of tceHy He1f 10
be paid IN coin and the interest raised by taxation semi
throughout the Union No better Investment, IN my
Judgment can be had No better currency can DO In
| vented.
! Mr. Garfield made further citations from Mr..
! Stevens and other members of the Ways and
Means Committee to the same effect. and said
"Thus Mr.. Speaker. l have shown that, when the
original FiyeTwenty Bond bill passed the House IN 1904
those bonds payable IN 0Old ha me gentleman from
Pennsylvania lMr Seyens so stated IRE distinct lines
aud suggested anything the contrary; that
when that gentleman raised "a doubt on the sub
Iect he promptly met by the statement Of leading
member OF the Committee OF Ways and Means that hc
nerer before heard Of such sg0cs0n and NOTABLY me
Committee Of Ways and NeGHS dreamed Of he possibility Of
| paying them ia anything out CON-"
These assertions are certainly in point. They
are either true. or Gen, Garfield ought TO have
been expelled from the House within an hour.
Mr. Stevens responded rs follows:
suppose I not allowed to reply 70 the gentleman
now have controversy with him Why II Is he has
renewed the attack upon God only knows only re-
fcrred nm speaking the language OF another the
Secretary OF the Treasury and when the proper time
comes fw show there Is not word of truth in what
either of them says"
MIR. Stevens is since dead, and was then
40 near death that he could not be fairly held
responsible for his assertions. But the Editor
of The World is alive The Congressional Globe
for 1862 is at hand and he can show that Gen.
Garfield ia liar if such be the fact. Let us
see him try it If not, he virtually confesses
that he is using Mr. Steyenss name to bolster
up fraud of whose character and drift he is
perfectly aware.