The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-06-05
WHOLE No. $50.


speets - that il. it may be impolitic
for the XLIId Congress ta give new
cause. for. bringing itself into public
odium; it NAV cause criticism 80 but
IN most cases, ,"-he don't know as to
laboring men. he has already said he
/ did not know whether they ought to
have. any more pays but in most
cases the increase is properY s Can
any one doubt longer. what his real
opinion was upon this increase If soy
| let him read his next words, '&and
ought 10. be made.rJ No one can care
fully read that history and fail to see
that, notwithstanding all, of his pre-
| lenses and show of honesty upon the
preiiu1iuaries, when It came to the
battle which was TO, decide the con-
test, Mr.. Garfield did vote fOfdhis in
cresse of salaries, and that he not on
ly voted for, but actually was in favor
Of and advocated that Increase.
Mr.. Garfield says: ss It is clear that
| the biltJ would have spasEeb if L. had
voted against it," lIow are We to
know that? Are we 10 expect an
army 10 succeed when it's general, in
the midst of battle and IN the face of
his men, throws. down. his sword and
runs aWay2 And in EIis contest, after
ne who had claimed to be the leader
| and champion OF the opponents 10
that ewindte had deserted his post,
hado given! up the contest and gone
over TO the enemy, and not only voted
| for, but advocated its passage, even
| then IT got through by bare major
Eity Of only six votes; his own vote
would have. reduce it to four; and
what right hasl he To- cay that hut for
the deInoralizin inference Of his own
example, the W Iole Ii who had on a
former vote opposed this very in
.eaease, would not have come to its
overthrow again p. 81 llsfi- saH. u
Mr.. Garfield .l.says > {" Everybody
knew the failure of this bill would
render an extra session of Congress
inevitable" For a. moment suppose
that to be true; what if it did was
he afraid to do right, and leave the
rest to God ana his eo6ntrF? would
there not have been lone triumph Of
right over wrong, one redeeming. act
to the credit of that Congress of
which the American peopIe have go
little Gauss to be proud P He tells Us
the expense direct ,ond indirect would
more than pay the amount allo wed for
retroactive pay; he does not tell Us
tAA6S CuO l1ICIlOOES are C1OJ pau
the year, and would Jreceive5 the same
salary by elosings business oRlthe
18th of March that they would II they
continued until the 4th of July. He
tells us of the amount of dangerous
legislation which designing persons
are pressing upon CoRgress;l that by
having the members of the new Con-
gress assemble. the field WOnld be
clear for pushing all the schemes
against the treasury. This suggestion
ia not complimentary tn the members
of our new JCOngress mot yet assem-
bled and even ifithat Congress is TO
he so corrupt or ignorant as Mr., Gar
field presBpPosesg I. do not see any
thing to be. gained by. deferelng the
time of its meeting, OR how Mr.. Gar-
field expects that dishonest Ieglsla-
ton Wonld be less likely to succeed in
December than it would in March. or
April, nnless it isby the high moraf
example which he. upon this bill, has
set them in honest legislation.
But would the failure of that vote
have rendered an extra session lnevlf-
able If not. Mr.. Garfield Is LETT
without even this excuse (Which i. no
excuse) forlhis uote upon, aud ady0-
cacy of, this corrupt measure. He
says only single day and night, re-
mained before adjournment. The
record shows the only controversy
upon the final passage of he bill was
upon the salary clause. If the vote
had been against instead of foI that
bill. how long w0nld itihaVe taken TO
recommif and strike ont the salary in
crease and pass the bill without it ?+
Mr.. Garfield tellssus that bill contained
all the appropriation to paw the legis-
lative department. Without ifs spass-
age they could get no paw. L halieve
it is a tolerably~Wall established fact
that the XLILd Congress has not been
sverso to receiving what money it
conveniently could. An extra session
without extra pay, would have no
charms for the members. and / see no
reason which could lead one to sup
pose they would not be willing; to
pass an appropriation, bill to pay
themselves their honest salaries as
soon as they found they could get no
more. - A4a355 ~ ssa sls441
| Again, Mr.. Garfield claims that in
Justice is done him I'm that it is charged
that be voted for the bill for the puf-
pose of putting $1,000 back pay into
his own pocket. 1 do not know who
made that charge, and he does not-tell
us; but if man helps to break down
the door, of the national treasury for
the purpose of allowing one hundred
Of his confederstes to steal $1,000 each,
do not know that his crime. is any
less because he has not the courage TO
take his own share of the plumber, or
because he puts it back when he finds
that Justice is upon his track. Nor
whether tbs increased back pay or in
on his own motion, without the con-
tent Of his employer. And | fear
that Mr.. Garfield is not wise in ask
ing If any act of his public life would
warrant the imputation of unworthy
or ,mercenary motives to him. Is it
not pretty soon after Credit Mobilier
for him to ask such a question, or
make pretensions to such per rfect pu-
rity? He further. SAYS to his constit-
uents that ''Ten years ago they called
him from another field of duty, to rep.
resent them in the national legisla-
ture." Did he forget to add that that
calling was at his own instigation be-
fore he had hardly smelled powder in
that other field from which he was so
willing to be called? or did he think
that part of the statement was imma-
terial in this connection? $3.50
Aud again, Mr.. Garfield saws that
were he to follow his own inclination
merely, he would at once abandon his
place in Congress- Perhaps he thinks
the people of this district will believe
that, SO he gives the, reason which
compels him to cruelty his desire in
that direction. as follows:
The charge on which the demand
of the Warren Convention is based is
an injustice TO which cannot consent
Now, that charge is that Mr.. Gar
! field voted for the increase salary law /:
and unfortunately for Mr.. Garfield in
his present assertion. the record both
of tho vote aud. of the debate show
conclusively that the charge Is true.
| tie Gays: 81 94sAsEg5 1ia5tt nu su4 =
"The principle on which the de-
mand is made rises above mere per-
| sonal considerations" afs