, 1874-08-15
THE CASE OF GEN, GARFIELD.


The retirement Of alr. Dawes will mako Gen
Garfield, II he is re-o1coted to Congress, the
lcader Of tho House. His denomination is.
therefore, Of peculiar interest. Tho Issue OF the
election will show, In 4 manner not to DO mis-
takon, whether party-loyalty and ability csu
thoroughly condone, in Republican eyos, grave
offenses against morality. Mr.. Garfield, who
claims to be pious and ia able, hha been dotccted
III several aps. There arc throo especial
charges against him, which Ills most partial
friend would scarcely daro to dony.
Ho waa dishonorab1y involved in tho CrolIt-
aloblter scandal. The scraps Of evidence that
tho Poland Committee suffered to come to light
seemed to show that aarflold's guilt was next to
that Of A1neB and Droohs. So general was this
impression that whom But!or hurled tho biting
epigram I'M de rnortnis nisi bonum" ut him.
ita cruel Justice was universally recognized.
Tho remarkable essay on tho history OF the
Credit Afobilier, which appeared in recent
number Of 6crfbner, placed Garfield among the
men whoae guilty completely was boyond a
doubt.
AAA VAN oetVAA EAA@0l @1AAs AaAiuGAH CoQ{GS IN
relation to tho sa1ary-grab was not ono Which
would warrant further confidence IN him. Whon
tho people robolled against tho back-pay, he
pleaded that ho had to vote for 1t in order to
save the Appropriation bill Butter allowed, on
tho floor Of tho House, that hc (Garaeld) was a
member OF tho Conference Committee on tho
Appropriation bill, and could hayo loppod of tho
baok-pay amendment In tho Coumittce moot-
Ing, II he Ind wished to do 10. Altar otner
tricks and turnH had failed to quiet populor in
dignatlon, 1t was announced with groat pomp
that Garfield had ueyer drawn Lis back-nav.
In other words, ho moant to wait until tbe
storm had blown oyor aud pocket tho
plunder then. THIS would not do, fres1
outburat nont him to tho TREASURY m.
partmont. whore he drow his pay and thon
duly returned 1t. Such a seriea Of makeshifts
indicated desire to gain honor by pretending to
refund tho money aud to gain ahokos BY pocket.
Ing 1t at the same time. A largo number of b,a
constituents at oncs requested him to resign.
Thor opinion Of his conduct WAS plum.
Iii tho third placo, Con. Garfield took n fen of
$4,000 from Parsons for services which IL ,vaa
not creditablo for him to perform. 1ro was
Chairman OF the Appropriations Comm,ttoo /
Every dollar voted for tue District Of Columbia
had to be approved by this Com |
lnitteo. 1ts recommendation would load Con.
srosa to glvo or to deny. And Of courao thu |
noRt potont Vo!co in it was that OF Con. Gar-
leid. The Diatrict officials woro acutoly con-
'cioua Of this fact. Thoy bowed obseoui-
'nsly to all darfiold'a suggoatlons. Parsons
Enew this. So lie gayo Garaold m oxorb,tant
90 for short argument. Ho rcally paid him
or use OF the influence over tho Dlstriot off,
ials which Ills position gave him. Everybody
lao know this. Garfield would have had tn ho
not to know 1t himself,
Ills not ploasant task to array these tbroo
laok facts against man who might have ,,ce,
Statesman. But 1t Ia duty. Tho tido OF cor.
apssou has already risen 40 high that tho ooun-
y will he overwhelmed, unlosa almost eunor.
uman efforts arc put forth. The nation eunnot
1om to have its oongreHs lod by ,nan OF bo-
nlrohod reputation, no 1nattor how brilliant 1,is
rain may be.
It Is too soon to calculate Gen, Gar0old'a
lances OF auccoas. Ho was renomiuatcd by Ion
1t Of l8l votes, but-it Ia a woighty but-t1o
adyorso ballots woro bank. This fact ia inter-
'otcd as sign that hia opponents in tho Con-
'saon hold themselves ut liberty to support auy
hcr candidate II Is already announced that {
O democrats will mako no nomination, All
ea OF Garfield will unto upon somo i'll |
pendent man. Tho Republican party mud proBs c
both divided. Tho newspapers support and t
POLO him, according az thoir oltora aro or aro '
)" PoatmaHtors BY tho grace Of God aud Gar +
H." Tho apoo|al dispatch to the Inter- Ocean s
out the denomination euds with this significant .