The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-09-14
ANTI.GARFIELD.
THE INDEPENDENTS IN COUNCIL.
Powerful Arraignnent Of the Republi-
"a can Candidate.

ment as candidate for Congress for
this District, in opposition to General
Garfield. Among the other proceed
ings, the Committee on resolutions re-
ported the following which were
unanimously adopted:
Whenever, in country like ours,
governed by the people through great
political parties, a body of its citizens
attached to q political party feel con-
strained from any cause to enter pro-
test against the action of such party
aud take separate action in the selec-
ton Of q candidate for an important
office, justice to themselves and prop
er regard for the opinion of their fel.
low-citizens require them to state dis
tinctly and clearly the cause and pur-
pose of such action. 9.H
Therefore, be it by this Independent
Convention of the Republicans of the
Nineteenth Congressional District Of
Ohio, - Hai' ~
lst. Resolred. That tdishonesty, ~ fraud
and corruption have become SO COM
mon, notorious and obvious in the ad-
ministratiou of our national govern
ment as to be not only humiliatingly
disgraceful in the estimation OF every
honest and intelligent citizen, but 10
impcril the prosperity of the people,
il not the stability Of the government
itself.
I'd. Resolved, That this deplorable
condition OF the administration OF our
national government is largely due to
the election to Office, and continuance
therein, OF corrupt, dishonest and ve-
nal men.
3d. Resolced, That it is useless and
hypocritical for any political party 10
delare for reform in its platforms, pa
pers and public addresses, while it in.
sists on returning to high official place
and power men who have been notO-
rously connected with the very
schemes Of fraud which * nder reform
necessary and urgent; that to send
those to enact reform who themselves
need reforming to make them honest,
is worse than setting the blind to lead
the blind. ..fe. i-... IL.
4fh. Resolced, That there is no man
TO day officially connected with the
administration Of our national govern
ment against whom are justly prefer
red more and graver charges of cor.
ruption than are publicly made and
abundantly sustained against James
A. Garfield, the present representative
in this Congressional District, and the
nominee of the Republican Conven.
ton for re election.
9th. Rcselred, That since he first
enteted Congress to this day there is
scarcely all instance in which rings
and mohopolies have been arrayed
ugainst the interests of the people, that
he has been found active in speech or
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almost every case he has been the
ready champion OF the rings and mo-
nOpolies.
9Th. Resotred, That we especially
charge him with venality and coward
ice in permitting Benjamin F. Butler
to attach to the appropriation bill of
my, the salary steal and in speaking
and voting for that measure on it's f.
nal passage. And charge him with
disregard OF the clearly expressed de-
mand of bis constituents that he should
vote for its repeal, and with evading
said demand by voting for the Hutch
lnson amendment. ..s. d,
7th. Resolred, That we further ar
raign and denounce him for his cor.
rupt connections with the Credit Mo-
bilier, for his false denials thereof be-
fore a committee of his peers in Con-
gress, for fraud upon his constituents
in circulating among them pamphlet
purporting to set forth the finding of
said committee and the evidence
against him, when, in fact, material
portions thereof were omitted and gar
bied. f.,--f ....f,...
Sth. Resolued, That we further ar
raign and charge him with corrupt
bribery in selling his official influence
as Chairman OF the Committee on Ap.
propriations for $1,000 TO the DeGol-
yer pavement ring to aid them in se-
curing a contract from the Board of
Public Works of the District of CO.
lumbia; selling his influence to aid
said ring in imposing upon the people
of said District 4 pavement which is
almost worthless at a price three times
its cost as sworn TO by one Of its con-
tractors /; selling his influence to aid
said ring in procuring contract 10
procure which it corruptly paid $97,-
600 " ior influence" selling his influ-
ence in q matter that involved no Qucs-
lion OF law, upon the shallow pretext
that he was acting as a lawyer; selling
his influence i'll manner so palpable
and clear as TO be SO found and de-
clared by All impartial aud competent
court upon an issue solemnly tried.
9th. Resoired, That we arraiyn him
for the fraudulent manner in which he
attempts I'm his speech delivered at
Warren on the 9th OF September, 1874,
to shield himself from just censure in
receiving the before-named $1,000. by
falsely representing in said speech,
that the Congress of the United States
were not responsible for the acts of
said Board, nor the United States liza
BILE for the debts created thereby, when
in truth and in fact, as he then well
knew, the said Board of Public Works
and The officers of said District were
but the agents and instruments of
Congress and the United States was
responsible for the Indebtedness by
them created.
10th. PesOlred, That we arraign
him for deriliction from duty as
member of Congress in failing to bring
to light and expose the corruption and
abuse in the sale of post traderships,
for which the late Secretary Belknap
was attempted to be impeached, when
the same was brought to his knowl.
edge by General Hazen, in 1872, and
can only account for it upon the SUP.
position that his manhood was de-
bauched by the corruption funds then
by him just received, and in his own
purse.
l1th. Resolued. That the law known
as the act demonetizing silver. was en-
acted in the interest of Gold Rings,
Bondholders and Capitalists, and
against the interest of the taxpayers,
and without their advice or knowl.
edge; that this act by single blow
has seriously crippled our power to
resume specie payments or pay our ma
tional debt in coin !; 1T no sufficient
reason has yet been given for this Leg
islation, SO dishonest and palpable in
its discrimination in favor of the small
creditor class and capitalists and
against the great debtor class and the
arreat iuduSii rial iuierests of The caun.