The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-18
GARFTELD's CONFESSION



Fooi he Wi,hiay',a FfsL
Tn the debate ON the Potter resolution, the
piQus Mr.. Garfield H. reported tQ have said :
, All that WIS wanted was an enlargement "
tho scop" of the investigations 50 II scems
that the Democrats do not contcmpintc inVesti-
CATION enough Tor blr. Garfield. His demand
ana app lilo I0r ihycstIg.iion Is lar greater
Than I'll IRIS. III IS bis pious. innocent soul
MIR. Garfield is not only not opposed to invcsti-
ENllun, hut ne cN"is any Dcmu.rt-nay. any
man liyiug-in the ardor WITH which he cham
pions the most unlimited aud Unparalleled in
vcstigations into every conceivable or incon-
Wei, T., ~ tgy him by. his own words. We
pay Mr. Garfield the compliment Of ranking him
among the by no means in"on4idoranle frauds
OF the day. And without referring to at least
two clear cns's OF PrgsututWn, ana perjury,
tho 5000 De Golyrr hribe which he confessed
to have rcrttvri-We viii place him before tho
mirror Of biz own "a tion. II rongcts q pic
turcsqu' POLITICAL p'rlurcr. In it We behold Mr..
Garfield IA follows:
Part l. Tin hey. Mr. CARTEL taking the oath
in: To- support 'hr Constitution ana laws OF tho
land. 50 hclp him God.
Part I. Tnn Rev. Mr.. Garn,h hastcns 10 New
Orleans immediately utter the Presidential
election. refuses to join the Democratic visiting
statesmen on their demand for n fair count but
joins Sherman and the other Republican brcth-
ron in concocting and arranging the frauds by
which the vote Of InusiQua was stolen, and
fraud.
Part III Congress meets. The Rev. Mr.. Gar
Utll mas feilllufl from new AflrNnS ana IS IN
his seat The Democrats offer n resolution
raising a spec ul investigating COMMITTEES to go
down TO l9ui-iana io,examine into the frauds
hy which the vote ~ that State was stolen by tho
Returning Board for Mr.. Hayes. The Rev. Mr..
Garfield desperately opposes that demand and
Part w Tho Electoral bill Is before the
House. The Row. Mr.. Garfield delivers the
most powerful and violent 81 all the speeches
delivered against II in either House. The main,
II not the exclusive, ground upon which he
bntes hls oppQsiilon y that the commission
hind the returns and investigate the frauds in
Louisiana and Florida. II - on account Of his
unnltera4e aOhnrren,e Of any such lnvestiga-
ton that he, the Rev. Mr.. Garfield. opposes this
Part Y, The Electoral bill is tho law of the
land. The Rev. Mr.. Garfield is elected by the
House, and. incomprehcnsible though II be.
elected hy Democratic votes. u member of that
high Judicial tribunal called the commission
lie goes to the sacred Hall OF the Supreme
Court. and before TAX ing his sent on the bench
solcmnly sqbscribcs the following oath in al
dition 10 the one alrendy taken y" i, James 4.
GARFIELD. do sOleinnly swear that | will impair
italy examine and consider al questions sub
miited tp the commission Of which am q mem
per. and true Judgment give thereon agreca-
my e. the Constitution and the laws. 50 help me
Part VI. The Row Mr.. Garfield voting with
tho other ls'puOc AN members. refuses to "eX-
anime and ""nslder' single question sub;
miited, violates his oath Mt loUst an hundred
times ON all SORTS of motions 10 do precisely the
only thing the commission was created TO do, 10
WIZ: To 'NnHlIu" ana cons der questions OF
fraud and finally votes. In tho face OF the most
overwhelming evidence to the contrary that
Louisiana and Florida voted for Hayes; tina.
dumb. and should do nothing except to declare
Part Iii. Anderson and Madison Wells are
both indicted Tor fraud. forgery and felony. and
put IN prison. The Rev. Mr.. Garfield writes tho
iui,pwing sympathetc cpistio To- his comrades in
wAgusros D.c. Feb T. 1875
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