The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-30
GARFIELD PICTURED,
REVIEW OF HIS COURSE ON LOU
ISIANA FRAUDS.
His sympathy yOr Wells ana Anderson Ond the
Ballot Thieves,


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In the debate on the Potter resolution, the plous
Mr.. Garfield is reported to have said "All that
was wanted was an enlargement OF the scope o.
the investigation" SO II seems that the Demo-
Gratis do not contemplate investigation enough for
Mr. Garfield. His demand and appetite for In
vestgauon Is far greater than ours. Bless his
pous, innocent soul Mr. Garfield is not only not
opposed 10 investigation, but he excels any Demo.
crat--nay any man living-in the ardOr with
which he champions the most unlimited and un'
paralleled investigations into every conceivable
or inconceivable fraud.
Well, let us try him by his own words We pay
Mr.. Garfield the compliment Of ranking him
among the by no means inconsiderabe frauds OF
the day. And without referring to at least two
clear cases of prostitution and peLury-the TWEEN.
ty shares of Credit Nobilier stock and the $1,000
De Golyer brlbe which he confessed to have re-
ceived-we will place him before the mirror OF his
his own action, 1t reflects picturesque polit-
ical periurer. In II we behold Mr. Garfield as fol-
lows:
Part I. The Rev. Mr.. Garfield taking the oath as
member Of the House, and solemnly swearing
to support the Constitution and laws of the land,
so help him God.
Part H. The Rev. Mr.. Garfield hastens to New
Orleans Immediately after the Presidential elec'
tion, refuses to join the Democratic visiting states
men on their demand for fair count, but joins
Sherman and the other Republican brethren In
concocting and arranging the frauds by which
the vote of Louisiana was stolen, and urges the
Returning Board rascals to ratify the fraud
Part III. Congress meets. The Rev. Mr.. Garfield
has returned from New Orleans aud is in his seat
The Democrats offer resolution raising special
investigating committee to go down to Louisiana
to examine into the frauds by when the VOIe OF
that State was stolen by the Returning Board tor
Mr. Hayes The Rev. Mr.. Garfield desperately
opposes that demand and all investigation.
Part ". The Electoral bill is before the House.
The Rev. Mr.. Garfield delivers the most powerful
and violent of all the speeches delivered against
II in either House. The main, If not the exclu
sive, ground upon which he bases his opposition
Is that the Commission created by the Dill would
be compelled to 20 behind the returns ana lnves'
tgate the frauds in Louisiana ana tloflda' IL IL
on account Of his unalterable abhorence OF any
such investigation that he, the Rev. Mr, Garneld,
opposes this bill so virulently.
Part V. The Electoral bill is the law of the land.
The Rev. Mr.. Garfield is elected by the House,
and incomprehensible though 1t be, elected by
Democratic votes a member of that high judicial
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sacred Hall of the Supreme Court, and before
taking his seat on the bench sOlemnly subscribes
| the following OATH in addition to the one already
| taken a. James A. Garfield, do solemnly swear
| that will impartially examine and consider az
| questions submitted to the Commission OF Whlch
| | am a member and true judgment give thereon,
agreeable to the Constitution and the laws 80 help
me God"
Part vi. The Rev. Mr. Garfield, voting with the
other Republican members, refuses to examine
and consider" single question submitted" VIC.
lates his oath at least an hundred times on all
sorts of motions to do precisely the only thing the
| inc and consider question of fraud and finally
| votes in the face Of the most overwhelming evi
dence to the contrary, that Louisiana and Florida
voted for Hayes that the Commission should be
blind End deaf and dumb, and should do nolhlne
except to declare Mr. Hayes elected.
Part VII, Anderson and Madison Wells are bott
indicted for fraud forgery and felony and put II
prison. The Rev. Mr. Garfield writes the fol
lowing sympathetic epstle to his comrades II
jail
Washington, D. c., Feb. 4, 1873.
To General Thomas c. anderson, Ne1O Orleans
Louisiana:
The undersigned feel 1t due to you, under pres
ent circumstances, to assure you of our unhestat
ing belief that, In the matter wherein you stanC
charged, you are altogether guiltless of any OF
fense against law that you are falsely accused anC
maliciOusly prosecuted; thatthe proceeding gagains
yOu though in the form Of law, is without the sub
stance of justice; that we hereby tender our earn
est sympathies and express our hope that tht
sense off justice and love Of peace of the people
Louisiana will protect you, and not permit tn,
best interests of the whole country to be disturbed
bv a revival of sectional animoslties. In an!
event we are confident that the American peOplt
will redress any injustice Of which you may b
made the victim.
EUGENE HALE JOHN SHERMAN,
HARRY WHITE, STANLEY MATTHEW'S
| ]. A. GARFIELD,
Part VIII. Mr.. Potter's resolutions are befor
the House. The Rev. Mr.. Garfield solemnty as
sures that body that he is only opposed to the res
olutions because they do not go far enough. H
himself is in favor of investigation If 1t can b
made so full and far reaching as to- satisfy hi
fraud-thirsty soul. It Is not because he is afrai
of investigation. Perish the thought It is onl
because he, the Rev. Mr. Garfield, is afraid ther
well not be enough oft
Part TX. But this may be enough to show tn
Rev. Mr.. Garfield in his many roles Let the cuI
tain fall upon a pious political prostitute an