The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-15
Ar,iUen., ou nendricEs-iiow the Mud
klIurera are Embarrassed.

klIurers are Embarrassed.
Gen. Ben Harrison, Of Indiana, made a
n.,e,ly address at Indianapolis last Sat
pri,y night in answer to the address de.
Iyered 4 few evenings before by Ex,Sena-
Tor SrHeadricks. Hendricks arraigned Gar
s.ld ss one Of the visiting statesmen" to
Loai.iana during the first days OF the ex-
element that followed the Presidential
strtion Of 1876, and undertook to present
bin before the public as manipulation OF
lhsL9uiIiana returns. Among other doc.
rneuts read to the audience by Gen. Har-
r.o5 in refutation OF these charges by
Hsndricks was the following expression
dOpinion in regard 10 General Garfield
uttered by that gentleman Just prior to the
melting Of the Chicago Convention:
"Your convention will nominate Gen.
m Grant, bnt / will tell you who l think
he Republicans should nominate, and
TbO ! consider their strongest man. He
lItrus aud pure man, man OF princi.
PIE, Iad q statesman and honest man, and
Eolld make good President for us all.
Personally consider him the best man
you could nominate. refer TO James A.
Garfield, Of Ohio"
One Of the great troubles encountered
!! the Democratic mud.slingers in this
uuvl's is the endorsement that Garfield
AW received at the hands Of prominent
Democratic leaders-such men as Judge
Back Alex H. Stevens, ex Congressman
Payne, (oI the Electoral Commission),
TSos A. Hendricks, Congressman Spring
Glni others.
Wsuight add Col. Ben. Wilson to this
EAT Democratic endorsers Of Garfield.
SoDenocrStic paper in West Virginia can
eICOl. Wilson to say that he does not
bsleve Garfield 10 be man not only Of
Ellttd abilities but OF high and honorable
aAneter. Indeed We feel safe in calling
% IaY one Of them-and the Wheeling
GTHr in particular-to solicit and
lcbiah Col. Wilson's opinion OF General
Gpfsld. We venture to express the be.
Mlhut not one Of them will call for the
CohueFs opinion, or, II they do, that
&.y viii not publish it after they get it.
Wat estimate then ought fair minded
Daocats to place upon the mud sling.
5stForts Of their small fry stumpers and
Nisn, in view OF the voluntary utteran.
aoI men high in their party asto Gen.
nl GMfeld's character? The7e men
Ihon We have quoted know Garfield well,
sGOl them having served with him IN
Congress. No public man in the country
taOVS Garfield better than Judge Black,
Nd no man in the Democratic party
stands higher for character and ability
than tee Judge. These endorsements OF
ssehnracter have all been expressed long
AhHshe dates Of Credit Mobilier, and De
Golyer, and several Of them since
be has been dominated for the
Presidency. Would j1dge Black, Alex.
d. Stephens, ex.Congressnau Payne,
'ad Congressman Springer endorse a man
'adoubtiul character? They were all per
nalIly familiar with all the facts connect.
u With the Credit Mobilier and De
SaIysf matters at the time. Would they
a'ee1pressed their admiration for or
@afteOce in man who had been really
aO'edb by the facts? II they would, what
ef'0i men are they, and in what respect
%@ey differ from the mau whom they
fhs'e.,S'e questions that all fair Demo
e's must answer to their sense Of rea'
'aa And justice.