The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-02

as member of Congress, he can rndo
and obliterate as President. Republican
journals are attempting this, especially
the New York Tribune, and it is there
fore proper to republish precisely what
leading Republican journals said OF Gen.
Garfield before he became candidate
for President.
Of the members referred to Messrs'
Kelley and Garfield present most dis
tressing figure. Their participation in
the Credit Mobilier affair is complicated |
by ths most unfortunate contradictions
of testimony, which the committee do
not undertake to unravel,
New York Times, Feb 20, 1873
The Committee errs gravely in not
probing such cases to the core. 1t dis
tinctly rejects the testimony of several
of the members This can only be done
on the ground that it is untrue. But un.
true testimony given under oath is NOR
ally, if not legally, perjury.
New York, Feb, 10, 1871
James A, Garfield Of Ohio, had ten
shares; he never paid dollar; received
1929, which after the investigation be-
gan he was anxious to have considered
as loan frora 0akes Ames to himself
Thess men betrayed the trust of the
people, deceived their constituents, and
by their eVasions and falsehoods con-
fessed the transactions to be disgraceful.
New York Tribune, Feb. %, 1871
Mr.. Ames establishes very clearly the
point that he was not alone in this
offense. If he is to be expelled for
bribery the men wins were bribed should
60 with him.
[Harpers Weekly, March Is, 1873. under pic
ture of James A. Garheld.l
Disgraced in the eye Of the public for
owning Credit Mobilier stock, which
was in fact and intent fraud upon the
Government. Also for Deceit and Eva.
sion-The High Trust of Legislation
ulbub6u- no oUplO Will hOG lOuB 10
spect for the Law.Makers.
Mr.. Garfeld's case is like Mr.. Kelley's,
with the exception that the check for
1929 has not been found.
The investigation into Colonel Nc
Combs Campaign lie" has proved terri.
bly, deadly. Its effect in Congressional
regulations may be briefly tummed up
this way Total loss, one Senator; badly
damaged and not serviCeable for future
political use, two Vice Presidents'and
eight Congressman.
Independent, July 80, 1874
Were we citizens of the Nineteenth
District of Ohio we should seek of Mr.,
Garfield very clear explanations of his
conduct before Consenting to vote for his
re election. We refer only to facts in his
late career, which we judge of simply
from the uuContradiCted record.
We can not forget that he was more
deeply involved in the said Credit Mo
bilier difficulty lhan any other member
of the House of Representatives-ex
cepting, of course, Ames and Brooks.
After such an experience he ought to
have been extremely cautious. But the
testimony takes in the investigation of
the District of Columbia frauds shows
that Mr.. Garfield received $4,000 for his
aid in getting through paving contract,
accepted by the District Government. A
Mr.. Parsons, notorious jobber, made
an argument for the paving company
and then got Mr.. Garfield to make fur
ther argument and to use his personal
influence in its favor,
OF course Mr.. Garfeld's argument was
successful. How could it be otherwise |
He was Chairman of the Committee on
Appropriations. Every cent of money |
voted to the District had to come thro' |
him. Shepherd could not afford to re-
fuse him anything that he asked, and |
Mr. Garfield knew it when he asked and |
received for his services fee which |
would have been grossly extra ,agant
but for his official position.
That is, so far as the case is known to
the public, for $4,000 he was willing to
sell to the McCleland contractor his in
huenCe as a legislator. For $5 900 he was
willing to use his position as guardian
of the Treasury of the nation to make
the District Government award profit
able contract. So far as most men can
see, $5 600 was an extravagant price for
any service which Mr. Garfield could
render that did not depend upon his eff
Cial position; and, if we can judge, the
breaking away of the Williamsburg dam
no more clearly indicated the worthless
ness of its construction than does such
an act as this the giving away of the
foundations of a mans character.
ALBANY Evening Journal, Feb. 20, 1873
Mr.. Dawes emerges with complete
vindication. We think Mr.. Kelley, Mr..
Garfield and some of the hers do not
stand quite so well. What is the nature
Of their offense2 Their wrong was that
they did not frankly and fully tell the
truth; that they concealed and prevari-
Gated and misrepresented. We do not
undertake to shield them from the
charge of deception.
ALBANY Evening Journal, Feb. %, 1871
There can be no doubt that under all
the circumstances the Credit Mobilier
stock was an improper stock for a Con.
gressman to hold. This criticism, what.
ever it is, obviously applies to all, II
seems evident that those who paid for
their stock, like Dawes, stand much bet.
ter than those who waited, like Kelley
and Garfield, for the dividends to pay
for it. Those who told the truth cannot
be criticised like those who "equivoCat-
ed" and here again there is a contrast
between Dawes on the one side and two
or three ofthe others.
[Troy Times, Feb, %, 1891
Last night, when only 147 members
were present in the House, Mr.. Garfield
called up the Civil Appropriation bill
and recommended an amendment con.
cerning the salaries of public officers
This furnished that arch demagogue,