, 1880-09-12
SPIRIT OF THE GERMAN PRESS,

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SPIRIT DF 1f1E IERMAN PRESo.
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Tho Illinois Stats Z<ttuno publishes the FOL.
loving leader on Mr. Trumbun, as he appears IN
the .dae Of 81 Knight Of Virtue: ~ Mr.. Lyman
Tru1nbul1 has now for weeks worked, by; the
gxeatof his brow to demonstrate to the people
nf the State Of Illinois that the Republican
1tartyy il demora1ized and rotten concern. a.iit
Inssn,+hr ~ theIr confidence nnt thoro art
up"ottuo " .aet eoo1uense. ooe ue.o ais
too we'll founded reasons mat ne should desls
from this calumn1ating mode and manner II
which he conducts his campaign as the Demo
eauc eaan'ua'e loe uo.e.uor. necause 'tlecoit
upon his own person. .Trumbulrs present party
asos.ates hare bonnaIded Garfield with Der Demo. o
csaoo nua' h'n t'e1"'s'enns eoAf8eo tnat Ut
GaEheld@. accepted remuneration OF $a0o fo'
p.rtnr Comnanv. From a European standnofn,
--stos.ia-.; 4,,o---,s.t +h.. ..tio.s -. g.
OF pro1ess'ana! aepot1men1 inns, acoon on tne
part Of Garfield might be criticised. but moi
from tbs standpoint of an American lawyer Al
al leyepts, Trumbull should be the last to cftti-
~ +hs sctto ,.acs,se -. t,as co.a~,,t+<,a -,
more wicked In import and execution. In April
1sA, while s enator Of the United States, he re-
cetyed ont Of the Federn1 Treasury s1o.ooo as q
Genu9elat1oa io1 au oplaon' "1aAten &C laS re
quest Of President johnson. In the McCardle
CASE Fonr weeks later he, with at1 other Re-
nf7h1tNAn Senators NnrnfffAf
President johnson. ia bis Impeachment trial,
toesepy preventing MS removal from once! ANY
between the kteps or a ladder will at once ner-
tofro tha connaot;,, xfett,,or >.+,.a ~. en- mn
40 oA4'4e "oS" !; 1en Aae e4'ops '
twisting Is Of no avail in this instaneel 1t is
downright nonsense to assert that the services
Cardte case were Worth s10o0. This sum OF
ia a f$,nrs fma tr,uda a
issoy iAxye1 q9Tang Wnoe year q nia protessaonal
thno which }s wo1tb KIN e. M m fnstesd r51an u
make present Of 500 to that person Il d
criminal to be tried before = Judge pays that
suaes SnosHy oe1oIe tae nsai HIo,oVo IGe any
HMN t6en S thai critnfnai bas II pnrchased that n
Judge tor 5000. This is the logic with which
ne meier DemocratG press attempt to prove tnat t
same Inefc e c,n he nroven That Trnmt,;t1 vae
bribed When be voted for tha acquittal OF Presi-
dent Johnson Then there fs another point,
ane pfop,e III nsmenuGiI tee uernenuGrs LII;
which Coneress nassed dnrinv tha last ho,,rs nf
its session. containing retroactive clause, 4
storm of indignation and disgust passed over
aae sano, ano tae steai was GOT oreemnea IN un"
fmsad tn accant thia ;nnroese "a ~ XII, esiarS
many others drew the amount, but soon after
covered It tack into the Treasury, and among
nts. numoer. were Garneld4 Logan, etc. Bur
am2o8 t4ose "4o feta!n tns g!Ao 9uaeI-
y T.. N tne.r Pockes VIII w,.4oot ever t1ilK- hnas:
ng, 3g OF - ~pay1nK cent a thereof go pack
rt Meo 1a euG5i !. treasa[5, IL Me una Ms. nynau a
1tamnull! He = NE same ian man VINO = now per.
|ao1.aL.as n sne oLat9 ol ln!noIs ptau1g ap4.s
en M ra5ty: n view OF tneseiac9. Mr. Irnnonli.
g ,q sne PIeaeae1 VI sIIsue anu y' noney' MAKES =.
hs e,a sns !. eae ~ " d uosis er,n ~
w. =:
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oen- hancock nus oeen requested ae onerene
htmseikt in letter, as Mr.. Ti1den did, agatnst
The nayu,ent of sonfhar, war-c1,ims: 81 rnr
h. h., -. ~ ~ - ~ .o1a-
ton to'this subject the Cincinnati Frrte Presse
writes the following: aThis refusal m
the mart of Mr.. Hancoca IN the mora
n9afkabie; as Mr. Tilden. during the
Without being requested to do 80, in opposition
tothe payment Of Southern war claims. Intu,
entia1 Democrats and Democratic papers, the
New York Truth, for instance. an ardent sup
porter Of Hancock, have appealed to the Demo-
cratic Presidential candidate to declare himself
Ii public letter agatnst the payment Of South
en- claims, but SO far without any result. 1t Is
natural to ask why Mr. Hancock should refuse
to act in accordance With the request Of bis
Northern party associates, II he ia, AZ it Is
Claimed, really opposed to the payment Of such
atoutaern Claims, why does he refuse to acQuaint
t,ees M 1s"u9uy 9y With ne TACT over hls ewn sigma
tie Democra.ic % 1,14, .rho us;i Ia ~ ather
already. his lords and masters. forbidden him to
60 80, threatening him with their disk kl-asure7
:: he afraid to dIsplease and Insult these e1-
neoes, and does he apprehend the loss Of their
united support in case he should give the coun-
- - to1s assurancef OF course, # be should do
Democrats. whose sole object it Is to get pos
eessfon Of the Federal Treasury and enrich
themselves at the cost and loss OF the Northern
people after his election. Northern voters and
!a,xpayers are not alone justified to look upon
ue O. n1uct Of Huncock in this ali-imporfant
natter With distrust and apprehension, but also
to use all and every means to prevent the cleo
nsa of man 10 the Chief Magistracy 81 the
country who is unwilling to assure the Nation
Y writing that be is unqualifedly opposed to
tae recognition or payment Of southern War
claims
The Denver r-o1oA Journal writes the follow
tnr VIZ n % 1u' ~. 800 o .n.
ust cr.s+a., -. pas.s WI sou aoss, 1ne pa sta.
ra- 80. .Isated the National debt or the party mat
gays 1t? 1t is IN incontroyertible fact that the
Republicans hare successfully and necessarily
labortx1 tn h,fIa =. ,,hn~, ~ noznoo-eta hova l
sonrtt ~ ~ oanu up ~nere e o' ..'s. - 's. ua.o