Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-09-22

but said what they told her TO say. Her
testimony also showed that she had
been trained in the Custom House to
testify before tho committee. / don't
say that Garfield was present when
she swore to the answers to the inter
rogatories, but he prepared the inter
rogatories after he had an interview
with that colored woman, when there
was no person besides themselves pres.
ent and the same woman comes before
the committee of Congress, not in an
inner room, not when the light of Gods
day is shut of, but she comes before
the committee of Democrats and Re.
publcans, and in that testimony, given
under oath and under the test OF d
cross examination by the Republican
members of the committee, she says
there 0ds not a pord oftruth in the test
mony which she gaze IN ansloer to Gar.
feldS questions. Arpause.
The next purpose, gentlemen, | have
in my mind is to ask why did General
Garfield spend eighteen days in the
inner room of the Custom House ?
Why did he have private interviews
with the colored and white people
whose testimony was to be taken to be
used before the Returning Board ? and
why did he prepare inteTogatories for
the witnesses | will answer in his
own words
Q,-But didn't you understand that
in the cases where you suggested that
intcrrogatories should bc prepared in.
stead Of evidence, they were to 90 be-
fore the Returning Board A.--Yes,
sir.
GARFIELD KNEW TILDEN CARRIED THE
STATE.
wish to connect directly this trans
action with the duties of the man who
takes the solemn oath to deal fairly. 1t
was his duty us a member OF the com.
mission to deal fairly.
The next question is, what did Gar.
field know in regard TO Louisiana.
That we find on page SOB, say he
knew Louisiana was Democratic by
5000 majority when he sat in that
inner room and had private oonversa.
tions with the witnesses and prepared
interrogatories to guide and control
their testimony, when he was at that
work, and when he was writing o
brief to make it appear the other way,
he knew that Louisiana had cast q
Democratic majority of 5000, and here
is his sworn testimony on that subject :
Q.-Did you get any idea how the
vote of Louisiana stood from the face
Of the returns ? Al had all those
ideas that could be got from the news.
papers and the leaders of the different
parties. We had had, of course, very
full information of that sort.
Q.-Presuming that there were not
some parishes to be thrown out by the
Returning Board, it was very clear
that the State had gone for Nichols
and Tilden, was it not Alt was
very well understood by the time |
got there, and, indeed, before l got
there, that if nothing but the face of
the returns was to be considered, and
if every vote sent up was to be treated
as legal vote, Mr.. Tilden was ahead.
Applause.
Q.-And if every vote sent up was a
lcgel vUUe, ana sOIno nivro Republican
votes were not found, it was very clear
that the State had gone for Nichols
and Tilden ? A.-Yes.
There isyour man, Republicans, that
you propose TO place in the chair that
Washington occupied. [ A voice, "No
never."1 1t will never be done. Nc
man with a record like that did ever
take that chair, and in the kind provi.
dence Of an eternal God it will never
occur. He knew by the returns that
Tilden, for President, and Nichols, fol
Governor, were elected in the State Of
Louisiana, and yet when he knew that
he says when he got to New Orleans
he staid there eighteen days, and al
that he did was to sit in that inner
room where nobody could find HIM ex
cept they passed from the public hal
through another room, and there
alone with poor ignorant witnesses, he
prepared interratones and talked with
= then, and that those interrogatories anC
= that talk wenttothe Board and furnish
ed scoundrelsthe of that board pretextl
to return against the truth that Tilder
was beaten in Louisiana. Could you
suppose that this man was to return
= to Washington and become q jurol
l. and decide whether Tilden or Haye
was elected, and to decide betweel
man and man whether Hendricks o.
Wheeler was elected Vice President
The Journal says "lf this can b,
substantiated, then Garfield would b,
! disgraced." Laughter. How stand
he now ? How between you and m'
: = between our intelligence and you
I conscience and minds2 Aye, NOR
0 than that. How is it between yol
+ and yourselves2 Is he disgraced
! "Unless Mr.. Hendricks can substanti
J. ate the charge he is disgraced."
. have accepted the issue without fear
: and | stand here in the presence of m,
y neighbors; [upparious applause whicl
, lasted several ninutes ! thank Co
b and your intelligence, am not dis
9 graced. [Apphuse.] Mr.. Hondrick
I offered no proof Of the charges in th
Marion speech, and has none since h
Q cannot produce any. The charge !
9 unsupported by any evidence worth.
: of belief" and the Evidence is CARTEL
b himself. [Applause1 That is harde
: on Garfield than anything ever sale
:, A voice, "Thats II give it to 'er
j. Toni
GARFIELD AND THE ELECTORAL COM.
y MISSION.
, Now, gentlemen, This man that thu
Il came and conducted himself at the cit
A of New Orleans, and helped to prepar
the case, and helped TO get false re
U turn from false and perjured return
= ing board came on to Washington, an
a then what do you think he did whe
n there was a bill proposed in Congress
Il tho bill that did finally pass-to az
y point commission composed Of fv
y members OF tho house and five mem
I bers OF the senate and five members {
the supreme court 10 hold a conferenc
% upon this great issue2 When tks
, bill was pending Garfield got up an
q said no, it must not be and here OF
- tho reasons he gave:
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