The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-09-16
A GARFIELD EXPOSURE
By Governor Hendricks Of His Part
in the Presidential Steal.
Garfield Makes Confession that IiIiGI
Had a Majority in Louisiana
But Secretly Drilled Negro Men and
Women in Perjury,
So the Returning Board Could
Steal the State.
The Darkest Chapter in the His
tory of the Presidential Steal.
"Garheld's Part in the Crime Greater
Than Any Other Living Man."
"GarReld's Part in the Crime Greater
Than Any Other Living Man."
Gov. Hendrlcks's Speech at indianapolis.

My Fellow Citizens:-A month nearly ago l
made speech at Marion, in this State, and In the
course of that speech l spoke of the very ques.
tionable connection that James A. Garfield, the
candidate of the Republican party, had with the
great Presidential fraud Of 1857. spoke OF hs
connection es one double in its character, and
worse than that OF any other man now living.
spoke of him in connection with the preparation
OF the case at New Orleans for his party and In
connection with the fraudulent Examination Of
1t at Washington; and in that double respect |
considered MIN more responsible for the great
outrage upon the American ballot than any 9TH
er living man. [Applause May call your at.
tention very briefly to an article as 1t appeared In
the Indianapolis Journal of this morning
Mr.. Hendricks, In his opening speech Of the
campaign at Marion, used the following language
referring to his (Garield's) nomination:
Then follows an abstract Of the speech l made.l
This is specific charge Of corruption against
Gen. Garfield. Assuming, to begin with, that the
election of Hayes was fraudulent, an assumption
which, as a lawyer, Mr.. Hendricks must know is
not only unwarrantable but false he asserts that
Gen. Garfield had more to do with It than any
other man. Proceeding to specify Mr.. HendriCkG
asserts that Gen, Garfield went to New Orleans az
partisan, without authority OF law" as II any
law were necessary to authorize a man to go to
New Orleans, and thai while there he took charge
of the returns from West Frliciana Parish, ana
''in one of the inner rooms of Packard's Custom
House" manipulated the returns, and prepared
afidaVits and interrOgatOries to make out case
disgrdCed. Unless Mr.. Hendricks can substantiste
the charge he is disgraced. He offered no proof
of the charge in his Marion speech and has offered
none since He can not produce any. The charge
is unsupported by any evidence worthy OF belief
On this point we call attention to the following
letter which we have just received from D. J. NJ A.
Jewett, formerly Of New Orleans, now Of White
Oaks, N. M.
II don't this evening substantiate every mate
rial charge / will ask no man to vote against
James A. Garfield. Applausel Every single
charge, the substance Of every charge, will make
good to the intelligence of this great audience TO-
night, and you shall be the jury, and If do, then
the Journal has said In advance that Garfield tE
disgraCed. Applause What did say, gentle
mel? 1 said that Garfield went to New Orleans
Immediately after the election four years ago. that
he participated in manipulating the evidence and
preparing the case for the Returning Board, ane
that upon the evidence which he and others thus
prepared the Returning Beard made return
against the men that were elected for the mer
that were not eleCted-that is the charge.
WITNESS OPPOSED OF.
wish to dispose Of one witness that the JOurnG
introduces first, and will not occupy much Of
your time in that task. His name is D. ]. NJ. A.
Jewett He writes letter from New Mexico My
speech was made here In the central part Of India
ana good while ago, and no response is made
upon any OF the questions by the Journal until
now, and is suggested upon this letter of Jewetts
written from some place iu New Mexico. Isn't II
remarkable that Jewett in New Mexico is the only
man that can throw light upon this transaction.
which took place in the presence Of Nation OF
100000 Of peOpe2 Where are the other visitors
Of the Republican party that went down and
helped Garfield to do that terrible work OF finqut'
ty al New Orleans? dozen of them went down,
and they were closely united in all their business,
The Journal says that produced no evidence to
support the charge Oil you had better read the
speech again In that speech l gave the dOcu-
ment and the page OF the document where Gar
fields owh oath convicted him OF every charge
made Fagainst him. LApplau'e First little
while about this witness. / beg your pardon, he
is not heard of for the fist time He was down In
New Orleans, and It seems that that was the place
where Republicans Of his sort did oOngTegats.
This witness says.
General Garfield and his associates conducted
themselves in Louisiana with rare discretion. For
example General Garfield and myself never met
in Louisiana, 1t is manifest that had he desired
to exert any influence in the preparation Of ghe
Republican case he would have sought, first Of
all, my own private Office"
IdOn't knows about that. l don't know whether
he would have sought him or not but In that let
ter you will observe that JeWett undertakes to say
In sentiment and substance that Garfield did not
call upon him while down there; therefore, he
observed great discretion while down there. That
l would not question, but will read you, gentle
men, from this mans own testimony before the
Committee Of Congress. This same man that the
Journal cites as authority In this case gave his ev
dence before the Committee composed of Demo
Gratis and Republicans, and In that testimony he
gives the reason why he did not see Garfield and
the other visiting statesmen. l will read 1t To
you:
Q.-About that time were the visiting statesmen
down there7 Ayes.
@ Did you have anything to do with themf
A--NO. sir; nothing whatever.
Q.-Why nol2 Al did not care TO.
Q.-They were members high in the Republican
party, and high In the councils of the Nation and
you were Secretary Of the Republican Election
Committee, and were cognizant Of all the facts
what was there In the character OF this or any cir
cumstsnces which made . repulsion and kept
you and these visiting statesmen apart A.
Nothing that know Of, but my duty did not
bring me into contact with these gentlemen, &c
we always had CorOner's inquest held over us
amer every election. cared 70 know as little a.
possible.
Mr.. Butler asked the next question; that is, old
Laughter and applausel
THE question as read by the speaker was inau.
dible 10 the reporters ear on account OF Laughter
and applause.l A,-Ifyou choose to put 1t in that
way,
Q-By Mr.. Butler-I am only carrying out your
parallel You purpOsely avoided meeting with
visiting statesmen lest you might know too much
ofwhat is gOingOn Is thatiH A.-WithOut cast
ing any reflection upon them, yes,
The witness swears that he avoided knowing
anything that these visiting statesmen were do
ing, because he did not want to know what was
going on there, as he would probably have to an
swer under investigation afterward. So l will
spend no more time on that witness.
GARFIELD CONVICTED BY HIS OWN TESTIMONY,
Now for Mr. Garfield himself, aud he give his
testimony before this same Committee under
oath:
Odd you visit New Orleans in the month Of
November. 1S76i Al did.
Q-WhRt time in the month did you yof Al
think II was the 14lh day Of November that we
arrived at New Orleans.
The 14th day OF November was imme-
diately after the Presidential election Of
1876 and he was there with John sher