The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1880-07-01
Mr.. GARFIELD AND HIS
PERJURY.

"a Roy pf~~f'SsS 1850 SHSsthp 0tfsa
ously and sadly Of the decay Of pub
lie virtue, and Of the growing OBJ
Justly Of the public moral sense. A
! man is presented BY one Of the great
parties, tile dominant party Ut the
last twenty years, asa candidate
for the highest Office in the gift OF
fifty millions o. people; an office
which makes him the peor OF en-
perors and kings, and puts his conn
try side by side with the greatest
powers Of the earth. Ought such .
ruler be one who can be tainted at
home and abroad with anything that
could dcrogatc from the character Of
the most irreproachablc gentleman
And can the country afford to have
presented for its sutfragcs one mark
cd with a crime once accounted IA.
lnong the most odious and danger
GUS in the criminal cataloguea
In old times, we in North faro
lima took a somewhat stern view Of.
the crime Of perjury. We had no
mercy for il; for loving. truth and
honesty, we had no patience with
falsehood, ard especially when made
under oath. We punished it severe
ly and We punished It disgraceful-
ly; and the guilty victim went out
to the world with his cropped cars,
a mark as conspicuous and as per
manent as the brand upon the fore-
head Of Cain, q perpetual warning
against like offences. Now, with
this estimate Of the crime Of per-
juryamong North Carolinains which
is not changed though the punish
mGnt for it's commission has been
altered, is it not an insult to ask
them to support one for the presi-
dency who Iiands convicted upon
sworn testimony ofllaying sworn to
what Is false2
But did Mr. Garfield commit per-
'juryl Let us see.
Mr.. Garfield was before the
Poland Committee, which .investi-
gated the Credit Mobilier transac.
lions, on the l4th Of January 1873,
and made u statement under ,4,fh IN
the conre Of which he says, !" IEeY.
er owned, received, or agreed to
receive amy stock ofthe Credit Mo-
biIicr or of the Union Pacific Rail
Road, nor any dividend or profits
arising from either Of .tllem;" and
again, !. Mr. Ames never gave, nor
offered to give, me any sto 9 k or
other valuable thing as a gift. !
once asked and obtained from him,
and afterwards repaid to him, loan
Of $500; that amount is tho only
valuable thing | ever received from
him or delivered to him.. Report Of
Committee. page 129.
Mr.. Oake Ames was charged
with the distribution Of the stock
used in the credit mobilier transac-
tions. lie was put on the stand
and subjected to most scarchingex.
animation.
On page 22s, the Committee
directs Mr.. Oaks Amcs 10 detail
transactions with Mr.. Garfield. He
answers, III got for Mr.. Garfield
lO.shares Credit Mobilier stock, for
which he paid par and interest. !"
"Mr. Garfield did not pay me an y
money. Isold the bonds belong
ing to his $1,000 Of stock (wortl
$500 at %, making s776. In June
| received q dividend in cash Oh his
stock Of 5000, which leh a balance
due him ofs329, which Ipaid him.''
And again. In reference TO Mr..
Garfeld's assertion that he borrow.
cd $500 from Mr.. Amcs, the latter,
on page 357, testides that Mr.. Gar.
field did claim, in conversation with
him that il was q loan. !" Il had
two or three interviews with Mr..
Garfield. lie wants to put il ON
the basis VI u loan. lilo states when
he came back from Europe, being
in want Of funds. he called upon me
Tor o loan. / stated to him that he
had never asked INC to lend him
any money; | never knew he want,
ed to borrow any. l made q state.
lnent to him, showing the transac.
tion and showing that there was j
balance Of $500 due him for which
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