Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-20
What Garfield'S Colleagues and
the Newspapers Thought
of Him in 1873,
Abraham Lincolns Dearest
Friend Judge David Davis
Speaks.
An Awkward but True Story on
Mr.. Garfield.
Evidence Tint can Not be Rebnited-
Hancock. Letter to Sherman
miscellaneous Memoranda
Madison Democrat.


In the investigation made hy tile 20
land committee of the Credit Mobilicr
corruption, the evidence against Gar
field was the memoranda produced bv
Cakes Ames, made out in Garhelds
hand writing and the check Of Cakes
Ames on the Sergeant-at-arm> in favor
OF Garfield for $500, being the balance
of dividends after paying for ten shares
of stock. Not only did the Poland com
mltteC, consisting of Poland, Banks and
McCrary, and two democrats, render
verdict against Garfield but the whole
country read the evidence and render
ed Il verdict. That verdict of guilty
was just and almost unanimous one.
II would be useless 10 quote from the
democratic press of the time, or even
from all the republican press but there
was absolutely no two opinions about
il. The following il the verdict Of i
few of the republican newspapers now
supporting Garfield The opinion of
hundreds might be given if necessary;
Yte Plpaa Coa0tttee Report ~. Is 1873
The facts i'll regard II Mr. fairfield as found by
the committee are that h. agreed with Mr.. Amrs
to take ten shares Of Credit Moher stock hut
did not pay for the same. MIR. Amps received the
eighty Ter cent. dividend III bonds ana sold them
for ninetS-seEcn per cent, and also received the
sixty per cent cash dividend which. together with
the prre II the stock and interest lett balance
Of $50 This sum WAS paid over q Alr. Garfield
by check on the scrgrant-at-arn> and Mr.. ear
field then understood this sum rustb hal,mcf y diri
eeos at'3' Paying for me sioek,
Nor YORK Times, Ft6. ~ 1873.
Messrs. Kelley ana Garfield present !, most III,
lIlu Htrp4 N - II, Ia
bllier was no secret. The of its profits was
very well known ut the time congressman brought
u. Though Oakr> Ame, may have succeeded in
eonccHImg his own motive, which was d brhc
congressman, their acceptance Of the stock was
ne" on that account Innocent The dishonesty ct
tn act. Il, a participatoninn Obvious truul still
remains,
N.e lor& Tstt,,c td. H. 1873.
,aucs \. Garfield of Ohio. had ten share,
never paid dollar received 500, which after
investigation began, h. was aNutl, t. have cont
,idcrcd A. i loan from MIR. Oakcs Amps IL himself.
Mr.. AmcS establishes Very clearly the point that
he was not alone in this otlcnse. Ii he Is u he
expelled for bribery thu men who were hlilrd
should 20 with him
Itiu. y. ). H~uii, ~. " 1873.
The republicans are not only in iavui.of the
expulsion Of Amcs and Brooks but of severely
teisurine if not eNpellng KELLEY and Garfield,
Generally, we think public opinion would favor
severe rcpiimand il not the expulsion Of Kelley
and Garfield Possibly their offence or iulisrrc-
ton is made to appear the greater only because OF
their poverty. II 50 this is their misfortune but
il dos not 1t AL modify the appearance.
\. Y. Independent E'5, u, 1873, R.hgioos
ItcHy)
Blaine IL completely relieved from all connec-
ton in the matter; he was invited to purchase but
declined. He could safely exhibit the virtue Of
demanding an investigation which would com
pletely exhonorate him and his virtue has carried
it. own reward with it, for il cannot fail to dam
age his ahlest rivals, Dawes and Garfield
Mr. Garfield paid nothing for his stock, but re-
ceiied in five months dividends enough To pay for
it and yield him $500 in addition.
Springfield Mass Republican
The first was on Jan 30, 1873, before
Mr. Garfield began to explain:
Gen. Garfield still preserves n silence which
his friends are beginning TO find very painful
The next was on March 6, after Gar
field had done some explaining and
promised to do more
GEN. Garfield isn't satisfied let bad enough
alone and i going u explain some more
And the last, we shall offer was on
March Is, after Mr.. Garfeld'S constitn-
entS had taken up the matter;
A republican county convention held in Gen.
tinrlcld- district has invited that eminent public
servant 10 resign his seat We look to see other
constituencies follow suit. at the next election of
congressman il not before. Ithen hese geah'7n"o
,oHe h fint ugnta heg irW btgn q realise the dis
odrnaa9e n tcioy haod'cappef icM 3,.J,aeT@
tsror
Troy y. y. FINES. Feb 2itl, 1863.
Il congress keep. On 10 the end A. il has been
going for two ~ three days IL termination Will
be welcomed by hosts Of people throughout the
country n benedet0n. Last night when only
anc hundred and forty-seven members were pres
eu il the house Mr.. Garfield CHILLED up THU civil
appropriation bill and recommended M amend
men, concerning the sularie- # public officers.
Ths furnished that electromagnetic Ben. Butler
an opportunity to make his shameful proposition
which vas defeated the other day. liz lid ~ ~
once tho job being put up" between him and
Garfield. Ellis III. Robert, yainly lndeaNarsd To-
postpone action But the merenry fellows on
the foor. who hal d9ubte-s gone there g steal
80 600 from the people NJ the United state.
mocked him with dersion liz HOWEVER. MADE
rHr RIOTS Credit MoniLlER GARFIELD wRlGGtE
AM sQrIRM LIKE 4 SKINNED EEL. Elghty-"ne
voted under the convenient cover Of tcllers. So
there i no tell-tale yen and nay list, " pay them
selves S5ah0 for term " service which will Close
next week. For ma who stands upon trinl Tor.
past mistiemeanors and brgs the merciftll indulg
ence ot the people the conduct IF Garfield in
this business / strangely nprtrnt IL personal
sense. Perhaps Butler got tw-t On him and
dragged him into the work
Buffalo. s. y Commercial Feb - Isl.
Gem Garfield not only took tn shares Il he
.tot ami received tic dividends but vhat Y
wore he lied about il III his -weri testimony.
The republicans Of Warren, Ohio, in
convention, Sept. :, ls76, adopted the
following with other resolutions with
only two dissenting vote
Seyenth-That We further arragn AMI de-
a5nnce Mr. Garfield for his corrupt connection
with nv Credit MalliIier for BIZ fal-e denials
thereof before ri. constituents FIR his prjnrel DE-
NAL thereof before n committee 81 nj peer ia
congress far fraud upon his constituents % eir1-
atiug among them pamphlet ldfrortng 6 4.
.arth th. finding of all committee ara t.e el-
aencc against him When ID fact material ltaf.+3n.
thereof w.rp omitted ,tn gorhesi.
Til. i not mud throwing. i i the
deliberate judgment III III Gartield's
own republican friends given NJ the
time ali the evidence Wa before
them. Il j. the verdict If auits rem
dercd hy the country after ALI IT, eyi-
lence was heard and weighed. No
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