Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-10
WITHDRAWING GARFIELD.
The Party not Strong Trough to
Carry the Load.
DEFEAT STARING THEN IN THE FACE.
The Idea not Confined to a Small
Circls.
A SURRENDER or THE PRESIDENTIAL
CONTEST.
DEFEAT STARING THEM IN THE FACE.
Garfield a Cheap Man.

IBY TRlegrApH W mo
New YORK, July "a Washington spe-
cial to the Sun saws Noted Republicans
at Washington, whose names would excite
surprise if given to the public, advocate
the policy of Withdrawing Garfield and OF
substituting another candidate, whose
name is no tainted with ~venality and dis
honor. They think the party is not
strong enough to carry such a load, and
that defeat stares them in the face if it be
not relieved. This idea is by no means
confined to a small circle, but has extend
ed to important influences and finds favor
among the friends of more than one of the
aspirants who were defeated at Chicago.
The suggestion is impracticable, because,
even il a new name could be pnt up with
out once more assembling the National
Convention. that step would be regarded
az a complete surrender Of the Presiden-
tial contest: but that such a proposition
should be entertained in any form, or be
come a topic of discussion, is evidence OF
the generalization cansed by Gartield's
candidacy and a want OF confidence in his
personal integrity. The Republicans at
the capital, who are familiar with the daily
walk and life of Garfield, know full well
that the Credit Mobilier corruption and
the DeGolyer bride are mere incidents in a
career notorious for jobbery and for n.y.
pocrisy. His votes and the influence of
his position in the House of Representa-
tives have been huckstered about Wash
ington for years in almost every scheme of
spoliation before Congress. The parties who
bought and who sold him, Of course, have
an interest in concealing their criminal
completely, and Investigation has barely
scraped the surface of his habitual traffic
as a legislator. Considering his talents
and his opportunities, Garfield has gener-
ally got less money for his support of jobs
in Congress than almost any of the cor
rupt crew who have made merchandise of
their positions ON committees or their
votes on the floor. He has
usually been in the hands of sharp
Intermediates, who have made him pay
dearly for preserving venal secrets. Thus
Dick Parsons, of Cleveland, who was hired
by the agent of De Golyer and Mcclellan
to buy Gartield's influence as Chairman of
the Appropriation Committee, pocketed
500, 900 for that service. while he only
gave Garfield SIS. 200. Although. as he
swore, he had agreed with him to share the
W. 70 thPehphiob 0at hCltt
is not a success, though he coDtrived to
make himself easy in circumstances, and
might have been much richer than he il if
the faculty of exaction had been added to
his easy virtue in taking brides. Morally
rotten and defiant of opinion, he has on
stantly required ready money, and he
usually accepted whatever sum was offered,
without stopping to consider whether it
was an equivalent or not for the services
rendered. For these, and for other rea-
sons which may be made hereafter, the
nomination of Garfield fell fiat at the cap
ital. not so much from disappointment on
the part of the Grant, Blaine or Sherman
men, as from a knowledge of his charac-
Ter, and the conviction that it could and
would be assailed successfully. as wholly
unworthy OF the place to which he aspires.
Thus far his opponents have practiced the
utmost forbearance. in referring only to
those points which investigations by Con-
gress have made clear. Whenever the
time comes to consider Mr.. Garfield in his
capacity as a Christian statesman, and to
/ strip off the mantle Of hypocrisy which has
covered a foul interior. the country will
see an object to be loathed. 1t is the de-
cade OF this exposure, superadded to what
is already known, that induces Republi-
cans OF established repute to urge 81 des-
perate a resource as the withdrawal Of
Garfeld's name from the ticket as the only
means OF saving the party from disgrace,
as well as defeat.