The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-10-28
REPUBLICAN TESTIMONY
Against Garfield and Arthur,
Why They Should Not be
Elected.

Gross abuses of administration have
continued and increased during your in
cumbency.-John Sherman to Collector
Arthur, January 81, 1879.
Mr.. Ames establishes very clearly the
point that he was not alone in this Of
fense. Ifhe is to be expelled for brib-
cry, the men who were bribed should 90
with him.-New York Tribune, February
26, 1873.
Messrs. Kelly and Garfield present a
most distressing figure. Their participa-
ton in the Credit Mobilier affair is COM
plicated by the most unfortunate contra
dictions of testimony.-New York, Febru-
arg IS, 1873
With a deep sense of my obligation
under the Constitution, 1 regard it as my
plain duty to suspend you in order that
the office may be honestly administered.
-[R. B. Hayes, to Collector Arthur, Jan
uary 81, 1879
Persons have been regularly paid by
you who have rendered little or no ser
vice: the expense of your office have in
creased, while its receipts have dimin-
ished. Brides, or gratuities in the shape
Of bribes, have been received by your
subordinates in several branches of the
custom house, and you have in no case
supported the effort to correct these
abuses,-[Secretary Sherman, to Collec-
tor Arthur, January 81, 1879.
James A. Garfield, of Ohio, had ten
shares; never paid a dollar; received
1929, which, after the investigation be-
gan, he was anxious to have considered
as a loan from Mr.. Oakes Ames to him
self.
Well, the wickedness of all of it is that
these men betrayed the trust of the peo-
pie, deceived their constituents, and by
evasions and falsehoods confessed the
transactions to he disgraceful. Pass no
resolution. Drop it where it is. Re-
mand the whole business to the people.
-New York Tribune, February 10, 1873.
1t is wrong to raise an indiscriminate
howl against every one who ever looked
at Credit Mobelier stock, or to make
every man responsible for the guilt Of
others. Our own opinion, based on such
hasty consideration as we have been able
to give, the fact is that Dawes is inno-
cent that Scofeld and Bingham have
been guilty of an improperly which
should subject them to censure; and
that Kelley and Garfield have so mis-
represented the facts, and endeavored to
disguise the transaction as loan that a
more severe punishment would not be
out of place.-BufaIO Express, February
20, 1873.
The character of the Credit Mobilier
was no secret. The source Of it's profits
was very well known at the time Con-
gressmen bought it, Though Oakes
Ames may have succeeded in Concealing
his own motive, which was to bribe Con-
gressmen, their acceptance of the stock
was not on that account innocent. The
dishonor of the act, as participation in
an obvious fraud, still remains.
Some of them have INDUCED in testi-
mony with reference to the matter
which has been contradicted. The COM
mittee distinctly rejects the testimony oi
several of the members. This can only
be done on the ground that it is untrue.
But untrue testimony given under oath
is morally, if not legally, perjury.
1t is the clear duty of Congress to visit
with punishment all who took Credit
Mobilier stock from Oakes Ames,-Neu
York Times, February 20, 1878,
If Congress keeps on to the end as il
has been going on for two or three days
its termination will be welcomed by
hosts of people throughout the country
as benediction. Last night, wben oaI,
one hundred and forty-8eUen member
were present in the House, Mr.. Garfield
called up the Civil Appropriation Bill, AMI
RECOMMENDED AN AMENDMENT CONCERN.
ING THE SALARIES OF PUBLIC OFFICERS
Ellis II. Roberts vainly endeavored tc
postpone action. But the mercendry teI
lOwS on the floor, who had doubtless
gone there to steal S. 900 each from the
people of the United States, Knocked hin
1Vitk deriSiOn. He, however, made the
pious Credit Mobilier Garfield wrigglt
and squirm like a skinned eel. Eighty
one men voted under the convenien
cover of tellers, so there is no tell-talt
yea-and-nay list, to pay themselves S.,
900 for term of service which will clost
next week. For a man 1OhO stands upo,
trial far past mtSdemednOr8 and beg8 III
merCifuI Indulgence of the people, the cOnduC
of Garfield in this business Is strangely i'm
prudent IN a personal sense. Perhaps But
Ter has "got a twist" on him and dragged
him into the work.-1roy (M ~ Time
(Rep.), February l9, 1873.
WHAT GARFIELDI WHAT THE COMMIT
TOOK OATH TO. TEE SAID.
"I never owned, Gle CARTEL d
received or agreed agreed with MI
to receive, any stock Ames to take tel
of the Credit Mobi- shares of Credit Mo
lier or of the Union bilier stock, but di
Pacific Railroad, nor not pay for tn
any divi de nd or same. Mr. Ames re
profits arising from ceived the so pc
either of them"- cent. dividend il
Poland Report page. bonds and sold ther
r 12O. for 81 per cent, an
, also received the 6
per cent. cash div
, dend, which togeth
er paid the price G
: the stock and inter
I est and left a bal
, ance of $329 Thi
, sum was paid owe
to Mr.. Garfield by
Il.