The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-06-23

tlOn ~ NHiCaSV, Tue NOW IOTh gun,
which has articulation Of about mil
Lon and a half copies week, and at
the least calculation twice that many
readers, made grave charges against
him, impeaching his pecuniary integri-
ty in positions of official trust. The
New York Herald says that fiercely as
Presidential candidates are assailed by
their political adyersaries, it has sell
dom or ever happened that anyone has
been arraigned On the tender point OF
pecuniary honor in the discharge of
his public duties. Such charge, if
snfounded, should be set at rest at
once. 1t is species of accusation
which the Republican party has never
before been called to meet III connec-
ton with any of its candidates for the
Presidency. Fremont, at the time of
his nomination, was too pure to be as
sailed. Lincoln was above reproach or
suspicion, and Grant, though surround
I'd by suspicious characters, was never
accused OF accepting brides, and what
ever else may be said Of Hayes, he is
above the suspicion of using his posi-
ton to get money corruptly. 1t was
charged that Tilden had not paid his
income tax, but this implied 40 breach
Of official trust. For the first time in
its history the Republican party has
nominated Presidential candidate
against whom charges are made which,
if true, should be a bar to his cleo
ton.
The Herald says it will not do to
evade these grave charges by vague de-
clamation against campaign of calum-
'Hy. No former candidate OF any party
las ever been accused of breach of
5pocuuiaay trust in official relations.
This is not an accusation to be ignored,
but to be rcfuted. 1t is idle to depre-
cate campaign of oalamny until it is
shown by proper evidence that the
charges are destitute of reasoable foun-
-!Asion. 1t thsy are true they are fatal,
and we do not profess to know whether
they are true or false. If they are fac
titious and malicious, their falsity can
te demonstrated, and when these grave
charges have been proved on good evil
dence to be false, their subsequent re-
petition will be wanton calumny.
But, says the Herald, cit will not do
20 shirk investigation on the pretense
that all candidates are assailed. No
previous candidate for the Presidency
las ever been assaulted on similar
grounds. If Mr. Garfield is innocent.
lie. above all other men, is interested in
having the exact truth known. In the
case Of MIR. Garfield, the charges have
not been trulaped up for the occasion,
AS the Sun has been repeating them
year IN and year out for long period
when Garfield was OF no consequence to
the people at large, aud was response
bic only to his immediate constituents
IN his Congressional District, whose
Vote for hin, fell OFF about 5000 after
the Congressional Investigation of the
Credit Mobilier job"
The Herald points out two methods
by which Garfield could vindicate bis
character. One is tho heroic method
adopted by Hamilton, who, when Sec
'1etary OF the Treasury, was charged
with some irregularities in the admins
tration of his Department, and he took
'the surprising step of defending hrs
official integrity at the expense of his
conjugal morals He printed a pamph-
let. III. which he made circumstantial
confession of the particulars of an
amour with the wife OF man who had
Teen a hanger on about the Treasury
Department. preferring to brave do
faestic broil III his own home rather
than Lave it suspected that he had
violated Lis trust as the chief financial
'oeicer of the Government. Garfield
'snigI.t write letter stating the exact
facts of his connection with the Credit
Mobilicr and with the De Golyer job,
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