Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-02
which nobody could oil so well as Gen.
Garfield, and I besought him to help US
in ,hia iasporota extpamify

To Rescue American Liberty
from the destruction with which Il wa.
threatened. He RESPONDED with noble
alacTity, and made a srrai argument, IN
which he proved not only the continued
existence, hut the inrs.Imsble value oi
the Constitution. lie demonstrated
that the right OF trial hy Jury al all times
and all places was ini-siruciible, and
that any officer, civil or military, would
violate his oath il be attempted 10 put
the military above the civil authority,
He affirmed the whole Democratic doc
,rIne on the suhjcc, spt showed u 70 he
ircontestib!v rishr. His sinceritv wa
~undouhtei, Tor, ike the rest OF u, he
engaged in the cause rs a labor OF love.
without lee or any reward except the
thanks OF true men.
Such Were HIS True Convictions.
But when he came In deal with the
same subject in his political capacity he
surrendered everything 10 his party.
He voted for a Military CespOtism and
a regular system al kidnapping and
murder in all the States o. the South.
In the same act were other r-ryi. prS
which he certainly understood u b. in
t.iirrct ~coUilic. with every article and
every section OF the Constitution. la
all this he did no, tranSgrrss, Ike Others.
in ignorance Or in passion, h" slGnct
agains' light and knowledge AMI ON i
cold calculation % partisan policy. 1t
il an infinite pity that such a man
should be not only false to his country
but false e. himself.
What Makes A II this Very Much Worse
i, his dpnuncialjon oil General ilancpcN
ior saving that the military was COAST.
]tI;ionG'ly subordinate To IN" CIV pow.
or, aui that liberty Was stlil the inherit.
ancr oi the American people; fDr these
were propositions which he himself hal
asserted and krrW 10 be- true.
II might be expected tha; the course
of a man So Influences woI.i Frequently
defect from the strai:h; path. AMI %
great ALTERATION w cannot but reur.n
Der.
Mr. T.ldsn was Elected in 1879
/ 4 false return Was Ia" only resource
against HIN. 10 not believe Ma.
/ General Garfield, # let alone, w1uil
/ commit IN election iraul IN, more an
ne would steal 4 ho'sr or a sheep. EB'
when tie managers q! his party ,!rm ana
ed his all in a great sNin,.l" in" c.n!
not refuse. tUdrr tha, crrrrIou i.
went down IT, Louisiana amt there
found il absolutely certain that tie
1iIlcn electors hti been ''iu!y aup"lnt'
ed Al, legal AMI il.l poll, So pctrr.uliy
conducted that there WA No. even Il
squahblr about II in tie whole Safe.
And the appointment 50 made WA
a~ttcs,ci by and recorded upon tie Ger
'~iiraIrs and the uAtiiS al ci"cllOn Officers
adverse Ia the appOlntees IN al tl"lr
feelings and wishes.
There was no EARTHLY Excuse for Decay
ing This.
no contra LECTION 81 II could be- honest.
10 count the State Tor Have. wlSa
thing tha, could h" done only by i"uu.
den, and u~nmiriga,,d fraud For u
time hoped that General uar"r'is
share IN that great crime had consisted
i'm passive aruuIoscncr, aud | am -Tr.
pri-, los the proofs recently brought
forward II his gcllv" assistance m lis
preparation Ills judgment ~ 4 mean
npr ri the Electoral Commission pi~ q
ihi1r To- b.. expected, Tor h" must Ipnc
hri,rr ,rar have convinced himself ;Il'
atrarl We ~ gp"i way ~ u "tD''
al rl"g'i1- 4 President. IN a political
game lr dill no; think that anybody
tll moral sense enough 10 abstain
from ~i..r.aiug q lie Wuich he himsc,!
hti Iu'. -, win ~" stake.
i~I.atrI'y 10 h. rushed int" owl
cpur-'.. nv ns rIr'y a,-"" a'"~ hH-
u.p' upon him much Dd,um Wul.i
h." ,,.. . .,-"-"r .n lu"trLUsirilr e.
o.: thr tu.i. ..i'-. tn, s,r.. f.
iuhu,rl uv Ota.- Am'S 49, lr.cr!.i
To- Iuil !nUr' 10" leg >.a'|uh e! t.''r
carIup' ). lie AMI t3c company N.p
mt ;. 4..p d.. bands meant business,
ard l.tt iI-Hr-, was bribery. -.
. iuuh.ri., 'nu~" o. mbers Wlr too a.,
knowing a." na'ur" % ia" thing were
great criminals. aud wholly unworthy to
retain their seats. liut General Gar.
/ Gr.d, though hc certain y AIRED To take
the s'0rk, AMI
Did Actually take Dividends Upon ~.
| had No suspicion vi IIs connection with
~" Uuiou Pc ir railroad "r ri the con.
Il ~ which ~ possession might CRATE
I between be-, lrIyi" interests ami hl>
uuiI.r dg'v. g." VAS - uulli.css ~ the
cIl.I u' %. N at any dishonest mrauIn"
ahuu, tu" Winch" business. ! believe
TINS mo- MERRY b"cdnsr hc told III" 80,
bat hrrIu.r u Is prubihi" IN ITSELF and
correlated by many CIRCUMSTANCES. j.
hr hal stuck 10 II he wuuil have teen
cr,i'ri los all men a. ImpIlclty ~ hr
WAS hy M I,rUrg that his p]oI.l"aI
friends might IilIrucc him 10 depart
from D., / wr g. b~"s"rchius him 10 stand
IL, u;,u the d't'us" ir had mad" H.
mr. That l" jIi not TAX" thi- a!.lrr
Is the
Ihtt,rc,, ReErot'f His Life.
In, ",uc patty w"I not Jet him tax"
r. T." accusation struck 1T IL" hugh.
81 i.H't m Tie House and S"rI'r.
Ih,v iai nat o. ans : ~, aud that w!N.
apps'i,r denial -. tn" tact that AIRY
stock llt ever been taken hy them.
and uu that lin" they expected Mr
Amr- g. swear them through. General
,,a'iiril. tor lar benefit 4 others JiH To-
nis 81 .r"1t injury. ur't"t IN making
this I l., a,i"u.r IurIr witness i.I.c!
them su hey wrr" a, convicted A.!
ter the report 90 the committee ] Hrp'"
80 Mr. BAN" ~" bitter which has been
extensively published and Which was
an II ~ t. ,r' General Garfield back
upon rhr lru" ground Ubiou be never
ought - have abandoned. Bot j: W.,
too .aic.
r,rrt sincerely that General car
feel J. a can Iia'r ur that be- should lr
p.ar"i IA any POSITION which rails imr
critics" uu hos contact Us = yu1.., u.'I.
i'u' ! uiy" slri nothing l'.Jt vii %,
u"W >. hIul. for IN many ilTm-. ~ many
uWr.. ~ .gIliv way-, publi,Iy and lU.
yI'".y. i.y" given IT'S sam" cpastrur
ton 81. It- a,.s and EXPORTED hun 20
com" ont from ~" evil aud corrupt g..
.DN-..,p which Drugs him down While i
pr"'.T!- - elevate HIN.
hop" th9' 90 al the .ssrrstlcir.cI!
81 liberty AL Justice AMI ldH aud hpu
80 -py"rHHIru' ~IIi maS" Themselves
.".i. DF '." Na'Ipa ~ o'i''y No. ~
t.. next election -" popular cYu.-w.
u....u a. fs" Ju'i cpus ],u'iural iir'r,n
us| bee " "rA I..uIl: ln'u" meantime
- 70, Na'rl o., v, ~ rrty Tat To"
,.ma'rg h. a.. .girI g.. a.au.
IA.nu a1. I,rcul yppr-,
: Blaze
TIN Hoe Aa-us'g- bell, Chairman,
and .p.sA.' ROB ,um.t'"".
Pr yI!.Eg f.. DLu caters.