Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

cuse himself by the assertion under
oath that the money was fee re-
ceived as an attorney. This led TO the
proof that he never uttered one
word or wrote one syllable or did a
single thing in the matter except to
put through the appropriation that
he never had a case, never received
fee, never acted as an attorney in his
life while at Washington. Precisely
as in the case of Colfax, the attempt
ed explanation made the thing thou
sand times worse. 1t added to the
proof OF bribery that of perjury.
He was leader in the salary-grab,
and again, unlike many other mem
bers, never returned the $4,000, the
'aking of which was so unanimously
condemned by the people that the
very next congress repealed the law
py an almost unanimous vote.
He voted for every one of the many
jobs. land grants, subsidies to rail-
roads, ETC., that were granted since
1862. -
He and Sherman and Stanley
Matthews were the three Ohio friends
of Mr.. Hayes who went down to
Louisiana and mansged the return
ing board. The electoral vote of that
state was, in reality. not stolen by the
returning board. hut by Garfield and
Sherman. who furnished them with
the inspiration, the courage and the
temptation to commit that crime.
The returning board rascals were
only tools i'll the hands of Garfield
and Sherman, who spoke, promised
and acted as the personal aud ilnme-
dia:e agents of R. b. Hayes. t4tp
Garfield made a speech of great
power against the electoral ocOmmis-
sion bill. upon the sole ground that
it compelled an investigation of the
returning board frauds, compelled to
go behind the returns. But, the bill
passed, Garfield became member Of
the commission. He took this oath:
II, James A. Garfield, do sotemniy
sWear that I acilt impartialzy examine
and consider all questions Submitted
| 10 the commission of which l am q
member, and true Judgment give
thereon, agreeably to the constitution
in:t laws, SO help me G0d.") This
o.th Mr. Garfield alec signed. Yet
he voted ut !casta hundred times with
the other seven republicans against
'hc very and the only thing the COM
| mission was created to do-to "ex.
smine and considerI the questions of
;raud-votrd that the commission
mad 'a be deaf, blind and dumb could
not 60 behind the returns and, in
tact, could examine nothing, consider
| nothing, except to count in Hayes.
Garfield, though formerly profess
sing ~ be revenue reformer, turned
out to be a servile tool of the eastern
protectionists. This present congress
failed 10 reduce some of thetm un-
just and oppressive duties largely
through the efforts of Garfield, who
as member of the. committee on
ways and means protected the inter-
csts of eastern manufacturers.T
Gartield's vote on the electoral COM
mission counted in Hayes after his
voice aud hand had managed the re-
turning board steafin Louisiana. His
election would mean not only the
complete popular indorsement of the
:heit of the presidency, BUT practical
ty the continuation Of it in the Same
| pol.tical family. - .ta
Garfield is reg u1ar machine poll
tician. He has had no other income
than that received from office. He
has made his living out of politics for
twenty years. He needs Offices for n
| iihih anu ic, ACQUIRING W FcpuUll.
cen evidence and the evidence con-
tanned i'll the congressional recbrd,
not above temptation. Quite the
contrary 7aEH -Te"u tsS -1A
So much for the head Of The ticket.
AS to the tail, General Arthur. of
New York, suffice 1t to say that lie is
Conkling's man Friday, whognever
held another effice than that of col
Iec,or of New York. Sherman and
Hayes removed him upon the distinct
ground that it was absolute necessity
i'll tie interest of the public service.
Arthur is very ordinary person, of
no talents whatever except that of
manipulating the machine. His nomi-
nation for the vice-presidency will
prove to have been a great mistake.
1t Is certainly Il most astonishing act,
Il most emphatic slap in the face Of
the Hayes administration, a. most
complete triumph of the machines, IAN
AunDie peace offering to ConK1ing.
The nomination of Washburne for the
second place on the ticket would have
| been Il thousand times stronger.