Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-17
James A. Garfield for President.

Gen. James A. Garfield of Ohio was
nominated for President by tho Convention
at Chicago on the thirty sixth ballot, yes
tcrduy. In making this nomination, tho
supporters of Mr.. Blaine took tho lead,
aud the other anti.Grant clements in tho
Convention promptly followed. The inl-
pcriaIist phalanx remained unbroken, and
s;ubbornly cast three hundred and six
votes for Grant down to the very end
Ia considering this nomination, VIC de-
sire first Of all to thank God for tho defeat
| of Grant and the decisive overthrow Of tho
Third Term conspiracy. 1t is an event on
which tho American people in n body may
well offer up rcjoicipgs to Heaven; aud tho
friends of liberty and Of The rights of men
in all nations under tho sun, should ioin
with them in tho manifestations of their
heartfelt gratitude.
But is Gen. Garfield such man that
patriotic citizens of tho United States can
well and wisely support him for President?
Can the executive authority of the rcpublio
be safely ntrustcd to him2 These arc tho
questions which every voter should now
ask, and VIC answer calmly and cmphat.
lcally that hc is not such man.
The character OF Cen Garfield can bo
Judged by the following conspicuous
when, in 1872, tho Credit NIobilicr bri-
bery and corruption among members Of
Congress were first exposed, Gen. Garfield
was one amcng those accused IIo immc-
dlate!y published letter expressly and
positively denying that he had any share in
It, Next, on January II, 1873, he appeared
before the committee Of tho House Of Rep.
rescntatvcs, and under oath declared: IL
never owned, received, or agreed to receive
any stock of the Credit Mobilicr, or of tho
Union Pacific Railroad, nor any dividend
or profits arising from either of them.
But on Jan. 20 next following, tho Hon.
Oakcs Ames was examined before tho samo
committee and proved by record evidence,
partly in Gen. Garlicld's own handwriting
that Gen. Garfield hud had in stock in the
Credit Mobilior, and that lie had received
dividends thcrcupon. Mr.. Amcs also tes-
tilted that Gen. Garfield had visited hin
subsequent to the commencement OF tho
investigation by the House, and had en-
deaVorcd to induce him to swear before tho
committee that money thus paid him as
dividends had been delivered to him as o
loan and yet at the very same time that he
had cndeavored to procure this false testi--
mouy FROM MIR. Amos, Gen. Garfield had
called upon Amos to pay him an additional
SUN OF money on account Of the Credit
Mobilicr, claiming TINT the dividends he
had already received had not bccn as largo
as they should havo beon.
pcrjurcr, and man who atttemuts
to suborn perjury is not fit to be President.
One other important feature in tho his
tory of Con. Garfield in his relation to the
DO Golycr paving contract. One De Col.
yer had made contract with the Shepherd
Ring in Washington to put down a quan.
tity of patent pavement Gen. Garfield
was Chairman of tho Committee on Ap.
preparations in tho House Of Representa-.
tives In order to pay for this patent
pavement, an appropriation was needed
from Congress. The sum Of ivo Thousand
dollars was paid to Cen Garfield on behalf
of Dc Goyer, and appropriations to the
amount Of millions Of dollars were there.
after granted to the Washington Ring, tho
appropri. .cn for tho De Golyer pavement
boipg included thorcin.
These arc some Of tho facts iu the public
record of James A. Garfield, now the Ro.
publican candidate for President of the
United States.
And yet Notwithstanding all this, tho
mischiefs of ccoting such q man President
would all seem blessings compared to tho
results which would have followed the
success of Grant aud che third term.
Ncw York Sun.
THE VICE PRESIDENT.
Chester A. Arthur was horn in Vcrmons
in 1881. His father was Baptist clergy
man. Tho son graduated from Union
College in 1913; studied law in New York;,
was admitted to the bar in 1851, and be-.
came member OF tho law firm Of Arthur
4 Gardner Hc joined the Republican
party md became active as stump speaker.
In 1857 ho was appointed Quartermastcr
General on Gov. Morgan's staff lie was
chairman Of the Republican committee of
the county Of New York, and was offered
a Consulshp to Paris, but declined tho
position. He succeeded Murphy as Col.
cctor of the Port of New York aud was
ordered removed in 1877, but he continued
in oflicc because A.. j. A. Roosevelt, who
was appointed, did not qualify. In 1878
ho was again removed, and Collector Mer..
ritt took his place. Sinoc then ho has
remained in private lifo. He was Governor
NIorgans right hand man, and won his title
of General, not on the field OF battle, like
Garfield, but as an Adjutent General Of
militia md as an organizer and cquipper Of
troops during tho rebellion.
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Grant Defeated.