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An Address to the Rubnean yos.us Of tia NfnesssntA
(Ohio) Congressional Distnct.I
FEIAow-cIrIxENs: WeMwho address
you were appointed 9 committee for this
purpose by an independent convention of
Republicans assembled for the purpose of
pntting in nomination . suitable person
as candidate for Congress in opposition
James A. Garfield. lA N
The causes which impelled the calling
of that convention and inspired Its action
are set forth in the resolutions by it
adopted and printed herewith. To the
Indictment contained in those resolutions
and the evidence submitted In support
thereof, we respectfully call your atten-
ton and ask your candid consideration.
We have no grievances We never
sought favors at Mr. Gar6eld's hands, and
have no personal quarrel with him. On
the contrary, we have been among his
warmest political friends and supporters,
and now only attack his acts and conduct
in public life and the character he has
thereby attained.
1t is easier to flow with the tide than
TO row against it, and we regret the ne
cessity which compels us to denounce him.
1t is fitting that as true men we should
seek the cause and remedy for this state
of ruin, and we look not far nor long,
Corruption In Office and want of wisdom
in Legislation loom up before us. We re-
view with pride our party history and
achievements, and we now see fraud in
high places eating at its vitals. It's reve-
nue. officers are found stealing and dividing
with whiskey rings. It's Secretaries sell
post traderships. It's Congressman raise
their own salaries and make them retro
active, take great fees for argument on
paving jobs before boards of their own
creation, and pocket the dividends of great
frauds like the Credit Mobilier. CorTup-
tion rides in 81 600 landaulets, purchased
at government expense, and Congressman
build palaces at the Capital, while the
they forget that they are but the SER
wants of the nation, and act as if they
were its owners, seeking to wiring from it
the greatest possible number of dollars
for their own purposes.
The Republican party has done much
to purify itself within itself It's whisky
ring revenue officers are convicted and i'm
prisoned. Belknap is deposed and i'm
peached, and only escapes conviction by
technicalIty. Its salary stealing, Credit
Mobilier, pavement.jobbing Congressman
are mostly retired. James A. Garfield
remains Richard c. Parsons, his COM
peer as a great pstent-pavement lawyer,
nominated without opposition in a dis
trict Republican last year by 6,5OO ma
jority, was buried at the polls by Henry
b. Payne, q Democrat, by 2 800 majority.
The ofice-holders nominated him, but the
brave, honest people rebuked him.
James A. Garfield fell from TO- ,935 ma
jority in 1872 to 2,529 majority in 1874.
ooh, what q fall was there, my country
men," Rebuked, shorn of character for
truth and integrity, all that is noble in
manhood, defeated, he stands a sad and
blackened monument of avarice and
greed.
By the arts of the orator and dema-
gogue, of which he is consummate mas
ter, he is striving and struggling, and may
postpone the day of his final doom, but
he bears upon his front the writing on
the the wall, Meme, meme, tekel uphar-
SIM"
Flaming oratory upon the horrors of An
dersonville and Libby, and the disordered
condition of the South are a poor COM
pensation for want of integrity
The fools who believe that another great
1f L. HI l1LA
are imminent are only found in the post
Office and lunatic asylums The people
know better, and that cry of the dema-
gogue to arouse their fears that he may
get their votes ought to be of no avail.
G. N. TUTrLE,
p. BoswoRTH, and
H H. HIEE, of Lake county;
J. A GIDpINGs, of Ashtabula !;
L. E. DURFEE, Of Geauga;
L. ID. BRowN, Of Portage;
A. YoUMANs, of Trumbull.
SKPTKABRR 10, 1876.
On the 9th day of September, 1875, the
Republicans of the Nineteenth C0ngTes.
sional District of Ohio opposed to the re-
turn of James A. Garfield to Congress,
met in convention at Warren, Ohio, and
organized by eIecting DR.. q. W. Ensign,
of Lake, for chairman, and l. d. Brown,
of Portage, and George E. Paine, Of Lake,
secretaries
On motion, G. N. Tuttle and J. B. Bur-
ro1ghs, Of Lake; E. F. Perry, of Ashta-
bula; L. ID. Brown, of Portage, and q.
d. Crary, Of Lake, were chosen Com
mittee On Resolutions, and II. H. Hine,
William e. Hulett, p. Boswcrth and J.
s Easement, B. F. Perry and r. II. MUIR
ray, were appointed . Committee on Con-
ference for Representative
The Committee on Resolutions, after o,
long whereas, said: .a.
Therefore, be it by this independent con-
vention Of the Republicans Of the Nine
teenth Congressional District Of Ohio
l. ResolUed, That dishonesty, fraad and
corruption have become 20 common, no
torious and Obvi0us in the administration
of onr. National Government - to be not
only humiEating and disgracefnl in the
estimation of every honest and intelligent
citizen, but TO imperil the prosperity ofsAe
people, IL not the stability of the govern
ment itself .sn..U ia
2. Reso1ued, That this deplorable con-
dition Of the administration of our Ma
tional Government is largely due TO the
election 70 ONCE and continuance therein
OF eorrnpt, dishonest and Eenal men.
3. Rssotvs9 That il i pseless and hFp-
ocriticsi for any political party to declare