Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-23
kept at low prices their grain and fruits
which we're distilled into LIQUORS

| kept at low prices their grain and fruits
which were distilled into liquors.
The charge that on the Atm OF Februa'
~ | voted 10 tax the income OF farmers
| and others is a miserable, fraudulen,
concealment of the real object of the bill
Its object was to impose a graduated tax
upon the excess OF incomes. So just
was this measure regarded that one hun
dred and sixty-five gentlemen voted for
il, and only eighty.nine voted against it,
General Garfield being one oi the eighty
nine.
Another Charge:
March q. i>7s-On tre motion to make the
| WOGd Tar.f bi'l ths special order for April g.
| 1873, wiiSn dOlgcd."
This vote was on the Goth OF March,
and not on the 9Th, as stated. | was
/ paired with Mr.. Van VCorhes, OF Ohio,
and absent by leave of the House, as
shown by the Record.
desire here to call attention to the
vote i'm the House on June ), 1873, upon
the proposition to strike ont the enact
| ing clause OF the Wood tariH bill. Upon
this proposition voted in the atiirma.
tive, with other tariff membe:s OF the
House. The proposition was sustained,
and the bill was defeated See Record,
vol. 7, part >, and appendix, 10Th Con-
gress, 2nd session, page Ais.
The author Of the card in question in
his efforts 10 prejudice me in the minds
of tariff men carefully avoids any ailu
sion to this vote.
References TO the Congressional
Record will show that the following
leaves Of absence were
Granted to Me by the House.
From March 22nd, 1873, until We'd
nesday following.
From June 10Th, 1873, for two days.
On June s3l, 1879. Tor evening ses-
sion; February 22nd, 1879, one
day-sickness IN family; April
2jth, 1879. for three days-sick.
ness in family; June llth, 1879, one
week sickness OF family. In addition
To these leaves of absence, the Record
will further show that was paired dur
ing the time | have been III Congress
with the following Congressman, some
times for their accommodation and
sometimes ior my own, to wit: Mr.. Van
VCOrhes Oi Ohio, Mr. lOring OF Massa-
chuse,ts, Mr.. Hul:on oi Virginia, Mr..
Page Of California. Mr.. Grape OF Massa.
chuselts, Mr.. Ohh OF Indiana, Mr.
Young OF Ohio, Mr.. Robson oi New
Jersey, Mr. Reed oi Maine, Mr.. Morton
OF New York, and perhaps Others.
These pairs will explain Why Idid not
vote upon the several questiol.s referred
to by the card in question.
The point has been male against me
hat dii not vote IN CJnyreS, twenty
eight times.
Tho Above Statement Explains my Fail
ure to Vote.
As this objection has been urged against
me by Mr.. Hutchinson, the Republican
candidate for Congress, il is proper !Or
NE to refer To the fac, that Gen. tiar.
field, in the three months between the
third OF December, 1876, and the lIh oil
March, 1877, as member o! Congress
failed To vote thirty t0,r tjmCs Some
of the Propositions upon which lie
failed 10 vote were nn!mpOrt mt,
such as motions to adjourn, to take
recess, &c. Others, however, were Oi
very important character, such as the
appropriations OF lngh amounts Of
money, legislation looEing TO the gov
ernment OF the Southern States, Ctrtiti.
cate OF Electoral Votes, the arraignment
oi kenner, Wells, Casanave and Ander-
son for participation in the Louisiana
frauds, and the Improvement OF the
Mississippi levces. Notwi,hstanhin.
these failures to vote by Gen. Garfield, |
do not charge that ha dod.ed any qucs.
tor; on the contrary, | believe that,
like myself,
HIS Official Duties and Committee Work
sometimes prevents his voting. The
days on which he so failed to vote were
we're as follows: 4th, l5;h and l9;h oil
Dee, 1876; 23d, 27th, 2bth and 30,h of
January, 1877; and sd, 9Th, lith, 18th,
lq.h, eth and 2Sth of February, 1877,
ami LIST, Pad and Sd OF March, 1877, as
will be seen by reference 10 the Con-
gr,ssional Record.
IL is also charged in the card referred
to that on November 23, 1877, | voted
against Mr.. Hubbell's proposition to
make greenbacks receivable Tor customs
dues. and the impression is conveyed
that am opposed to their being made
so receivable. This is a contemplate
dodge OF the real fact. The House has
under consideration Il bill TO repeal the
Sd section of the Resumption act, and
had lust adopted an amendment offered
by Mr.. Fort, which repealed the objec-
tionable features of that act. Thereupon,
Mr.. Hubbell, who il is TO be remem-
b.red is the Chairman OF the National
Republican Committee. offered an
amendment, the object oi which was TO
strike out Forts amendment which had
lust been adopted, and - pOpularlze his
amendment he threw in the clause TO
make greenbackg receivable for customs
dues, but Notwithstanding this his prop
Csition was SD objectionable that it only
r, csived 30 votes, los being cast against
it. Such Republicans as Cdi>;ns, Cam
eron. Gardner, Hanna, Hayes and 9TH
ers voting against IL While Gen. Garfield
voted for il.
Ii the author OF the card in question
Had Desired to b Truthful and Candid
upon this subject, he would have stated
that the bill offered by Mr.. Southland, OF
Ohio, provided that on ard after the LIST
day OF October, 1873, legal tender notes
OF the United States lGreenbacksl should
be received at par i'll payment ol custom
dues. See Congressional R.cjri, Vol.
part |, page g., 18th Congress, 3rd sns.
sion. And that this bill was voted lor
by l5S members, myself included, AMI
WAS voted against by Gen. Garfield and
tiliy-twO others.
The author of the card knew that hc
deliberately lied when he stated that III
the southern parts IT the district | al
vocated one financial policy and in the
upper part oi the district advocated an
other.
The following
Financial Propositions
which voted upon in Congress rcfute
this charge. Upon the Bel to prohibit the
Secretary Of The Treasury from cdnc,Nng
or retiring GresHb1cks. ercpt for rcisste,
&c, voted in the affirmative with l16
others, whilst Gen. Garfield with ii
others, voted a. ,;nst ii. See Record,
Forty-fith Congr, IS, vol. I, part ), page
292S.
Upon the bill TO authorize exchange
OF legal tender silver dollars FOR the
trade dollar, voted with l52 others in
the affirmative and Gen. Garfield, with
4 ntI,arS ,.otal IN thn Spp