The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-09-30
Wbitewashlng a Corrupt Candidate.

MIR. Garheld through tne press:
"Cle7eland, Ohio, September 9.-The
Republican County Central Committee
of the counties composing the Nineteenth
Ohio District have issued q column and,
q half address to the Republicans of the
United States, for the purpose of remov-s
ing impressions which may have been
produced as itssys by determined efforts
to smisrepresent and falsify the history of
Garfield d's relations to the Republicans
Of this District.'' -
The impression intended to be convey
ed is that. the determined effort to mis-
represent and falsify" emanate from the
Democracy; and it is noteworthy that
alt tbs Rspublicansorgals and orators
adopt the same line of argument, and en-
deavor to convince the people that the
assault upon Garfield 3 reputation are al
together the work of his political oppo-
nents. To correct this industriously
propagated error, we present very small
portion of the immense amount OF docu-'
nentary evidence at our disposal. First,
as to "GarGeld's 5 relations to tbe Repub-
licans ofthis lhis) district" At a Re-
publican Convention, held at Warren, in
that district, September z, 1876, the fol-
. lowing resolution was adopted:
We ltntner Sarraslg q Z iana cnatge nlh.
Gar1aldt with corrupt orloery IN se!l.hg
his offciai influence as Caalrman sg .! oan sIe
Committee on Appropriations. for s. ,0oo,
to the De Golyer Pavement Ring, to aid
themgia securing acontract from tne
I board Of public work OF the Dlstrlct OF
Columbia selling MS lnnuenSe 70 aia
3 such lsing IN imposing upon Tue peoPie
OF SAID district pavement, Wnica. 10 a..
most worthless, at pnce snree umes i.s
, costs, rs sworn 70 soy one OIL Tue co"sla:
tors selling hls lnnuence 10 aid saiu
Ring IN procuring 9 contIact, 70 procure
which it corruptly paid Ssl ,Oeo 'lor IN.
fuence; selling his influence IN q matter
that involved noquestlon OF law, upon tne
shallowspretext, that ne was actlng as .
lawyer; selling ms IN lnnuence ~ = 9ea.te5
80 Pa!Eaoie ana clear as 20 90 50 iounu
and declared Dys an.zlmpa.tl anG CON-.
petent court upon an Issue solemn'y
tried. -,
SOFT would seem that .tne aetelmiheo
efforts TO smlsrepresent ana 1alsily re.
ceiyed g vigorous lit IN q convention n OIL
his OWL, Republican constituents. Two
years tefore, howeverIJuiy sV, iS!4-
4 the ,NeR YORK Il isdspeaGeas, ainePuo',can
religioEs newspaper, printed the follow
ing:
The testimony taken 10 .ne !nyestiga-
ton of the DBtr1ct OF columbia iraaos ss oos
show that Mr.. Garneld received so,Ooo
for his aid IN getting through paving
{ contract accepted by the DISTRICT Govern
ment. A Mr.. Parsons, a notorious Joo-
ber, made an argument i9r the paying
company, and thengot Mr.. GARFIELD to
make asfnrther argument and to use his
personal influence In Its favor. VI course
Mr.. Garfeld's argument was successful.
How could it be otherwlsef he was
chairman of the committee on approPrl.
ations: Every cent OF money votea TO-
the District had to come through MIN.
Shepherd could not refuse anything he
asked, and Mr.. Garfield knew 1t when
he asked and received for his services
fee which would have been grossly ex-
etravagant but fol. his official position.
As an appropriate closing up OF the
eDeGolyer part OF the case, we give sn an
extract from a le..eI swrisIen s lMay ov, &
1922 to the pavement hrm ey their
Washington agent. george II. Chleten'
dem: -
e 'sThe influence OF Mr.. Garfield has
been secured by yesterday. last night, and
{ to-day's labors. He holds the. purse
strings of the United States; is chairman
Of the committee on appropriations, and
the strongest man in Congress. l can
hardly realize that we have Gen. GARFIELD
with US. 1t is rare success ana very
gratifying, as all tue appropriations OF
the District must come through hln."
following is from an editorial in the New
York Tribune Of February l9, 1873:
James A. Garfield, OF Ohio, had ten
shares never paid dollar; received
1929, which, after the Investigation began,
he was anxious to have considered as a
loan from Mr.Oases Ames 70 nj 1'mssl!, :
"Well. the wlckedness OF al OF It IS
that these men Detrayeo the truse OF ths
people, deceived snei1 constituents, ana
by evasions and ialseboods confessed the
transaction to oe disgraceia!;
From the same paper OF February 2S,
1873:
'The men who received it (the Credit
Mobilier stock were not fools or ollnd.
They knew the tenor OF the transactions
could not help knowing that this git
for it hardly had tne tnin disguise OF an
inyestment0was Ior an ooJect auo WIN
apurpose. Inc tesI:nohy neeu 9o' M De
recapltulated 70 convince Inc reauer on
that head. IL Is llesn IN .ne neusoiy "
the people, ana tnaG impression ol IL Is
distinct and clear; Ii Ames was guilty SO
were all the rest
From the New iorA 1e'es oi I reofua'y
10, 1873: ru,ce.,,
"Messfs. Kelly ana uaTaeio M preseas
most distressing ng9se; gMoh;,;a. aneaf Pais'c,pa.