Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-14
Judge Poland was chairman d

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the committee which investigated
the Credit Mobilier frauds, and re-
ported on them with a pointed
censure of Garfield, Kelly, Colfax
etc. Since Garfield's nomination
Poland, who is stalwart radical
sees that his former Judgment is an
ugly campaign document, and he
has written an open letter to Gov.
Fletcher, of Vermont, of a decided.
ly white-washy color. Out of the
two contrasted efforts, the N. Y.
World constructs the following
amusing article:
Judge Poland turns up again. He
has been writing letter to the Rev.
Mr.. Dewey, Of Martinsburg, in
which he expresses the opinion that
'.the great effort in this campaign is
to draw the minds of the people
away from the real issues between
the two parties upon some mere
trifling personal question of candi-
dates" Having uttered this, Judge
Poland proceeds to avow the au-
thorship of a letter addressed in his
name to ex-Gov. Ryland Fletcher,
of Vermont, which is wholly taken
up with a "mere trifling personal
question" as to the conduct of Gen.
Garfield in the matter of the credit
mobilier. Charitable people had
regarded this letter as a forgery,
rom n.1o rx,hof Tt76oo pn1ara6
certified tOon this subject as MEM
Der of congress in 1873. Now that
Judge Poland admits his authen-
ITCHY, it is in order to print it in
connection with Judge Polands's
official verdict on General Garfield (:
OFFICIAL ATTACK.
page 7 of Report of February Is, 1881
"The facts in regard to Mr.. Gar
field as found by the committee are |
identical with the case of Mr.. Kel- |
ley to the point of reception of the
check for 1929. He agreed with |
Mr.. Ames to take ten share of the |
credit mobilier stock, but did not |
pay for the same. Mr.. Ames re-
ceived the eighty per cent. dividend |
in bonds, and sold them for 81 per
cent, and also received the 60 per
cent. cash dividend, which togeth-
er paid the price of the stock and
and left a balance OF 1929.
This sum was paid over to Mr.. Gar
field by a check on the sergeant-at-
armes, and Mr.. Garfield then under
stood this sum was the balance of
dividends after paying for the
stock"
EPISTOLARY DEFENSE.
Huntington Free Press, July lO.l
"The transactions of MIR. Amesin
,redit mobilier stock were more
han a dozen years ago; the full in
restigation of the matter by the
of which l was chair
nan over eight years ago. AT the
ime of the Investigation the public
mind was greatly excited on the
ubject, and it involved the charac-
er and reputation of so many prom
nent men that probably no mere
Iughly canvassed and discussed by !
he reading and intelligent people
# this country. After the most ex-
laustive discussion and reflection, !
he judgment of the people of this
ountry was made up as to each
1an who was named as connected
5ith it. Saying nothing in regard ]
D any other man, / think / may J
lost truthfully say that this public [
nd popular Judgment fully and I
acquitted Gen. Garfield |
{ all wrong, either in act or intent,
i relation to the matter"
In the "Annals of Bar and
ench" is printed an anecdote of an
inglish barrister who at a country
sizes thus addressed the Judge: i
I must be frank with the bench.
was retained in London by the
.torney for the prosecutor of this
retched man. On my arrival
ere was retained by the attorney I
this unhappy man. / am sorely :
i need of booth retainers. And, !
ith your Lordship's permission, | 7
i'll impartially marshal the evil .
ence for and against him, make :
lie necessary speeches and leave it II
your Lordship and the jury to :,
etermine which is most convinc- =
g-my line of attack or my line :
defense-for / am in doubt about I
Ie matter myself" If Judge Po- =
nd has read the anecdote he will u
that the Judge postponed y
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