The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-06-17

0us IlaC III IL uHel6sn huu nyPVSi
for any political party to declare for re-
form in its platforms, papers and pubic
addresses while it insists on returning
to high official place and power men
who have been VIGOROUSLY connected
with Ike very schemes of fraud which
rendered reform necessary; that TO send
those to enact reform who themselves
need reforming to make them honest, IS
worse than setting the blind to lead the
blind.
4th. That there is no man to day Off
cially connected with the administration
of our National Government against
whom are Justly preferred more and
drawer charges of corruption than are
publicly made and abundantly sustained
against James A. Garfield, the present
Representative of this Congressional
District, and the nominee of the Repuo'
lican Convention for re election.
9Th. That since he first entered Con-
gress to this day there is scarcely an in
STAGE in which rings and %monopolies
have been arrayed against the interests
of the people, that he has been found
active in speech or vote upon the side oil
the latter, but in almost every case he
has been the ready champion in the
rings and monopolies.
9Th. That we especially charge him
with venality and Cowardice in permit
ting BENJAMIN F. Butler to attach to the
Appropriation bill of 1875 that ever to-
be. remembered infamy, the Salary Seal;
and in speaking and voting for that
measure upon its final passage. And
charge him with corrupt disregard oil the
clearly expressed demand of his con-
stituents that he should vote for its re-
peal, and with evading said demand by
voting for the Hutchinson Amendment.
9TH. That we further arraign and de-
nounCe him for his corrupt connection
with the Credit Mobilier, for his false
denials thereof before his constituents,
for his PICTURED denial thereof before a
Committee of his peers in Congress, for
fraud upon his constituents in circulat
ing among them a pamphlet ~purporting
to set forth the finding of said Commit
tee and the evidence against him, when
in fact, material portions thereof were
omitted and garbled. ,
Sth. That we further arraign and
charge him with corrupt bribery in sell.
ing his official influence as Chairman OF
the Committee on Appropriations for
So, 900 to the DeGolyer Pavement Ring
to aid them in securing a contract from
the Board of Public Works of the Dis
trict of Columbia; selling his influence
to aid said Ring in imposing upon the
people of said District a pavement
which is almost worthless at a price
three times it's cost, as sworn to by one
of the contractors; selling his Influence
to said Ring in procuring a contract to
procure which it Corruptly paid $4,000
"for influence" selling his influence in a
matter that involved nc question of law,
upon the shallow pretext that he was
acting as a lawyer; selling his influence
in a manner 80 palpable and clear as to
be so found and declared by an Impair
tial and competent Court upon an issue
solemnly tried,
85h. That we arraign him for the
f~raudulence in which he attempted in his
speech delivered at Warren, on the l95h
day of September, 1874, to shield himself
from Just Censure in receiving the be-
fore named $4,000 by falsely represent
ing, in said speech, that the Congress of
the United States was not responsible
for the acts of said Board, nor the United
States responsible for the debts created
thereby, when in truth and in fact, as he
then we'll knew, the said Board Of Public
Works and the officers of said District
were but the agents and instruments of
Congressman the United States was re.
sponsible for the indebtedness by them
Gated.
10. That we arraign him for gross de.
rejection of duty as a member of Con.
gress in failing to bring to light and ex.
pose the corruption and abuse in the
sale of post traderships, for which the
ate Secretary Belknap was ~impeached,
when the same was brought to his
knowledge by General Hazen, in 1872,
and can only account for it upon the
superstition that his manhood was de
oauched by the corruption funds, then
by him just received, and in his own
purse.
18th, That the law of 1873 known as
he act demonetizing silver, was enacted
n the interest of Gold rings, Bond-hold.
ers and Capitalists, and against the inter.
,st of the tax payers and without their
or knowledge, That this act, by
| single blow, has seriously crippled u
to resume specie payments or pay
,ur national debt in coin. That 10 suf-
icient reason has yet been given for
his legislation, 80 dishonest and palpa.
lie in its discrimination in favor of the
mall creditor class and capitalists and
.gainst the great debtor class and the
Industrial interests of the country. That
'ames A. Garfield, during the last ses-
ion Of Congress, was the conspicuous
defender of this crafty attempt to sacri-
ice the interests of the people to bond.
holders and foreign capitalists. That
when it was proposed to restore the old
liver dollar to the place it had held
Turing our history as a nation as a legal
ender for all debt, public and private,
le denounced the attempt as a "swindle
n 80 grand a scale as to make the
achievement illustrious," and as a
of vast rascality and colossal
winding
18th. That neither great ability or ex-
.,erience, or eloquent partisan discussion
f the dead issues of the late war will
or Justify past dishonor n cor
upton, or answer as a guaranty Of in
egrity and purity for the future.
18th. That believing the statements in
he foregoing resolutions set forth we
not, without stultifying our manhood
nd debasing our self-respect, support at
be polls the nominee of the Republican
Convention of this District for r%e-eleC.
ion, nor can we, without surrendering
.lr rights as electors and citizens, sit
by and see a man 80 unworthy
gain sent to represent US in the Nation
/ Legislature. That strong in the con-
lotion of right, we call upon the electors
f the District, irrespective of former or
resent party attachment, who desire
Ionest government, to unite with us in