The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-10-07
JUDGE HACK EXPLAINS.

Republicans have gotten into tho
habit of Boosting of Garfcld's hon
esty in the Credit Mobilier matter.
Is insisted on by Jere 6. Black. and If
the distinguished and incorruptiblc
iurist had never again reached this
side of The Atlantic, it IS probable
that his name would have zone
down TO posterity n one of the
most Jealous supporters of the Chi
ergo nomincc. But he came ba' X
10 the United States. and circiun-
stances have led him To publish the
following. IN reply toa note from tins.
New York S0A:
.S,-Your questions are entitled
to candid answer. | will give my
reply 10 each one in the order Won
put them:
]. Did | mean. in nv letter 10 Mr.
Blaine. that Gen. Garfield aCknowi-
| edged receipt of stock and divi-
| dcnds from Oakcs Ames; Unques-
tiOnablv heagreed TO take The stock.
and did receive dividends upon it.
The letter plainly implies that lie
had not concealed, or tried 10 con
zeal. that fact from the: but his AL
mission was coupled with state
ment which showed him 10 be guilt
less.
?. Did he declare TO me that he
would 90 before the Poland commit
tee and testify that he had taken the
stock - | had no previous CONVEX
sation with him about his testimony
before the Poland committee. aud /
did not know what il would be until
/ heard il delivered.
,. Did advise and urge him to
tell the TRUTH" No, certainly not.
Such advice and urgency would
have been most outrageous insult,
which could not offer to amy gen
tlcman Of his character.
1. Did he agree 10 adopt the line
of defense suggested by mc = \ Uu
seem tO think that | was his counsel
I was not but as his friend and Il
believer i'll his perfect innocence, |
was extremely anxious that he
should get safely out OF this uni,or-
imatc business. After il began To
be discussed in the newspapers. and
before the committee was appointed,
bcsought him to make no state
mcnt for the public eye which might
be inconsistent with what lac said to
me Lest he might forget it. or miss
the important points Off, | repeated
the substance of il sOmcW hat care
fully. lie did not reply. and |
learned soon aftcrWard that he had
authorized Il total and Hat contra
dictiou. simultaneously the other
members of Congress who were im-
plicatcd made separate statements
of the same Kind, assuring The pub
lie that they never had taken or
owned any of the stock at all, or re-
ceivcd any dividends upon il.
3. why, according TO my under
standing of the fact, did Garfield
adopt defense so contrary to that
he had agreed onT have al
ready said that he made no
agreement about il. His reason for
abandoning the true ground of his
defense was doubtless. the necessity
he felt himself under of making
common cause with his political
friends, for whom there was no
refuge. except i'll a fundamental
ialsehOOd.
No one doubts the honesty of
Judge Black ;.no one doubts word
that he may utter or write, and his
expression never admit of Il doubt
full construction. They put Mr.. Gar
field in position which would rem
der him one of the most unavailable
men in the Republican party, were
its record an honest one; but ii has
supported and nourished all sorts
of dishonesty, and il can take Mr..
Garfield, as time and again it has
done others. Not q charge of dis
honor can be brought against the
Democratic nominee, and should he
be made president VIC will have an
honest government. 1t is this fact
which makes Republican managers
desperate. and which makes the cm-
ployccs Of this Republican admins
tration so ready to turn over tithc
of their monthly salaries TO the fund
0athCrcrS.