Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-07-09
From Judge Poland's Report, February is,
187s-Garfield's Testimony Perjured.

1873-Garfield's Testimony Perjuredl
The facts in regard to Mr.. Garfield, as
found by the Committee, are that he agreed
with Mr.. Ames TO take ten shares of Credit
Mobilier stock, but did not pay for the same
Mr.. Ames received the so per cent. dividend
in bonds and sold them for 81 per cent, and
also received the GO per cent cash dividend
which, together with the price of the stock
and interest, left balance Of 1920. This
sum was paid over TO Mr. Garfield by check
on the Sergeant-at-Arms, and Mr.. Garfield
then understood tbs sum ao0s the balance o.
Dividends after paying for the stock.
New York Times, Feb. 10, 1873
Messrs. Kelley and Garfield present most
distressing figure. Their participation in the
| Credit MObilier affair is complicated by the
most unfortunate contradictions of testi-
mony.
New York Times, Feb. 20, 1873.
The character of the Credit Mobilier was
no secret The source of its profits was
very well known at the time Congressman
bought it. Though Cakes Ames may have
succeeded in concealing his own motive
which was to bride Congressman, their ac-
ceptance of the stock was not on that ac-
count innocent. This dishonor of the act
| as d paIllCIPdtioh III all oufiOuS Hduuj sui
remains.
Some of them have INDUCED in testimony
with reference to the matter, which has been
contradicted. The committee distinctly re.
jectS the testimony Of the seDeraI MEMBERS TIA,
can only be done on tie ground that it is an
true. But untrue testimony gi0en ander OdtI
is morally, II not legally, perjury,
1t is the clear duty Of Congress to visit
with punishment all who took Credit Mo.
bilier stock from Cakes Ames.
New York Tribune, February 10, 1871
James A. Garfield, of Ohio, had ten shares
| never paid a dollar received $500, which
after the investigation began, he was anxious
to have considered as loan from Mr.. Cakes
Ames to himself.
Well, the wickedness of all of it is that
these men betrayed the trust of the people
deceived their constituents, and by evasions
and falsehoods confessed the transaction To
be disgraceful
Resolutions Adopted by Large Body Of
General Garfeld's Republican Constitu-
ents, September Z, 1876.
Res0loed, That we arraign and denounce
James A. Garfield for his corrupt connection
with the Credit Mobilier, for his false denials
thereof before his constituents, for his per
jured denial thereof before Committee OF
his peers in Congress, for fraud upon his
constituents in circulating among them a
pamphlet. purporting to set forth the finding
of said Committee and the evidence against
him, when in fact material portions thereof
were omitted and garbled.
ResOlUed, That we further arraign and
charge him with corrupt bribery in selling
his official influence as Chairman of the
Committee on Appropriations for $4,000 to
the DeGoyler pavement ring to aid them in
securing contract from the Board of Public
Works of the District of Columbia; selling
his influence to the said ring in imposing
upon the people Of said District pavement
which is almost worthless at a price three
times its cost, as sworn to by one of the con-
tractors selling his influence to aid said ring
in securing contract to procure which il
corruptly spent $97,0 900 "for influence !" sell
ing his influence in matter that involved
no question of law, upon the shallow pre-
text that he was acting as lawyer; selling
his influence in a manner SO palpable and
clear as to be so found and declared by an
impartial and competent Court upon an
issue solemnly tried.