The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-29
Vote for Robert Klotz for Congress.
Garfield on Labor.

The following letter appeared in Truth, a
free lance daily newspaper of large circula-
| ton in New York, on Wednesday
Personal and Confidential.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WAsHINGToN, ID. G., Jan. 23rd, 1880.
Dear Sir:
Yours in relation to the Chinese problem
came duty TO hand.
Itake it that the question of employees is
| only a question Of private and corporate econo
my, and individuals or companies hare the
right to buy labor where they can get it cheap
| est.
We hare treaty aoith the Chinese govern-
mem, ,phich should be religiousiy kept until its
provisions are abrogated By the action of the
general government, and I am not prepared to
cay that 1t should be abrogated until our great
manufacturing and corporate interests are con.
| served in the matter Of labor.
Verytruly yours,
j. A. GARFIELD.
II. L. MOREY
Employers Union, Lynn, Mass.
An Associated Press dispatch from Mentor
states that General Garfield pronounced the
letter 'stupid forgery" but the fact tn at
there was not a prompt and formal denial
from General Garfield and that the original
letter has been examined by many Congress
men who are familiar with General Garfield 3
handwriting and pronounced genuine, look
as if the correctness OF the letter cannot be
successfully disputed.
The additional fact that the views express
ed in the letter are in harmony with Gener-
al Garfeld's record in Congress on both the
Tariff and the Chinese bills, is also strong
point in favor ofthe correctness OF the letter
in the absence of such emphatic and circum.
stantial denial as would likely be made fthe
letter was forgery.
The anti-Chinese bill was passed in the
House on the 29th of January, 1879, by ll5
yeas to ~ nays, and General Garfield did
not vote, as will be seen by McPherson's
Hand book for 1880, page 80. The bill went
to the Senate where it was amended and
passed finally by 80 yeas to 27 nays. When
the amended bill was returned to the House
Mr.. white moved to lay the bill and amend
ments on the table, which would kill the
bill if successful, and General Garfield voted
for the motion, as will be found in the same
handbook, page Al. The motion failed by
95 yeas to l4l nays and the bill passed final
ly on the 22nd OF February. The Pres dent
vetoed the bill on the lib of March, and ON
the question whether the bill should pass
over the veto, the yeas were 10 and the
nays 96, and General Garfield voted az tinst
The passage Of the bill, "a will be seen by re
terring to the same handbook, page 45.
The letter ofGeneral Garfield to Mr.. Nor
ey, of the Employers Union, is, therefore,
in harmony with his votes on the question
to which the letter relates and being cert-
fed, after careful personal inspection OF he
original by Speaker Randall, Mr.. Hewitt aud
others who are familiar with General Gar
fields writing, it will require very positive
evidence to discredit the genuinene,s Of the
letter.
All such publications on the eve of an
election are to be considered with much a.
lowance for the party necessities which
would dictate the fabrication of letters cal
culsted to injure candidate, but the delay
in meeting this letter with emphatic contra.
diction from responsible source leaves little
room for doubt as to its authenticity. .-PhH
adeIphia Times